Adam & the Amethysts - "Drinking in LA" (Bran Van 3000 cover) Freelove Fenner - "Mint" (Chevalier Avant Garde cover) CJLO's You're Related: Montreal Artists Covering Montreal Artists compilation has three highlights: Snailhouse's doing Land of Talk's "It's Okay" , Freelove Fenner doing "Mint", and Adam & the Amethysts' rendition of Bran Van 3000's cancon classic, "Drinking in LA". Each of these covers is its own song, beautiful and stand alone. First let's talk about "Drinking in LA". Bran Van 3000's 1996 single (a hit [...]
Fixture Records is another great Montreal label. Very similar to Arbutus and home to my favorite musician "Dirty Beaches" for the Canadian release. (Who I can't stop posting!) This cool Montreal label just released a second compilation of current roster on their label called Fixture Records Compilation No.2 . Fresh 21-track label compilation featuring new/unreleased tracks by: Brave Radar Sequin Kit (Brenden Orange's new band) Dirty Beaches Freelove Fenner [...]
I recently came across a small label based out of Montreal and I really liked what I heard. Right now a lot of bands are really taking off down in the states that fall into the 'experimental pop' category. Specifically, bands that I would put into this genre are Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Lotus Plaza and Deerhunter, among others. Who do we have here in Canada to compete with these types of bands? Enter Fixture Records. Based out of Montreal and founded in 2007 by Tessa and [...]
Asha Bhosle & R.D. Burman Piya Tu Ab To Aaja (from Caravan O.S.T.) ~ My favourite Bollywood song of all time ~ I'm excited to announce that I'll be playing the second Bollywood party ( hot on the heels of July's fun-as-hell party ), presented by the capable and loving folks of Pardon My Hindi , Elephant Stone and Pop Montreal . Along with a performance by aforementioned band (and Polaris Prize nominees), Freelove [...]
Aug 17, 2009, 4:20pm
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Freelove Fenner - "New Direction" Complicated and simple and beautiful, like a Matisse. Or like a chocolate bar, wrapped in silver foil. Or a sun, just a red circle, above the horizon. Or like the ticktock yes yes of wanting you. [ MySpace / buy for a delicious & perfect $7 CDN ]
Ne-Yo - "I Don't Care" . In the future, it'll flood. Our streets will fill with seas and the tides will rise and soon we will be living on our roofs. We will have parasols plugged into chimneys, stereo-systems balanced on the tile. We will ride gondolas to our neighbours' cupolas, bring them iced tea and water-lilies. We will sail yachts to visit our parents, to high-school reunions; moor at the side of the family home, at the old high-school's flat roof. Kids will ride sea-dos. But lovers... Lovers! No, for lovers - the most remarkable thing. After the tides [...]
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