Here’s a short list of this week’s new releases! To read more details, please visit the Tuesday Guide site for full coverage! (Canadian artists in RED);Train ~ Save Me, San Francisco (see video below)Creed ~ Full Circle (see video below)Wolfmother ~ Cosmic Egg (click below to hear “New Moon Rising”) Tegan and Sara ~ SainthoodSwollen [...]
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Written by: Robert LathamPhoto by: Branden DunbarKelowna-based rock trio We Are The City believe exciting times are just around the corner for the emerging Vancouver and British Columbia music scene and judging by their fledgling musical offerings they could be one of the bands to help lead the charge.The young rockers, all just 19-years-old, are [...]
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Four months ago I wrote an article about an up and coming band, lead by none other than Oscar-nominated Canadian actor Ryan Gosling. Dead Man's Bones is a collaboration between Gosling and his best friend Zach Shields. Released on October 6th, 2009, their self titled debut album has made quite the impression. Shields and Gosling originally [...]
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Written by: Andy StewartPhoto courtesy: Dan Chusid (web site)October 17, 2009 ~ Flames Central, Calgary, ABI’ve known of Matisyahu since his album Live at Stubb’s and have respected him and his music from the moment I first heard him. For his recent performance at Flames Central, however, I brought along three people that had no [...]
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For those who know me, I’m an enormous fan of Fringe, the new paranormal drama in it’s second season on FOX Thursdays. My obsession is bordering on the fan-boy, but this may just catapult me (and likely many others) into a whole new dimension…so to speak.Entertainment Weekly revealed today that Trent Reznor re-worked the song [...]
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Written by: Chris AndradeOctober 20th, 2009 ~ Stampede Corral, Calgary, ABClick Here to check out the live photos from this show!Tuesday night was a busy one at the Stampede grounds as the Calgary Flames hosted Columbus for NHL action but the streets weren’t only packed with hockey fans. Just a few hundred meters away from [...]
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Here’s a short list of this week’s new releases! To read more details, please visit the Tuesday Guide site for full coverage! (Canadian artists in RED);Stereos ~ S/T (see video below)Grady ~ Good As Dead (click below to hear “Boots or Hearts”) Priestess ~ Prior tot he Fire (click below to hear “Raccoon Eyes”)Joe Perry [...]
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This is absolutely fantastic, if not purely entertaining!Weeks after the Oasis breakup, we are not purportedly hearing the details surrounding the incident and oh are they hilarious. Unless of course, you’re Liam or Noel Gallagher.According to web site Holy Moly!, Liam Gallagher was hanging out before their August 28th, 2009 Paris show strumming on his [...]
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Photos and words by: Tiffany Naugler (of Post-Rock Love Affair)October 17, 2009 @ TAAC Basement, Golf St., Truro, NSBloodhouse ~ This is the second time i have been out to see Bloodhouse and they are sounding GREAT! I honestly recommend checking them out at their next show!A History Of ~ I have seen these guys [...]
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Written by: Laura MelvinI was ridiculously excited when I heard that Alice in Chains was preparing to release a new album. But, like a lot of people, I was also a little worried: How could there be an Alice in Chains without lead singer Layne Staley? The band’s answer to the public’s concerns was to [...]
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This year’s concept album the Hazards of Love by Portland, OR group the Decemberists is quite good (in case you already didn’t know) and features one of my favourite songs of the year, “the Rake’s Song”. An upbeat, contagious tune with an extremely dark tale, it’s certainly a standout on the band’s fifth full-length album.Earlier [...]
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Seventeen years after Nirvana played their monumental live set at the Reading Festival, fans who never got the chance to be there in person will finally get a taste of what it was like.A CD/DVD set called Nirvana Live at Reading is scheduled to hit stores on November 17th, while the CD only version will [...]
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Written by: Robert LathamMany bands have tried and failed to fuse the genres of rock and hip-hop but New York-based quartet Kongcrete look set to smash down the barriers and succeed in their goal to combine the two.The band define their music as ‘Ghetto Rock,’ a combination of hip-hop, hard rock, funk and reggae and [...]
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Although the Dead Weather’s debut album Horehound didn’t quite meet some of our expectations (and let’s be honest, anything that Jack White touches we expect to be epic), it’s still a pretty decent album featuring some very good tracks, one of them being “I Cut Like A Buffalo”.So, when we heard that there was a [...]
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Written By: Robert LathamA word of warning for anyone, like this writer, who has been in a musical time warp when it comes to AFI. If the last thing you knew of them was remembering them as hardcore punk rockers in the mid-90s then you’re in for a mighty shock, with the California rockers now [...]
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Dubbed MySpace Transmissions, Brooklyn six-piece White Rabbits have just release an new EP for free. It’s part of a series the once hugely popular social networking site has been running where it features live performances from bands. Past Transmission artists include Manchester Orchestra, NOFX, Thrice, City and Colour, Vampire Weekend and many more.White Rabbits are [...]
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Written by: Laura MelvinEast-coasters The Trews’ latest disc, Friends and Total Strangers is an energetic, acoustic live album that emphasizes the band’s Maritime roots. With predominant accordion layered into several tracks, folksy guitar creating a down-home feel, and lead singer Colin MacDonald’s unmistakable vocals, The Trews proudly bring a little of their hometown Antigonish, Nova [.
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Here’s a short list of this week’s new releases! To read more details, please visit the Tuesday Guide site for full coverage! (Canadian artists in RED);Hugh Dillon ~ Works Well With Others (watch the video for “Friends of Mine” below)Chantal Kreviazuk ~ Plain Jane (watch the video for “Invincible” below)Dead By Sunrise ~ Out of [...]
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Written by: Robert Latham The unmistakably addictive sound of Tennessee rockers Paramore is back and as good as ever with a third studio album, representing a new maturity to the band's musical approach while still retaining their raw, punky edge. Following the huge success of their first two studio albums the punk-pop quintet's latest offering Brand New [...]
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