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stinkfoot: The Dears - Gang Of Losers (A&C C020) 2xLP...

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:50:52 -0400

The Dears - Gang Of Losers (A&C C020) 2xLP Gatefold Black Vinyl

We have some of these — the UK version which is now out of print — for sale direct form our online store! Do it. I know you want to. ♥ Natalia

From 2001 to 2012, This Is The Summer Of Protest.

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:46:47 -0400

From 2001 to 2012, This Is The Summer Of Protest.

After All

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:50:00 -0400

Hello. I’ve released a new short story entitled “After All.” It is free and downloadable/consumable in whatever way you prefer. ♥ Natalia

Read the story on Scribd

Listen to me read the story: Bandcamp or Soundcloud

Camouflage Nights, one-half of which is Rob Benvie, are throwing a big party in Toronto tonight....

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:57:14 -0400

Camouflage Nights, one-half of which is Rob Benvie, are throwing a big party in Toronto tonight. Also, their self-titled debut is OUT NOW! Get some RIGHT HERE.

Interview: ZOUCH Magazine

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:59:00 -0400

Interview: ZOUCH Magazine:

kathrynkyte:

Hard work and true talent, inspiration, is rarely pushed to the forefront. It’s the business of art, and like any other business in a capitalist world, the rich get richer - Natalia Yanchak, The Dears

The Dears returned last year with the release of Degeneration Street, their fifth… (read more)

The Dears, MMXII.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0400

The Dears, MMXII.

As I continue my search for an errant audio file, I have...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:40:00 -0400

As I continue my search for an errant audio file, I have stumbled upon many artifacts — including this live recording of “We Can Have It” from a show we did in Paris in 2005. I found the mp3 on my Tangerine iBook, which I haven’t turned on in nearly a decade, but that still works perfectly! This was the only mp3 I had in that computer’s iTunes. Enjoy it. ♥ Natalia

From deep within The Dears’ archives. Does anyone remember...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:33:28 -0400

From deep within The Dears’ archives. Does anyone remember this night? (Hint: in the year 2000)

Fan art from http://supadosh.tumblr.com/.

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:16:00 -0400

Fan art from http://supadosh.tumblr.com/.

Photo

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:29:00 -0400

TORONTO: March 22! This week! Big show!

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:15:51 -0400

Yeah, we’ll be there. We hit the stage at 1AM at the ElMocambo, but come earlier to enjoy some of Quebec’s finest.

Find tix through Ticketmaster or through this schlub who thinks you are an idiot and would pay more than double (not recommended).

See you there! ♥ Natalia

KRIEF: Forever Goodnight (Video Premiere)

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:25:00 -0400

KRIEF: Forever Goodnight (Video Premiere):

Also watch Krief in session at Studio Mixart with a performance of “Perfect Bodies” from his upcoming album Hundred Thousand Pieces. Learn more Krief.ca.

FROM a-newer-me: The Dears - Lights Off I’ve been trying not to...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:56:57 -0500

FROM a-newer-me:

The Dears - Lights Off

I’ve been trying not to write much when I do an audio post, because despite having a degree in music most people don’t want to hear me talk about music (maybe I talked too much about it while in college?)… So I won’t go on as long as I might like to about this song. A few years ago a friend of a friend introduced me to The Dears, and I enjoyed a whole summer of discovering more great new music by them and some of the other bands I was introduced to. This one slipped through somehow? Anyway, for the past couple years I haven’t been listening to music for pleasure (story for another day), so I kind of forgot about them. I found this song while browsing through some Gossip Girl vids on Youtube, because apparently it was in an episode that I never noticed. Anyway, it got me to dig up some of my old music and I have been listening to all of my music all day long since then.

I’m going to go ahead and say this song helped me like music again, and you should listen to it.

Portal to Yesteryear (A short poem by M. A. L.) Quiet...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:47:00 -0500

Portal to Yesteryear
(A short poem by M. A. L.)

Quiet
sometimes
It is nice
Time
we know what she does
And she does
Taking her sweet sweet time
Tonight
Walking out
On our own
two left feet
In no time flat
What is that?
Right
those are greys
Not hairs
Areas
Known it all
too well
Found limits
Found pause
Takes time

First single from Krief’s album ‘Hundred Thousand...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:51:35 -0500

First single from Krief’s album ‘Hundred Thousand Pieces’ / Coming spring 2012 on Pirate’s Blend Records / Buy Simple Lives on iTunes.

…let me give it to you straight….

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:18:00 -0500

…let me give it to you straight….

Never Destroy Us. Recorded in 2002.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:31:00 -0500

Never Destroy Us. Recorded in 2002.

Video

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:10:36 -0500

wybyle: I Remember The Exact Moment This Really Hit Me. The...

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:40:00 -0500

wybyle:

I Remember The Exact Moment This Really Hit Me.

The First Day I Came To Tour This School. My Birthday. Two Days After I Had Cried For The First Time In Two Years. What Is Now The Most Painful Experience I’ve Yet Had. When I Was Ready To Lay Down And Give Up.

On A Long Weekend.

I Managed To Live This Song, To The Very Last Line.

Hell, I’m Pretty Damn Sure That I’ve Lived This Album.

It Seems, Every Time I Fall, This Band Is There To Lift Me Up And Dust Me Off.

I’m Very Grateful, M. A. L.

"Mysterious Genius" or "Idiot Savant"?

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:47:53 -0500

CBC Radio 3 Podcast #302 - Canada’s Most Mysterious Musicians

“Guest Host Torquil Campbell, outspoken frontman of Stars, shares his list of the country’s most mysterious geniuses. Intrigued? We thought so!.”

Listen and Download here: http://r3.ca/0IVl