Bunny FINALLY Gets Paid

Can you see re-re-reissue, mothahfuckahs?
If you've surpassed the 2nd grade and are void of any speech impediments, you most likely can.

Gauze - Red Red Meat
Rosewood, Stax, Volts & Glitter - Red Red Meat

I'm apologize for the profanity, I get a little excited.
(That's a lie, actually. If I was sincere, I would've just omitted that word.)

The reason I like the instrumentals is because they haven't got any words.

Good morning, music aficionados, and welcome to another subtly ethereal Sunday morning, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. On account of April being a mere Wednesday away, and my general excitement regarding The Holy Fucking Nostalgia Series, I've decided that instead of just a sweeping post, I would try to spotlight a singular artist/band today. That artist is the delightful Joel Plaskett, who fronts the aptly titled band, Joel Plaskett Emergency. Enjoy!

Joel Plaskett; Ridiculously Great Since '75

Joel Plaskett born in 1975, in the incredibly small town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (unfavourably compared to Amherstburg, with less cattle). He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Thrush Hermit

Mr. Plaskett formed his first band, Thrush Hermit, in 1992, alongside his "crew" Rob Benvie, Ian McGettigan, and Michael Canato. The band released their first EP in 94', Smart Bomb, while signed to the Murderrecords label, who are also home to a little band you might've heard of; Sloan. In 1996, the band signed with Elektra Records to release their second EP, The Great Pacific Ocean, but because Elektra Records are consumer driven assholes, they dropped the group shortly afterwards. Signed to Sonic Unyon, the indecisive group of young men released their most successful, and final, LP, entitled Clayton Park. The Clayton Park tour signified the band's final show. Since this fateful show, Thrush Hermit have regrouped once to close a Joel Plaskett Emergency show.

The Joel Plaskett Emergency

After the breakup of above mentioned Thrush Hermit, Joel embarked on a very successful solo career, which later involved a backing band, Joel Plaskett Emergency. I'm not going to go into the things Mr.Plaskett has done while in Joel Plaskett Emergency, because that would evolve into a 60 page thesis. Instead, here's a discography, and some MP3's.

Thrush Hermit

• 1994: Smart Bomb, EP
• 1995: The Great Pacific Ocean, EP
• 1997: Rock and Roll Detective, EP
• 1997: Sweet Homewrecker
• 1999: Clayton Park

Solo albums

• 1999: In Need of Medical Attention
• 2005: La De Da
• 2009: Three

Joel Plaskett Emergency

• 2001: Down at the Khyber
• 2003: Truthfully, Truthfully
• 2006: Make a Little Noise (DVD/EP)
• 2007: Ashtray Rock

MP3's:

Drunk Teenagers - Joel Plaskett Emergency (For a Ms. Jacey Steen)
The Instrumental - Joel Plaskett Emergency
Fashionable People - Joel Plaskett Emergency

The bright ringing drone of 8bit choirs?

Oh, Nintendo; the silver lining of my youth; the caviar burrowed inside the crackers and cheese that was my childhood; the opium to my inner-addict. Whatever thoughtless and terrible treacheries I was made to endure as a child, i.e visiting most of my family, visiting Leamington, were instantly nullified as soon as I set foot in my Aunt Betty's house, ran down stairs, positioned myself in the typical worship stance, and surrendered myself to the dull glow of the television. Here, I bonded with Mario, Luigi, Kirby, and a slew of others (not to mention my cousins!). Despite it's terrible (or classic) graphics, the ethereal qualities of the 8bit soundtrack, and bright red and blue hues were enough to make me tolerate having to take out the game every 5 or so minutes to blow as hard as I could, just to make it work (sexual jokes abound, I bet).

