I’ll admit, these picks are from a quick glance at the NXNE schedule. If I had the time, I’d go through the list of bands that I’ve never heard of and take a listen. But, this festival always seems to show me a great band that I’ve never heard of when I end up at […]
Who : Ladyhawk from Vancouver.
What : Wrote a while back about this band, but have still never managed to catch them live. You can kind of imagine how raw and rye-soaked rock their live show would be just by listening to songs of their LP Shots . They play at Dundas Square, Friday June 13th […]
A quirky folk-rock quartet originating from Amsterdam, the Hospital Bombers appropriately take their name from a Mountain Goats song, and claim other influences ranging from PBJ to the Velvet Underground. They released their first full length album, Footnotes, on Holland’s Excelsior Records in December of 2007, in addition to their 2006 EP, Satan’s Fingers. The […]
I had someone ask me about my Indie Music Filter mix compilations yesterday. Seems as if its been quite a while since I’ve put one together. Well, I’ve never done a summer mix, and I must admit I was inspired to start thinking about this since seeing/hearing the Urban Outfitters mix. I promise, as soon […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpsDegqioVA] ‘A kiss with a fist is better than none‘. Really? Are we talking a kiss on the lips here? This is the new video for 21 year-old Londoner Florence Welch, known as Florence and the Machine. People are talking quite a bit about her; (NME’s #1 act to see this summer and best new […]