The Coast – Expatriate

*disclaimer: Just as a side note, I (Burtch) am unbiased when it comes to the Coast. I’ve known the band through Chris (who works for them) for a while, but I’m not a lackey, paid or otherwise. Now on to my posting: The Coast have been floating around the Toronto Indie Rock scene for a […]

Polaris 2007 Nominees

Canada, still pumping out great records. Start placing your bets!! My thoughts?? I know this competition is based purely on how good the record is, so I’m going to have to buy these discs and do my homework. All I’ve got to say that it is in the album titles….. thats right, I’m calling Besnard… […]

Burtch’s top 10 of 2006

1. The Like Young – Last Secrets myspace Ok so I guess I’ll get the bad news out of the way early. Unfortunately, the band that produced my favourite album of the year, the Like Young, have decided to call it quits. Describing this album as having “culminated 15 years of songwriting, recording, touring, and […]

V-Fest III: Burtch’s Take

Apparently I have procrastinated in posting my thoughts on the Virgin Music Festival from this weekend past. Chris has left me with the opportunity to post about the Dears, the Hidden Cameras, and Eagles of Death Metal. Lets get to it shall we? The Dears put on exactly the show one would expect of a […]