today's tune: dead man's bones - pa pa power

today's tune is by none other than our favourite canadian (and drop dead gorgeous i might add...) , ryan gosling and his friend zach shields band, dead man's bones.the song is called pa pa power. enjoy!

did i mention that i am absolutely addicted to this band. i am hooked on all of their songs, they're bloody geniuses!

value village addict: gap jean jacket ($9)

i found this gap jean jacket a couple weeks ago at value village and the second the warm weather hit - you can't catch me in anything else. this pic is from last weekend when callum and i ventured down to the beaches for the first time. it was smokin' hot outside, but he was able to capture this photo before that jacket was off and outta sight.

value village addict: vintage suitcase + shoes ($17)

i am an addict, a value village addict. it has been one day since my last relapse. for those of you who know, you know i visit " v v " (as we addicts call it) about 3 or 4 times a week - it doesn't help that i live two minutes away from one! i'm going to start posting all of my finds for everyone so you can see what you're missing out on if you don't shop the village. yesterday i found a vintage jetliner luggage bag for $12 and a pair of cute shoes for only $5. i also found a pepto bismol pink ukulele for $5, but it's previous owner wrote personal messages all over it, so it will have to be repainted. i'll post pics once it's a little more presentable.

today's tune: hot panda - mindlessnesslessness

today's tune is from canadian indie band hot panda. they're from edmonton, alberta and they are fantastic. i caught a performance by them (read here) during canadian music week this year and was blown away. they're dancy and eclectic and just a lot of fun to watch. to i took a couple photo's on my trusty iphone and posted them for your viewing pleasure. oh and also of my dear, dear friends who accompanied me to said concert (even though i think the extended bar hours had something to do with it). here is their song mindlessnesslessness off of their new album "how come i'm dead"

from left: callum, jake, andrew

easy peasy lemon squeezy

franz cline - chief (1950)

jackson pollock - number 1a (1948)

willem de kooning - woman I (1950-52)

i just came across a new exhibit featured at the ago and have added it to the bucket list for this summer. for the first time ever (EVER!) a collection of abstract masterpieces are leaving their cozy little home in new york city, from the museum of modern art, and making their way to the great city of toronto. it features all those fantastic artists, like jackson pollock and willem de kooning to name a few, that are famous for creating paintings that most people think that, well a 5 year old could pull off (wrong!). to quote the ago because they say it so well, this show features artist who dripped, splattered, and painted in fields of incredible colour. they placed their massive canvasses on the floors and walls, creating artwork that exploded into life. if you get a chance you should check it out. tickets are $25 for non-members (you can buy here) and the exhibit runs until september 4, 2011.

today's tune: beady eye - the roller

i'm going to see beady eye on june 20 at the sound academy and i'm so freakin excited. i never caught oasis in concert, and after the assault on noel galager incident and the fact that oasis is no more, this is the closest i'm going to get. their newish song 'the roller' is fantastic and perfect for a sweltering hot, sunny day like today.

sweaty hot

p.s. i grabbed photos from the webcast, so excuse the quality.

so last night callum and myself joined the lovely meghan morrison at her pad for an hour on her weekly webcast. she features local musicians each week. we played three songs (the hangman's elm, gypsy spells & cadaver bells, our december) and we also contributed our artistic talents (hah!) to a comic which she gets artists to add to each time they visit. at the end of the year she auctions off all of the art that was created by everyone and the proceeds go to various charities. it was super sweaty hot, but good times all around. thanks for having us on the show meghan!