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• On The Record on the train

  September 28, 2007 @ 5:59 pm | by Jim Carroll

  On the train from Toronto to Montreal and, what do you know, there’s Wi-Fi onboard. I just turned on the Mac and, to quote Tag Team, whoop there it is. Wonder will Irish Rail get the memo? Beats that mobile broadband yoke I was using in Ireland for a bit earlier in the month to see if it was worth the bother (I’m sure some techie folks will argue with me about this, but I didn’t think it was much cop).

  Anyway, I’ve said goodbye to T.O. and moved onto Montreal. I reckon there were some people back there glad to see the back of me! I’m hooking with some good folks in MTL with a view to finding out if there are more banging francophone bands like Malajube I should know about (I keep hearing great things about Les Breastfeeders). There are gigs in the city in the next few days from Beirut (the new album “The Flying Club Cup” is immense), Bat For Lashes and Fujiya & Miyagi.

  I hope some of the local bands are playing as well and not preserving their energies for Pop Montreal next weekend, which I will miss.

  So more Canuck adventures next week. Have a smashing weekend - and if you’re Hard Working Class Hero-worshipping in Dublin this weekend, check out You’re Only Massive, Super Extra Bonus Party, Oh No Ono and Leanbh. Oh and the photo exhibition too.
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1.
September 28, 2007
7:32 pm
maybe off topic - (ok definitely off topic but hey, where else was i going to post it?
Anyway: today’s review of Magic in the Irish Times: Springsteen lite? ‘good’ songs? who the fuck is Joe Breen and why did you allow him to review Springsteen?
Comment by brendan mulgrew
2.
September 28, 2007
8:21 pm
Not quite off-topic but I reckon Tom Dunne is reading your blog - he has been on a Canadian music buzz all week. Send him the invoice for the research!
Comment by alandoyle
3.
September 29, 2007
9:18 pm
I believe Irish Rail provide Wi Fi on first class
Comment by Fergal
4.
September 29, 2007
9:55 pm
brendan - i’ll have to read that review so
alan - maybe its a coincidence!
fergal - surely the whole thing with wi-fi is that it could be available all over the train and not just to those in so-called first class?
Comment by Jim Carroll
5.
September 30, 2007
10:45 am
Jim, any info on those Canadian government grants to bands (the little logo we keep seeing in Canadian album notes these days)? How does the scheme work*?
(*Please let it be ‘A You’re a Star-style panel of three Canadian civil servants, live on TV, with special guest act the Ice-Hockey AllStars singing ‘Summer Of 69′)
Comment by aidan
6.
September 30, 2007
5:43 pm
I am surprised you didn’t review Springsteen. Some Cannuck probably convinced you that he was copying Gordon Lightfoot.
Liked the Les Savy Fav review in the Review although the David Yow comparison looked mighty familiar…….
Comment by Overfriendly Concierge
7.
September 30, 2007
7:03 pm
I have some HWCH photees on my blog if anyone wants to have a look. http://misslili.blogspot.com
Comment by MissLili
8.
September 30, 2007
10:42 pm
Aidan - i’ll pass your proposal for a Canada Music Fund TV show to the relevant people.
Concierge - “the David Yow comparison looked mighty familiar” - well, I think it’s only fair to point out just how familiar the two of them sound. If that’s what u mean….
Lili - gonna point people towards those pics in another post
Comment by Jim Carroll
9.
October 1, 2007
12:39 pm
You Springsteen fans are too precious.
Some people think Bruce and The E-Street are a bit dull. Get over it.
Comment by Peter
10.
October 1, 2007
1:15 pm
Fellow Bruce fans, I have Peter’s email address, home address, telephone number, fax number and shoe size, if you’re interested.
Comment by Jim Carroll
11.
October 1, 2007
4:04 pm
Eek! Cornered by the pandy division.
Bring it on!!
Comment by Peter
12.
October 1, 2007
4:05 pm
And by pandy of course, I meant pansy.
Comment by Peter

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