Better Blogs Then I...

Kind of a defeatist title to the Blog this week hey? Now, I know what your thinking - "Dave is sitting at home listening to some emo band with bangs and for some reason has eyeliner on" (Sidebar: I never understood the eyeliner emo kids have, if anyone can explain it would help solve a puzzle that has bothered me for a long time. ) Well I am not. I am actually catching up on the episodes of House cause the season premiere is soon and I missed a bunch of shows. 

But back to my rather depressing title. I have recently encountered two new music sites that provide a wonderful look at music and introduce us to new music. As my musical updates have become sporadic at best, considering I can't do this as a full time job I do the best I can. Oddly, though New Music Tuesday hasn't been updated on a Tuesday for a while now. Not because I don't have time, but because their hasn't been too much to bring you up to speed on that I have heard. 

Well, I started thinking today that maybe I should give those Internet folks who read this blog a view at other places to go while you patiently await my next update. 

First, if you haven't been yet you need to go. It is my #1 source for all things music. 

Pitchfork Media (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/). They have just about everything you can desire for any indie or hip hop news. Occasionally, if the news is interesting enough they will even dip into mainstream, but let's face it all you have to do is turn on the TV or go to any other website to get you pop fix. Pitchfork also has Pitchfork TV which is a great addition and has wonderful programming to fill the day. 

Then when you find some new music on Pitchfork or my site, and you want to check it out but when you look in your wallet or check that ol' credit card statement and realize you have no cash to legally buy that new tune. Well of course you can go to the bands Myspace, but an even better choice is to check out. Imeem! (http://www.imeem.com/), a wonderful site that you can listen to just about any band you can think of as long as someone has uploaded a track. Great way to listen to new tracks or new bands that you are not sure about yet. You can create playlists, share them with other friends and have all sorts of rootin' good times. 

Now! To the recent discoveries. Although, I am trying to figure out if I knew about this next one a while ago and just never followed it much till now. 

I (Heart) Music (http://iheartmusic.net/) is a daily and weekly (for some sections) blog covering a lot of Canadian content. I have just been exploring this site, so not really sure how amazing it is. But so far I have been listening to some decent tunes they have posted about. 

And thanks to our favorite French connection, I was put onto CBC Radio 2. The newly launched CBC Radio 2 to be exact. What is special about this relaunch, well let me tell you. A gentleman by the name of Rich Terfry who is better known as the best Hip Hop DJ Canada has seen aka. Buck 65 is the host of a show called Drive which takes place during the ride home between 3pm and 6pm Calgary time. (http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/) I listened for the first time today and hear a great collection of songs. Check it out, the morning tunes are pretty good too. 

So, whilst you constantly refresh the New Music Tuesday page in hopes that I have taken the time to bring new musical joy to your ears. Take a moment and go check out one of these fine blogs or news sites to fill the hours, days and occasionally weeks that may pass between postings from me. (Clearly, not in an emo state, perhaps my ego need a little deflating but then this blog certainly wouldn't be as much fun). 

Stay tuned to for the September 23rd edition of New Music Tuesday when two artists who I love will be releasing new albums, I will let you wait in suspense till then. But there may be occasional musical tidbits between now and then when I hear something I will certainly share it. 

Till next time 

-Dave