photo: Jon Behm Twin Cities: - Bob Mould has signed on, in collaboration with journalist Michael Azerrad , to write an autobiography - set for release in the fall of 2010. This project is in addition to his second album for Anti-, expected to be released next spring. ( Official ) ( MySpace ) ( Wikipedia ) - Jon Bream reviews Morris Day & The Time's show at Hotel Minneapolis' grand opening Friday night; Day will be returning to the Twin Cities in [...]
The Vancouver band Mother Mother put on an incredibly fun and memorable show. They are about to set out on tour again to support their album O My that comes out in a few days on September 16th. Mother Mother on Tour : 10-02 The Montreal House Peterborough, Ontario 10-03 Blacksheep Wakefield, Quebec [...]
myspace I was quite impressed by Mother Mother 's frenetic style on their last record . How could anyone not dig on three part harmonies, a mix of bluegrass, punk, art-rock, musical theatre, and more energy than a raver of speed and redbull? The fact the cover was a cartoon drawing of a 5-headed rooster is just the icing on the cake. But what surprised me the most was how relatively under the radar the stayed, even with the fact the record was out on Last Gang. Well, [...]
More information on bands that debuted this week on the FUTURE SOUND S radio show.... CLARE MAGUIRE FROM: UK MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/clarema guire Unsigned [...]
Maybe not entirely new this week, but a new album counts right? Vancouver foursome Hey Ocean! have been creating a small buzz across the country ever since their first release in 2006. The amazing voice of singer Ashleigh Ball was what first got my attention. Her rich harmonies and melodies seamlessly blend with some pretty catchy riffs and percussion which clearly take a little something from the folk, jazz, and pop styles from around the globe. Fans of other west coast talent such as Mother Mother or Immaculate Machine would probably taking a [...]
Kanada 'dan çıkan grupların artık aksanları hoşuma gittiği için midir nedir gönlümde ayrı bir yeri olduğunu daha önce söylemiş miydim? Peki ya yukarıdaki gibi elemanların tarla içine girip ayrı yönlere baktığı grup fotoğraflarından artık bana gına geldiğini? Neyse bunlar birbirini götürdükten sonra Mother Mother 'ın 16 Eylül'de doğuracağı 2. albümü O My Heart 'ın 3 şarkısını MySpace 'ine koyduğunu söyleyebilirim artık. En hoşuma gideni de ben aşağıya koydum. Burning Pile
Mother Mother is gearing up for the September 16th release of their second album O My Heart , and has just completed a video for the title track which will be available for everyone to watch pretty soon. Mother Mother also just confirmed a run of live dates that kicks off October 2 in Peterborough, Ontario and reaches the States on October 22 in Cambridge, MA: Eastern Canada October 02 Peterborough, ON @ The Montreal October 03 Wakefield, ON @ Blacksheep Inn October 07 Ottawa, ON @ Algonquin College October 08 Ottawa, [...]
photo: M. Maryanovich Listening to an album for the very first time is like travelling without a map. You may get lost, you find something new and interesting, or run into friends from the past. O My Heart by Mother Mother from Vancouver, Canada, is an album that touches base with great eighties bands like The Pixies and the B52s and contemporaries like The Decemberists and The Polyphonic Spree. O My Heart mixes great vocal harmonies with toe-tapping bass lines and a back [...]
O My Heart , Mother Mother 's [ Official Site , Myspace ] hook happy sophomore effort has been eagerly anticipated by fans since the re-release of their debut Touch Up last year. In September the wait will be over, and the high profile critics that have made the Canadian Shins their darlings over the past year will have plenty to blog about. Helmed by well seasoned Howard Redekopp, O My Heart is based mostly in American Folk Pop fused with Mid-Nineties alternative a [...]
One of my favorite songs from 2007 (well actually 2005 as released under the band name Mother) came from Mother Mother 's Touch Up . Currently, they're readying us for a new album release. And what better way to do so than by loading new tracks to MySpace for the world to experience. The title track for this new release, O My Heart , is a strong start to an album that will have their loyal fans salivating and [...]
