Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Saw Pearl Jam again for the first time in 18 years on the weekend. It was a 27 song ride across their history with covers of Neil Young, Victoria Williams, Iggy and Joe Strummer thrown into the mix. Mudhoney opened the show. I was probably more excited to see Mark Arm and co. for the first time than any opener I can remember. What a night!
Madden Bible
maddenbible.com — For diehard football fans, fall means a lot of things: the second half of the CFL season, NCAA games on Saturdays, the kickoff of the NFL season — and the subsequent fantasy leagues and office pools — and, of course, the always-anticipated new edition of Madden NFL. First released in 1988 (known as John Madden Football before 1993), Madden NFL is one of the best-selling video game franchises around and continues to set the bar for realism and authenticity in sports games. If you are looking for some tips, insight, play-calling suggestions and/or scouting reports to help you beat that cocky 12-year-old online or to finally get bragging rights with your buddies, Madden Bible offers plenty of info to help your game play.
Manitoba Election 2011
manitobaelection.ca — With just under a month until the big vote, the provincial election is starting to ramp up. ManitobaElection.ca is “a citizen-created resource” where you can view information on all the constituencies and candidates. The site includes interactive maps, a calendar of political events, historical election results, news feeds from candidates, questionnaires to hopefully give more insight into those running, and even eductional resources for teachers. While all the major media outlets will have their own election coverage and online tools, this is an interesting project that provides valuable information for voters, created by the same team that developed WinnipegElection.ca last fall.
Gif.tv
www.gif.tv — Gif.tv = crack of the Internet.
MP3 of the Week: Mookie Blaylock Demos
bit.ly/mookie_blaylock — Before it was shunning MTV and playing to sold-out arenas, Seattle’s Pearl Jam was known as Mookie Blaylock. The band took the name from the all-star point guard of the New Jersey Nets and Atlanta Hawks, but later changed it due to copyright concerns. Pearl Jam would go on to name its debut album Ten, a reference to the NBA star’s jersey number. This early demo contains some instrumentals, a raw version of State of Love and Trust, a cover of Alice in Chains’ It Ain’t Like That and even Citizen Dick’s Touch Me I’m Dick, used in Cameron Crowe’s film, Singles. Pearl Jam performs for the third time in the province on Sept. 17 at a sold-out show at the MTS Centre.
Video of the Week: Speed Dial 7 – Jokes (featuring Yy)
bit.ly/speed_dial7 — Reclusive MC Yy and perpetual troublemaker Pip Skid show up in Belgium’s Speed Dial 7’s newest video, Jokes. Yy delivers his trademark complex wordplay and dope rhymes, while Pip plays the part of a hard-drinking, depressed clown. Another compelling video from the Marathon of Dope crew.
The nominees for the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards (APCMA) are out and the second round of online voting continues until Oct. 6 at 11:59 p.m. You can register your vote online in a number of different categories. Some of the local artists in the running include Don Amero (Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year, Best Country CD), Westbrook Western Hour (Best Aboriginal Radio station/program), Winnipeg’s Most (Cover Design, Best Group, Best Video) Ali Fountain (Best Country CD), Bruthers From Different Muthers (Best Duo/Group), Little Hawk (Best Folk/Acoustic) and a handful of others. The winners will be announced on Nov. 4. confessionsofamichaelstipe.tumblr.com It seems everyone’s getting a Tumblr site these days. An easy way to blog, post pictures, video and display interesting things you find on the web, Tumblr’s simplicity is one of its biggest selling points. Known for dabbling in the visual arts along with fronting R.E.M, Michael Stipe launched his own Tumblr a few months back and he is using it as an outlet for images, words and projects he is working on. This blog and his seizure-inducing michaelstipe.com are the only places you’ll find the singer online. No Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for the R.E.M. singer. rulesformyunbornson.tumblr.com First S—- My Dad Says was turned from a Twitter feed into a book, and then into a TV show. Since then, it seems book deals and popular web destinations go hand in hand. Tumblr’s web platform seems to be a breeding ground for books. One Tumblr site that’s been turned into a published work is 1001 Rules for My Unborn Son. Setting some guidelines for raising a “thoughtful, adventurous, honest, hardworking, self-reliant, well-dressed, well-read, well-mannered young gentleman,” 1001 Rules touches on everything from ending your political career in high school to never shaking a man’s hand sitting down to always returning a car with a full tank. You’ll probably disagree with some of his tips, but you’ll also have a good laugh along the way. Mark Yarm’s Everybody Loves Our Town isn’t the only grunge-related book being released this fall. Coinciding with the 20-year anniversary of Pearl Jam’s debut, Ten, Jonathan Cole’s oral history traces their days from a fledgling rock band formed out of the ashes of Mother Love Bone (after the tragic heroin-related death of singer Andrew Wood) to their heyday as one of the most successful acts to emerge from the Seattle scene. Nicely coinciding with the release of Cameron Crowe’s documentary on the band, Cole’s book hit stores on Tuesday (the soundtrack to the film will be available Sept. 20). In this exclusive excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, the author looks at the band’s 2002 album, Riot Act. The group performs for the third time in the province at a sold-out show at the MTS Centre on Saturday.Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards
Confessions of a Michael Stipe
1001 Rules for My Unborn Son
Excerpt from Pearl Jam Twenty
Anthony Augustine is a music, technology and pop culture writer who spends way too much time in front of the computer. His writing appears weekly in the Winnipeg Free Press and Uptown Magazine.
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