Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Its been a while since I’ve checked out a session at Myspace Transmissions, perhaps because I’ve been waiting for the right band to come along. Recently, Cambridge’s electro-pop band Passion Pit hit their studio for a day of audio and video recording, choosing a selection of songs off the bands debut ‘Manners’. Grab all the […]
Finally feels like it.
Right now, I’m running head-first into the long weekend for a wedding and some time up north. Hopefully to relax. Completed two moves this week along with a significant amount of paper on the desk.
Maybe I’ll finally get to IMF vol 6: summer….. I have the list, just getting it down to […]
Who: Meursault from Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: New music from Meursault, a five song ep thats entirely acoustic. It was recorded live from the living room floor, packaged in hand-painted sleeves by the band. Purchase the EP here.
I came close to posting the song William Henry Miller Pt 1, as I sit here watching the band perform […]
‘The Great Escape’ by The Rifles – ‘Punk Spirit’ by Wave Machines ‘Animal’ by Miike Snow ‘Wet Gold’ by The Octopus Project Video ‘Kiss of Life’ by Friendly Fires ‘Kurgan Wave Number One (Live @ KEXP)’ by Deastro ‘Ready for the Floor (Hot Chip Cover)’ by Lissy Trullie ‘Photoshop Handsome’ by Everything Everything ‘To Kingdom […]
Alvin Band “Temple Pressure” from Travis Schneider on Vimeo. Rick Alvin Shaier of Miniature Tigers has just finished his solo debut titled ‘Mantis Preying’ under the name Alvin Band. A true testament of ‘unadulterated stream-of-consciousness musical exploration and an impressive investigation of bedroom recording’, these songs have many interesting parts that we’ve taken notice of. […]