Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Finally, a Toronto screening of this. “On Friday, November 23rd, the newly renovated Royal Theatre on College St. will show a screening of Sigur Ros‘ new concert film/documentary Heima. Meaning “at home” and shot over a series of acoustic chamber performances and outdoor shows in Iceland, the footage alone looks incredible.” Tickets at Soundscapes.
France is the world capital for DJ duos. Next on the list, Spitzer. Spitzer are two brothers (Damien and Matthieu) living in Lyon, France who: play electronic music are more like producers than djs and want you to dance to their music On their myspace page, you’ll find four tracks from their Roller Coaster EP, […]
Say hi to Say Hi, formerly Say Hi To Your Mom. Founded in Brooklyn in 2002, Say Hi is mainly the work of one songwriter, Eric Elbogen and since the beginning, his records have come out on his own label Euphobia Records. The music is one of those fine mixtures of synths and washy guitars […]
Sit back, relax and turn on your headphones. Try to hear what it all used to sound like. Here’s Jason Kent and The Crystal Lake, a Montreal band. Formerly of Bodega, Jason’s got a real knack for capturing a mix somewhere between the Beatles, Neil Young and Air. Moments of CSNY era country mixed with […]
After repeated listens from shotgun in volvos, I’ve finally remembered to look up The Heartless Bastards. And wow, I’m a couple years late. But you know what? It ain’t a race. For me its about discovery. These Heartless Bastards are a three piece from Ohio fronted by the powerful vocals of Erika Wennerstrom. They were […]