Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Found these while checking the blogs yesterday. Love’m both, what do you think? The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance (Chromeo Remix) by Vampire Weekend. You might have to look a bit for it. and Sleepyhead (Bo Flex remix) by Passion Pit (from Neon Gold Records). (Bo Flex)
Who : Blonde Acid Cult from NY.
What : Hearing some great things about this band these days. Blonde Acid Cult are ‘stealing cultural vibes from the bestStax Recordsand putting them in the blender with the suicide droning of theStooges ‘. Below, they’ve pulled off a great Kasabian -esque jam I’m movin to.
Song : Calypso .
Ever wonder what happened to controller.controller and No Dynamics? Well, the rhythm section of the former along with the lead singer of the latter now comprise Lioness, Toronto’s newest bass-busting disco rock trio. Formed in the winter of 2007, the band has been building a buzz playing select gigs and afterparties for bands like !!!, […]
Did some fall cleaning on the site, updated the playlist. Click on the image below. Also, I updated the Toronto show listings.
Who : Chad VanGaalen from Calgary.
What : Best Canadian indie artist right now? Probably. Since we last wrote about him , his album (Soft Airplane ) has been tearing up the charts (3rd straight week at #1 on CBC radio 3 top 30, plus 8 weeks at #1 on earshot). Wow. He’s currently crossing the […]