ALMOST DONE!

May 29th song of the day - Katy Perry's ET feat. Kanye West

 My brother got me hooked on this tune. Plus, I dig the albino's butt at the end of the vid.


May 30 - Queensryche's I Don't Believe in Love

I used to be a bit of a metal head... And was in a mood on Monday. I used to read all the old school metal mags, the good ones - when they used to publish them. They were published on paper with ink that would come off on your fingers. I remember countless Dimebag pull-out posters. How crazy was it for a metal mag to have pull-out posters?

Still catching up from last week.

Seems like my song of the day is now weekly updates of songs for the week. Work, boys, dinner with friends and packing is still taking up all my time. OoOo and I'm going to the Symphony tomorrow for the first time! I wonder if it'll inspire my tune of the day...

For now, here's to catching up for the songs from last week starting with:

May 22 - Black Eyed Peas' The Time (Dirty Bit)

When I had my moving out party over the long weekend, I kept this track on rotation. What can I say? I love the Dirty Bit. ;)

May 23 - SNL Digital Short 'It's Not Gay When It's In a Three Way'

First of all, three ways are for people who are open-minded to the gay factor because yes - it IS gay. (Not in a bad way. Just sayin'.) Still, love this vid and Gaga is great. Odd though that the original SNL Digital Short is now unavailable on YouTube.

I read in last month's Wired Magazine that there is a huge battle between Lonely Island's independent work versus their work on SNL. The conflict of interest, and battle for audience, is huge.

May 24 - Kiss On My List by Hall & Oats

Courtesy of my buddy Nathan who is addicted to Happy Music, here is my tune. I have no story. I have no insightful ditty. Just sing along to the la la la's. :)

May 25 - Cut Copy's Where I'm Going

Cut Copy's latest album, Zonoscope is apparently an amazing summer album. It came out in February this year, so it was mid-summer for the Australians, who are loving the record. (Pitchfork.com rates it an 8.5 out of 10.)

I'm hooked on this tune and can't wait to make it one of my summer albums!


May 26 - Diamonds and Guns by The Transplants

Remember 2002? It doesn't seem so far away, but this song brings me back to my college days. This track was on heavy rotation on The Edge and then disappeared, along with the unicorns and rainbows that were the dreams of The Transplants.
It's true. It's a wicked world that we live in, fellas.

May 27th - Everclear's Everything To Everyone

Going even further back to 1997 when kids responded to anthems. Over ten years later, they need a fresh one. I think the last effective one was The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. I wonder if Lady Gaga is going to up with one?


May 28 - Judas by Lady Gaga

I love black leather, motorcycles and men which aren't always that good for you. Good ol' Judas, you kooky guy.

The latest fad in weight management tools - iChange

iChange is a weight maintenance tool you can use to track you intake of calories, your output via exercise and your mood/stress levels so that you can ultimately make better choices which should help you grow healthier and lose weight.

It's comparable to a pad of paper and a pen.
The only way you can create an account is if you are invited by a Herbalife trainer. iChange is founded and run by Herbalife, a supplement pyramid scheme business. Think AVON for nutritionists and personal trainers. This is the company description on the iChange site:

Herbalife Ltd. is a global nutrition and direct selling company. Our products: include protein shakes; protein snacks; nutrition, energy and fitness supplements; and skin and hair care products. The company markets and sells its products exclusively through a network of approximately 2.1 million independent distributors who conduct business in 75 countries, and also offers a direct sales business opportunity for full-time or part-time income.

Right now iChange is currently testing in Beta. I had the opportunity to try it, so I decided to follow everything for a week.

It banks on the system that as you increase in levels on the site (everyone starts at Level 1), your weight loss increases. In a span of 5 days, I made it to Level 5, which, according to the chart, means I lost 12 pounds (which of course, didn't happen). You increase levels by aquiring points. In order to acquire points, you have to fill in your weight and body measurements, read articles, peruse the site, join groups, and comment on other people's activity. Not an accurate measure of weight loss. If you make it to Level 10, it means you have lost 80 pounds! Pfft.

The only beneficial thing to iChange is the library of food it has, which is handy if you're a calorie counter. However, this site is no different that eDiet (which I also tried two years ago) and the countless others out there with food libaries for the conscious eater.

iChange is extremely slow and it's journaling function has loads of bugs. It's a giant ad for Herbalife.

And how did I find Herbalife? I met a trainer at a Speed Dating event two weeks ago. We matched... and has he called? No. But he sure has invited me to 'free' information sessions about Herbalife.

Floating On... song of the day

Work stinks some days. (You can still love your job and have a crap day.)

Whenever my boss is super stressed, he turns Slacker radio to his Modest Mouse station. And it gets me pumped up into a good mood, which is suitable for the song of the day.

I used to always get Modest Mouse confused with Keane. Not so odd considering this comes from a gal who used to get Matthew Good confused with Dave Matthews, it's pretty normal. :P

Holy Poop

It's almost the end of the month and I have about two weeks of Songs of the Day to post. Clearly, I'm a bizzy sweet thang and have no time to update this on a daily basis. Apologies, my lovelies.

I've been busy working, gymning (yes, that's a verb), dating, socializing, and packing.

