Rachael didn’t just play bass, she also played Tetris.

And I played in the bathroom. The toilet is just out of shot to the left.

Out track is called ‘Apparently it’s Christmas,’ and it’s sounding pretty sweet. We kept it simple, tracking electric guitar, bass and drums, then pouring in a bit of acoustic guitar and a big old layered-guitar instrumental section. Phil Spector was mentioned, but we actually showed more restraint, than I thought we might, opting not to put ‘November Rain’ piano parts in the bridge. We did, however, keep Will’s glockenspiel parts in.

You probably won’t get to hear the track until Dave gets everything finished some time in November, I believe. Listeners are encouraged to spot two references I made to some other Christmas songs, and may even be rewarded if you spot some references that I didn’t know about. If you ask nicely we might even play it at one of the gigs we’ve got coming up.

UPDATE: Dave has blogged about the session.

Photo by Hannah JV

Radcore skater and album photographer Hannah JV took some snaps on a Holga at the Beg Steal and Burrow release party, and I finally paid to get them developed. I can learn things! Check out the whole set on flickr.

I’m in the process of going through a bunch of Canadia stuff from the last year to see if there’s anything I can use (where did all those Elmos come from?) and I came across a photo set shot by S Dubs at Wine Cellar in 2008. About time I shared, I think.

Photos by Sean Wallace.

Wine Cellar, 2008 [flickr]

More after the jump.

PS: only five people came, and they were very late. I am so underground right now.

Marystaple and Canadia Brodeo 08 [flickr]