Today in Music History: In 2005, a $100,000 statue honouring the late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone was unveiled by his widow Linda at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Johnny died from prostate cancer in September 2004 at the age of 55. Even though we're more than two weeks into the new year, I've finally gotten around to writing my first entry of 2008. The holidays were just too hectic and the homercat household had to have time to unwind and get back in the groove of normalcy. [...]
See? I have been listening to something besides holiday tunes. Lack of Afro - Rusty Adam Gibbons is hardly "rusty" on the new record, Press On. Everybody got it? I used an obvious pun? Okay, let's move on... This jazzy funkster from the UK makes me happy because his drums on this tune were reminiscent of some part Steinski's Rough Mix, which was probably sampled from something else in the first place. The whole album is very much like this song- upbeat, makes you wanna hop in a long [...]
Tonight, one of the most misunderstood people in the indie scene is hitting Vancouver, with a nice collection of support ( Mother Mother - MP3:: Dirty Town - Mother Mother and the Stars of Track & Field - MP3:: Centuries - Stars of Track & Field ). Cary Brothers - yes, he is one guy - started getting noticed by his addition on the ole Garden State soundtrack (along with other Braff projects like Scrubs and The Last Kiss). Unfortunately, it was with one of [...]
The Wooden Stars share a double-bill with Hilotrons this weekend. Thi M 05.28 Blazer * with Far From The Trees*, Dusty Waters, and Michael Caffrey*, at Zaphod's Tu 05.29 Mike Yates * with Ritallin*, at Avant-Garde Bar Th 05.31 Feist with Chad VanGaalen, at Bronson Centre --> Feist - Mushaboom (k-os mix) [...]
Vancouver, BC I first introduced you to Mother Mother seven months ago, but they were simply known as Mother back then. Now they've added a "Mother" to their name and re-released an album with a lot of material that is about two years old. "Neighbour" Mother Mother on MySpace
Man Man Kiss Kiss Mother Mother. Indie bands are chewing too much Doublemint gum. Mother Mother [ website / myspace ] comes recommended to me by Julseas. If I had an album of the week feature, this would be it. While it sounds like the popiness of Spinto Band, it has the quirkiness, key shifts and rhythm intrigue more common in songs by They Might be Giants. Here are just the first two tracks off the album Touch Up , out now in Canada and soon in the USA. Pre-order [...]
Yessss, the big day has finally arrived. We celebrate with a triple handful, mostly of groups not yet posted here. (There are a couple of exceptions.) I'll put them in groups of five just to make it seem less daunting. Links are provided for each band. If the mp3 link doesn't work, clink on the band name to go to the SXSW bandsite, where the song should be downloadable. These SXSW links have been finicky at times. Previous SXSW 2007 postings can be found here , here , here , here , [...]
Ok. There are two things I need to express. One - Mother Mother is about to explode. Two - The Plaza and Fox 99.3 sucks ass. How's that for mature prose? Let's start with number two. I know I'm not "pro" radio. We drove around the city the other day and left the CDs at home, so we were forced to rock out to the crystal clear sounds of FM. It was painful - and the whole shock jock stuff bothers me. That being said, last night was a travesty, even [...]
Wading through the endless Myspace friend requests from bands, the promo cds and recommendations received, there is an overwhelming surplus of new music. I've heard some really great material, some filler, some stuff I'll never listen to again. This Friday 8-Track includes a collection of artists who have hit the new music bin and made their way to the iPod - (a very illustrious position, indeed). You can expect to hear plenty more from these artists this year. Enjoy! Program 1: 1. Little Man Tate - "Sexy In Latin" [...]
As you glance at the cover of Mother Mother's debut disc – Touch Up – you are greeted with a five-headed rooster (or is it a fighting cock, I have no idea). Sure, it might be an action shot showing the rooster in motion, but I prefer to think of it as a five headed beast, that represents the band itself. The number of heads could also represent the number of different styles this band uses to create a truly unique sound. Mixing elements of freak folk, indie rock, art [...]
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