Our friends from Hand Drawn Dracula continue their takeover of Quick Before It Melts today. Wintersleep bandmates Paul Murphy (who, along with brother Michael, makes records as Postdata ) and Loel Campbell (who's also a member of Contrived and Treasure Hunt ) team up to bring us the highlights of their 2011 in an unprecedented QBiM two-part post. [...]
It doesn't matter if you're French Vanilla or a Deathcore Party Shank Freak you want to Double Dip we can tell. Ello y'all, welcome to your second addition to this new years Double Dip , I bring to you little sisters and brothers Contrived . Contrived is currently apart of the homies over at Hand Drawn Dracula with mega heavy weight Winter Sleep , if you haven't heard Masmal [...]
looking at the list of artists, and committed artists, this is very tempting and ten bucks for a year is pretty much a steal. to top it all off, gord downie and the sadies are the featured artist of the month offering up a cover of randy newman's "louisiana, 1927." here's the info, taken straight from the press release, on the swim drink fish music club and a few tracks from club below that. the swim drink fish music club is an online music and audio experience @ swim drink fish music developed by lake [...]
This week, there's editions of the politically inflammatory theatre night The Wrecking Ball , and of the always popular odd lecture series Trampoline Hall ; Magali Meagher curates a special Valentine's inspired Wombat Wednesday event, featuring celebrity couples and odd pairs; Sean Cullen and Nick Flanagan bring their comedy shows (" The Sean Schau " and " J oke Club ", respectively) back to life [...]
Here we are folks: I've finally gotten off my festively-enlarged ass (seriously, between Mom's holiday treats and Dad's beer I gained about 8 pounds) and finished my top albums of 2008. As per usual, these are all Canadian releases, as that's where the ground is closest to my ears. Here they are roughly arranged in descending order (very roughly): The Olympic Symphonium - More in Sorrow Than in Anger (Forward Music Group) I was a huge supporter of The Olympic Symphonium 's 2007 debut, [...]
I always hear people saying this year was a bad one in terms of music. Not including some of the fantastic US releases ( Kozalek, J. Tillman, Black Diamond Heavies, Micah P Hinson, the dual Centro-matic/South San Gabriel, Karl Blau , Neil Halstead , and the trend to showcase your Afro-centric influences all come to mind), the bounty from the Canadian scene in '08 was impressive and for me, picking my favorites was a challenging task. While some might think that is a sign of mediocrity, I think it shows the solid collection of albums available this year. [...]
web site :: buy record from Hand Drawn Dracula Right now, the blog world is freaking out about the new project from former members of The Arcade Fire and The Unicorns , but personally, I'm much more intrigued by the new LP from Nova Scotia super group, Contrived . As far as Canadian music goes, a band comprised of past and current members of both Wintersleep and Holy Fuck is about as topical as it gets, but Contrived is more than just another outlet for the talented musicians. [...]
This is one of those bands where's I've heard the name for years, but have never had the opportunity to really sit down with their music. Or go see them live. I'm currently enjoying going through third LP from Halifax's Contrived (out on Hand Drawn Dracula Nov. 11th) titled blank, blank, blank . Produced by Dave Neufeld ( Broken Social Scene, Super Furry Animals ), the band has apparently shifted their harder rock sound for something with more pop sensibilities. Comprised of Wintersleep and Holy Fuck members, [...]
Originally I wanted to have this interview with Mike from Contrived as part our coverage of the Halifax Pop Explosion's pre-party show . Well, I wasn't able to put it together before the show, and so I thought perhaps it didn't make sense to post it. But it's a perfectly good interview, and not using it would be wasteful. If there's one thing we can't stand here at the hill, it's wastefulness. Well if we were choosing one thing we dislike it would be ultimate frisbee, or men with pony tails, but wastefulness would be right up [...]
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