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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 |

Best of 2010 Prospects

April 8th, 2010

2009 truly was an exceptional year for new music. But now, well into 2010, the question is: how do you follow up on an album that was deemed “Best of 2009?” The answer is of course, with something even better! Three groups that led the pack last year have done just so and proved that [...]

Tags: correspondents, good tunes, here we go magic, jj, listen, music, neon indian
Posted in Music & Videos, The NewMusic | Posted by Arianne - Correspondent |

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
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Matt’s Weekly Tunes

March 26th, 2010

Since this list is so epically awesome, I’ll just get on with it. My top songs from the past week: “Factories” – Winter Gloves (About a Girl, 2008) [listen] “Undercover Martyn” – Two Door Cinema Club (Tourist History, 2010) [listen] “Congratulations” – MGMT (Congratulations, 2010) [listen] “Iceage Babeland” – Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head (Glistening Pleasure, [...]

Tags: correspondents, good tunes, matt's weekly tunes, MGMT, music, natalie portman's shaved head, two door cinema club, Winter Gloves
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent |

Florence is a Machine

March 12th, 2010

Florence Welch is the lead singer of the band Florence + the Machine. Florence Welch is a machine. Florence Welch’s distinctive voice intertwines beautifully with harps, strings and drums as she sings her inimitable ‘soul-inspired indie’ and ‘Tim Burton-style fairytales’. -Paul Epworth If you’re not familiar with Florence Welch by now, I could easily go [...]

Tags: across the pond, album reviews, albums, brit love, correspondents, expose, FATM, florence + the machine, Florence and the Machine, good tunes, music
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Matt’s Weekly Tunes

March 11th, 2010

Let’s do this thing. Four songs. All amazing. Listen. Muse – “Resistance” (The Resistance, 2009) [listen] Phoenix – “Run Run Run” (Alphabetical, 2004) [listen] Vampire Weekend – “Giving Up the Gun” (Contra, 2010) [listen] Sea Wolf – “You’re A Wolf” (Leaves In The River, 2007) [listen] SOME NOTES: * Muse played the ACC on March [...]

Tags: correspondents, good tunes, listen to this, muse, music, phoenix, sea wolf, Vampire Weekend
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Dangerously In Love.. with COVERS

March 8th, 2010

Attempting to express the way I feel about Beyoncé Giselle Knowles makes me feel like that three-year-old who cried over Justin Bieber on YouTube. I actually want to cry because I don’t get to see her all day. Sometimes you just need to cry because you love Beyoncé, you know? I just want her to [...]

Tags: antony & the johnsons, Bey, beyonce, correspondents, covers, elbow, Florence and the Machine, good tunes, Major Lazer, music, remakes, snow patrol, superchunk, the big pink
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Music & Videos | Posted by Arianne - Correspondent |

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 |

This Blog Is Broken

February 25th, 2010

One of Canada’s finest bands is soon to release a new album; we dissect the discography and break down the timeline of events in the life of Broken Social Scene.

Tags: Amy Millan, Arts & Crafts, broken social scene, bss, canadian music, correspondents, emily haines, expose, feist, good tunes, jason collett, kevin drew, leslie feist, music, this book is broken
Posted in Featured, Music & Videos, The NewMusic | Posted by Matty - Correspondent |