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’ve found the soundtrack for my next acid trip. Or my first for that matter. Check out the Besnard Lakes from Montreal. I went to the Rivoli the other night to hear some new material off their new record The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse (Outside/Jagjaguwar). The room could have used more haze to […]
I’ve been an inconsistent blogger in the last couple of days…. and I’ve noticed that a lot of the time when bloggers don’t post, they apologize. I don’t think I’m going to this time. I do have an excuse though, I turned 29 this weekend in the best possible way: hosting a dodgeball tournament and […]
MR. DODGERS NEIGHBORHOOD
Have you noticed that there seems to be a lot better music in commercials these days? Whether its an ad for the Sony Bravia television featuring Jose Gonzalez‘s cover of the Knife‘s Heartbeats or those rocking Yaris ads with music from The Deadly Snakes, television (and commericals specifically) are surely becoming a great medium to […]
Subway ride home tonight…. It was packed. Everyone looked pissed. I was bobbing my head to the Maccabees. They are a band from Brighton via South London who really seem to be blowing up over there. Haven’t seen them over in Canada yet, but I’ll be sure to keep my ears peeled. My best description […]