Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Nettwerk Records On stage at the Rivoli, a tiny club on Toronto's hip Queen St. strip, Halifax, NS, singer-songwriter Meaghan Smith does her best to inject Yuletide spirit into a room full of big-city hipsters. With only a single guitarist as accompaniment, Smith -- looking more Zooey Deschanel than Mrs. Claus in her high black boots and vintage lace dress -- [...]

There's nothing new about us giving away free stuff on the site, but I love that we have never given away two of the same items. We gave away some dope TUNR items , Ultimate Ears headphones , and even partnered with Meaghan Smith for a dope guitar . Isn't that awesome! We've only been live for five months and we've managed to do quite a bit. Consider us a part-time site, with a full-time responsibility of taking care of your music needs. Okay, that doesn't make sense, but whatever. [...]
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Filed under: News , Exclusive , Awards , New Music , Junos Warner Music Canada Meaghan Smith admits that when she heard her name announced as the Best New Artist at the Junos Awards last month, an acceptance speech was far from her mind. "When Buffy Sainte-Marie announced that it was me all I could think was, 'Okay, I'm going to have to put [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Awards , Junos FilmMagic | CARAS/iPhoto | Redferns | CARAS/iPhoto Once upon a time, not all that long ago, the Juno Awards doled out prizes for the best Canadian music to winners known mostly only in Canada. Not so much anymore. In 2011, Canadian musicians are at the top of almost every major genre, and the 40th annual Junos in Toronto might as well have been an international [...]
Photography by Amelia [well, actually by my friend Laura, 'cause that's me in the picture, but it was on my phone so I'm taking credit] This is a mixtape about a triangle. A Troublesome Trio, Three Amigos. Side one is from a Brokenhearted Boy's perspective, about the girl who broke his heart. Side two is from a Gloomy Girl's perspective, who happens to love Brokenhearted Boy. The missing side of the triangle is the Other Girl, the friend to both who started causing all the trouble. So since Brokenhearted Boy is sad about the Other Girl and Gloomy [...]
London, ON crooner Meaghan Smith plays The Drake Hotel in Toronto on July 26th. In anticipation of the show The Musebox is running a contest for passes and a copy of her latest album The Cricket's Orchestra. To enter you need to name The Pixies' song that Meaghan covers. Email your answer to contest@themusebox.net by 4:00pm on July 26th. Meaghan Smith's website Meaghan Smith's Myspace
* Meaghan Smith - A Little Love [buy the EP] * Portico Quartet - Line [buy the album] * Ranger3 - Plans [preorder the single] * Rasputina - Holocaust of Giants [buy the album] * Gaudi - No time...

Filed under: News , Canada As NXNE kicked off in Toronto, organizers of the Polaris Prize took advantage of the spotlight on music to announce the 40-album long list for the esteemed annual award for best Canadian album. Hosted by CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence, the event drew media and music-industry types to Toronto's Drake Hotel to find out which artists had made it past the first round of voting by the 198-member jury -- made up of music writers, broadcasters and bloggers from across [...]

After work, I'll be hopping over to the Media Club a block away to catch Meaghan Smith. Up until a week ago I had only vaguely heard of the Halifax-based singer-songwriter, but I was googling something about Kid Koala (who's latest project The Slew with two former members of Wolfmother hits the Vancouver Jazz Festival in June) when I stumbled on this music video: It sounds like a retro throwback a la Jill Barber, but with a modern flourish courtesy of Kid Koala and I love the tribute to 1920s/30s cartoons. I [...]

Filed under: Canada Like a pink Cadillac retrofitted to run on biofuel, Meaghan Smith 's sound is classic yet contemporary. Chock full of big-band arrangements and topped with digital bleeps and turntable scratches, her debut record, 'The Cricket's Orchestra,' has jazz connoisseurs and modern music fans alike snapping their fingers and bobbing their heads. To create the timeless quality of the album she enlisted the help of some friends. While many potential producers pitched crunchy guitars, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Les Cooper suggested a horn section. [...]
I worked for about four hours today, so I have some time to share some music stuff. The Pipettes are back with a new video and you can get the song for free here . Meaghan Smith covers the Pixies "Here Comes Your Man": Anji Bee released the 3rd annual Chillcast Cupid's Hunt Valentine's Day Mix . I recommend not only for the quality of the music and her production, but every track is available for purchase on iTunes or as a free mp3! Massive Attack's "Paradise [...]
Enjoy 'Here Comes Your Man' (a superb Pixies cover) in the feature below. MP3: Meaghan Smith - 5 More Minutes

Filed under: Video , Exclusive When Meaghan Smith recorded a cover version of the Pixies ' 'Here Comes Your Man,' she was not only given the opportunity to work with the legendary T-Bone Burnett , but she also found herself in good company on the soundtrack of the romantic comedy ' 500 Days of Summer .' The singer's tune is alongside music by She and Him , the Smiths , the Temper Trap and more on the album. "I was so [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News As if Lilith Fair wasn't already stacked with talent, Gossip (pictured), Norah Jones , Loretta Lynn , Cat Power , La Roux , Heart and half a dozen others have all signed on for the comeback of the mega-successful touring festival. They join a loaded roster of female talent that includes Sheryl Crow , Tegan and Sara , Erykah Badu , Ke$ha , Brandi Carlile , Grace Potter [...]
singer-songwriter // indie folk // holiday</span After hearing Canadian songwriter Meaghan Smith's sweet and carefree songs it shouldn't come as a surprise that she grew up in a house of music, with her piano-teacher mother, bassist father and three talented sisters. Her affinity for the music of the '20s, '30s and '40s features heavily in her music as well. While the jazz-influenced indie folk of Meaghan Smith embraces instrumentation from older eras, the Canadian songwriter gives it her own contemporary twist (Meaghan herself dubs it "modern vintage"). Regardless of what you'd like to call it, her unique take [...]
Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Meaghan Smith Video: 'Silver Bells' Highlight: The saccharine-voiced singer-songwriter enjoys all the holiday cheer her city has to offer.

As promised, here is the official soundtrack of the 4th season of Grey's Anatomy. Other than Grey's Anatomy, other hit shows like Gossip Girl, Chuck, Fringe, Glee, Dollhouse, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, House and many more. You've got to give a hand to the music supervisors of these shows for their success. The music is not perfect, but it's certainly entertaining. The show goes mostly for indie favorites like The National, Ingrid Michaelson, The Gossip, Tegan and Sara, The Bird and the Bee, Bon Iver, Feist, Goldfrapp, Rilo Kiley, Frightened Rabbit, The Republic Tigers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more. [...]

"..boy meets girl. This is not a love story." Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are to die for. The perfect star-crossed couple to match in a sublimely ironic indie movie with copious references to 80's music and fashion. Indie darlings Deschanel (of She & Him) and Gordon-Levitt are perfectly cast in this lollipop-sweet, quirky film that infuses the typical romantics troped with reality. Anyone else would have caused audienced to hate Summer, but Deschanel is adorable enough that she still endears herself to viewers. [...]

About a year ago, I put together some random thoughts on the dy-no-mite EP from London Ontario born and Halifax based Meaghan Smith . With a voice that transcends eras, but a penchant for distorted mellotron samples, banging percussion and plucky stand up bass, she's kind of like a jazz artist for the new millennium. Meaghan finally released her full length, The Cricket's Orchestra and appropriately, the songs seem bigger and more full of life. The reality is, every time you hear Meaghan you can tell she was born to sing and [...]