Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
I’m looking forward to the weekend, even though I’ll be moving boxes for the most part of it. The fun starts tonight with a trip to Lees to see The Walkmen, who I haven’t seen in a year or so. Cass McCombs opens.
Song: Dreams Come True Girl by Cass McCombs.
So much to mention, I’ll get to it. –RCRD LBL has a recently remastered version of MGMT’s ‘Destrokk’ from the Time To Pretend EP. –Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas is set to release a solo record called ‘Phrazes For The Young’. Head here for a preview. Or watch the vid. -Speaking of Julians and prominent […]
Who: Windmill from London, England.
What: An introduction to the wildly imaginative and expansive album ‘Epcot Starfields’ by UK artist Matthew Thomas Dillon (aka Windmill). Inspired from a childhood trip to Florida’s EPCOT Center, this sophomore is all about “embracing the perfect moments in life and recognizing the sadness of everything passing in the moment of […]
Check out the video for the Friendly Fires song ‘Kiss Of Life‘. Head over to IndieMusicFilter.tv to watch it, I can’t seem to embed it here. I’m gunning for them to take home the Mercury.
Anyone else going? Besides the obvious fact that I’m heading there to see the headliner, I’m really interested in getting there early enough for the Antlers. Their name has been everywhere since Frenchkiss signed this band and I’ve only been seeing good reviews. Here’s the Brooklyn three-piece doing their single ‘Two’ on a Luxury Wafers […]