Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Not a real wild animal, but some dude from side stage rushed Liam and tackled him in the middle of a song! Security swarmed, Liam got some shots in, the band stopped and went off stage. 10 mins later, the band came back. No encore though. More on this tomorrow, I’m dead tired and I […]
Who : The Wombats from Liverpool.
What : Really thought I needed to mention these guys today. They were supposed to be playing Toronto’s Virgin Fest this weekend, but I just got word that they had to cancel. I guess I’ll just have to wait again.
Song : Kill The Director .
Here’s a video of them playing […]
Chris: “I’m a Virgin Festival media pass virgin. Looking forward to that first time”. I’ll be walking around the festival asking that same question, can’t wait to see what kind of video responses I get. Super pumped to check out this weekend’s Virgin Festival in Toronto. 2 days, 3 stages, 1 DJ tent, a crapload […]
Who : Lanterns On The Lake from Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
What : I was dreaming of a loop where everyone was dancing underwater. This song must have been the soundtrack. Check out Lanterns On The Lake with a song that really hits close to Jose Gonzalez fronting Sigur Ros , layered textures of breathy vocals, […]
Check out some new live footage of The Dodos, Noah and the Whale and Fleet Foxes to name a few. Here’s The Dodos with Fools.