Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Got an e-mail from Stefano Boscutti the other day about his website appropriately called ‘Stefano Boscutti’s Newsreel‘. In a way of transforming the news we receive everyday, he posts a slide show or photo-journal of world news, scored with new music, or songs you’d normally find on music blogs or sites like this one. Here’s […]
151, now 49. E-mails in my Indie Music Filter inbox last week to today. Good news is that the 49 that are left, are all things I want to mention on the site. So, I’ll be doubling up as much as possible to get back on track. Really can’t believe that one week of vacation […]
Who: Starlight Mints
What: Following up. Here’s “Paralyzed”, ‘a wonderfully ethereal trip that only Oklahoma’s own Starlight Mints could create, is a nice yin to the bouncy yang of “Zoomba”,’ which we were spinning back in May. More and more tourdates on the go, check them here.
Song: Paralyzed.
Who: Share from Halifax.
What: Six weeks after crossing the country on tour by VIA Rail, Share singer and songwriter Andrew Sisk celebrates the August 4th release of Shares ‘Slumping In Your Murals’ in Montreal.
Born from songs performed in old farmhouses and the House Of Miracles studio, the core of this bands album was put together […]
Who: Rikers.
What: Since we last checked in with this Peterborough group, they were in the midst of recording their 5 song EP, which has now been completed. Adding to the 2 of the tracks mixed by Kevin McMahon (Walkmen, French Kicks), three others had the touch of David Newton (Mighty lemon drops, Little Ones). And […]