“I don’t remember you looking any better, but then again I don’t remember you.” On the list of musical artists able to change people’s lives, John Mayer is number one. From Room for Squares to Where the Light Is, John Mayer has stolen my entire soul. Lyrically, he is smart, and philosophical. Skill wise, he [...]Related posts:Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement Review Growing up
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Atlas Sound – Logos Review
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Atlas Sound aka Bradford Cox of Deerhunter’s solo project has been around for some time. I never bothered to listen to Deerhunter or Atlas Sound until last year actually, where Nancy was telling me she preferred Bradford Cox’s material. Still, I missed out on a large chunk having only checked out Microcastle which I do [...]Related posts:Atlas Sound featuring Panda Bear Walkabout MP3 Review Ex
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Lights – The Listening
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The Listening is the debut album for one of Canada’s budding young artists, Lights. Valerie Poxleitner as she is formally named is no new face to the media. Her songs have caught the attention of the masses, and her singles are constant chart toppers. I became familiar with Lights after hearing her self-titled EP, and [...]Related posts:Lights – Lights EP 2008 is coming to a close and it’s b
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Steam Whistle Presents: You Say Party We Say Die!, Think About Life, Little Girls Concert Tix Giveaway
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We haven’t done a contest/giveaway in a looooooong time and while we at AWmusic.ca have had a rough week (Monday we had our site temporarily shut down) and I’ve gotten a case of bronchitis or something that’s left me very sick. We’ve got a nice giveaway for the 2009 Steamwhistle Presents You Say Party We [...]Related posts:Radiohead Giveaway: Win Collectors Editions of Kid A, Amnesiac, and
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Say Anythng – Say Anything
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Lights up and six men dressed like Don Draper on a casual Sunday afternoon, minus the kick ass cardigan, launch into a frenzied set packed with energy, fury and rocking out with ones cock out. Central to this band of crazed young rockers is one Max Bemis, rock star, triple threat, recovering addict and [...]Related posts:Say Anything at the Phoenix This past Wednesday I walked over to the Pho...
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Pearl Jam – Backspacer Review
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Rock and roll has carried its own fair share of clichés and phases throughout the years. Bands come and go while others attempt to regain what they once had. Such is the case with Pearl Jam’s new album ‘Backspacer’. The eleven track release makes every attempt at maintaining the fundamentals of rock, all the while [...]Related posts:Pearl Jam Ten Contest Pearl Jam reissued their first album
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Say Anything at the Phoenix
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This past Wednesday I walked over to the Phoenix for the first time to see Say Anything preform. It was an all ages show and when I arrived one of the opening acts Moneen was just going onstage. Moneen was a band I remember hearing about in Middle School but never fell in love with. [...]Related posts:Amazing Baby and Phoenix at the Phoenix The Phoenix Concert Theatre was packed to the brim......
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Review Bagheera – Hollow Home – EP
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Bagheera is a trio consisting of Tom Cowcher, Sam Twidale and Jacob Silkin and are a product of the always active Liverpool music scene. This is a young, as yet unsigned, band with only the self-produced Hollow Home EP under their belts but they have been getting a fair amount of positive attention from [...]Related posts:Oldfolks Home – We Are The Feeding Line Review Hailing from Winnipeg, O.
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My Hottest Canadian Bands of 2009 List
Another year in the bank and another collection of Matt Pollesel’s compilation of the Hottest Canadian Bands of 2009 on Iheartmusic.net. If you didn’t know Matt does this yearly from a selection of bloggers, websites – basically a whole collaboration – props to Matt for all the hard work and getting a lot of our [...]Related posts:Canada’s Hottest Bands of 2008 I contributed to last mont
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Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension
“Your faith has got to be greater than your fear.” Do NOT watch videos of Julian Casablancas on Conan O’Brien. “11th Dimension” came out a month or two ago, but after watching the live performance, I realized the need to share is much greater than previously thought. On Conan, Julian Casablancas’ performance was either, not up [...]No related posts. Sorry.
