I’m back live on the radio. Have a listen to the September 24, 2018 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM. Played my picks for Pop Montreal 2018 happening this Wednesday to Sunday! HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Frank Turner – Be More Kind Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs – Tough (Audiotree North …
Happy 2018! I was live in studio for No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM. Counting down the Top 17 Canadian Albums of 2017. Also the Top 10 Non-Canadian Albums of 2017. Had James from The Mixtape Session to join in and have a chat about the albums. Have a listen to the show HOUR ONE: …
Happy 2018! The time has come! Be surprised, laugh, cry or debate! Here are the Top 17 Canadian Albums of 2017! 1. Alvvays – Antisocialites Antisocialites by Alvvays 2. Tops – Sugar at the Gates Sugar at the Gate by TOPS 3. Chad VanGaalen – Light Information Light Information (Canada customers) by Chad VanGaalen 4. …
Attended the 2017 Polaris Music Prize Gala at the Carlu in Toronto. The winner this year for best album went to Lido Pimienta’s La Papessa. Wonderful performances by Lisa LeBlanc, Tanya Tagaq, Leif Vollebekk, Feist, Lido Pimienta and Weaves. Check out the photos.
2017 Polaris Music Prize will reveal the winner for best album with a gala on September 18th at the Carlu. Here is a refresher on the Short List: A Tribe Called Red – We Are The Halluci Nation BADBADNOTGOOD – IV Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker Gord Downie – Secret Path Feist – …
Have a listen to No Filter for July 17, 2017. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Slumbers – Stay Hidden Boyscott – Nova Scotia 500 Japanese Breakfast – Boyish / 12 Steps Exit Someone – Absent Lover Tess Roby – Ballad 5 Co/ntry – Cash Out Heaven for Real – Subliminal Faith Healer – Light of …
Have a listen to No Filter for June 26, 2017. Pre-Canada Day themed show. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Broken Social Scene – Stay Happy Joel Plaskett Emergency – True Patriot Love Patrick Watson – Alone in this World Leif Vollebekk – Vancouver Time Mac DeMarco – Dreams from Yesterday Homeshake – Wrapping Up Prairie …
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, unveiled the 40 albums on this year’s Long List earlier today at the National Arts Centre with the support of Lixar. The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Long List: A Tribe Called Red – We Are The Halluci Nation Alaclair Ensemble – …
2017 is going very fast and June being the halfway mark of the year. So why not compile what are my list of best songs of 2017 so far. Most are compiled from my radio show No Filter where I do the Top 5 Songs of the Week. Hope you enjoy this list. (Sandy) Alex …
With the news of Zaphod Beeblebrox closing on May 14th. I have decided to go back into the archives of photos that I have taken at the venue. Here is the year 2010. New Teeth on February 12, 2010. Yukon Blonde on March 6, 2010. Said The Whale, In-Flight Safety and Graham Wright on March …