Chad VanGaalen B-Sides for ‘Soft Airplane’
They are free and here. And I totally forgot to mention this a few weeks ago when I got the memo.
Polaris Prize ’09: Shortlist Announced
Here it is. 6 bands/artists that are 2nd time nominees and no debut albums. Who do you think will take it? Elliott BROOD – Mountain Meadows Toronto Website | MySpace Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life Toronto Website | MySpace Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels Toronto Website | MySpace Hey Rosetta! – […]
CMW recap, Thursday night
Last night was a good night for shows. Started at CBC’s Glenn Gould Theatre for Emma-Lee‘s opening spot for The Trews. Perfect room for her. Smooth, sweet and witty, she dazzled the crowd with songs off ‘Never Just A Dream‘. The highlight for me was her great cover of Corey Hart’s Sunglasses at Night. Dekel […]
Sync/Master: The Tallest Man On Earth
A Field of Birds by The Tallest Man On Earth. IMF: Think I heard this one first from Said The Gramophone. Its a great little song written and performed by Sweden’s The Tallest Man On Earth for The Yellow Bird Project (we wrote about it here). Its currently the theme song for the charity. Dave, […]
New Chad VanGaalen
Recorded in a basement in Calgary on an old tape machine and a JVC ghetto blaster is Chad VanGaalen‘s upcoming record Soft Airplane. Below is the lead off track, Willow Tree, a folky ballad with a wavering falsetto. Check it out. Record is due on Sept. 9th (Sub Pop (US), Flemish Eye (Can)). Wow, I […]