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Monday while everyone else was at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show at Orpheum, I caught The Magic Numbers at Richards. I always used to confuse The Magic Numbers with Shout Out Louds. Anways, it was nice to see a band genuinely smiling at the audience and appreciative to be there. It showed in the songs too which stood out way more than on the album, which is kinda front and back loaded. Highlights were the catchy new songs, Forever Lost, and Love is a Game.

Earlier in the evening I was at a Hugo Boss store opening party put on by Harry Rosen. I met Harry's son Larry, who thanked me for the patronage and then proceeded to check out the labels on my clothes. It was kinda like meeting Mr. Burns' son Larry. This guy's got more bread than a prison meat loaf. He's rich, I tell ya.

Hey, who am I talking to?

Tuesday, was The Presets and Ladytron show at Commodore. Apparently Ladytron fans aren't hipsters cause it seemed like not many had heard of The Presets yet. They play club music for kids who don't like club music, says their promos. They're good if you're into VHS or Beta, Cut Copy, Rinocerose, or Who Made Who. Plus 2 man bands are so hot right now. Their album hasn't been released in Canada yet, but it's out now in the US. Great finish with my favourite from the album "I Go Hard, I Go Home".

The chics in Ladytron have nice haircuts. Karen O still has the best haircut in Rock though. Their drummer is great too, but at times I suspected a drum machine. The band is pretty tight and it's fun to see some of them performed live, others were kinda boringish. Surprisingly "Destroy Everything You Touch" felt kinda stilted, but Cracked LCD, Sugar, He Took Her to a Movie, and Seventeen were all strong.

Today I went to buy the new Secret Machines - Ten Silver Drops album, but it was priced at $22.49. Fuck that.