Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
I was never good at remembering details and I never excelled at history in school. So I had to look up what the word Charlemagne meant. Apparently, some dude who conquered half of Europe. Charles the Great they called him, or the Father of Europe. Now he shares his name with two bands that I’ve […]
And out of the time machine strolled David Vandervelde. First listen made me think of Bowie. I listened closer to Nothin’ No and thought of that psychadelic trip the Beatles took to the east. Maybe even thoughts of Pop Levi, another glam rocker stuck in the now. His record (The Moonstation House Band on Secretly […]
Here’s something to daydream to…. Check out the song called Cut The Leash by Chairlift. [audio:http://www.indiemusicfilter.com/audio/cuttheleash.mp3] The band originally was formed in Boulder, CO, but now reside in Brooklyn. Between the efforts of Caroline Polachek and Aaron Davis, it really creates a vocal balance heard from such bands/influences as Rilo Kiley, or Earlimart (who the […]
Pet peeve. When you go looking for background on a band and all you find is myspace babble and this. Was there something in there about Final Fantasy? Obijou? Social Arts Club? Who knows. I assume we’ll get to know this band this year a little bit more. They are Germans from Toronto. Thanks Hugo […]
I’m already looking forward to April, or when I’ll be able to get my hands on a copy of Cloud Cult‘s newest offering called The Meaning Of 8. Great band from Minnesota fronted by talented songwriter and environmentalist Craig Minowa. The band’s 2004 release (Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus) took everyone by surprise, landing on […]