Field of Dreams

The Sandwich.

Websters defines it as two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair. But most of us know is as an easy and delicious choice when faced with that dreaded duo hunger and apathy. It is the most important food in almost every culture on the earth. Walk any street in any city in the world and ask aloud: "Does anyone want a sandwich?" and you will see that everyone rich and poor alike does want a sandwich. Songs have been written about it. Great art. Poetry. It's in the Bible! The average north american eats roughly 3 to 4 sandwiches a day. Chances are it was your first food as a baby and it'll most likely be the last thing you eat. You may be eating one right now.

To celebrate this most omnipresent of cuisines I will be eating my 100,001st sandwich at 7pm saturday night in the basement of Sonic Boom(huge record store next to the bloor cinema). Entertainment will be provided by Castlemusic and $100. Please join us in this historic event. Feel free to pack one for yourself. You probably already have.

Always Yours,
Ian Russell

Really Messed Up

For about five days in late August 820 CHAM Hamilton's Country legend played only christmas music, intermittently playing a little vocal tag saying "listen to 820 CHAM at 820 on September 2nd!" Since that time, 820 CHAM has been turned to talk 820. For more information about this transition, you can look here.

I do not know how to go about my days. 95.3 isn't working for me- 820's mix of old country and new country, and all in between really drew me in. I was guaranteed "Four Strong Winds" atleast once a day, and usually a little "Rainy Day People." Now it is all Brooks and Dunn, and I find it hard to focus at my work.

I feel defeated- I know there is no way that 820 CHAM is coming back, but WTF? Do we really need more talk radio?

820 CHAM is dead to me.

-Simone

SONIC BOOM IN-STORE

We're gonna be playing with the whole band on September 13th at Sonic Boom in the afternoon, with castlemusic. It STARTS AT 7, is free and kids are welcome.

our new musical direction

SAPPYFEST LIVE PERFORMANCE courtesy of Zunior

RETROSPECTIVE POLAROIDO

by Luke Correia Damude

Gulag's Close Textual Analysis

Our friend Gulag, from Fucked Up did a close textual analysis of the song "No Great Leap" on the website Paper Thin Walls.
Check it out.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

July 25th saw a packed Horseshoe Tavern for our record release. Here is a good descriptive review of the show from a member of the general public. Thanks SonjaBelow are some pictures courtesy of Rick White & Julie Faught.

Jonathan Adjemian, Ian Russell

Ian Russell, Stew Crookes, Simone Schmidt


Special Guest Matt Mason of Anagram

Ian Russell, Paul Mortimer, Stew Crookes, Simone Schmidt

Missing from the photos: Dave Drums Clarke. See below with Julie Faught.

Pulitzer and Hearst They Think They Got Us

Here is the press we garnered earlier this month for the album release party for
FOREST OF TEARS.

NOW

EYE

EXCLAIM

THIS GUY ON THE EAST COAST

The footage above is slowed down so you can learn the dance.

Retroactive tour blog

OTTAWA- the Toronto that couldn't. The city with no rocks but a lot of good targets. The place with a bar called cafe Deckuf where they don't give you any beer tickets.
$100 went on a really short tour where we played 3 shows. Here is an image of the last show we played with Quest for Fire & Deloro, courtesy of Tina. We also went to SAPPY FEST which was HYPE. And Montreal. Retrospectives on these will be along soon.