Send me that pillow, oh, the one that you dream on.

Hello friends, and welcome to another beautiful Friday evening, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. This post marks a very drastic change in the procedure, well, basically the entire format, of this here blog. If you've wondered, and this is assuming you're a regular reader, why I've been late/lazy with many of the post's this month, it all has to do with this drastic change.

As some of you may already know, this year I've decided to start focusing on a musical career. I've also decided that there would be no better time to work on an album then this summer, seeing as I'm out of school until Sept.2nd. This has kept me very busy (though not as busy as I'd like, forgive me for all the foreshadowing, I''m getting to the point) and has taken up a good portion of my time. So, with this is mind, I've made the decision to update the schedule of this blog. From now on, there will only be ONE post a WEEK, and it will be up every Sunday (Including this Sunday). Each post will be a collage of recent, old and brand new music and music related news. Each post will also be much more colorful, detailed and they will all be consistently longer (and will include more MP3's). I think this could be a great solution to the problem of posts of declining quality, written by an exhausted and tired Yours Truly. Also, if you're wondering about the other contributors to the blog (Joseph and Stuart, respectively), they may post sporadically, with no regard to my weekly posts.

Agree? Disagree? Let me know what you think in the comment box, because I actually care about your opinion. By the way, this is going to run for 4 weeks, at which time I will conduct a detailed assessment and judge whether to keep the once-a-week format, or devise another brilliant scheme.

Oh! Music! I actually almost forgot about that. Here are a couple random tracks to tie you over until Sunday. I hope you enjoy.

Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen

the next great excuse - death via dream via sleep 

[Note: This song/band is actually just a bunch of percussive loops I put together from GarageBand today, late at night, as I was babysitting. I don't plan on releasing or making any(more) music under this name.]

Somebody Kill Me - Adam Sandler (The Wedding Singer)

Til' Sunday

There is a town in north Ontario

Hello everyone and welcome to another glorious Tuesday evening, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. If you're wondering why my Tuesday evening is so glorious, I'm glad to inform you that it is because of one song. I find it odd how, in 3 minutes 34 seconds, Neil Young can turn a rather boring day into a delicate, glowing evening. The first line ("There is a town in north Ontario") strikes me at home, owing to the fact that I was born, and still reside, in Ontario (South Ontario, actually). So, take some time out of your evening to enjoy "Helpless".

Helpless w/ Bruce Springsteen



Helpless w/ The Band



I'm very sorry to say that I've been mouching off YouTube this evening, and I don't actually have this track! So, I'll provide you with an equally great, yet distinctively different Neil Young song.

From Hank to Hendrix - Neil Young

Til' Tomorrow

They're still there, he's all gone

Hello everyone, and welcome to another cool Saturday evening here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. For those of you who would like to know, my show today at Dr.Disc Records went rather well. I played for about 40 minutes, and a couple close friends/ family members, a few complete strangers, and some Dr.Disc regulars showed up. I did not, however, bootleg the show, but my uncle did manage to grab some video clips and pictures. I will post these as soon as he sends them to me.

Anyways, today's post is going to be incredibly short, seeing as how I'm sitting on Nicholas' computer, which is basically void of all good music (give or take a few tracks). I'm sleeping here tonight, so I will not be able to get home and post some decent tracks. I will make do, none the less.

Album of the Week; Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen

Our Album of the Week this week is the monumentally epic, Born in the USA. It was released in 1984 on Columbia Records, and was The Boss' seventh record. It is incredibly radio-friendly, compared to early Springsteen records, such as Nebraska and Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ.
An interesting fact about the album is that it became the first Compact Disc to be manufactured in the US (all other compact discs were made in Japan). So, sit back and enjoy the very bitter, fist-pumping title track.

Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen

Til' Tomorrow

Who cares? You always end up in the city

Hello everyone, and welcome to another chilly, black Friday night on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. Today, instead of the regular Friday mix of new & old instrumental music, Stuart suggested that I post a couple songs that I will be covering at my very first gig. For those of you (a vast majority) who don't know, I'll be playing my first gig, as mentioned, at Dr.Disc Records on May 31st. The show will be at 3pm, and it's just an in store performance, so if you're in the neighborhood, browse through the records, and watch me play. Ah, how I love shameless self-promotion!

Anyways, here are a couple tracks that I've arranged for solo-acoustic play.

Born In The USA - José González

I'll be doing an acoustic version (a la José González) of this song. The vocals will be quite a bit more relaxed than The Boss', so I figured I'd post the José González version, to give you more of an idea what I'll be playing

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

This is a great song that I think I might have already posted before. Another song I'll be covering a la José González (man, I need to stop picking fruit from the José González tree).

In The Lines - Portastatic

I know for a fact that I posted this yesterday, but it IS on my set list, so I figured that I'd ignore my own blatant stupidity and repost. I'll basically be covering this as it is, with a bit of finger picking thrown in for flavor.

Paper Planes - M.I.A

Now, some of you may already know that M.I.A used the music from The Clash's "Straight To Hell", which is a song I already know how to play. So, basically, I'm rapping this catchy-as-hell song as I play The Clash. I couldn't think of a better musical combination myself. Plus, the sweet trill solo at the end just makes it that much better.

Lisa, Make Love! (It's Okay!) - Oh No! Oh My!

I'll be playing this song, without all the bells and whistles (a hideous pun for your pleasure). For the record, I'll be playing it for a very special person who shares a name with the protagonist of the song.

Well, that's all for today.

Til' Tomorrow