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Free Ticket Tuesday with Metric!

July 6th, 2010

It’s Free Ticket Tuesday at MuchMusic! Today we’re giving away tixs to see the amazeballs Metric! You’re thinking, I can haz tixs to the Metric show in Toronto at the Molson Amphitheater on Friday July 9? You can haz tixs, you can! Find out how after le jump!

Tags: concerts, Contests, ftf, metric
Posted in Concerts & Events, Contests | Posted by Allison

Katy Loves Wikipedia: Much Worthy Matrix June 30

June 30th, 2010

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 at @MuchNews!

Tags: drake, justin bieber, katy perry, metric, sarah taylor, Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Jessica F

Check Out Metric’s New Eclipse Video

June 30th, 2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse comes out on Wednesday and the video for Metric’s contribution to the official soundtrack, “Eclipse (All Yours)” is out now. The video has the expected amount of footage from the movie along with shots of the band. Emily Haines is seen writing songs in seclusion in a log cabin and walking [...]

Tags: emily haines, kristen stewart, metric, robert pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Jessica F

Listen to the entire Eclipse soundtrack!

June 2nd, 2010

The soundtrack isn’t available for purchase until June 8, but you can test drive the entire Eclipse soundtrack now! Check out songs from Metric, Muse, Vampire Weekend, The Dead Weather, Band of Horses and so many more! Like, seriously, what is the budget for this soundtrack? Colour me impressed! Check out the soundtrack in all [...]

Tags: Band of Horses, Eclipse, metric, muse, The Dead Weather, Vampire Weekend
Posted in books, Movies, Music & Videos | Posted by Allison

B.o.B. and Bella Swan?

May 18th, 2010

Last week the line up for the Eclipse soundtrack was released and of course, it looks fan-friggen-tastic. The soundtrack’s for Twilight and New Moon were both chalk full of music from amazing artists like Muse, Paramore, Death Cab for Cutie, Band of Skulls, and Anya Marina. Even Edward Cullen himself (or as your mortals call [...]

Tags: Angus and Julia Stone, B.O.B., band of skulls, dead weather, death cab for cutie, Eclipse, ellie goulding, eminem, Florence and the Machine, Hayley Williams, Jay Malinowski, metric, muse, MuteMath, New Moon, paramore, robyn, Snow Patrol feat. Martha Wainwright, The Black Keys, The Bravery, The National, twilight, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Just For Fun, Movies, Music & Videos, Reviews | Posted by Allison

Larry King Loves Hip Hop: Much Worthy Matrix May 14

May 14th, 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: alicia keys, drake, Elton John, emily haines, jay-z, lady gaga, larry king, metric, sting, t.i., twilight
Posted in News | Posted by Jessica F

Emily Haines loves that Metric is on Eclipse soundtrack

May 14th, 2010

Alright, Twi-hards! By now you know that the track listing for the Eclipse soundtrack was released (you can check it out here) and in case you didn’t notice, Canadian indie faves Metric are on the list! We caught up with Emily Haines, the sassy lead singer of Metric, last night to ask her what it’s [...]

Tags: eclipse soundtrack, emily haines, metric, twilight
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Movies, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Maddy

Eclipse soundtrack revealed!

May 12th, 2010

After an excruciating roll out that saw MySpace unveil all of the artists on the Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack one by one, the tracklisting is final. What we knew already was that Muse had the lead single called “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever),” but if you’re impressed with that, well, check out the rest [...]

Tags: Band of Horses, bat for lashes, Beck, Eclipse, florence + the machine, metric, muse, The Dead Weather, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Cam

New Metric Video for “Gold Guns Girls”

April 21st, 2010

A fast paced, black and white new video for Metric’s “Gold Guns Girls” has hit the web. The video shows the band racing through New York City, stopping abruptly in spots around the city to pick up their instruments for impromptu gigs. The always agile Emily Haines even manages to keep up with the rest [...]

Tags: Gold Guns Girls, metric
Posted in Blog | Posted by Jessica F

Arcade Fire, Weezer, Drake, Metric to play Ottawa Bluesfest

April 21st, 2010

Canada may not have Glastonbury, Lollapalooza or Coachella, but the once-small Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is slowly creeping up on becoming one of those internationally-renowned mega music festivals. Taking place in downtown Ottawa from July 7th to July 18th, the capital city will welcome the likes of Arcade Fire, Weezer, Drake, The Flaming Lips, Rush, Alexisonfire, [...]

Tags: alexisonfire, arcade fire, Blonde Redhead, down with webster, drake, Faber Drive, Iron Maiden, Joan Jett, Keith Urban, lights, marianas trench, metric, Ottawa Bluesfest, passion pit, Rush, The Flaming Lips, The Hold Steady, the rural alberta advantage, weezer, Woodhands
Posted in Blog, Concerts & Events, News | Posted by Cam