july 9: my latest musical outting has me trying my hand at writing a new theme song for hockey night in canada. check it and comment/vote!
2007
march 23: it's once again time for my yearly update! i wanted to tell you all about a feature documentary that i did the music for. it's called the body builder and i.
it's my first film score and it's directed by bryan friedman. it's also his first time directing and we think it turned out real good. the film will have it's world premiere next month at hotdocs.
june 16: it's been too long since i've up dated this site. last september i jumped ship(ss guthrie) and landed on an islands.
since then i've been touring like crazy and even was in a video if you can believe it. i'm back home now for a bit and hope to get started on a new album or something like it. islands will continue to tour like crazy with a shift in the line-up and i'll be thinking of them(good thoughts) while they're gone.
july 23: jim has a run in with a fella at coke machine glow
june 17: listen here to Stuart McLean of the vinyl cafe comment on three gut closing shop.
june 1: the newest issue of believer magazine comes with a cd featuring cover songs.
it features many gems including a cover of nighttime/anytime(it's alright) by jim
TRACKLISTING
CD enclosed with the June print issue
1. The Decemberists: “Bridges & Balloons” by Joanna Newsom
2. Spoon: “Decora” by Yo La Tengo
3. The Constantines: “Why I Didn’t Like August 93” by Elevator to Hell
4. CocoRosie: “Ohio” by Damien Jurado
5. The Mountain Goats: “Pet Politics” by Silver Jews
6. San Serac: “Late Blues” by Ida
7. The Shins: “We Will Become Silhouettes” by the Postal Service
8. Josephine Foster: “The Golden Window” by the Cherry Blossoms
9. Cynthia G. Mason: “Surprise, AZ” by Richard Buckner
10. Jim Guthrie: “Nighttime/Anytime (it’s alright)” by the Constantines
11. Espers: “Firefly Refrain” by Fursaxa
12. Two Gallants: “Anna’s Sweater” by Blear
13. Vetiver: “Be Kind to Me” by Michael Hurley
14. Ida: “My Fair, My Dark” by David Schickele
15. Mount Eerie: “Waterfalls” by Thanksgiving
16. Devendra Banhart: “Fistful of Love” by Antony & The Johnsons
17. Wolf Parade: “Claxxon’s Lament” by Frog Eyes
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