
Musically, there are few things that bring me as much pure joy as the last 30 seconds of Florence + the Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over”. But 70 minutes of Florence live in a small venue?! Pure bliss.
Fronted by the completely enchanting Florence Welch, London’s FATM has quickly risen from obscurity thanks to a buzz-building live show and their debut album Lungs. Which, by the way, is a top contender for my favourite album of 2009. Florence writes and sings, the Machine provides the very strong backbone for her powerful, stunning vocals.
Just a couple months ago I found myself routinely scouring FATM tour dates, crossing my fingers for ANYTHING on this side o’ the pond. Sadly, it seemed the schedule was firmly booked through 2009 in Europe. BUT HARK!!! About a month ago, four North American dates popped up, including Toronto! Success!!! And last night I finally got to see Florence in action, AKA one of the best shows I’ve seen all year.
More plus photos after the jump…
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I don’t know how many emcees could hold down the Air Canada Centre like Jiggaman, but then again, no other emcee can boast more number one albums than Elvis, can they?
Nope.
Combine endless swag, the Roc Boys band (possibly one of the best touring bands in the biz), a beat-thirsty Halloween crowd and a near endless supply of hits and son… you’ve got yourself a SHAAOOW.
More, plus photos after the jump!
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So, since I died during MOD today, this is the ghost of Wendy reporting. Appropriate, cause it’s Halloween. The reason I died is cause Jay-Z was here to chat with Sarah, along with Mr. Handsome Pharrell and his revamped N*E*R*D lineup, Wale and J. Cole. And now I’m going to see the concert, suckaaaas. So anyway, here are some pics!!
Update: watch the full interview now!
Check out the concert review and pics HERE.
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The always adorable and charming Emily Osment came back to visit yesterday - only this time she broke out a performance for us, mm hmm, thass right. You may have seen her bust out “All The Way Up” live on TV, but you can watch the interview and performance again by clicking heeeeeeeeeeeere.
And, duh, we’ve got pics too! (click here)
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To celebrate the release of their debut album, Stereos unleashed fervour upon MOD yesterday when they sat down for an interview and then performed “Throw Your Hands Up”.
You know what to do. Click here to watch the interview and performance (including an online exclusive jam of “She Only Likes Me When I’m Drunk”)… and click here to scroll through the pics!
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Did you see that????
Did you see Ben/Ian/Jon/Aaron unleash a rager of a barnburner of a hootenanny on the rabid Thanksgiving crowd?
Did you see the SICK 360 camera we had set up on stage?!
Oh, man. Best Sunday in awhile. (Maybe since the MMVAs, huh? Huh? Huh?). Billy Talent tore through an hour of tunes, and even the chill in the air couldn’t stop Ben from getting sweaty or the crowd from going bananas. Of course BT busted out an army of favourites, from “Rusted From The Rain”, to “Devil In a Midnight Mass”, “Surrender”, “Fallen Leaves”, “Red Flag”, “Try Honesty”, “River Below” (pant, pant) and “Nothing To Lose”. If you missed it, plant your butt in front of ye olde telly tomorrow (Monday) at 5pm ET!
And of course, we’ve got photos after the jump!
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Thursday was another screamtastic frenzy on MOD cause Marianas Trench dropped in to perform an acoustic niblet, and Dragonette stopped by to say hallo as well. In case you missed it (or even if you didn’t!) you can watch the interviews and performances online now (click here!), and check out pics from the show (click here!) And bonus - here’s your dreamboat of the day, for all you blue-haired, blue-eyed lovers:

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Down With Webster brought their army of band members to MOD yesterday for a chat with Tim, and then a blistering performance that had people going apecrazy. It’s not often that the audience stands on their seats to daaaaance.
You may have noticed that there were technical difficulties with the sound during the live broadcast, but hopefully you caught a repeat this morning… or, how’s about you just check it online? Click here to watch the interview and two performances, including an exclusive online only clip!
Plus, click here to check out our gallery!
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Pandemonium just ensued at Much HQ. You’re not surprised - you’ve seen it before. Bieber Fever, they call it. Well, mix in a little Jacob Hoggard from Hedley and the dynamic Free The Children team of Craig & Marc Kielburger .. wellsir, you got yo’self a SHOWWWWWWW.

We stuck a ‘We Day’ gallery up for you to peruse (check it here) — and click here to watch the full interviews!
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To celebrate the release of her album yesterday, Lights performed three songs for a STOKED audience on MOD and spent some quality chat time with Sarah. BONUS: she also put her comic strip making abilities to the test. DOUBLE BONUS: You can watch the whole interview aaaaand her performances (including an online-only tune that you didn’t see on TV) by clicking HERE! TRIPLE WHAMMY BONUS: Check out the picz below!
(secret bonus: did you enter to win Lights tickets yet?! Huh?! Do it here)
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Rah rah oo la la rama ma la la gaga!
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