the future's open wide

had some more upbeat additions to the lilithpod lately: red hot chili peppers ("dani california", probably one of the few songs of theirs i enjoy...well, that and "scar tissue", i have good memories with that song), modest mouse, a couple rare kill hannah b-sides. this time of year needs some of that, before i dive into my annual post-punk desolation of late fall. ah, feels good.

in the meantime, a lot of crazy mass awesomeness coming up next week. observe:

- shiny toy guns playing twice in toronto next tuesday -- once at the mtv canada studios in the afternoon and then that evening at the opera house. already got my tickets, of course, and i'll be there in full stiletto-heeled cybergoth glory. there's only one way to do it, after all.

- i've been asked by a producer at muchmoremusic to appear as a commentator on one of their music documentary shows. apparently it's going to be about celebrities and mental illnesses, or the link between genius and insanity; fortunately, i don't have to be an authority on mental illnesses - they'll have a psychiatrist for that - so i just have to talk about the celebrity psyche. maybe it'll be my job to explain to the masses why britney spears is batshit insane. (it's kind of amusing that my specialist degree in 19th century english lit might finally come in handy -- the writers of the 19th century were the boozing, drugged-up, mentally whack celebrities of their time, after all) anyway, that's being taped later on in the week, though i've no idea when it'll actually air on tv. i doubt i'll ever watch it myself, though, since i have a hard time even listening to my own voice on recording. way too self-conscious, me. (still, this will not prevent me from wearing a kill hannah shirt on air.)

- i'm interviewing nikki fucking sixx. this almost totally makes up for the loss of the dave gahan interview last week. granted, i'm not sure yet if it'll be a phoner or in person, but he is gonna be here to dj at the bovine to launch his new book (which i get to review over the weekend -- obviously this interview is going to be more about his book, less about motley crue)...so hmmm. i'm one of the bazillion girls who think nikki is the sex, so you can see how this is giving me a minor brain hemorrhage.

this also means it's a weekend of druggies over here in review-land: not only do i have nikki's book to go through, but i have the johnny thunders dvd to watch and review. sounds like a plan.

the star wraps up the film fest. no sign of a theatrical release date for control...that link says october 10th, but that's in the states, so maybe jenna and i will have to make a day trip down to washington to check it out. (speaking of the movies, i just got back from seeing shoot 'em up with sheileen. candidate for every academy award out there!)

okay, i'll admit it: i'm a tad disappointed i won't get to see any dates on razorlight's north american tour in november. i suppose i could head down to seattle on the 15th, but it depends if i'm working in vancouver by then. i'm still more glad that the cure have rescheduled their tour dates, even if 1) i have to wait until next spring and 2) i won't get to see them twice, unless i fly to los angeles or something. well...hmm.

bad train of thought. bad. so many possibilities opening up with my new life, though...!

via oh no they didn't!: the story behind "hey there delilah". they even play that song at my work. they don't play anything even remotely cool at my work other than "dani california" (see paragraph #1), r.e.m.'s "losing my religion" maybe once every three weeks, and modern english's "i melt with you" once in a blue moon. i want to work at a record store, damn it. (finally rented empire records, by the way. cute story, but i fucking hated every single character in that movie. what a bunch of functionally retarded whiners and losers.)

oh yeah, and i've been reading a lot of beyond robson lately, and it's kind of bumming me out. i mean, it's hardly updated even a fraction as much as blogto, and when it is, the news is always negative and bitter. well, there's something to look forward to.

on the moving side, the selling of my possessions is going well. so far, i've unloaded my dresser & endtable set, my white armchair, my stereo and my blender; waiting on payment and pickup for my turntable (going to a friend), my steam iron & board (going to an online buyer), and my dehumidifier (going to my landlord for one of his other tenants), plus one of my coworkers has already made an obligation to buy my computer. so: it's all good, and my apartment is emptying at an excellent rate. still, there need to be more garbage days in the month. i mean, really.

yet here are the cds i'm keeping (though not taking with me -- they're going into storage at my dad's), because for one reason or another, they remind me:

moist - silver / creature / creature (japanese import) / mercedes 5 & dime / mercedes 5 & dime (american import) / machine punch through: the singles collection / gasoline cd single / breathe remix ep
david usher - little songs / morning orbit / hallucinations / morning orbit tour 2001 live bootleg
rye - wolves / wolves advance copy / full album demo 2003 / three-song demo sample
crash kelly - penny pills / penny pills advance copy / electric satisfaction
the conscience pilate - movie scene street / sunday refugees
neil leyton - down secret avenue with the last lovers / down secret avenue with the last lovers advance promo / my new soul ep / melancholy, understanding ep / ...from the brighter side of her midnight sun / evolver: a ten year collection / beat ep
the tea party - the edges of twilight / alhambra / transmission / triptych / tangents: the tea party collection / the interzone mantras / seven circles
our lady peace - gravity
the killers - hot fuss
stirling - northern light
the cure - disintegration / pornography
interpol - turn on the bright lights / antics
towers of london - blood sweat & towers
kill hannah - american jet set / american jet set advance promo / for never & ever / the curse of kill hannah: 1995-2005 / until there's nothing left of us
editors - the back room / an end has a start
the black halos - s/t / the violent years / alive without control
various artists - suicidegirls: black heart retrospective
razorlight - up all night

...everything else, i sold, gave away or pitched out. them's the breaks. this is why i love you, itunes. (though i'm starting to think lilithpod will need to be replaced soon -- i've had it for almost two years now, and it's getting a little shaky)

here are the beloved books i'm taking with me (because while cds can be replaced by mp3s, books are fucking vital to me):

antoine de saint-exupery - le petit prince
chuck klosterman - sex, drugs and cocoa puffs / fargo rock city / killing yourself to live
neil gaiman - american gods
pamela des barres - let's spend the night together: backstage secrets of muses and supergroupies
mark makoway - the indie band bible
motley crue - the dirt
jen sincero - don't sleep with your drummer (this book is actually on loan from jenna, so i'm bringing it back to her as she's giving me back my copy of never enough: the story of the cure)
caroline sullivan - bye bye baby
the goddess tarot
the immune system cure
the vegetarian times cookbook

...and, of course, my father's own first book, in which he wrote a small inscription for me. (the book's formal dedication reads: "For my daughters, Megan and Caitlin" -- that'd be my sister and i) actually kind of nice that his next book is based in vancouver, which means he'll be doing a lot of research out there next year. plus my stepmother's son and his family live in north van, which means: lots of family visits. which is a very good thing, given how much of a daddy's girl i am. it rips me up that i'm gonna be living so far from him, really.

and now, the two biggest "oh fuck me" moments of the week: finding out that the devious people at pc mastercard just raised my credit limit (and also sent me a pack of "convenience cheques", which is an additional oh shit moment -- the first thing my mother said was, "tear them up. now."), and discovering that redemption klothing has the rest of the lip service holiday 2007 line photos online. i'm kind of totally in love with this winter coat, this bitchin' jacket, and basically everything from the new hollywood geisha line. too bad all their new models look like unfortunate drag queens.

p.s. i've really been trying to hate hard-fi's new single, but i just can't. damn it.

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