Apparat Organ Quartet - 123 Forever (Robotaki Remix)

Leave it to a Montrealer to take a good song and make it better. I feel warm and nostalgic inside.

Pixel Hell game for iOS

From the guy who brought you Bubble Pets, my longtime friend put out another awesome retro video game for iPhone. I love the feel of the 8-bit graphics and sound. Kevin MacLeod wrote the chiptunes for it. The game takes me to my happy place.

Basically, you are tapping people who are falling to hell and sending them to heaven. But don't tap the wrong characters! He has a list of features, but this one is the best:

A GORILLA AND A TANK... MORE

Good stuff. You should download it now!

M is for Montreal video from SXSW

These guys put on great Saturday day party at Galaxy Room. The idea was to have a bunch of Montreal bands playing on alternating stages for 20 minutes each. You can take in a lot of bands when there's almost no wait time and sets are short.

Ever since I was a kid going to punk shows in BC, I preferred rock sets that were 20-25 minutes long. Concise sets leave a crowd wanting more.

Think About Life were energetic even though it was cold and early in the afternoon.

Later, Canadian funnyman/journalist/musician Nardwuar took the stage to introduce Quebec metal legends Voivod!

Voivod unleashed the metal beast!

Think About Life plays in a field

iPhone video of Montreal's Think About Life playing to people waiting in line to get their wristbands at Fader Fort. I think it's the best ever.

Duchess Says perform Black Flag at SXSW 2010

From last night's M is for Montreal showcase at Paradise on 6th Street, Duchess Says perform their frequently remixed song Black Flag at SXSW 2010.

Singer Annie-Claude Deschênes was in typical form, going crazy all over the place, crawling up the walls, jumping into the arms of people from the audience, and writhing on the floor. You can see at around 1:57 in this video she tries to grab my camera from me. I wouldn't let go. Others weren't so lucky. Ha!

During their last song (not in this video), she had a bunch of maraschino cherries in some kind of sticky red sugar syrup that wound up being splashed all over the audience. We got hit, but not as badly as some people. It was definitely a WTF moment.