So here are my selections for tunes from May 16 - May 21

May 16 - Blow by Ke$ha

I actually can't stand Ke$ha, but after listening to this song and watchign the video on repeat at my brother's place, I can't help but listen to this on repeat at work to keep me away while budgeting.

Plus, any video Vanderbeek mysteriously grows hair back for, is worth watching.


May 17 - Larry Tee's Supermodel Inc.

Fabulously gay DJ and Mix Master Larry Tee is buddies with Ru Paul - and has been since the 80's.  There's actually a hilarious video out there of the two of them in the 90s critiquing their 80s outfits. Its' almost painful to watch because their hair was just such a mess. Ah... the 90s...


May 18 - What You Waiting For? by Gwen Stefani

Alright Harajuki gals, extend those legs and stick out your pelvises! lol. Seriously, it's some crazy power stance that Gwen has mastered. Or maybe it's simply a result of the towering shoes...


May 19 - Tom Petty's Free Fallin'

A favourite for long car rides and impromptu sing-alongs with friends.


May 20 - Peaches' Mommy Complex

This song is very sexy, but the video isn't. It's a confusing a pathetic attempt at... something. Clearly the peachy Canadian had an incredibly low budget.


May 21 - Mountain Top by Bedouin Soundclash

I have a soft spot for these guys and for Michael Maxxis, who directed the video. Michael is a buddy to loads of Canadian musicians, including Billy Talent and Jay Sparrow.

Mad tunage updates

Counting backwards from May 15th, here are my tune picks for each day.

On Sunday, May 15th, Jack Johnson was following me around. He was on in the shops. He was on in the restaurants. He was on the radio. Something about Sundays. :) I still haven't seen him live yet, so I must make a point this summer!

May 14th was Everlong by the Foo Fighters. My buddy Nathan Whitney of Aberdeen posted the video on his Facebook page as his Happy Song and I stole his selection. Something about old school Foo Fighters.

I think I posted this video before about Dave Grohl and his addiction to coffee. It's too funny not to post again! My buddy Donny sent this my way a logn time ago. Like grohl, he is fellow drummer and coffee fan. It's a cult, I tell ya.

Friday the 13th was Deep Sleep by Toronto Indie band, Automatic Toys.

First time I saw these guys was at Sound Academy in March. I was interviewing The Junction for Unchartedsounds.com when Automatic Toys were doing their soundchecks. They were pretty sexy sounding, even in the raw checks. So when I saw them live, I was pumped. The lead guy has capturing stage presence.

May 12th was anything Aberdeen. I hung out with the guys at Gibson's Lounge when they organized their own Showcase. Organizing a showcase is a huge deal and is a lot of effort. The guys hit the stage at 8:45pm, but were setting up gear an dmerch from 2pm onward. Super decidated guys. And super talented too!

When I met Dave Gahan...

Song of the Day is I Need You by Dave Gahan

I met Davey when he was in Toronto with Depeche Mode touring the Exciter Album. One of my fave tracks from that album is Freelove. But today's tune sings out to me, specifically this line: "You'll always need me much more than I'll need you." Martin was super quiet. Adam was the chit chatter

Yep. You fellas always need me more. Been contacted by a string of old romps from last Fall. It's odd that they try to maintain contact 6 to 9 months after I told them never to bother me again. Still, it's up to me to remain in contact; to firm the connection they're trying to start again. Having control over a situation is empowering.

Still, I'm holding out for a real man. Like the handsome gentleman I saw in the elevator this morning... ;)

Super mad delay in my video postings

Whoops, I've been so busy living my life, that I haven't been posting my Song of the Day videos. How selfish of me!

I had a Brock University party at the Labatt HQ on Queen's Quay, which lead to an awesome night of partying at the Biermarkt and Velvet Underground. Random, yes, but that's why it was so kickass.

Had a loverly dinner party with new gal pals.

Celebrated a bud's birthday's. Celebrated another bud's birthday! So much shopping for them, and me! Bought myself a Pandora bracelet to commemorate my promotion at work. Wee! And I'd been hitting the gym in between, pushing 200lbs on Leg Press. YES!

This Thursday I'm hitting up a wee gig at Bistro 243 and then off to a Gibson party. Awesomeness. Looking forward to wearing my bright yellow dress and new pink/yellow/blue chandelier earrings I got on sale. (I LOVE sales!) On Saturday I'm meeting up with a cutie I met at the Labatt Party. Good times!

Weee! So here is the list of SofD's I've missed since April 27:

April 29 - The Clash, 'London Calling'
April 30 - Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
April 31 - Liam Lynch, 'Still Wasted'
May 1 - Metallica - Until It Sleeps
May 2 - Adele - Rolling In The Deep
May 3 - The Strokes - You Only Live Once
May 4 - David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
May 5 - The Prodigy, 'The Way It Is'
May 6 - VNV Nation, 'Structure'
May 7 - Jay Sparrow, 'Lay Yr Mountain Down'
May 8 - Lonely Island, 'Jack Sparrow (ft. Michael Bolton)
May 9 - Massive Attack, 'What Your Soul Sings'
May 10 - Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce, 'Telephone'

Rawk on, my lovelies.