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Top Five Best New Artists of 2011

January 1st, 2012

What would a wrap-up of 2011 in lists be without a list showing off the Best New Artists of 2011? I mean, come on! These are the bands that practically came from nowhere and blew us away with their talent! Cults This New York-based band popped up on our radars in 2011 with the release [...]

Tags: Cults, Frank Ocean, holiday wrap, The Weeknd, tUnE-YaRdS, Youth Lagoon
Posted in Blog, Holiday Wrap | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Top Ten Best Cover Songs of 2011

December 31st, 2011

Another End of Year list? Yes please. We’ve got the Top 10 Covers of 2011 for you! The best of the best of the best. Here we go. 10. The Low Anthem – “Ghost Woman Blues” (George Carter Cover) This is an awesome way to start off the list. This is an absolute gem. The [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Bon Iver, feist, Franz Ferdinand, holiday wrap, James Blake, Karen O, kelly clarkson, LCD Soundsystem, The Black Keys, tokyo police club, trent reznor, wilco
Posted in Blog, Holiday Wrap, MuchRadar, Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Top Ten Best Album Covers of 2011!

December 16th, 2011

Ohai. It’s time for another one of those lists. You know the ones. The ones that we write up towards the end of the year. The ones that make you say, “Oh, yeah! That’s why 2011 was awesome! Right!” Those ones. The ones that make you smile and happy and awesome. Cool. In this one, [...]

Tags: Bon Iver, Cut Copy, drake, Fleet Foxes, holiday wrap, lil wayne, Tennis, The Weeknd, Toro Y Moi, Tyler The Creator, Washed Out
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Holiday Wrap, MuchRadar | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Review: The Antlers – Burst Apart

May 20th, 2011

Need to know: The Antlers are a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, consisting of Peter Silberman (vocals, guitar, etc), Michael Lerner (drums, percussion) and Darby Cicci (keyboards, trumpet, banjo). The band started our as a solo effort for frontman Peter Silberman. He wrote the band’s first two albums, titled Uprooted and In the Attic of the [...]

Tags: Review, the antlers
Posted in Blog, MuchRadar, Music & Videos, Reviews | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

First Spin: Chikita Violenta – Tre3s

January 20th, 2011

Listen to Tre3s by Chikita Violenta here! Need to know: Chikita Violenta is an indie rock band from Mexico City that has been jamming out since 2000. Signed to Arts & Crafts, the band has released two full length LPs and is set to release their third, titled TRE3S, on January 25. Chikita Violenta is [...]

Tags: Chikita Violenta, first spin
Posted in first spins, Music & Videos, Reviews, The NewMusic, The Wedge | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Tunes for the long weekend!

September 3rd, 2010

Hey Much blog readers. It’s been FAR too long. How are you? Good? Good! Getting ready for another year at school? Boo. I know I am. That’s why it’s time for… Matt’s Weekly Tunes! Here’s some songs that will hopefully get your spirits up on account that we’re starting school in less than a week! [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Beach House, Owen Pallett, Polaris Music Prize 2010, Scott Pilgrim
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Stars release fifth studio album – a review

June 22nd, 2010

Toronto-native indie rockers, Stars, are known for their absolutely soul-wrenching lyrics and elaborately gorgeous harmonies and vocals. In 2007, Stars released an LP titled In Our Bedroom After the War and to follow it up, their fifth long player, The Five Ghosts, will be released today (June 22) via Soft Revolution Records. In light of [...]

Tags: Stars
Posted in Music & Videos, Reviews | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Give It Up for the TPC Champs!

June 3rd, 2010

Tokyo Police Club is a Newmarket, Ontario-native band. consisting of Dave Monks, Graham Wright, Josh Hook and Greg Alsop. The band released their first LP, Elephant Shell, in 2008 and have also released two EPs titled “A Lesson in Crime” and Smith EP”. In response to a successful first LP, Tokyo Police Club is releasing [...]

Tags: first spins, tokyo police club
Posted in Blog, first spins, Music & Videos, Reviews | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Blake McGrath and Tokyo Police Club hang out at Much!

May 20th, 2010

It was an super-exciting day yesterday at Much On Demand! First up, Blake McGrath was here and talked to VJ Sarah Taylor about his career, who he’s worked with, etc, etc. You know – the good stuff. There was lots of drooling going on around these parts! Sarah was drooling, the audience was drooling, Lauren [...]

Tags: Blake McGrath, mod, tokyo police club
Posted in MuchMusic Guests | Posted by Matty - Correspondent