Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
It was Sigur Ros ‘s documentary Heima that made me really interested in the country of Iceland. From such a diverse environment comes a vibrant and ever-evolving music scene, captured in The Iceland Music Export ‘s newest compilation called ‘Made In Iceland ‘. 15 tracks by key Icelandic artists who have ‘captivated audiences in their […]
Who : The End Of The World from Brooklyn.
What : ‘Sticking together is what good waffles do ‘. And like good waffles, Stefan Marolachakis and Benjamin Smith have managed to stay together, meeting 9 years ago in Spanish class, forming a band, lasting past 14 bass players and one fistfight. Now, they’ve recorded and […]
Have you heard about this new show that’s in the works? Josh Schwartz (the guy who gave us The O.C. and Gossip Girl) along with Alexandra Patsavas (Music supervisor for Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl) are signed on to create a series of web-only episodes of a show called Rockville, CA. Each episode takes place at […]
Who : Madi Diaz from Nashville.
What : I keep my ears open to new music as much as I can. I’m not always listening for songs that fit with the kind I post about here on Indie Music Filter . Sometimes, I’m listening for new artists that would work with my day job (Bearsuit Publishing […]
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