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! – […]

IMF Recommends: Depreciation Guild, Here We Go Magic, Patrick Watson

The Depreciation Guild. Recently on the radar as related to recent Sync/Master subjects The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (their drummer is one half of Brooklyn duo The Depreciation Guild. Head to their homepage and click on the yellow bar (‘Album’) to get their album for free. Pay specific attention to Darklooming. Quite nice. […]

Amercian Teen

I heard about this movie from reading The Playlist. The film is getting pretty good reviews, but its also has a killer soundtrack. MGMT, Ting Tings (who played here last night, I went to Annuals), Black Kids, and some Canadian love on there with Unicorns, New Pornographers and Patrick Watson. Dawn of the Dead by […]

Gregor Samsa video for Jeroen Van Aken

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwgR-Xhgb64] This is the song Jeroen Van Aken by the band Gregor Samsa (video directed by Rick Alverson from the band Spokane). It comes from the upcoming release Rest, the bands’ third full-length album in 7 years. Nine pieces composed over e-mail during the course of nine months by key members in New York, Chicago, […]