Song #1: Go by the Maccabees
Song #2: Sun Hits the Sky by Supergrass
Song #3: Kill the Director by the Wombats
Song #4: Aggro by the Enemy
Song #5: Never Miss a Beat by the Kaiser Chiefs
Song #6: I'm Not Sorry by the Pigeon Detectives
Song #7: Hard to Beat by Hard-Fi
Song #8: Heavyweight Champion of the World by Reverend and the Makers
Song #9: Chocolate by the 1975
Song #10: Hey Dude by Kula Shaker
special bonus track:
Song #11: So Young (Misery Dictionary) by the Stone Roses
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February 25, 2011
British Invasion
When I was in my early teens I discovered the Beatles.
I think it was this random documentary that was on TV one day about how they broke into America in 1964. I had heard a lot of their music growing up (how could you not, their music is ingrained into society) but there was something about them that I had never quite connected with until I saw this brief doc. I remember hearing their cover of "Rock and Roll Music" and thinking wow, that's what a band is supposed to sound like. I rabidly devoured everything Beatles and have done so like millions upon millions ever since.
This continued. With. All. British. Music.
When I get into something, I need to feed the addiction. For example. Just like a billion others, I got really heavy into Harry Potter a number of years ago. I am a nerd. (If you have read some of my blog you may have realized this by now) I loved the series so much that I started reading other books in the same genre (children's sci-fi fantasy) because I wanted more. more and more and more.
This applies to music.
I love the Beatles so I got into John's solo work. And George's. And Ringo's. And Wings. And Paul's. Then I got into the Stones. And the Who. etc etc etc.
Then I went modern. Radiohead. Kula Shaker. Oasis. Blur. Pulp. Supergrass. The Stone Roses. (that was the 90's for me).
A while ago I met a group of Londoners travelling through Vancouver on their way to Whistler. I got to talking with one guy in the group, Finn, who then gave me a few bands that were undiscovered in Canada but up my ally. I told him I was really into Bloc Party/Franz Ferdinand/Arctic Monkeys/Boy Kill Boy/the Futureheads and was looking for some bands that were similar and new. He introduced me to a couple amazing bands called the Pigeon Detectives and the Wombats and from there I got into Scouting for Girls, the Hoosiers, Two Door Cinema Club, Hard-Fi and more. Needless to say Finn and I are close friends and I'm planning on seeing London in the summer and sleeping on his couch and singing Oasis songs over a pint (or 8) and talking about music until wee hours in the morning and also trying to desperately explain hockey.
Fast Forward to now.
About a month ago a friend of mine (who is from the UK) sent me a text saying, "do I want to go to the Venue to see Biffy Clyro play a show". I said yes not having any clue who they were. He said I'd like them and that it would be fun. Fair enough. I emailed another friend from the UK to email me an MP3 of her favourite Biffy song. Born on a Horse was in my inbox the next day. Mind blown. I bought the entire newest record, "Only Revolutions" on iTunes and have been really getting hardcore about this band. The more I delve into this band the more I realized that this UK based group has been together for years and even has a connection to Vancouver having recorded a previous record at the Warehouse with local legends GGGarth & Mike Fraser.
What you've learned from this post:
I want to hear new undiscovered music from over the pond.
I hope you can take some of my advice and maybe check out some of these awesome bands.
Love,
Marty
@martyzylstra
I think it was this random documentary that was on TV one day about how they broke into America in 1964. I had heard a lot of their music growing up (how could you not, their music is ingrained into society) but there was something about them that I had never quite connected with until I saw this brief doc. I remember hearing their cover of "Rock and Roll Music" and thinking wow, that's what a band is supposed to sound like. I rabidly devoured everything Beatles and have done so like millions upon millions ever since.
This continued. With. All. British. Music.
When I get into something, I need to feed the addiction. For example. Just like a billion others, I got really heavy into Harry Potter a number of years ago. I am a nerd. (If you have read some of my blog you may have realized this by now) I loved the series so much that I started reading other books in the same genre (children's sci-fi fantasy) because I wanted more. more and more and more.
This applies to music.
I love the Beatles so I got into John's solo work. And George's. And Ringo's. And Wings. And Paul's. Then I got into the Stones. And the Who. etc etc etc.
Then I went modern. Radiohead. Kula Shaker. Oasis. Blur. Pulp. Supergrass. The Stone Roses. (that was the 90's for me).
A while ago I met a group of Londoners travelling through Vancouver on their way to Whistler. I got to talking with one guy in the group, Finn, who then gave me a few bands that were undiscovered in Canada but up my ally. I told him I was really into Bloc Party/Franz Ferdinand/Arctic Monkeys/Boy Kill Boy/the Futureheads and was looking for some bands that were similar and new. He introduced me to a couple amazing bands called the Pigeon Detectives and the Wombats and from there I got into Scouting for Girls, the Hoosiers, Two Door Cinema Club, Hard-Fi and more. Needless to say Finn and I are close friends and I'm planning on seeing London in the summer and sleeping on his couch and singing Oasis songs over a pint (or 8) and talking about music until wee hours in the morning and also trying to desperately explain hockey.
Fast Forward to now.
About a month ago a friend of mine (who is from the UK) sent me a text saying, "do I want to go to the Venue to see Biffy Clyro play a show". I said yes not having any clue who they were. He said I'd like them and that it would be fun. Fair enough. I emailed another friend from the UK to email me an MP3 of her favourite Biffy song. Born on a Horse was in my inbox the next day. Mind blown. I bought the entire newest record, "Only Revolutions" on iTunes and have been really getting hardcore about this band. The more I delve into this band the more I realized that this UK based group has been together for years and even has a connection to Vancouver having recorded a previous record at the Warehouse with local legends GGGarth & Mike Fraser.
What you've learned from this post:
I want to hear new undiscovered music from over the pond.
I hope you can take some of my advice and maybe check out some of these awesome bands.
Love,
Marty
@martyzylstra
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