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 : Heartless Bastards from Cincinnati, OH.
What : Its been a while since I’ve had Erika Wennerstrom and her Heartless Bastards on the radio here. I’m psyched to hear new material, songs off the upcoming Feb. 3rd release of The Mountain on Fat Possum . So far I’ve had the titled track looped, still working […]
Wait, that doesn’t sound good at all. How about ‘Bon Iver‘s anticipated EP ‘Blood Bank’ will be released in digital, cd and vinyl formats on January 20th (19th in the UK) by Jagjaguwar, worldwide’. That’s better and good timing. I’ve been looking for something to listen to while safe inside from the snow storm happening […]
Who : Aron D’Alesio from Young Rival .
What : When I’ve got my ‘music biz’ hat on, I sometimes think about different ways to market artists and songs in this ever changing industry. What about the idea of an anthem? You hire a popular local bar to put on a song at the same time […]
Who : NewVillager from Brooklyn, NY and Forestville, CA.
What : Two multi-instrumentalists Ben Bromley and Ross Simonini want you to get up and dance with Rich Doors . Pounding drums with handclaps, piano, and vocals in the chorus that remind me of the shrill voices of Passion Pit . This song is from […]
Top 10 artists: 1. MGMT 2. Radiohead 3. Cut Copy 4. Hot Chip 5. Vampire Weekend 6. Lykke Li 7. Santogold 8. Justice 9. Fleet Foxes 10. Bloc Party Top 10 Albums: 1. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes 2. Tv On The Radio – Dear Science 3. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend 4. Bon Iver […]