Holiday Madness:: Win a copy of Hey Rosetta!’s Christmas EP on vinyl
It’s getting close to Christmas, and all the year-end lists are snuggled in bed with kerchief and caps. All that’s left is awkward high school reunion like gatherings and drunken political discussions...
View ArticleBy Divine Right – Mall Santa
Usually, at this time of year, we try and post up some of the Christmas/Holiday style jamz we’re sent or manage to come across in our cyber travels. This year though, we’ve both been so busy that the...
View ArticleCleaning out the closet:: Aidan Knight and Lucas Hicks
I’ll be honest with you. I’ve mentally checked out for the remainder of ’12. I’ve listened to almost nothing but Tom Waits and Shotgun Jimmie for the last week or so, and the contentedness I get from...
View ArticleQuick Hitters:: Balacade Malaise Era
Admittedly, I’m projecting my setting and situation onto this listen (especially since the West Coast is getting more earthquakes than dumps of snow these days), but the new LP from Victoria’s Balacade...
View ArticleQuick Hitters:: Ever Ending Kicks Notion Free
It’s probably odd to kickoff the yearly coverage with an act than lives outside of our ten provinces and three territories, but the new EP from Ever Ending Kicks dominated my holiday listening. I’d...
View ArticleMore Or Les – Big Sugar
January! A time for new beginnings, this month often finds many of us arbitrarily trying to leave behind those nagging vices & peccadilloes that start little campfires of regret or guilt in our...
View ArticleCrusty Cat – Wheels’ Dad Has a Bad Moustache
I know really nothing about Winnipeg’s No Label Collective, but I know this Wheels-inspired compilation from their extensive roster of collaborators has put a smile on my face more than once today....
View ArticleMuneshine – There Is Only Today
If you read my review of Toronto MC/producer Muneshine’s awesome last record, There is Only Today, you know the Mune is the man to see if you want that lush-sounding hip hop with honest and engaging...
View ArticleRitchcraft – Swaine
Comparisons. These have been the lifeblood of music bloggers & writers for ages. This is especially true when an act comes out of a somewhat smaller, lesser known geographical area and makes a...
View ArticleFavorites-of ’12:: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
In the wake of Godspeedgate, I wanted to add a few thoughts and repost my review of the record. I believe the band had every right to question and challenge the gala, as much as people have the right...
View Article