can you spare some bubblegum?

fight the power
Originally uploaded by third uncle.

the plastic cloud
from the album
the plastic cloud
LISTEN/civilization machine

just got back from a long weekend in montreal, visiting our fine neighbors in the great white north and celebrating k-luv's 30th birthday. a lovely city with a very european feel, especially in the old historic district and, of course, its french speaking people. did a lot of walking around the city, their subway system not as extensive as new york, but with much cuter trains. had good times watching the penguins at the biodome, dancing to dj birthdayboy at main hall, hooking up $3 (canadian $'s!) weed on saint laurent at four in the morning, vegan thai at chu chai, and french canadian cowboy karaoke at the 'ouestern bar'. good times. after i got back i was looking for some good canadian music to post. i was happy to find out that this album by the plastic cloud qualified, although not quebecois but from eastern ontario. this record was recorded in '67 and, in my opinion, should be regarded as a classic of the psychfolkrock era. unfortunately, these guys were from canada (i bet things would have been different if they came up in, let's say, the bay area scene), and didn't ever get their due props, only released this one album, and have fallen into relative obscurity. dig it.