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Elin Palmer – Postcards Review
Elin Palmer is a Swedish singer songwriter who’s previous work includes playing time with the Lee Lewis Harlots. She’s played with Busia Bulat, M. Ward and The Fray in the past. She’s a seasoned musician who’s been around the block so to speak.I was interested in her work after hearing a handful of tracks on [...]No related posts. Sorry.
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Kristeen Young – Music for Strippers, Hookers and The Odd On-Looker
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The piano is a bit of a weird instrument when you think about it. It has a lot of range, and a lot potential but it is kind of rare for someone to do something different. Sure Ben Folds messes around with it a bit, but it is still just boils down to a blending [...]Related posts:Pale Young Gentlemen – Pale Young Gentlemen Review Well, I was originally planning on writing this review...Young Lo.
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Rae Spoon and Alexandre Decoupigny : U Bahn MP3
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To say I liked Rae Spoon’s Superioryouareinferior is an understatement. I loved that album and still currently listen to it every now and then. Anyway while reading some fellow blogs, specifically Canadian music blogging friends, Herohill and Quick Before It Melts posted this and while I have yet to hear the full release… Rae Spoon [...]Related posts:Spoon – Got Nuffin MP3 Review Spoon’s
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Mastodon and Dethklok Live @ The Sound Academy
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Heavy rain, blistering winds, and unsettling cold; the perfect amount of brutal weather to endure waiting in line to once again see one of the most brutal bands on earth play live at the Sound Academy that Friday October 23rd. This as one concert I had been anticipating for a while now, I mean just [...]Related posts:Dethklok – Dethalbum II Review Dethklok is back once again with their latest .
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Watch Brother Ali at Glaz’Art, Paris, France
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Well, hello again. I realize it’s been a while since I’ve been able to post, time not being on my side. I won’t bother you with details, but just know that I am back and on a regular basis. Hell, you probably didn’t even notice I was gone. Well anyways, while on my leave from [...]Related posts:Friendly Fires – Paris (Aeroplane Remix Feat. Au Revoir Simone) MP3 No introduction needed he
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Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster Review
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Thao With The Get Down Stay Down’s We All Brave Bee Stings And All was an album I instantly liked, decided to give it a perfect score early last year. I think it was well worth the score, as such I’ve had big expectations with TWTGDSD for their release Know Better Learn Faster. The [...]Related posts:Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster MP3 I was a huge fan of Thao W
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The Temper Trap – Conditions Review
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The Temper Trap, a 4-person band from Australia, first caught my ear when their single, ‘Sweet Disposition’, was featured in the movie 500 Days Of Summer. I loved the movie, and the song was used perfectly to convey just the right mixture of emotions. Of course, that one song led to months of [...]No related posts. Sorry.
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Thursday – Common Existence [Deluxe Edition] Review
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Earlier this year I took an in depth look at Thursday’s Common Existence. This September they released a digital deluxe edition with enough new material to warrant its own EP. So this week were going to go back in time briefly and look at the bonus material from the album to see if it’s [...]Related posts:Thursday – Common Existence Review It has been almost three years since Thursday rele
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Blind Pilot – 3 Rounds and A Sound Review (2008)
I usually get a lot of emails and while I wade through them slowly (there’s about 250 unchecked emails) there are a vast amount of artists and genres that I get to check out. It’s such a hard way to find and like a band as it’s purely based on first impressions.For Portland’s Blind Pilot [...]Related posts:Pilot Speed – Wooden Bones Review It’s probably been five years (or more) in bet
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The White Panda
Fresh mash-ups have been appearing all over the internet from a duo named The White Panda. Mashing music from their homes in Los Angeles and Chicago, Procrast and DJ Griffi goal is to produce “party music for the masses.” The White Panda concentrates mostly on mixing two-three songs together, making the songs considerably less overwhelming [...]Related posts:Atlas Sound featuring Panda Bear Wa
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