a PLAGUE of ANGELS ❤ [ MP3 ] THE AWKWARD STAGE/"Heaven is for Easy Girls" [2006] [MP3 ] QUITZOW/"Sponsor (It Didn't Mean a Thing)" [2008] [MP3 ] CHAMPAGNE RIOT/"Scandinavian Warfare" [2008] [MP3 ] HANNA BAUMMANN/"Moods"… Read full post »
Chromewaves ❤ Photo by Autumn De Wilde So obviously I'm on record as having thought that Rilo Kiley's last record (and according to some, their last record) Under The Black Light was… Read full post »
*Sixeyes ❤ A fantastic song. Pure pop genius has leaked from the sad, blue pen of Shane Nelken. This song will win you over in little more than two and a half… Read full post »
hangin' out in 100b ❤ I’ve been away for a while and came back in a world gone topsy-turvy! Paris Hilton “runs for president” ?!? Snoop Dogg’s in a Bollywood movie?!? John Lydon makes racist… Read full post »
The Yellow Stereo ❤ For those that were bummed that I didn’t post last week’s Graboid, hopefully this week will make up for it as i’ve included everything onto this week. As usual, lots… Read full post »
5 Acts ❤ Vancouver, BC Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights is the second release for The Awkward Stage from Mint Records, and it's out one week from today. "Skeletal Blonde" The Awkward Stage on… Read full post »
*Sixeyes ❤ minus story stitch me up bjork earth intruders (Live on SNL) beight parallels blanket music hips bill callahan diamond dancer regina spektor 20 years of snow the awkward stage anime… Read full post »
Another Form of Relief ❤ I don’t like anime. Other than one or two films that I haven’t found to be entirely awful, I’ve never really managed to get on with it. None of which… Read full post »
Heartache with Hard Work ❤ Anime Eyes - The Awkward Stage There is something unsettling, yet strangely appealing about anime eyes, isn't there? The Awkward Stage sure agree, and provide all the trumpets, bells, whistles,… Read full post »
Herohill ❤ label :: myspace I was a little slow to embrace The Awkward Stage . When I first moved to Vancouver, I saw flyers for Shane Nelken's band all over town,… Read full post »
3hive ❤ The Awkward Stage ended up being one of my happy finds, with "West Van Girl," "1000 Teenage Hearts," and the title track from Shane Nelken's debut album, Heaven is for… Read full post »
Quick, Before It Melts. ❤ Photo: Mark Maryanovich How very timely that I should have taken a stroll down memory lane the other day with my 500th post and revisited one of my favourite posted… Read full post »
Largehearted Boy ❤ Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Awkward Stage : "Anime Eyes" [mp3] from Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights (out June 10th) other Awkward Stage posts at Largehearted Boy Backyard Tire… Read full post »
Quick, Before It Melts. ❤ It's been almost two years since I started writing this blog, and until just the other day, I hadn't noticed that I was getting pretty close to a milestone of… Read full post »
You Ain't No Picasso ❤ I’ve been following Juno since /Film talked it up many months ago. Now that I’ve seen it (twice this week!), I can say that my faith was not ill-placed. For… Read full post »
Bumpershine.com ❤ The Mint Records showcase at CMJ this year features three Canadian bands who are all worth penciling in on your CMJ schedule. Vancouver’s The Awkward Stage featuring Shane Nelken (cremationist… Read full post »
There's Always Someone Cooler Than You ❤ "Forget your age, forget you're clever; The Awkward Stage, it lasts forever" Le jour, Shane Nelken travaille au crématorium du cimetière Mountain View de Vancouver. La nuit, sous le pseudonyme… Read full post »
Music ( for robots) ❤ Once again, SXSW is rolling up on us and they've released a massive torrent of mp3s from nearly all the bands involved. So, like last year , I decided to… Read full post »
Quick, Before It Melts. ❤ If you get the QBiM RSS feed (and if you don't well, then you should), I apologise for the awkward "Awkward Stage" post earlier... I'm thoroughly embarrassed that I accidentally… Read full post »
mp3this ❤ I hate spin magazine and so do you...But sometimes they make good move. During this rare and monumental occasion we best be paying attention because it will be something sweet.… Read full post »
The Yellow Stereo ❤ Well I tried to get this week's Graboid up on it's usual Wednesday but ezarchive was pretty much down most of the night. As I was about to give up… Read full post »
yr dirty boots ❤ once again, all the thinking is done for you. basically, so is the work, since these songs all came as a result of my trawling the wild world of mp3… Read full post »
I Rock Cleveland ❤ "There is a war on and all of the morons are winning." Shane Nelken, the principal songwriter of The Awkward Stage (and the man responsible for that fantastic line) has… Read full post »
Largehearted Boy ❤ Elliott Smith covering Hank Williams, Jr.'s "All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down" paints the song with an original hue. Smith's wistful version makes the Williams' original sound downright accusatory.… Read full post »
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