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The xx @ Phoenix

April 5th, 2010

There aren’t too many bands that sound as polished live as they do on their records. Vocals can be off, strumming patterns are messed around with…it can just be a messy situation. The xx? They’re an exception to the rule. Being one of the most buzzed bands of 2009 and jumping into 2010 with a [...]

Tags: concert reviews, concerts, correspondents, phoenix, reviews, the xx, xx
Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent

Miike Snow @ Phoenix: Man? Machine? Robot?

April 5th, 2010

Electro-pop-indie trio from Stockholm, Sweden made waves in Toronto with an absolutely mind-blowing show. The chemistry and presence Miike Snow bought to the Phoenix this past Saturday was phenomenal, from the light show synced with the music, to the incredible theatrics of the performance to the animated audience. It’s a show people will be talking [...]

Tags: concert reviews, concerts, correspondents, Miike Snow, phoenix, reviews
Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Megan C

Phoenix Release Free Live Album

March 24th, 2010

Phoenix is joining the few who are offering a no strings attached free album for their fans to download. Live in Sydney was recorded live in Sydney (Australia, not Nova Scotia) earlier this month. The 8-track album can be downloaded on their web site and includes the songs, Lisztomania, Girlfriend and 1901. Their popular album [...]

Tags: Live in Sydney, phoenix, Thomas Mars, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Posted in News | Posted by Jessica F

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

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
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Adam Lambert and Phoenix to play MTV’s Unplugged

March 5th, 2010

Adam Lambert and Phoenix will perform on the relaunched version of MTV’s acoustic concert series, MTV Unplugged. Under the new format, Unplugged will air on MTV, VH1 and CMT and the artists will correspond with their viewers. Adam Lambert’s show will air on VH1 while Phoenix will appear on MTV. Other artists confirmed are The [...]

Tags: adam lambert, lady gaga, Lauryn Hill, mtv unplugged, nirvana, phoenix, Prince, Reba McEntire, The Script, U2
Posted in News | Posted by Jessica F

Coachella line-up announced

January 19th, 2010

Coachella has announced its full line-up and it looks well, very Coachelly-ish. Headliners for the three nights over the weekend of April 16th to 18th are Jay-Z (Friday), Muse (Saturday) and Gorillaz (Sunday). Among the other big names scheduled to play are LCD Soundsystem (pictured), Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, She [...]

Tags: Coachella, David Guetta, Deerhunter, Gorillaz, Grace Jones, grizzly bear, Hot Chip, jay-z, Julian Casablancas, LCD Soundsystem (pictured), Major Lazer, Matt & Kim, MGMT, muse, Owen Pallett, passion pit, Pavement, phoenix, She & Him, Spoon, The Dead Weather, The Gossip, the xx, them crooked vultures, thom yorke, tokyo police club, Vampire Weekend, Yo La Tengo
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Cam

Matt’s Weekly Tunes

January 15th, 2010

Happy Friday, peeps. I’ve decided that I’m going to start doing a weekly segment on Fridays: Weekly Tunes. It’ll be short… but mega sweet. It’ll pretty much just be three songs that I’ve been loveloveloving over the past week. HERE WE GO, SMELLIES. “Zero” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs (It’s Blitz!, 2009) [listen] “1901″ – Phoenix [...]

Tags: correspondents, good tunes, music, phoenix, Stars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Songs We Were All Over In 2009: Playlists

December 31st, 2009

Two different music tastes, two different playlists of tunes! These aren’t necessarily ranked in order of our favourite songs of the year, but a mish mash of what we felt best represented 2009 for us. After the jump, see & listen to our lists – including tracks from Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, Beyonce, Julian [...]

Tags: 2009, alicia keys, bat for lashes, drake, Florence and the Machine, good tunes, holiday wrap, jay-z, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, lady gaga, lily allen, listen, metric, michael jackson, music, passion pit, phoenix, playlists, the xx, wale, weezer, white lies
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy

Phoenix @ Sound Academy

December 8th, 2009

It’s caa-rayyy-zeh to see how far Phoenix has come in a matter of months. Leave it to major “best of 2009″ buzz for their album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, a Cadillac commercial, bazillions of remixes floating around teh interslice and BAM! Suddenly they’re selling out Sound Academy in Toronto; quite the leap from the Phoenix (which [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Wendy