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music video of the day: "White Shadows" by Lyida Ainsworth

Directed / Animated by Tara Dougans 'White Shadows' is from Lydia Ainsworth's debut Right From Real, out now on Arbutus Records CD/VINYL: http://tinyurl.com/nanqrkd ITUNES: http://tinyurl.com/qyqb6rd WEB: http://lydiaainsworth.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lydmusic TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LYDIA_AINSW0RTH SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/lydia-ainsworth INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/lydia.ainsworth

Drawn and directed by Tara Dougans. Lovely stuff.

If you've yet to hear it, make sure to give Lydia Ainsworth's debut Right From Real a listen.

Below are some shots I took of her at SXSW. For more head to Sidewalk Hustle.

music video of the day: "Driverless Passenger" by TOPS

From TOPS' LP "Picture You Staring" Order here: http://tinyurl.com/pqoh8t9 TOPS on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tttopsss TOPS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tttopsss Director/Editor: Jason Harvey http://www.tttopsss.com http://www.arbutusrecords.com Arbutus Records 2015

Rainy Friday night weirdness.
TOPS are from Montreal.
I think I saw them live six times last year (half of which were happy accidents).
Here's a photo I took of them at CMJ 2014 on a roof of a fancy hotel in Williamsburg.

Go listen to their record Picture You Staring out now on Arbutus. 

music video of the day: "Market" by Eloa

Turn it up and scooch your chair back Video by Corbin Ordel and Spencer Gilley http://stevejr.net/ Deo Gracias is now available on tape and worldwide digital via Movie Star/Arbutus Records http://arbutusrecords.com/?p=1689 Shot in New York, Montreal, Toronto, and the top-secret STEVEJ.R. Animation Studios. :)

Weird chill strangeness.
Caught this dude back in October during CMJ. Super cool.

music video of the day: "Outside" by TOPS

From TOPS' LP "Picture You Staring" Order here: http://tinyurl.com/pqoh8t9 TOPS on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tttopsss TOPS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TOPS/33... http://www.tttopsss.com http://www.arbutusrecords.com Performance: Jane Penny Director: Fantavious Fritz Concept: F F & Jane Penny Cinematographer: Kelly Jeffrey Choreographer: Bronwyn Ford B & C Camera: Tommy Keith & F F Editor: F F outside, you don't know why tell each other in the middle of the night talk about it like you really want to know what she running around for?

Because it's my last night in Toronto for a month and TOPS are playing tonight (around 9:30pm) at the SIlver Dollar. Come slow dance with me and say goodbye.