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SXSW 2009 WRAPUP: Bands to Watch

March 23rd, 2009

DAPPLED CITIES I had a chance to check out the Dangerbird Records showcase and was pleasantly surprised by Australian quintet Dappled Cities. Combining a quirky yet commanding stage presence and hooky melodies reminiscent of Modest Mouse, Dappled Cities managed to entertain and impress. This band was seamless; they played a tight set of shimmery indie [...]

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SXSW 2009 Wrapup: Day 1

March 20th, 2009

After 26 hours, 2 motel rooms, 10 bathroom stops, 6 fast food restaurants, 4 DVD movies and countless hours of bad American radio I’ve finally made it to Austin City for the South by South West Festival. First indication was the sea of cargo vans converging on the city centre, second signifier was the overwhelming [...]

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PEEP THIS VID PICK: WHO DO YOU CARE FOR?

March 13th, 2009

Boys and their explosives. In this new video from Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains, Grainger braves the cold while frolicking amongst the popping embers of fireworks and burning toilet paper. I briefly chatted with Grainger to get his scoop on touring and his advice on how to stay warm.

Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Casey |

Get Animated: Jessi The Elder’s Videos

March 13th, 2009

Check out these animated marvels by Toronto video artist Jesi the Elder. Her brand of witty provocation kind of makes you feel like your looking at life through the eyes of an outrageously cool but messed up grade 4 student. Check out her portfolio, and these highlights:

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Shining, Shimmering, Scintillating: Out Of This Spark

March 3rd, 2009

In the folds of the busy city of Toronto resides a gem of an independent label called Out of This Spark. Home to some of the most exciting artists this city has seen (my opinion of course), Stuart Duncan, the lone troubadour in this operation, has collected a roster of artists that span a textural [...]

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The Next Big Thing: Drake

March 3rd, 2009

We have nothing but love for a Canadian rapper by the name of Drake, who’s rhyming side-by-side with Lil Wayne on stages all over the world. He was a tad tardy for our interview (watch it here!), but showed up at Toronto clothing boutique Nomad ready to talk about whether he’s an artist or a [...]

Tags: buzz, drake, drizzy, hip hop, mixtape, new music, so far gone, toronto
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Earworm Of The Week: Yuksek – Tonight

March 2nd, 2009

31-year-old Pierre-Alexandre Busson, aka YUKSEK, is a French artist and producer who’s been climbing the charts with carefully crafted remixes of songs by Mika, Kaiser Chiefs, Tahiti 80, White Lies and Ghostface Killah. His song Tonight will become a new favourite of yours if you’re into Justice, MSTRKFRT, Daft Punk or Spitzer.

Posted in Music & Videos, The NewMusic | Posted by Casey |

Antony & The Johnsons @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

February 18th, 2009

Antony Performs At The Tibet House 16th Annual Benefit Concert Antony And The Johnsons performed last night to a sold out Queen Elizabeth Theatre somewhat akin to my high school PTA meetings, consisting of too cool for school teen hipsters, the gender confused and a sampling of the LGBT community, all joined by their parents, [...]

Posted in Concerts & Events, The NewMusic | Posted by Casey |

Modeselektor & Apparat Reunite As Moderat

February 17th, 2009

As you may know, I have massive amounts of love for Berlin, Germany’s Modeselektor (sometimes cheekily referred to as MDSLKTR). The duo’s first two punctuation-infused albums, Hello Mom! and Happy Birthday were phenomenal and are in regular rotation on my stereo.

Posted in Music & Videos, The NewMusic | Posted by Casey |

Earworm Of The Week: Röyksopp – Happy Up Here

February 12th, 2009

Norway’s Röyksopp have a brand new album (their third!) called Junior and it’s out March 23. It features pretty much every cool Scandinavian female vocalist out there (including Robyn, Lykke Li and Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife). Their previous albums (Melody A.M. and The Understanding) both went #1 in the UK and other European [...]

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