RESULTS OF THE 2012 POLL: HOTTEST MALE MUSICIAN HOTTEST FEMALE MUSICIAN HOTTEST BANDS HOTTEST SONGS SWEETEST BEARDS HOTTEST GUITARISTS HOTTEST BASSISTS HOTTEST DRUMMERS For those not familiar with the “Hottest Song” nominees, here they are. Don’t we all love (or dislike) polls and surveys? I am doing this for “fun”, see if this experiment works …
Month: February 2012
Finally word has that Cadence Weapon will drop his long awaited album Hope In Dirt City out on Upper Class Recordings. 88 is a song that came out on Cadence’s birthday and it is about the year 1988. Also the song samples Grime‘s Eight from her album Visions. Have a listen or download to 88.
Check out the music video for Gorillaz featuring André 3000 & James Murphy. DoYaThing is part of the Converse promotion for their new line of shoes.
Today Memoryhouse drop their long awaited debut “The Slideshow Effect” out on Sub Pop Records. Hopefully I get to review the album sometime this week. They finally released a music video for The Kids Were Wrong. Hope you enjoy this 80s dreamy washed out look.
Toronto’s Bravestation just dropped a new single from the upcoming untitled debut album for 2012. The single is free to download on their Bandcamp. Update: The band dropped the music video on May 22, 2012. You can say it is a dreamy/trippy video. Mix in it with a secretive group of people doing some ritual. …
Today Joel Plaskett Emergency dropped a eighth single, entitled Tough Love. This is the eighth song (almost ending soon) in a series of ten to be recorded and digitally released by Joel and his band The Emergency; one song a week for ten weeks before Scrappy Happiness drops out on March 27, 2012. For more info about this …
2012 seems to have kicked off with a “POW” for The Elwins who have been a steady staple in the Toronto live music scene. These guys are sure to be welcomed with open arms everywhere across Canada as their full-length debut album “And I Thank You” hits our awaiting ears and expanding fanbase. The band …
Ceremony (A Dance Party) @ HI Ottawa Hostel [February 25, 2012]
Currents, Heavy Bedroom & Yes Please and Thank You @ Cafe Dekcuf [February 25, 2012]
I was curious about this Ottawa band called “Heavy Bedroom”. To my knowledge it happens to be a trio consisting of Alex Maltby and Tyler Ivan Goodman of Roberta Bondar & Matt Gilmour of ex-New Teeth and Hamilton. The band has only released four tracks which is on their Soundcloud page. Their music has that …