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Stars @ Mod Club

May 7th, 2010

“…And the indie rock gods said: ‘Let there be sweat!’” Stars hit up Mod Club this past Wednesday for a The Five Ghosts (their 5th LP, to be released June 22) pre-release show. The show was set to feature all of the tracks off of their soon-to-be released record, plus four “fan favourites,” which were [...]

Tags: concerts, Stars
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concert Reviews, Concerts & Events, Reviews | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Matt’s Weekly Tunes

April 20th, 2010

Wheeeeee!!!!! It’s finally starting to get nice outside, so I’ve made you guys a playlist of what I think are warm and exciting songs. Spicy!!!! “11th Dimension” – Julian Casablancas (Phrazes For The Young, 2009) [listen!] “There Is XXXX (Within My Heart)” – You Say Party! We Say Die! (XXXX, 2009) [listen!] “Trades & Tariffs” [...]

Tags: correspondents, good tunes, Julian Casablancas, music, Stars, The Dodos, we say die!, weekly tunes, you say party
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Amy Millan wants your setlist input!

April 12th, 2010

Amy Millan chatted with Devon recently about Stars’ new album and how you can vote on the setlist for their current tour. Just head over to youarestars.com to find out tour dates and how to vote on Stars’ encore! Amy revealed the band loves playing old songs so request away! Check out the video below:

Tags: Amy Millan, Stars
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events | Posted by Maddy

Stars! Stars! Stars! New!

April 7th, 2010

Attention Stars fans! The first single off of the soon to be released The Five Ghosts. And. It. Is. Amazing. It’s so upbeat. It’s very “Ageless Beauty”-like, but different. Sorta. After a couple of listens, it’s already become one of my favourite Stars songs. Download it (for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) here! Stars’ fifth LP, The Five Ghosts, [...]

Tags: cancon, correspondents, good tunes, music, new music, Stars
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Much Worthy Matrix April 1

April 1st, 2010

Check out this new feature on the MuchMusic blog, it’s the Much Worthy Matrix. Every day we will rate the stories you will see on MuchMusic that day from A-List to D-List and Cringe Worthy to Brag Worthy. Let us know if you agree or disagree with where we place the stories on the matrix [...]

Tags: 90210, Amy Millan, degrassi, green day, In Flight Safety, Jessica Lowndes, justin bieber, Stars
Posted in Blog | Posted by Jessica F

Stars Want Your Setlist Input

March 25th, 2010

Stars have announced Canadian tour dates and want you to choose your own adventure. This May, Stars will play seven dates and perform their new album The Five Ghosts from front to back. But, they also want their fans to pick the rest of the tunes on their set list. You, as fans, can pick [...]

Tags: Stars, The Five Ghosts
Posted in News | Posted by Jessica F

Matt’s Weekly Tunes

March 18th, 2010

Hi kids. Below are my top tunes from the past week. This one’s Canadian-inspired and for the most part, Arts & Crafts inspired. Go on. Listen to these. Munch on them. Take them home. You’re guaranteed to love them. “Low Sail” – Amy Millan(Master of the Burial, 2009) Listen Here “Heart of Chambers” – Beach [...]

Tags: Amy Millan, Arts & Crafts, Beach House, jason collett, Stars, Zeus
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Arts and Crafts

March 17th, 2010

This will very much just be a post about my undying love for the record label, Arts & Crafts. Arts & Crafts is a Toronto-native, indie record label. It was launched in 2002 by Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew and Jeffrey Remedios, a former Virgin Records executive. The first album that A&C backed was Broken [...]

Tags: Amy Milan, apostle of hustle, Arts and Crafts, Bell Orchestre, broken social scene, Charles Spearin, Constantines, feist, Gentleman Reg, Gonzales, jason collett, Los Campesinos!, phoenix, Sally Seltmann, Stars, Still Life Still, The American Analog Set, the dears, The Hidden Cameras, the most serene republic, the stills, Timbre Timber, Valley of The Giants, Years, Young Galaxy, Zeus
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

New Summer Album From Stars

March 9th, 2010

Stars have announced their latest album since In Our bedroom After The War in 2007. The Five Ghosts will be out June 22 and is the first release on the Montreal-based band’s new label Soft Revolution Records along with Universal Music Canada. The album is produced by Tom McFall who helped Stars with their gold [...]

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Posted in News | Posted by Jessica F

Matt’s Weekly Tunes

March 2nd, 2010

Hey, hey, hey!!!!!!!!!!!! Ladies and gentlemen. Dudes and dudettes. Girls and boys. READERS OF THE MUCH BLOG! Yeah, all six of you. Ready to ‘gasm over some sick ass tunes? The tunes that I’ve been all over the past week, obviously. Ready? “Lucky Ones” – Broken Social Scene Present: Kevin Drew (Spirit If…, 2007) [listen] [...]

Tags: beastie boys, broken social scene, correspondents, good tunes, kevin drew, listen, Los Campesinos!, memphis, music, Stars, weekly tunes
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent