Net Neutrality Bill Introduced in the House of Commons

Long overdue net neutrality bill is finally introduced in the Canadian House of Commons by NDP. The story is suspiciously getting almost no coverage from privately owned major media companies. Only major media that has been following the story is CBC which is publicly owned.

For those who do not know what net neutrality is, check out this Google page on net neutrality.

The Sound Of Arrows - Danger! (2008)

Genre: indie pop
Country of origin: Sweden
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The Sound of Arrows is Swedish Label, Labrador's new signing, and it wasn't about to disappoint. The duo behind the band are Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm. Gullstrand used to make house music and Storm played in orchestra. It's no surprise that Danger! has a hint of both.

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Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down In The Light (2008)

Genre: folk
Country of origin: US
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Strong reminiscence of I See a Darkness which could be translated into "Will Oldham par excellence".

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Mist - Bye Bye (2005)

Genre: indie pop, dream pop
Country of origin: Netherlands
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A heart warming album.

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Sondre Lerche - Dan In Real Life Soundtrack (2007)

Genre: indie pop
Country of origin: Norway
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Sondre Lerche is great. I have male crush on Lerche and that probably makes me gay.

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Justice - Essential Mix (June 10, 2007)

Genre: House, techno
Country of origin: France
Download medium: massmirror.com

Amazing 2 hour mix

Tracklisting

Earth Wind And Fire ‘In The Stone’
Janet Jackson ‘What Have You Done For Me Lately’
Prince ‘Earthquake’
Dmx Crew ‘Unknown’
Daft Punk :’Musique’
Busy P ‘Rainbow Man’
France Gall ‘Musique’
Justice ‘Valentine’
Alan Braxe ‘In Love With You’
M83 ‘Run Into Flowers (Jackson Remix)’
Les Rythmes Digitales ‘Sometimes’
I Robot ‘Spacer Frau (Boys Noize Remix)’
Hall And Oates ‘Private Eyes’
Chromeo ‘Tenderoni’
Tepr ‘Minuit Jacuzzi (Data Remix)
Chic ‘Everybody Dance’
Midnight Juggernauts ‘Shadows’
Goose ‘Bring It On’
The Proxy ‘Destroy’
Zongamin ‘Double Dostiev’
Zombie Nation ‘Tape Me’
Boule Noire ‘Super Lady’
Chemical Brothers ‘It Doesn't Matter’
Tc Crew ‘Unknown’
Surkin ‘Unknown’
Dj Mehdi ‘Lucky Boy (Surkin Remix)’
Vamp ‘Outlander’
Fields ‘Unknown (Sebastian Remix)’
Feadz ‘Sekstyle’
Jamelia ‘Something About You (Mr Oizo Remix)’
Jesse Velez ‘Fire’
Justice ‘D.A.N.C.E’.(Live Version)
Surkin ‘Radio Fireworks’
Soundhack ‘Freakin’
Justice ‘Stress’
Zzt ‘Lower States’
Justice ‘Stress’
Scenario Rock ‘Both Gotta Move On’
Vanessa Paradis ‘Be My Baby’
The Ronettes ‘Be My Baby’
Breakbot ‘Happy Rabbit’
Jacques Dutronc ‘Les Cactus’
Justice ‘Dvno’
Kavinsky ‘Testarossa Autodrive’
LFO ‘Freak’
Mr Oizo ‘Lotus Suite Koln’
Autorepeat ‘Most Keys Are Auto Repeat’ (Soundhack)
Midnight Juggernauts ‘Into The Galaxy’
Buggles ‘Elstree’
Das Pop ‘Underground’
Gilbert O Sullivan ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’
Human League ‘Things That Dreams Are Made Of’
Savas Pascalidis ‘Defend It’
Rainbow Brothers ‘Unknown’
Chromeo ‘Ah Oui Comme Ca’
Leonard De Leonard ‘Leonizer’
Ian Pooley ‘Chord Memory –(Daft Punk Mix)’
Human League ‘Don't You Want Me’
The Prodigy ‘Girls’
Klaxons ‘Gravity’s Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)’
Paraone ‘Liege’
Daniel Balavoine ‘Vivre Ou Survivre’
Miss Kittin ‘Requiem For A Hit (Gegm Remix)’
Mr Oizo ‘Stunt’
Handycap ‘Murphy’
The Rave ‘Mother’
Fancy ‘Inside Of You’
Syreeta Wright ‘Sweet As Candy’
Modest Mussorgsky ‘Night On A Bald Mountain’
Joni Mitchell ‘California’

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Glory to Manchester United!

It was about time! Manchester United wins UEFA Champions League.

Moonbabies - Moonbabies At The Ballroom (2007)

Genre: indie pop
Country of origin: Sweden
Download medium: mediafire.com

Superbad!

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The Steinbecks - At Home and Abroad With The Steinbecks (1994)

Genre: twee pop
Country of origin: Austrailia
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Quiet and mellow

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Today is Mother's Day

May 11th is Mother's Day in North America (I am not sure about the rest of the world). Everyday should be treated like Mother's Day, but we bastards often don't do that. So make an effort today. Tell her that you love her. Give her a kiss. Make her a card. If you live far away from her like me, give her a call. Nothing we do will make up for what mothers have done for us, but we should at least make an effort, right?

Soda Fountain Rag - Sometimes I Wonder If You Have a Heart (2007) 320 kbps

Genre: twee pop
Country of origin: Norway
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This album is for people who sometimes wonder hopeless if another person you know has a heart.
The songs are merely 1 to 2 minutes long, but they are all enough to illustrate the cuteness the album aims for. Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl, the girl below listed "analytic philosophy" as her influence of her music. Then you know the music is good.

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Website (Norwegian)

We Start Fires - We Start Fires (2007)

Genre: punk
Country of origin: UK
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I don't like punk, but this one was fun with some synth and girls.

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Vapnet - Jag Vet Hur Man Väntar (2006)

Genre: Swedish, indie pop, chamber pop
Country of origin: Sweden
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Bittersweet Swedish indie pop.

Tracklisting
01.Ingång
02.Storgatan
03.Thoméegränd
04.E 14
05.Rådhusgatan
06.Bangårdsgatan
07.Prästgatan
08.Brunflovägen
09.Färjemansleden
10.Stuguvägen

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Inquire about buying the CD at Vapnet's blog (Swedish).

Similar albums:
Sibiria - Inom Familjen (2006)
Sibiria - Norrlands Inland (2005)

Helikoppter has translated the album title and track listing. The following is the translation.

The title of the album is "I know how to wait". With the exception of the first song it's all street names (I think they're all roads in Vapnet's native Östersund) that roughly translates to:
1. Entrance
2. The Grand Street
3. Thomée Alley
4. E14
5. The Town House Street
6. The Shunting Yard Street
7. The Priest Street
8. The Brunflo Road
9. The Ferry Man Route
10. The Cottage Road
(Swedish street names commonly have definite articles)

Pelle Carlberg - In A Nutshell (2007)

Genre: indie pop
Country of origin: Sweden
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Carlberg comes out from one of my favourite Swedish label, Labrador. Once again, if you like kind of stuff Scandinavian musicians put out, you'll enjoy this one.

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Le Futur pompiste - Your Stories and Your Thoughts

Genre: indie pop
Country of Origin: Finland
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Sweet indie pop. If you like Scandinavian pop, this is a band you might like.

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Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs (2008:Advance)

Genre: indie pop
Country of origin: US
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This is the real one. Not the fake one that has been circulating.

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Buy it. May 13.

Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo [with US Bonus Disc] (2005) 320kbps

Genre: electropop
Country of origin: Denmark
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Very catchy pop by Danish duo

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