Kim Bodnia

I see, thanks for elucidating. That company was founded in 1999 according to the wikipedia entry, so it's still a nineties topic. From what I've heard Scandinavian film (television maybe) has featured this type of images, for various decades now, without the public scandalising. On a separate note I recently acquired Groundhog day, I had never seen it in cinemas nor television before, but I like the air of nineties that transpires all over the film. I am not a fan of Bill Murray either, but I did notice a striking resemblance with Tom Hanks.

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Sounds Scandinavian maybe? Which is not surprising given the tradition of Northen-European immigration in the Western provinces... Anyway, I am going to explore her music and Brood's, hopefully I can catch a Mangan concert soon. Thank you

I know, but I didn't like what they wrote on the back cover of The Wrestler DVD, they describe her character as "a forty year old stripper" made me realise she is not a twenty something anymore. I liked her in the Devil Knows You're Dead...

I thought he'd be mostly a Vancouverite. There is a song on Nice, Very Nice, where there's a Vancouver lyric, the song is "Teenage something" and mentions the word EMO and trips to a local record store. Anyway, the song is actually a duet, do you know the name of the artist who sings with him? I thought she had a nice voice. Never heard of Elliott Brood before...

Not sure I follow you, does this mean you know him personally, is his daughter celebrating her birthday in Toronto? In a related topic, I did notice a similarity between his music and The Rural Alberta Advantage's.

Excellent, as always Mr. Mangan. I've been listening non stop to "Some people" from his Nice, Nice, Very Nice.

Buzz might be the only character from the nineties still relevant / popular nowadays, which probably can't be said of Carrey or Tomei. And Robert de Niro is far from a Ronin incarnation in that film he did with Bradley Cooper, Limitless.

A question to people who are more versed than I am, isn't "Art of Almost" the most uncharacteristic song in the album? I explain: it has the most electronica, compared to the other songs which are more accoustic and reflective. In fact, the first opening seconds of Art of Almost reminded me of The King of Limbs. On the other hand, isn't "Born Alone" the loudest, rockier song in the album? There's a chance I'm wrong with these impressions, reasons why I want to hear from other users here. Thank you for confirming / contradicting this thoughts.

R.E.M. Collapse into Now Dan Mangan Nice Nice, Very Nice The Wilderness of Manitoba ~ When you left the fire Wilco ~ The Whole Love Wilco ~ Summerteeth Blind Pilot ~ We are the tide Blind Pilot ~ Three rounds and a sound Nada Surf ~ Lucky BR Counting Crows ~ August and Everything After, live at Town Hall John Wesley Harding ~ The sound of his own voice R.E.M. ~ Lifes Rich Pageant Neutral Milk Hotel ~ In the Aeroplane over the Sea

It's only a couple of songs I've heard from those Brazilians, so far I like them. Seems like the album to get is Bloco do Eu Sozinho although since this is a Brazilian import it's prohibitely expensive in North America and Europe, my best chance is hoping that maybe I'm going to Brazil soon and picking up a copy down there. Unfortunately the local iTunes doesn't carry them either. I'll eventually get my hands onto that Sozinho anyway. Last year I discovered a Brazilian band by the name of Pato Fu and through the Internet I managed to get some albums, DVDs, albeit ridiculously expensive, like 4

There was a time when I was addicted to a song by The Wallflowers, One Headlight. What a great band, I regret their disappearance from the musical map. In his solo career, Dylan has been doing very country, americana kind of stuff, and even though it's good, I miss the days when he rocked. That song, along with 1973 by The Smashing Pumpkins, are probably the two songs that made the decade to me. At the time I wasn't into R.E.M., Wilco, or Neutral Milk hotel, so I don't know things would have turned out if I had listened to Bittersweet Me, E-Bow the letter (R.E.M.) for the first time in

My copy arrived in the mailbox today. Also received Summerteeth.

Not sure if this qualifies as nostalgia, to me it does. All of us were 10 years younger, while Bono and Co. were in their thirties.

This morning I was listening to "When I was young" which is available as a download from Nada Surf's website. The album is called The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, and appears January 24. The first half of the song is an accoustic, quiet ballad, but in its second half it quickly turns into a powerful rocker reminiscent of the band's grungey days. The song is also streaming on NPR.org.

Two reasons, First, Jonathan Wilson is accompanying Wilco in legs of their European tour, opening various concerts. Second, the article mentions that Jonathan Wilson has been trying "to resuscitate the spirit of the sixties" by inviting musicians from other part of the country to take part in "improvised" performances in his Laurel Canyon residence. The article says that Wilco has travelled to Laurel Canyon to participate in these performances. Sorry about the confusion and I hope this is clarifying.

It's only a collection of events and personages, no action neccesary on your part. Just a way to express my nostalgia of the nineties. Actually, this couldn't be a specific date in the decade, soon after writing this I realised that the events are chronologically unconnected (all have in common the timeframe of the nineties). I think it was a great decade, marked by people in the entertainment business (Carrey, Tomei...), in politics (Clinton, Yeltsin...) and I had forgotten the spelling of "Stephanopoulos"

A review of Gentle Spirit in a French web portal. The singer-songwriter provides the following description of Laurel Canyon: http://www.lesinrock...prit-du-canyon/

There is growing anticipation for the WIlco concert in Madrid, November 1st. La Vanguardia, the nation's fourth largest newspaper, published on its website an article titled: "Wilco returns to Madrid to present 'The Whole Love'". Translation of the first two paragraphs: http://www.lavanguar...whole-love.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Y9t3ynfJE&feature=player_detailpage

Canada has been producing very beautiful new music. There are two acts: The Wilderness of Manitoba, and The Rural Alberta Advantage, that have become personal favourites, to the point where I'd buy anything those two bands put out to market. Despite their name, the Wilderness of Manitoba are Toronto-based, and early in the year they released When you left the fire. (Try the songs 'Hermit', 'Summer fires' and 'Orono Park'). The Rural Alberta have a more rocking sound, with the lead singer drawing comparisons to Billy Corgan. The drumming of Paul Banwat is one of their strongest assets. (Try

"Complainte pour Ste Catherine". Nice song, I had forgotten about it, thank you for reminding me of them, I have the CD somewhere in the room...

Down with Wilco by The Minus 5 has a heavy Beatles-like sound.

Michael Stipe once said that Automatic for the People was their punk album.