Not too long after touring wrapped up for Broken Social Scene’s last album (the ridiculously beautiful mindfuck that is their self-titled record) reports came in that hinted at a hiatus. Hiatus. That word scared the ever-loving crap out of me. I stopped bathing. I started having conversations with myself in Hopelandic. I nearly shaved my entire body with a dry razor and dug a tunnel to the center of the earth. ‘Cause a hiatus is never a hiatus, it just means “don’t be surprised when we cash in for a reunion tour in 15 years.” Hiatuses are band cancer.
Fortunately the old brand name has resurfaced in the very elastic form of the “Broken Social Scene Presents” series. Aside from allowing me to rejoin society, it puts the new solo effort from Social Scene mainman Kevin Drew in a great context. Because of the BSS affiliation, the album is free to sound as much like the same band as it wants, but because it’s really a solo album it doesn’t have to live under the pressure of being a “follow up.”
But most importantly it’s just really, really good.
Yours,
Torquil Crossingham ___________________________________________________________________________________
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is pretty much the greatest show ever made. The humor and timing of the actors is amazing. They get so worked up and so into character that for probably half the episodes they talk over each other, yell at each other, and just go where the timing takes them. The plots are insane too and don’t really have a rhyme or reason. Some episode are titled things like “The Gang Gets Whacked” and “Dee Dates A Retard”. Pretty much every time one or all of them end up in jail or on drugs or shot or homeless. Check it out every Thursday on FX at 10pm and 11pm.
End Scene,
Dan Tana
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November 24th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
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Yes give it up for It’s Always Sunny. Best damn show ever!