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: Hey Rosetta! from St Johns, Newfoundland.
What:The best bandI sawduring NXNE. This 6-piece put on an amazing live show and are currentlygiving me the 2nd ofa 1-2 punch as I get to know their record better. Its called Into You Lungs and was produced by Hawksley Workman. Solid stuff here, check out the track […]
Here’s the new video for Repetition Kills You by The Black Ghosts. Recognize any of the vocalists on this track?One of them isDamon Albarn. The britisth duo The BlackGhosts is one halfSimon Lord from Simian and the other Theo Keating from the Wiseguys. This pair met through the internet and starting working togetherright away (without […]
Who : David Vandervelde from Nashville.
What : Currently spinning on WKRP in Cinncinatti is David Vandervelde ‘s newest single off the upcoming release Waiting For The Sunrise (Secretly Canadian , Aug. 5th). Reminds me a lot of Midlake and lying in the sun hungover. Think I wanted something more like Nothin’ No , but I […]
Love is Noise. The new Verve single. What do you think? That vocal sample at the beginning is kind of odd…. is it Damon Albarn?
Who : Run Dan Run from Charleston, SC.
What : Good day for e-mail. Got one from Dan in Run Dan Run , a four-piece indie pop band. For fans of Say Hi , Broken Social Scene or Bright Eyes , check out their debut album "Basic Mechanics ". Their doing some tourdates (myspace ) in […]