Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
The list is done, here’s what rocked us in 2008. I’m posting this list now, but I’ll add some words tomorrow and the next day. 1. The Midnight Organ Fight – Frightened Rabbit. The everything record. This was a pretty easy decision for me. No other album got played in my office as much as […]
We’re going to try something new here on the site. If you follow what I’ve been writing here for the last 3 years, you would have seen me occasionally mention my day job (Bearsuit Publishing). I pitch songs and artists to Music Supervisors (these days being touted as ‘..the new A&R’), aiming to license music […]
Who : Favours for Sailors from London, UK.
What : Another Christmas song coming your way. Favours for Sailors prepared this holiday diddy, one that might or might not appear on their upcoming EP (Furious Sons ) in early 2009. If you live in London, go see them live (check myspace for details) and report back.
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Who : Provincial Parks from Toronto.
What : I woke up every 30 minutes last night, either sweating, or shivering. I’m sick as a dog, but still managing to blog away here. A couple weeks ago I caught an opening set by Toronto’s Provincial Parks and I was pretty impressed. I haven’t been able to spend […]
I think Sweden’s The Soundtrack Of Our Lives have the best band name. I find it so meaningful when we think of music in that way, tied to events/places/people/memories. Since I just heard their new single off the upcoming record (called Communion, a concept double-album), I haven’t tied it to any thing happening in my […]