Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Who: Milks and Rectangles from Charlottetwon, PEI.
What: In 2005, this band started like all bands, in a barn. Now Christian Ledwell, Mike Carver, Justin Uyterlinde and Brandon Williams have put together 6 indie pop songs for their upcoming release Civic Virtues. The EP was produced by Daniel Ledwell (In-Flight Safety, The Prospectors Union) in a […]
Check out the TV spot for the movie The Invention Of Lying starring Ricky Gervais. Born Ruffian‘s have their song ‘Hummingbird’ starting off the clip, with ELO‘s Mr. Blue Sky finishing the spot. .
Featuring performances by: Sufjan Stevens, Yo La Tengo, Fever Ray, Micachu & The Shapes, Clues, Think About Life, Cadence Weapon, Japandroids, Dragonette, Joel Plaskett, Kid Koala Presents: The Slew, and many more… Check the schedule here. Here’s my quick picks, to go along with the ones above (check schedule for times and locations). Wed: Bahamas, […]
I’m currently mapping out my work schedule for October and November and thinking that I’m going to be screwed for free time. I’ll be promoting 5 albums to tv/film/advertising people before the end of the year, not to mention trips to Halifax for Pop and possibly LA in November. I guess I do like being […]
Who: City Light from San Francisco.
What: Bridging that open area between post hardcore influenced indie rock and downtempo electronics, check out long time Seattle friends Matt Shaw and Nick Andre, collectively called City Light. From a collaboration that had the two mailing tracks back in forth, we now how their sophomore album Burned Out Bright; […]