Matt’s Hottest Bands In Canada List, 2008 edition

Its up, head here to see it. I was asked to contribute, but I haven’t had the time to sit down and try to put together a list (didn’t want to send in anything half-assed). Been working like crazy to finish Indie Music Filter: Volume 5 and planning a trip to LA the week after […]

American Flags

To celebrate the upcoming American election, Barsuk Records is releasing a single by David Bazan called ‘American Flags‘. On the b-side of this single you’ll find a demo version of ‘Please, Baby, Please‘, a song we’re all going to hear on his upcoming 2009 full-length release. Stream American Flags here. As for the election, I’m […]

Live Shows

The fall is always such a great time for seeing shows. On this site though, I don’t cover them very well. I actually have problems remembering some of them. But, in the last month, I’ve seen a couple great ones worth mentioning here in this post. The Dodos – Horseshoe Tavern. Oct. 6th. Thinking ahead […]

Set Me Free by The Heavy

Who : The Heavy from some small little town called Noid, UK.
What : Trying to extend their success from the UK to the US, The Heavy have planned a mini-tour and released an EP titled Set Me Free as an introduction to the band. Interestingly, this EP (available at iTunes ) also contains a cover […]

Paris by Friendly Fires (Aeroplane Remix)

What : That’s Au Revoir Simone doing the vocals there. Pretty sweet song wouldn’t you agree? Many differences between this and the originally, the most notable being the tempo. Both versions will make you move, but in different ways and speeds. I’ll think of it as slow exit music while trying to get out of […]