It started in San Fran and has become a sensation in many major cities, but Calgary hasn’t really been very active in embracing the magic of Craigslist. Buying, selling, dating, starting a band, want to argue, etc, etc. Check it out, and let’s make it happen. They even made a documentary on the whole phenomenon called 24 Hours on Craigslist.

One of the weirdest one-hit wonders on Josh’s Big Box O CDs today. You’ve more than likely heard the song (or a cover version of it) in a commercial or a movie - most notably the Mike Myers film So I Married An Axe Murderer. Another cover version is in an ad for birth control pills, which is funny, as it’s a song about heroin. The band has a pretty bizarre history, and from the looks of it lead singer/guitarist Lee Maver’s perfectionism and/or volatile personality killed the chances for this band. They reunited briefly for some festivals in 2005. Pearl Jam covered another of their songs - Timeless Melody - during a 2000 concert in London. The band: The LA’s. The song: There She Goes.

Yesterday afternoon, before their sold out show with Silversun Pickups and Snow Patrol, Damien from OK GO gave me a call. Here’s how that chat went:

OK GO Interview

I spoke to Bjorn, the singer (and whistler) from Peter Bjorn and John not too long ago. They do the song Young Folks, which people often call “the whistling song.” He was in a studio in Stockholm Sweden. Here’s the audio:

Peter Bjorn and John Interview