I actually remember wanting to a get a review copy of White Rabbit’s Fort Nightly a few years ago but never actually ended up doing so. This year, I had a chance to review their 2009 release, It’s Frightening (which I can’t help but think of Frightened Rabbit).The album is produced by Spoon’s Britt Daniel. [...]No related posts. Sorry.
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Allan, recently (actually, a while ago now) ranted (he called it a rant) about the definition of “indie”. And so, I had no other choice than to weigh in and write what follows:Here’s my biggest pet peeve about people/music/and the internet music world: music snobbery and the use of the term “indie” to score cool [...]Related posts:Rant: The Definition of Indie is Simple, Stop Complicatin
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I’m a huge Big Brother fan and while I do call it a guilty pleasure, the truth of the matter is that it’s not another regular TV show. The show for me has more to do with the fact that there are 24/7 live feeds making it the most authetic or “real” reality show in [...]Related posts:Brother Ali announces new album “Us” Brother Ali announces the release of his new album...Franz Ferdina
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Let me start by saying that I have never met fellow contributor Sheila personally, and that the argument I am about to propose is not to be taken personally by anyone.I read Sheila’s article about how she believes that the selection of comedienne Ellen DeGeneres as a judge for American Idol is somehow indicative of [...]Related posts:Editorial – Ellen DeGeneres on American Idol I’m sure by n
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Whoever said electro is dead clearly hasn’t heard of Nujax. I don’t know about you guys, but when I’m out, I GO OUT, and these guys play hard electro and know how to throw a good party. The Montreal based duo made up of Justin Adler and Alan Brinsmead are certainitly on the [...]No related posts. Sorry.
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It’s not a big secret that some of us here at AWMusic love Said The Whale. So you can imagine how enthused I was when they released their EP The Magician on 7” vinyl in July. It didn’t arrive on my doorstep until the end of August, but it was well worth the wait. [...]Related posts:Said The Whale – Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia You know how they say that today’s Vancouver is...Noah and t
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As I said in my post about Princeton, the crowd was jammed pack for both Maps and Atlases and Ra Ra Riot.I actually didn’t realize Maps and Atlases were playing until the day of the show and I didn’t get a chance to listen to their stuff going on. All I knew is that I [...]Related posts:Princeton At Lee’s Palace in Toronto – Sept 11 On a sold out night with scalpers outside asking for...NX
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I’m sure by now everyone has heard the announcement that Ellen DeGeneres’ will be a judge on American Idol this season. Now I don’t watch American Idol, I don’t generally watch reality TV at all although I do have a soft spot for So You Think You Can Dance (except for this seasons Canadian [...]Related posts:Counterpoint – Ellen Degeneres On Idol and Misconceptions Let me start by sayin
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Free anything is great, but free concerts are the best. On Friday Ryerson University held a free concert on Toronto Island with Girl Talk & K’naan. A strange combination of artists considering their very different sounds but, definitely a nice way to spend a Firday.K’naan preformed first, with his clever blend of hip hop. His [...]Related posts:Girl Talk @ Metropolis So every rumour you’ve e
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On a sold out night with scalpers outside asking for and selling tickets to a sold out show featuring Ra Ra Riot, Maps and Atlases and the opener Princeton, it was set for a fun night. I was excited to see Princeton as I’ve had ample opportunity to listen to their debut release, “Cocoon Of [...]Related posts:Ra Ra Riot and Maps and Atlases At Lee’s Palace Sept 11 As I said in my post about
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If you are reading this post and it is not a Saturday, either you have scrolled down past some other posts you may or may not have been interested in enough to actually read or the editors have made some creative changes to my contributing schedule. Either way, as a seeker of music on the [...]No related posts. Sorry.
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“No secret’s too safe, and how you can’t stay, higher than the stars.” When Pains’ first song came out I remember my attention was caught first, by the name, and second, by the sound. One of their first hits, “Young Adult Friction” captures the soul by its retro snappy charm. Their self titled album does not [...]Related posts:The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Pains of Being P
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With the Beatles remastered catalogue out this week, I figure hey why not. It would be really futile in trying to figure the top album by the Beatles (I’d go with the White Album because it’s two discs) or really convincing you what the top 10 Beatles songs are. It’s more personal which Beatles songs [...]Related posts:Win A Beatles Lithograph This week is Beatles‘ week (in the world) as.
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Paper Heart is a movie starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera. I’ll use “movie” really loosely here. Because it’s not really a film in my opinion. Charlyne Yi is also known as that Asian girl in Knocked Up who was really high or just dumb.Here’s the premise of the movie: girl (Yi) sets out to [...]Related posts:Funny People Movie Review + Playlist Funny People, with director Judd Apatow,
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Photographs by Jennifer Picard. More photographs at Flickr.It was a surprise to open the Georgia Straight and see a listing for Daniel Johnston at Venue. Venue is a “new” live music venue in Vancouver. Anti-climactically, all that really means is that The Plaza has given itself a new look and a new name, perhaps [...]Related posts:Patrick Watson – Live at Richard’s on Richards, Vancouver
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Arctic Monkeys has always been a polarizing band among my friends. I don’t really know anyone who is just “okay” with the Arctic Monkeys. They’re either overrated simpletons or melodic geniuses. I’ve always veered closer to the latter side and this album does well to solidify my position.Unsurprisingly, Humbug displays a more mature, less danceable [...]Related posts:Arctic Monkeys – C
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Last fall, Nov. 3 to be exact, I reviewed an EP called Iron Ponies by Toronto band Provincial Parks. It was an album that had gorgeous harmonies, catchy choruses, and an aesthetic that said to me, if these guys catch a few breaks they are going to be the next John Mayer (in group [...]Related posts:The Unravelling – 13 Arcane Hymns Review 13 Arcane Hymns, the debut album from Calgary based....
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Friday Night Fever is yet another electronic pop band that thrills audiences with high energy and stellar performances. Their release of TGIF! earlier this summer brought attention to this highly regarded unsigned band. Despite their indie status, they are well on their way to main stream success, with a sound that can rival the very [...]Related posts:The Friday Night Boys – Off The Deep End .
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This isn’t a music post but this is a warning to anyone who searches Adbeans.com or is contacted by an Adbeans.com representative.I was using Adbeans since I was contacted by them on February 20th of this year and placed a banner for awhile now on this website.Basically they provide ads while you collect money. You [...]No related posts. Sorry.
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This week is Beatles‘ week (in the world) as the Beatles have released their entire remastered version of their entire catalogue in both mono and stereo (if you feel so picky). I do not need to say the importance of the Beatles, they one of the best bands ever. I’m a fan of them but [...]Related posts:My Top 10 Beatles Songs With the Beatles remastered catalogue out this week, I...
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