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Stride Elementary

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/07/2005
Band Website: tba
Band Members:

Influences: My Bloody Valentine
Teenage Fanclub
Joy Division
Do Make Say Think
Nick Drake
Bark Psychosis
Mercury Rev
Sweet Trip
Aphex Twin
Massive Attack
Bowie
Roxy Music
Boards of Canada
Caribou
Arcade Fire
BRMC
Mogwai
Ulrich Schnauss
M83
The Sea and Cake
Tortoise
Stereolab
Spacemen 3
Sigur Ros
Prince
AR Kane
Jesus and Mary Chain
Slowdive
Talk Talk
Sonic Youth
Velvet Underground
Durutti Column
Brian Wilson
Disco Inferno
Hood
Tristeza
Album Leaf
Jim O'Rourke
Neu!
Stone Roses
early Boo Radleys
The Clientele
Red House Painters
Junior Boys
Limp
Slint
Flaming Lips
Pixies
Galaxie 500
Miles Davis
Morrissey
The Smiths

LOCAL FAVS
Readymade
Black Mountain
Hinterland
Kids These Days
In Medias Res
Windows 78
Precious Fathers
Destroyer
Sinoia Caves
Circlesquare
P:ano
Portico
HaresOff
Ava Drake
The Buttless Chaps
Maplewood Lane
Octoberman
Bel Riose
Blood Meridian
Castle Project

Sounds Like: Recess
Record Label: TBA

My Blog

Rest Peacefully

This guy's contributions to music may have been overshadowed by his odd behaviour,  but don't let that fool you.  His shenanigans died along with him on July 7th,  but his music will l...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:37:00 GMT

Smoke another Brandon

Killers singer Brandon Flowers has obviously been hitting the crack pipe with all he's got.  Read on------> http://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/22962
Posted by on Thu, 04 May 2006 11:07:00 GMT

Madonna to play Coachella

I am so damn tempted to write this festival off for having Madonna on the bill,  if it wasn't for the other 50 or so amazing acts on the bill as well. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/06-02/28....
Posted by on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:20:00 GMT

Postal Service ripped off

Apparently the Postal Service have been ripped off by Apple Computers.  Their video for Such Great Heights has been apparently recreated shot-for-shot by the folks at Apple for a commercial. ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:22:00 GMT

Vancouver reclaims live music venue

Chartattack reports that Sonar is now under new ownership,  and apparently they plan to return the club to a live rock venue.  Anyone remember The Town Pump?  I do!  I saw some of ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:30:00 GMT

Bold statement

Alan Mcgee of Creation Records fame and current Mogwai manager has made some pretty bold statements lately.  I sure hope the lads in Mogwai are prepaired for whats to come if they don't live up t...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:56:00 GMT

RIP Shirley

Revered jazz pianist and singer Shirley Horn has died from a longtime struggle with diabetes.  Shirley was one of my fav female jazz vocalists.  Its a sad day for jazz, and all genres alike.
Posted by on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:46:00 GMT

Sigur Ros tonight at the Orpheum

Ok,  so i'm pumped for the Sigur Ros show tonight,  and for good reason.  I'm sure most people reading my blog are already aware of the kind of stuff  Sigur Ros are capable of.&nbs...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:15:00 GMT

Album Update

Just want to keep everyone up to date with the latest Stride Elementary developments.  I've completely finished two tracks, and have two others in various stages of completion.  Stay tuned f...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:19:00 GMT

Bush comes clean.

It seems that George W Bush isn't the big prick we all thought he was.  Don't get me wrong,  he is still the worlds biggest prick,  but not quite as big as I originally thought.  I...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:52:00 GMT