History: “The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores [...]
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Do they know it’s Record Store Day?
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged Aux 33 Tours, Beatnik, Boutique L'Oblique, brians record option, carta marina, Le Pick Up, Phonopolis, Record Store Day 2010, sound central on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How to look like an ocean, et plus.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged alexander mcqueen, carta marina, Jessica Grosman, Mike Rollo, myspace, nautical, oceanic, record, sugar on my tongue, trend whore, vinyl on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Suggestions over on Sugar on My Tongue (thanks to Jess!)…cuz we have a nautically themed rekkid, of course. Do the Sunken Mountain: thanks to TrendWhore for updating our myspace page!
ONE WHOLE YEAR
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged 52 pick up videos, 52 pick-up, dayna mcleod, music video, The Bright Girls of Summer on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
* Apologies to ER for accidentally cutting her off at the end of the video! AG* Yay, we made it! Nightwood has completed the year long 52 Pick Up challenge (or dare!) to make a video each week, and man, did it turn out differently than we’d expected: lots of videos about our pets, sewing sessions [...]
like an open book
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged band practice, brave/deeds, carta marina, Mavo, Mitz Takahashi, murder ford monument, poster, posters, the boat, the details, tour toronto on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, we practiced music and worked on some new songs. Super fun! In the photo above, you can check out our set-up (not the equipment and gear variety): a tall wooden stool with beer on it, a note book or two (Erin’s is the one that is open, Amber’s is closed) and guitar picks. [...]
Study period: Observe and Review
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged album review, France, nerd boyfriend, psycho, street style, SXSW, Top Up Your Sound Box on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We wish all the Montrealers (and everyone else) going to SXSW a great time! Observe – great SWstern vibe above. Review – available below from TopUpYourSoundBox (France): “Une façon de chanter qui vient d’un autre temps, une attitude sexy, un petit côté Stoner et des airs de PJ Harvey c’est le mélange réussi que présente [...]
I hope we shall have many sweet little concerts together.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged contest, emma, green go, hardboiled egg, jane austen, meet you at the show, sandman viper command, Women in Music: An Anthology of Source Readings from the Middle Ages to the Present on February 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“…I am delighted to find myself in such a circle, I hope we shall have many sweet little concerts together. I think, Miss Woodhouse, you and I must establish a musical club and have regular weekly meetings at your house or ours. Will not it be a good plan? If we exert ourselves, I think [...]
Rebel girl, you are the queen of my world
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, Do the right thing, tagged archive, bikini kill, carta marina, CHUO, Do You Hear What I Hear, gritTV, kathleen hanna, Montreal, NPR Monitor Mix, NYU, Riot Grrrl, shameless magazine, shameless women, zines on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hey there, here’s a quick refresher about why it’s important to remember that your politics are worth fighting for, archiving and talking about: a recent interview with Kathleen Hanna over on GritTV on the eve of her “papers” (zines, correspondence, etc) being donated to NYU. Kathleen Hanna was a member of the band Bikini Kill [...]
Melting quickly for Dolly Mixture et plus
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, Interviews, tagged Dolly Mixture, interview, Lalouka, quick before it melts on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We have cool friends. Take Lara of Lalouka Design, for example. She unearthed the awesome early 80s band Dolly Mixture and shared them with all of us on her new website. What a dame! Here’s what she said about the group: “At first when I heard them and saw their photo I assumed they were [...]
a madras shirt rather than a woolly checkered plaid
Posted in carta marina, Show Reviews, tagged album review, Amber Ann Dawkins, Guttersnipe, live photos, quick before it melts on February 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Two things to share today with y’all! First is a fine set of photos by Amber Ann Dawkins for the west coast-based entertainment magazine called Guttersnipe. Enjoy! The pics were snapped at our January show at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. The other bit of nice for ya is this album review over on Quick Before It [...]
We’re back: Tour diary + MTL show tonight!
Posted in carta marina, Tour Diary, tagged album reviews, Bands Undone, diary, horseshoe, MICHOU, Modernboys Moderngirls, reviews, the balconies, THE WHIPPING WIND, tour, worn fashion journal on January 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Darlings, I think we won the fight. However, the last battle will go down this evening at Divan Orange, so do come on out and decide for yourselves! At the Break of Don will be playing as well and may take sides. The tour was fun as well as a success! We were quite busy [...]