As you can see, I belonged to the Nintendo just as much as the Nintendo belonged to me. Whatever the status of our relationship was, it was definitely a heavyweight in my childhood boxing ring. That's why I'd like to make this post the first indication of what's to come; The Holy Fucking Nostalgia Series! What started with an epically sprawling conversation in the last posts comment box had me thinking of all the things I used to do, and therefore, was the reason for this little series. The Holy Fucking Nostalgia Series, or THFNS for short, will run once weekly, during the month of April. Each post will highlight... well, I'll leave it a secret, but it's sure to be phenomenal.

Here's a little illustration of what is to come. Below are various covers (and a complete tracklisting) of classic rock songs, made even fucking better by the fact that they're done completely as 8-bit instrumentals. I almost wet myself.

Enjoy.

SA NEScover

1. REM - Losing My Religion
2. Europe - Final Countdown
3. Radiohead - Karma Police
4. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
5. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
6. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
8. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
9. Slayer - Angel of Death
10. David Pomeranz - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now
11. Coldplay - Yellow
12. Rick James - Superfreak
13. Semisonic - Closing Time
14. (Silence)
15. Hidden NESmix Intro
16. Zero Wing (Opening Theme) (4x4 Remix)

Editors Note!: I realize I had said that I was going to do a Saturday Morning Cartoon Mixtape, but I couldn't really pass this up. Perhaps sometime during THFNS?!

Rhymes that glow like phosphorous.

Hiphopapotamus vs Rhymnoceros - The United Alaskan Sunshine Lovers

Above, dear reader, you will find an mp3 copy of the fun-tastic (I'm making that a word) cover of the infamous Flight of the Conchords song, recorded by none other than Mr. Michael A. White and Mr. Norman J. "B" Nehmetallah.

Thank you for your dedicated cooperation.

Love, Love, Love, Love, Latex.

The rosary beads count to, "1, 2, 3," fell apart as they hit the floor.

Happy St. Patrick's Day Loves!

Enjoy the mixtape!

An Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Mixtape;
I Am Drunk, You Are Irish, We Are Alive

01 What's Left of the Flag - Flogging Molly
02 Fields of Athenry - Dropkick Murphys
03 If I Ever Leave This World Alive - Flogging Molly
04 Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
05 Irish Drinking Song - Flogging Molly
06 The Underwood Typewriter - Fionn Regan

Here's a little tip for you:

Even if you put something that is VERY microwave-unsafe inside a VERY microwave-safe container, the object still remains microwave-unsafe. If you try this, it'll result in a big fire. I now know that.

Play me a song that everybody knows.

9:39 AM

Good morning, world! Today is Sunday, one of my seven favourite days of the week, yet this Sunday is unique, as it is the very start of my Spring Break. With the amount of work, responsibilities (I have little, yet I enjoy complaining), and band practices weighing down on me like a enormous, atomic paperweight, I'm instantly illuminated thinking of the fact that it's over (for a week, at least). So without further adieu and bravado, have a ridiculously merry Sunday, and enjoy today's post.

Jack White Has Too Much Spare Time, I Think He Needs To Learn How To Do Sudoku/Yodel

As the subheading above these words states; Jack White has too much goddamn time on his blessed, musically adequate hands. So what does Jack White do with this surplus of time? Answer: He starts bands. These bands don't end up recording an EP, playing a mini-tour, and then disbanding. No, they become ludicrously popular, and awesome, i.e The White Stripes & The Raconteurs. Now it seems as if Jack White has canceled a lunch meeting somewhere, and had enough extraneous time to start a band. Good on you, Mr. White.

Jack White (of White Stripes fame), Allison Mosshart (of The Kills fame), Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs fame), and Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age fame) have decided to button up their coats, and form a band.

I'm, personally, intrigued by this band, and interested to hear the new album. Information below, sweethearts.

The Dead Weather Website + 2 Tracks From The New Album

A Vast Array Of Animals Are Collected?

Take a peak into Animal Collective's tour bus; you won't be surprised!



The stunningly hilarious (and hopefully somewhat sarcastic) interview above is of one of my favourite bands, Animal Collective. It actually offers some amazing insight into the band, yet I can't help but thinking that their answers may not be as serious as some would imagine.

