A loss for words. (yeah, right)

Yup, this one's ALL eye-candy, babes. Photos from last week's CD release paaaar-tay! Sweet Thing packed the Mod Club. To CAPACITY. It was incredible.

Well done, boys, well done.

And obviously, I can't forget the fans :)

...and my pre-drink patio dates!

[ yeah, and me, of course. Fan #1, right? ]

Fever!

Mornin' handsome(s)!

Huzzah! Sweet Thing pandemonium. My phone is buzzing itself off the side table with texts, BBMs, Tweets and emails about Sweet Thing "sightings"!

Matt (awesome west coast Your Yoko correspondent. Joking... almost. He's Nick's brother, silly.) shared some reviews/mentions with me this morn; check them out here:

AUX TV's "The Week's Best Music Releases"

UR Music Blog

Release BB Blog

And I found this one:

Chart Attack

Of course, the boys have been logging MUCHOS interview hours. We watched a grueling 30 minutes of the most BORING 11:00 news last night (um, who needs a full 10 minutes of weather?!?) just to catch their 10-second spot. Worth it!!! Unfortunately, we also watched eTalk daily (even more boring celeb dribble) and their spot did not air. Maybe tonight? We'll miss it, though 'cause we'll be... at... the....

CD RELEASE PAAAAAAAARRRTY!!!!

By the way, if you haven't bought the album, you may want to consider getting it form iTunes. The EXTRAS are amazing. I'm jealous. My digi-pack is cool, but these bonuses are worth it!

You get:

• Sweet Thing - exclusive track "Please" (OMG, I LOVE this song - check out the spot at the end when Owen's voice cracks a bit, like a cry, during one of the "You gotta know" parts. So passionate.)
• The making of "Sweet Thing" the band
• In studio home video footage, recording and mixing the album in LA (edited by Morgan - it's really, really great! Almost tear-jerking in spots.)
• Dance Mother official music video
• Behind the scenes of "Dance Mother" (footage from shooting the music video)
• Album commentary per track from the band
• Tons of awesome band press shots - over 40!
• Personal photos from the studio and LA (I took some of these!)
• Handwritten lyric sheets
• Rejected album titles (various notebook scraps and pictures Sweet Thing drew in the "brainstorming" for the album title) (hilarious!!!!!!) 

All for $9.99!

Remember, of course, these upcoming shows in your area!

18 Aug 2010 20:00   Mod Club, Toronto, ON, CANADA

21 Aug 2010 20:00   The Kee To Bala, Bala, ON, CANADA

14 Sep 2010 20:00   Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC, CANADA

15 Sep 2010 20:00   Mary Irwin Theatre, Kelowna, BC, CANADA

16 Sep 2010 20:00   Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB, CANADA

18 Sep 2010 20:00   The Den, Calgary, AB, CANADA

20 Sep 2010 20:00   Louis' Pub, Saskatoon, SK, CANADA

21 Sep 2010 20:00   Garrik Center, Winnipeg, MB, CANADA

24 Sep 2010 20:00   London Music Hall, London, ON, CANADA

25 Sep 2010 20:00   Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, CANADA

See you tonight? :)

Love, Your Yoko

XO

TODAY (is the greatest. day I've ever known.)

(OK, not really. The greatest day was probably my wedding, but this is pretty effin' close.)

Foux da fa fa!!!

It's here! It's here! Just ambushed the HMV at Bloor and Bay and picked up my very own copy of the brand spankin' new Sweet Thing album! Took some covert pics in the process:

OK, so I probably could have scored a freebie somehow, but I wanted the actual experience of buying it in a store. It was great! The clerk told me that she'd already sold at least 4 today (as of 11-ish when I picked it up). OMG.

Twitter mill also told us that a "crowd" was forming outside the HMV on Yonge this morn to pick up the CD and score tix to the show. Just heard from Alex that they actually SOLD OUT!!! Wow!

A pic swiped from Morgan on FB - select stores have a pretty huge feature:

I spent the day cruising Yorkville to squeeze in a gym-visit, and to buy the album (of course) and a new dress for the show (which will double as a dress for Ms.M's wedding).  Ordeal and a half, I tell you (see previous post).

Alex just  the house to go to a CityNews interview that will probably air tonight. (I'm watching now...still nothing yet.) Their week is jam-freakin'-packed with interviews. I have been "security cleared" at MTV Canada so that I can attend their MTV Live visit on Thursday. Yeah, me and a hundred screaming pre-teens. Whatevs, I'll be screaming like a pre-teen anyway. Wooooo hoo!

Buy the album today! And come to the show tomorrow! Our dancing posse is growing...

Love, 

Your Yoko

p.s. did you see inside the album booklet? a little shout-out for yours truly! :)

Tomorrow! Tomorrow!

I love you, tomorrow! You're only a daaaaaay aaaaaa-waaaaaay! (Oh, Little Orphan Annie, your soundtrack is blissful melodrama)

Finally (geez, FINALLY), Sweet Thing's very first full-length is available tomorrow! EEK! If you're uber-duber impatient (like me) you can stream it online via Much Music TODAY. Or pre-buy on Amazon. But trust me, it's worth the wait.

(keep reading... more amazing news from your friendly neighbourhood power-pop band to come!)

Of course, if you come to the official release party on Wednesday (Leah, you MUST find a way to get here - you MUST!), you can buy it in person and get the lovely boys to sign it for you. Y'know if you're into that kinda thing. If you hurry (go! now!), you can win tickets here!

Hopefully Alex will remember to sign his new name. I'm practicing mine (for signing checks, not autographs, of course):

This last weekend, we heard Change of Seasons and Dance Mother on THREE separate stations plus the Galaxie Hit List channel on TV. Whoa momma! Looks like another Ottawa station has added the second single (Kiss 105.3).

ALSO (as if it wasn't already good enough!) Change of Seasons is the iTunes freebie of the week!! Click here to get it. One fan said: "It's about time we got a decent freebie of the week, because they have been pretty lame the past few weeks. This song is good. Get it now!!" 5 stars!

You can also download a Sweet Thing app for your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch ("There's an app for that." !?! I know, right?!). So, I have a Blackberry because my nails hinder my iPhone typing abilities and I just find that flash-texting and emailing-while-walking are much easier on a BB. Unfortunately, that means I can't get the app. But I am sleeping with the guitarist, so maybe that makes up for it. ;)

Saw what I *think* is the final edit of the music video. So, so great. Thanks to Morgan's gemini-winning editing prowess, he was able to collaborate with the editor to come up with a cut that is truly representational of the band. It's bubbly, a bit weird, and just so fun to watch. I swear, there's this one shot that will melt hearts and panties. Oh, Owen. *siiiigh*

You'll have to wait, though.

So, Kim picked me up a copy of Famous mag this week, so I was able to see the article in. the. FLESH. In print! I gave that copy to my dad, though, 'cause he's just so ridiculously proud. That means - I need another copy. I will for sure pick one up when we go check out Scott Pilgrim (soon, soon) but grab me one, will ya? In case I forget. Hmmm'yeah, right!

p.s. of course, we're back from the bush and sleeping in real beds and having real showers again. Many pics and goodies to come this week, but I have to prioritize money-making endeavors like finding a legit job and writing about perogies (my new BlogTO assignment). More soon, my pets!