LeE HaRVeY OsMOND: A Quiet Evil

I know the capitalization above is weird, but that's the official spelling. LeE HaRVeY OsMOND (hereafter "LHO" because it's wearing out my shift key) is the latest musical project featuring the ubiquitous Tom Wilson. You may remember Tom from his recent solo project which featured the song "Dig it" (which I didn't really "Dig", honestly...it was so overplayed!) or hopefully you remember him from (the much better) Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, or possibly Junkhouse. He's like the Canadian Troy McClure.

Mishka: Talk About

I first heard Mishka last year from his "Above the Bones" album (which is also an amazing album, check it out if you have a chance) and ever since he has been my favourite reggae-pop musician. Most of his music is about peace, love and happiness. Nice.

Yukon Blonde: Yukon Blonde

You might think Yukon Blonde is a tasty yellow potato. You'd be wrong, that's actually Yukon Gold. Despite the name, they're not from the Yukon. They're actually from Kelowna B.C., much like Ladyhawk. Not Ladyhawke the New Zealand singer, but Ladyhawk the indie rock band. Now this is getting REALLY confusing. That's just how things are down there in Kelowna. Although, I think they officially live in Vancouver now. Yukon Blonde used to go by a different name, although I don't remember what it is. This blog is wonderfully informative.

ARGH!!

Check out ma car, brah

I'm about to do (almost) the lamest thing that a person can do on a blog. I'm going to post pictures of my car....brah.

Also, if you really want to, you can listen to ACDC's "Thunderstruck" while reading this. I give you permission.

Buddy Guy: Skin Deep

Let me put it this way: Buddy Guy has been playing guitar since before there was such a thing as "rock and roll". Buddy Guy inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughn among others. Buddy Guy is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Buddy Guy learned to play guitar on a wooden plank with two lengths of wire stretched between some screws. Buddy Guy is one of Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time, and Buddy Guy can play a crowd as well as he plays his guitar. He's a living legend.

Corb Lund: Losin' Lately Gambler

For those of you who may not know, Corb used to play bass for the Edmonton-based punk rock band "The Smalls". As we all know, The Smalls were rad. It's my personal theory that having a more diverse musical background has given Corb an appreciation for music itself, and he doesn't really restrict himself to formulas that gum up American country music. That and he's Ian Tyson's biggest fan, and anyone who likes Ian Tyson probably has pretty good taste.

Iron Age: The Sleeping Eye

The image above is kind of slapped together from the front cover and the inside leaf, because they didn't have the song titles on the back of the album. Sorry.

I have no idea who these guys are, except that they're from Texas. I tried to find some information about them, but there is very little about these guys on the internet. Instead of that, I'll tell you their names. There's Wade Allison on the guitar, Justin Mason on the bass, Jared Allison on the drums, Jason Tarpey on vocals, synth and prayer bowl (prayer bowl?), and Alex Hughes on the other guitar (you need at least two!). Wade Allison wrote most of the music, and I have to say he's got a good knack for fun Thrash metal.