Amazing Powers of Observation

Metric will be releasing a new album, entitled Fantasies.

Here's the opening track from the album...

Help I'm Alive - Acoustic - Metric

There will be more information on this album in the upcoming days.

A Slew of Amazing Bands Decide To Ignore Michigan On Their North American Tours; This Humble Blogger Is Not Surprised.

St. Vincent Tour Dates:

03-18 Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW)
03-20 Austin, TX - Antone's (SXSW)
05-19 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
05-20 New York, NY - Webster Hall
05-21 Philadelphia, PA - Unitarian Church
05-22 Washington, DC - Black Cat
05-24 George, WA - Sasquatch!
05-25 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
05-27 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
05-28 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
05-30 San Diego, CA - Casbah
05-31 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
06-02 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
06-03 Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr.
06-04 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06-05 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
06-07 Chicago, IL - Epiphany
06-10 Lexington, KY - The Dame
06-11 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-16 Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
06-18 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
06-19 Austin, TX - Mohawk

No Age Tour Dates:

03-10 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
03-12 Flagstaff, AZ - Tacos Lacos
03-14 Albuquerque, NM - 1Kind Studios
03-16 Lubbock, TX - Bash Riprocks
03-19 Austin, TX - Bourbon Rocks (Sub Pop SXSW showcase)
04-02 Wellesley, MA - TBA
04-03 Saratoga Springs, NY - TBA
04-04 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
04-17 Indio, CA - Coachella
05-15 Portland, OR - Worksound
05-16 Eugene, OR - TBA

Grizzly Bear & TV on the Radio Tour Dates:

05-24 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
05-25 Gorge, WA - Sasquatch Festival
05-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
05-28 New York, NY - Town Hall
05-29 New York, NY - Town Hall
06-01 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-02 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
06-03 Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
06-04 Montreal, Quebec - Le National
06-05 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix
06-07 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
06-08 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
06-09 Bloomington , IN - Buskirk - Chumley Theater
06-11 Carrboro , NC - Cat's Cradle
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
06-13 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
06-15 Dallas, TX - Grenada
06-16 Austin, TX - The Parish
06-19 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern
06-21 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
07-19 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival

What's that? A competent artist that doesn't want to neglect Detroit (& her surrounding area)? I'll believe it when I see it... Oh God! There it is!

Bonnie "Prince" Billy Tour Dates

03-12 Bloomington , IN - Buskirk - Chumley Theatre
03-13 Urbana , IL - Independent Media Center
03-14 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
03-16 Des Moines , IA - Vaudeville Mews
03-17 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
03-18 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
03-19 Minneapolis, MN - The McGuire Theater (Walker Arts Center)
03-21 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
03-22 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Broadway Theatre
03-23 Edmonton, Alberta - McDougall United Church
03-24 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
03-25 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Vogue Theatre
03-26 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
03-27 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
03-29 Santa Rosa, CA - Orchard Spotlight
03-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
03-31 Los Osos , CA - South Bay Community Center
04-02 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
04-03 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
04-04 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Co.
04-05 Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
04-07 Lawrence, KS - The Granada
04-09 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
04-10 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-11 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
04-20 London, England - Royal Festival Hall
04-22 Brussels, Belgium - AB
04-23 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
04-24 Paris, France - Le Cigale
04-25 Bourges, France - Printemps de Bourges
04-26 Marseilles, France - Le Poste a Gallene
04-28 Torino, Italy - Espace
04-29 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
04-30 Foligno, Italy - Auditorium San Domenico
05-12 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
05-13 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
05-14 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
05-15 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian Federation
05-16 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
05-17 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
05-18 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom
05-21 New York, NY - Apollo Theater
05-22 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
05-23 Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
05-24 Charlottesville , VA - Fry's Spring Beach Club
05-26 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
05-27 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
05-28 Carrboro, NC - The Arts Center
05-29 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
06-05 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
06-06 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
06-10 Nashville, TN - Belcourt Theatre

New Jeff Buckley CD/DVD to be Released!

