Shine a light

Got a great little nugget with a story from Ryder at White Whale last night. His label is putting out a 7″ called Shine A Light, a mellower version of Wolf Parade‘s Shine A Light, sung by Adam Franklin from Swervedriver. You see Adam had been covering the song on tour, and it was thought […]

SXSW ’08: Wednesday

I started this day working for some good friends, helping set up the outdoor party for the Canadian Blast. I mounted a left arrow on a fence and hung flags. Pretty easy work to do in the sun. It was a solid lineup that day at the Brush Square. The United Steel Workers of Montreal […]

Wolfe Island Music Fest 07

It seems really early to be announcing this, but it might sell out pretty fast. Similar to what I blogged about last year, check out the Wolfe Island Music Festival, Aug. 10th-11th. Wolf Parade headline, with support from Holy Fuck, Chad VanGaalen, Apostle of Hustle, Young Rival (formerly The Ride Theory), and reunited?? Weeping Tile. […]

Holy Fuck vs Foxy Brown

With a current tour schedule opening for !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Deerhoof, Wolf Parade, playing the John Peel stage at the Glastonbury Festival and a resume of recent tour mates including Do Make Say Think, Clinic, Mouse On Mars and Cornelius, you would think Holy Fuck would be a household name by now. Ok… maybe […]

Handsome Furs

Kind of feels like I’ve been on vacation here. Sporadic posting and dust collecting on the site here. Heard something really nice though that I’d like to get out there. Enter the Handsome Furs. Two-piece from Montreal comprised of Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry. You might recognize his voice if you’ve been listening to music […]