The Bad Day Diaries

Above: The workaholic in her native habitat
So life has been flashing by at a frenetic pace for the past two weeks. Barely a moment to look up. I've been trying to get around to writing a story for WNR on this great band I got to chat with during Canadian Music Week a few weeks back, still to no avail. Promises for a new post next week filled with new music from Ada Jane, a Minneapolis three piece you'll be happy to know.

This week though allow me to musically purge the demons of a rough day. It's been one of those days that thoroughly convince me the Gods are conspiring against me. The kind of day that drives you to either start drinking away your anguish or make a new iTunes play list in an effort to uplift the broken spirit...or both... I mean screw it, it's Friday!

So this is the truncated play list I threw together this morning to help me get through another day at the office, or Cubihood as we've lovingly designated our cubic work-area.

It's a powerful thing, the music you love, suddenly if only for a few minutes, the worst day seem a little less horrible, the downpour a little more manageable.

Enjoy.

Beirut - Postcards from Italy
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Bomb.Repeat.Bomb
The Joel Plaskett Emergency - Nowhere With You
Cuff The Duke - Take the Money and Run
The Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker - KIT
The Hopefuls - Drain the Sea
Nada Surf - Blankest Year
The Dears - Acoustic Guitar Phase

And for those of you with no plans tonight who reside in the 416 area... otherwise known as Toronto... Why don't you head down to The Mod Club to see an intriguing band play. For their name alone it will be worth the treck to see Holy Fuck play. Yes, that's their name... for real...Not to sure what to think of their electroblend yet... Guess I'll make my mind up tonight.

CA

Update: My apologies about the Joel Plaskett SNAFU. I assure you I changed the file today and it is now indeed working. I plea stupidity.