Space Kidz by The Clips

Who : The Clips from Vancouver.
What : Made up of Edo Van Breemen (vocals, keyboards), Jeremy Gruman (drums, violin), Michael Jones (guitar), Andrew Seeton (bass) and James Steidle (synthesizers, digital effects), the Clips are celebrating the release of their new record (Matterhorn ) on Unfamiliar Records . A more DIY sounding Hot Chip thats been […]

Tim Williams Video for “Tape Your Head”

I don’t see too many people playing guitar and singing at us in the subways in Toronto. On the occasional time I remember spotting Zanta doing push-ups for shocked onlookers. This video for the song Tape Your Head off Tim Williams‘ last record When Work Is Done (Dovecote), provides us a snapshot of Detroit’s downtown […]

The Mint Chicks

The Mint Chicks are a transplanted Kiwi power trio that originally met up at Orewa College in New Zealand, and hail from Christchurch. Originally a four piece consisting of Michael Logie, Paul Roper, and brothers Kody and Ruban Nielson. In 2007 the band won 5 Tui awards (New Zealand Music Awards) including best rock group, […]

Outside Music Label to release Sebastien Grainger’s debut

We got the EP a little while ago, now looking forward to the full length. October 21st the Outside Music label will release Sebastien Graingers long-awaited debut album Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains. The album was written, recorded and mixed by Grainger at Giant Studio in Toronto with James Shaw (Metric) lending engineering assistance on […]

Dreaming of Dreaming by Secret Machines

Who : Secret Machines from NY.
What : A exclusive non-album b-side from NY’s Secret Machines . I see it as a reminder to get back into this band. Since Ten Silver Drops its been more than a while, but with a new record on the way, this 8-minute prog-opus comes at just the right time. […]