Lots Of New Video Uploads, Including Details On Mike Haggith's New Album!!

(Updated on Saturday at 11:01 AM) Believe it or not, this is our 60th straight daily post at the SMS, and frankly, I am very surprised that I've had new content on the site this regularly during the pandemic! Here's hoping we can stretch this out further in the timeframe ahead. As for today's post, it's video-centric once again, so here's what you should know!

We'll start with a teaser video for TONIGHT'S Mike Haggith live-streamed CD release concert (a.k.a. #LockdownLive VII), which is expected to begin on his Facebook page at 7:30 PM, so tune in then to watch the whole live event as it happens! Mike is expected to play "If Ever Comes The Day" in full tonight, which he also did during #LockdownLive II, but this will be a distinct set with surprises ahead. The big advance reveal is that Mike is not streaming this set from his apartment, rather "a top secret location", though even if he revealed where, it may only be of direct relevance for Thompsonites, assuming the filming spot was in his current homebase. And yes, "If Ever Comes The Day" is now publically on sale on his Bandcamp page for $10 (or $5 for a digital streaming copy), so visit the above links to pick up your copy and/or stream the whole thing! Bandcamp also has lots of liner notes on the album concept, which could be very handy for context if you don't know what happened.

Mike shared a rehearsal teaser video on Wednesday of him playing "2145", and while he did warn viewers that "the human element is on full display", remember that the whole album was based around very personal events. It's not fair to critique the rehearsal clip when we're so near to the main event, but give it a watch below, and follow above for full album details!

Next up, this post originally featured one of two new archive Inner City Surfers videos shared on drummer Mikey Hawdon's YouTube channel earlier this week, but both were quietly made private for unknown reasons overnight (for what it's worth, the channel is now named "Mikey & His Uke" after his ongoing quarantune ukelele cover video series, so he may have felt those didn't fit anymore). One was them playing an original song live at The Canadian Nightclub in 2009, and the other was them covering The Muppet Show's theme song & Van Halen's "Panama" at Foggy Notions in 2007 or 2008. It's a shame that they're no longer public, as they were fun performances from the Surfers' heyday, and hopefully they pop up publically again down the road on this or another channel!

Also today, here's a new video from local indie punk quintet Northwest's Facebook page! Much like their "Sorry Sunday" video from last month, this features frontman Wayne Watkins and guitarist Mike Yakasovich remotely performing an acoustic rendition of one of their originals, specifically "True North". Mike's oddly cut off in frame here, but this is a fine unplugged take on this fan favourite original song, and it sounds like how I'd expect given the circumstances, so give it a watch below!



Finally, here's a new solo vocal cover from former local concert promoter and metal guitarist Rich Moreland, as posted onto the Dismembertainment YouTube channel over the weekend. This karaoke-style cover of Five Finger Death Punch's rendition of The Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" is well done and matches the 5FDP cover, though Rich's vocals can come out a little quiet through this camera's audio recording. Give this video a watch!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site this weekend! Thanks everyone!