Information! via The Music Slut

Enjoy whatever sunlight escapades you may be having on this lovely Sunday.

Suggested Sunday Listening!

Good Arms Vs Bad Arms - Frightened Rabbit

Acuff Rose - Uncle Tupelo

I Don't Know Why - Square Root Of Margaret

Sesquipedalian

I found the meaning of this word utterly hilarious.
ses⋅qui⋅pe⋅da⋅li⋅an
adj.

1.	given to using long words.

2.	(of a word) containing many syllables.

Keep your naked flesh under your favourite dress.

Hello, good evening, grand audience, and welcome to the Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice cabaret! Today, we have a very exciting (unless you don't find it exciting, in which case, it's not exciting) post, which will feature a new St. Vincent song, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, and a little message from our friends at Interpol. So, put a helmet on, get yourself a glass of water, and prepare your mind for this weeks edition. Enjoy.

A Message From Interpol?

"It's been a long time. We shouldn't have left you...

After the touring for OLTA came to an end, we all dispersed to tend to our individual personal lives.
...And to get our ducks in a row.

Now the band has reconvened, and we are rehearsing new songs.

We find ourselves marveling at the tremendous focus
that has defined our early rehearsals for this, our 4th effort.

All kidding aside, we feel like a new band.

Once again, we have no concept to this batch of song-writing.
(We are often asked about our intentions when we set out to write music.)
There is rarely any intention to this process.
We just make the music.

And without going into too much detail, the songs sound vital.

It's as though we've hit upon a balance between our urgency and
our calm. And true to our better work, this is music that unravels over time.

We anticipate that, once it's done, you high-minded folks will welcome the music...
into your bedrooms...to swagger and breathe...

It's still early, yet, though. We will keep you posted.

In the meantime, a couple of us have kept ourselves busy with extra-curricular activities. Carlos has made a film called My Friends Told Me About You and Sam has released a record with his band Magnetic Morning.

And we hope that you're all weathering well the turmoil of the age.

Lovingly,

Interpol"

Is anyone besides myself looking forward to that album an insane amount? Probably not.

St. Vincent's Actors!

St. Vincent, the clever moniker for Ms. Annie Clark, is back with her sophomore album this May, entitled Actors. Ms. Clark wrote/arranged the 11 songs and sings, plays guitar, bass, and keys, but brought on some additional players like Hideaki Aomori (Sufjan Stevens), Alex Sopp (Björk, Phillip Glass), and increased the rhythm section with Midlake's McKenzie Smith and Paul Alexander. There's also French horn, violin, sarongi, bass, and percussion. I definitely felt inadequate after reading that list as well, so don't feel bad. '

Do I have the tracklisting for you? Of course I do.

01 "The Strangers"
02 "Save Me From What I Want"
03 "Neighbors"
04 "Actor Out of Work"
05 "Black Rainbow"
06 "Laughing With a Mouth of Blood"
07 "Marrow"
08 "The Bed"
09 "The Party"
10 "Just the Same But Brand New"
11 "The Sequel"

I also have the first song off the album, entitled "The Strangers" to share with you as well.

The Strangers - St. Vincent

They Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business?

The Best Happiness Money Can Buy - I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business

I've been told that you're not too late until the very last rhyme, but is this the final evening where your charm will be considered a crime?

Happy, happy, Sunday. I've prepared a little Sunday Mixtape that might help you relax, perhaps even enjoy, this delightful Sunday afternoon.

An Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Mixtape; The Sun Doesn't Shine On This Side Of The Great Divide

01. Do I Miss My Friends? - Cadence Weapon
02. Mysterious Power - Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
03. Spanish Gold, 2044 - Swan Lake
04. In The Parlor - Pree
05. Corriander - Pomegranates

Enjoy