Fishsticks by The Heligoats

Who: The Heligoats from Bellingham, Wash.
What: Today is one of those days where there’s just too much good music out there. From the new album Goodness Gracious (out today, Greyday Records), this Chris Otepka (formerly of Troubled Hubble) in his tenth year with The Heligoats. Always using the moniker as a separate songwriting outlet, even […]

Say Hi (To Your Mom)

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 […]

Best Songs Of The Year – Disc 1

I made a two disc mix CD to give out over the holidays. It was a little tough, as I originally had 60 or so songs in contention before I started whittling. But I got down to 34. I’m actually surprised at the low amount of Canadian content….. but these were the songs that stayed […]