THE CANON LOGIC

Just a quick reminder that our tour continues with the Mercury Lounge tonight at 730pm. East Hundred goes on before us so try to get there early to check out there set, they are a great bunch.

Better known as The Strokes secret name. They played a secret show last week under the name Venison and followed it up with their first official show in 3 or so years at the Isle of Wight. They seem to be in full force and stepping up their game to the next level. Julian must be in a sunglasses phase. Come to think of it, I recently hung out with a girl who is friends with Julian’s sister, has the same first name as Tim’s last, and is a model who just moved here from San Francisco. Pattern? Not only that but she seemed really cool. I had a San Francisco themed weekend, seemed like everyone I met was from there, just moved from there, moving there, etc. Anyone else?

So what’s everyone doing this weekend?  Anything fun planned?  Any special Mothers Day Festivities?  If you’re still strapped for a gift for Mom – rumor has it, Mothers love The Canon Logic CDs.  So theres that.

In TCL land, we’ve got a few things going on.  Tomorrow, we’ll all be at Radegast Hall, the beer garden in Williamsburg to celebrate one of our birthdays.  It’s a great venue for german beer drinking and sausage eating.  If you’re in the area and have any interest in either of those two activities, stop by and say hello.

As for Sunday…we’ll be with our Mothers, of course.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there!

Hey there folks, good morning to you. Last night our song “Dead Man,” from our debut album, was in an episode of CSI:NY about 25 minutes into the show (less if you are watching it online here it comes around 18 minutes). We are thrilled to have appeared on our first major network show with none other than Lieutenant Dan!

If you are watching the episode there is a scene where Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan) is investigating a recent incident at a bar with a female bartender that works there. It flashes back to a bar scene where a few dudes are drunk and screwing around and start a fight with one of the employees, this big nordic looking dude. Right as the fight is starting and the guy says “i’ll kill you,” you can hear Tim sing the yrics “I am a dead man, and I ain’t over it”. It is the music playing at the bar so listen in closely. I will admit that while I don’t watch CSI I am tempted to watch the episode all the way through to see how the song fits in.

Killers frontman Brandon Flowers is releasing a solo record. This is awesome, but of course raises some concerns about the fate of the Killers and where their future lies. Today it was revealed that this album will be aptly titled, Flamingo. Would you expect anything less from the man that brought you ‘Joy Ride’?

As of yesterday, a very short clip of one of the songs can be heard on his freshly-launched website, brandonflowersmusic.com. Check it out.

Heard ‘Plastic Beach’ yet?  The album has the usual bevy of collaborators including Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Lou Reed, Mick Jones, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, and a bunch more.  Here’s a taste of Damon Albarn and Co. performing ‘Stylo’ on Colbert with Bobby Womack on guest vocals.  Could there be a sequel in the works?

Lightpainting is awesome. Ever since I first heard about it in college I was hooked. I wrote a post last year about my good friends Ryan and Michelle but they recently updated their website so I wanted to get this out there and let everyone know about their greatness.

MRI (Michelle and Ryan Illumination) might just be the perfect way to spice up your party. They offer on site printing and website downloadable prints, whatever way you like. If you are looking for something new and exciting, check their site out, it will blow your mind, then pick up the pieces and paint them with light.

Welcome to Wednesday.  A Wednesday to separate all weeks.  A Wednesday we’re hoping we can make better for all of you with the gift of music.

We’ll keep this short and sweet – you can download a never-before-heard B-Side off of our debut album FM Arcade right now, for *free* .  The song is called ‘The Underground’ and all you have to do to get it is Like us on Facebook on this page right here.

Enjoy!

Whether you loved or hated the days of Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and TRL,  you’ll like this clip.  ’I Feel Better’ offers a moment of nostalgia, and then murders the moment in a ‘Mars Attacks!’ kinda-way…

Hot Chip – I Feel Better

Hot Chip | MySpace Music Videos

Watch what happens when the tables are turned and the cops make a HUGE mistake.