Paula is the first solo project of former TOPS and Silly Kissers member, David Carriere, and he dropped his debut, Relaxed Fit today. continue reading >>
Tops have been born out of the ashes of now defunct Montreal based Winnie fave, Silly Kissers. In TOPS' new song, Diamond Look, singer Jane Penny re-imagines herself as an impossibly distant beauty queen - mocking all suitors, perpetually a rooms-length away. Her vocals pierce through layers of instruments to tell a story of glamour and fame. David Carriere coaxes semiprecious guitar figures, while Thom Gillies and Riley Fleck provide a driven yet serpentine backdrop. TOPS - Diamond Look by Arbutus Records [...]
Photo by National Capital Commission It's pre-Canada Day today but here goes. Happy Canada Day 2011! Hope everyone will be enjoying their weekend and celebrate Canada's 144th birthday. I decided to make a mixtape which all the acts that are Canadian. I know some of the songs don't have Canada as a theme but just wanted people to have fun or chill to the songs on Canada Day. Enjoy! Aidan Knight - [...]
Photo by National Capital Commission It's pre-Canada Day today but here goes. Happy Canada Day 2011! Hope everyone will be enjoying their weekend and celebrate Canada's 144th birthday. I decided to make a mixtape which all the acts are Canadian. I know some of the songs don't have Canada as a theme but just wanted people to have fun to the songs on Canada Day. Enjoy! Aidan Knight - North East South [...]
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Totally stumbled with this fan made music video done by Benjamin Brewer . It is Blue Hawaii's remix by Silly Kissers' "Dream Electrixra". For those not familiar with Blue Hawaii , it is basically Raphaelle's from Braids and Agor. I like to called Blue Hawaii a beautiful warm tropical paradise. Dream Electrixra is taken from the album "Blooming Summer" on Arbutus Records ( Review ). Check out this fan made video, which uses the Silly Kissers remix of the song. Well crafted and directed, it makes it look [...]
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Silly Kissers is one of my favorite acts coming out from Montreal. Contrary to rumors that the band changed its name to TOPS is untrue! ( Read my Twitter feed ) I was checking on Arbutus Records ' website and found out they released this music video called Japan Man . Not sure where it's coming from but really like the trippy fun video. The music video is directed and edited by Silly Kissers' member Jane Penny Check out the video to Japan Man. On Sunday [...]
Ok, so the Halifax Pop Explosion has the fall festival scene on lock here in Halifax, and those same folks are premiering MFest this August, but what if you want to hit a festival this month? Well if you've got a festival jones in your wet creaky bones, then you'll want to be in North End Halifax next weekend (May 19th-22nd) for the Long Live The Queen festival . Now in its 2nd year (I believe it began last year, but I could be wrong), LLTQ is [...]
Photography by purpleplaid "Great is the human who has not lost his childlike heart." - Menicus This week ended up being about fulfilling childhood memories, letting my childlike spirit fly round and having fun. It was Canadian Music Week in Toronto but I only saw two shows at CMW as I am really not a fan of this festival. The only acts I felt worthwhile seeing, I had already seen throughout the year, in better venues with better crowds and totally cheaper. I did catch Rich Aucoin [...]
Not to post anything, that is. So here we are. Back from our respective 'reading breaks' and ready to bring you all the goods. We're just gonna dive right in with a 'what you (may have) missed while we were gone' post. A few hints: Silly Kissers, Sean Nicholas Savage, Armen at the Bazaar, Four [...]
Get ready. I've been snowed-under (get it?) in work lately. Or at the very least, buried in what I should be doing. So with that being said my show-going/midday-procrastinat ing has been and will continue to be minimal for the rest of this week. However, don't let this trick you into thinking there's nothing good going [...]
The Silly Kissers are one of Montréal's most exciting new bands. With one album under their belts, headline shows at Pop Montréal, and new material on the way, there couldn't be a better time to chat with band members Jane Penny, Bob Lamont, David Carriere, Jeremy Freeze and Thom Gillies. Tell us the story of [...]
Here is another installment on the best of 2010: Singles. Its the singles from #31-#41. As mentioned before some of the singles will be based from the Singles Chart on this site. You might find some of the mainstream singles kind of lower in the list. But its not about what is popular just as long they are on the 2010 list. There is a two Glee songs in this list and you just have to find out which one they are. Check out the list. [...]
Another year down the line, and another 12 months(ish) pass by crammed to organ-rupture with audio delectation from all corners of this globular ball of aqueous and earthly matter. What with it being 2010, here's Dots & Dashes ' 20 best tracks, the final 10 being the best.Ish. The 2009 lot can be found here . Apologies for the inclusion of HURTS but, you know, they were quite 'last year'... Dots & Dashes Tracks of '10 [...]
Late night typing up this review. Finally I have the time to write up about Montreal's Silly Kissers . Ever since Spin Magazine named them one of Montreal's up and coming bands at Pop Montreal in 2009. They have been doing well for themselves. Having missed out their showcase at this year's Pop Montreal. I was more intrigue about them and heard what they sound like. People will be divided on them, you either like or dislike their kind of music. I've completely fallen in love with their [...]
You know, it's all great for Diamond Rings and all, but man, is that record boring. Put the Silly Kissers on the cover of Exclaim already, please.
Having gushed and guffawed erratically over one act of Montreal already this afternoon , the vortex of the sonically weird, the audibly wonderful that is Soundcloud spewed out yet another Canadian diamond in the rough that we can't quite stop gleaming and glinting over, this time in the form of the unpalatably entitled Silly Kissers . Signed to Arbutus Records alongside Blue Hawaii, the multi-faceted, dual-sexed quintet obsess over 80s euphoria dripping in Human League harmonies to an extent as excessive as Tinie Tempah's rags-to-riches bravado. Treat Me Like You Do, overblown sweeping statements [...]
This week (Sept 29-Oct 3) I will be attending the 9th annual Pop Montreal Festival . This year's line-up is eclectic from previous years. But there are great acts that you should definitely see this years. Here is a list for the week (It might change during the course at the Festival) For those that don't have the funds to attend the night shows, this year at Divan Orange there will be acts playing during the afternoon. I am more excited to see Leif Vollebekk and [...]
This year's Pop Montreal is lookin' like one for the books. The ever-so-good Said the Gramophone wrote up an excellent guide for this year's Pop Montreal. Basing this post off that and the POP MONTREAL site, I'm gonna go through what would be a pretty ideal long weekend of music and then we'll see how close I come to accomplishing it. Pop Montreal starts Wednesday, September 29th and the fun doesn't stop until Sunday, October 3rd. * Underlined shows/events are ones I will foreseeably be going to. Sometimes, there are overlaps (Thursday's a [...]
Silly Kissers You Could Even Like Me (Remix Pack) I've never made a secret of my undying affection for the Silly Kissers (and the rest of the Arbutus Records stable!), and of course, it's an affection that's shared by other, which is why I'm really excited that this came to fruition. I'm super-pleased to present a special collaboration between Arbutus Records and three amazing artists, with minimal executive production assistance from myself. [...]
Some remixes from Montreal. Winnie has like absolutely no Quebec following at all, must have something to do with all the terrible slang / racism or my barely passing grades in French class, "Je suis un garçon chatte". The majority of our readers are from B.C., California and New York (3 of my 4 fave places, excluding Montreal/ Quebec). I think we get the same amounts of readers from a place called Pasay in the Philippines. That's all right, as long as they continue making sweet jams we have no probs spreading the good [...]
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