When not busy with school or playing Trock with his band Chameleon Circuit (that's Time Lord rock, for you guys), Charlie McDonnell (a.k.a. charlieissocoollike ) makes silly videos and silly songs on YouTube . I've seen a lot of ingenious viral videos from people making music in You Tube, but this one has got to be the catchiest original song yet - and he doesn't even use traditional musical instruments. Nice touch with the Tardis coinbox/drums Charlie , and look - you also have that Mario mushroom tin that my son has. Aww [...]
I never get much mail really. The electronic type I get tons of, but the real type that comes from Mr. Mailman, rarely. So imagine my delight when I received a CD in the mail, along with a cool numbered art print from Chapel Hill, NC band - Polynya . I have a weakness for indie-pop, female vocals and electronic music, so after a few listens to Crop Rotation , I knew I just had to feature this band. Luckily, band member Luke Berchowitz allowed us to do a virtual sit down, and [...]
I wish for snow. Proper snow. Not that just that one day of snow we had last December. I wish it would snow for the Olympics. Traffic, tons of people...and snow. It would be fun ;) Here's the recap of last week's Lyrics of the Day - "You can make everything out of anything. And you don't believe in violence" Macgyver Blues by My Little Pony "Teach me to [...]
Who knew Catcher in the Rye could inspire the making of a euro techno song? Well, I guess everybody gets inspired by Catcher in the Rye at some point in their lives. Our video of the week comes to us as a suggestion from Inga , one of our readers from Berlin, who loves Bodi Bill (which according to her are "like mini-superstars in Germany") and thinks they deserve a lot more attention. So, here they are with a the dancey trippy video "I Like Holden Caulfield". I don't think Salinger would approve, though [...]
When I started this site, one of my goals was to define what 'indie music' is. After listening to many a song from the pool of what popular culture defines as 'indie', I've come to realize that though you can't really sum up 'indie music' in terms of musical style, you can however, spot the 'indie-ness' of a certain song / band by some tell tale signs. For this week, we've got a list of indie trademarks culled from hundreds of hours of music surfing and an odd number of family and friends commenting on what the heck I've been [...]
It's Fresh from the Post, the late edition. Due to an unforseen multiplication table breakdown with one of our resident indie music experts, Fresh from the Post comes to you on Wednesday instead of Tuesday this week. As they say, the best things come later in life. Well actually, I've never really heard that quote before, but it sure sounds good and suits our needs for the moment. But really, we've got something great for this week's Fresh from the Post, in the form of experimental pop/rock musicians - The Good Listeners . [...]
I should never schedule posts on weekends because they never happen. So, for anyone who missed out of one of the lyrics of the day posts last week, here's the recap. A lot of it is about love, which tells you how girly I am. So, if you've got any obscure lyric to share, drop me an email and I'll do my best to share it to world ;) One of my faves for the past week was my Shout Out Louds selection. It's like a nice generic advice, with something really random just [...]
Yep, I've joined CBC Radio 3's call for a webathon . Today, our list will be focused on the Haiti Earthquake Relief efforts and the different organizations and groups that are helping out with this cause. Of course, since it wont be List Addicts Fridays without the music, we'll be showcasing a couple of songs from different artists, all of whom have partnered with organizations helping out in Haiti. Most of them have songs available for downloads in exchange for donations. So yeah, enjoy the music and help out in any way that you can - [...]
This video came via email from an average uni student from Australia (hey hey, if you're reading this, you know who you are). Since we can never have enough rock-piano bands and videos that make wonderful use of that neato tilt shift effect , here's Yves Klein Blue with Make Up Your Mind - a single from their 2009 release, Ragged & Ecstatic . Thanks to Craig for the wonderful tip.
It feels like it's been forever since the last Fresh from the Post. Well technically, I haven't done one since last year, so for this year, I'm thinking we should start out with something really fresh. To cater to the 18 and below demographic of this site's visitors, this week's Fresh from the Post artist is a band whose members have a mean age of 17. Blonde Louis is Josh Clarke, Harvey Downes, Jack Cox and Jack Cherry - four friends from Hertfordshire UK, which make guitar-heavy pop songs that are hard not to like. [...]
As promised, here's a recap of all the songs that were featured in the 'Your Indie Music Lyric of the Day' section since I started it a few weeks ago. If everything works out right next week, I'll have this out every Sunday. If not, it would have been because I got caught up watching my husband's ' The Middleman ' marathon ( why oh, why did they cancel that show? ) back to back with Chris O' Dowd in Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (which was a really great film [...]
I'm just re-posting here from Arcade Fire's site to spread the news. As we all know, Haiti has been hit with a devastating earthquake that crippled the nation's capital, affecting hundreds and thousands of people across the nation. The band has posted a call for donations in aid of people affected by the quake - " Friends, Haiti needs your help in her darkest hour. We just got off the phone with our friends at Partners in Health. [...]
It's a brand new video from my all time favorite Swedish band - Shout Out Louds . Fall Hard is from their album Work , which is due for release on February 23rd. They've also got a North American tour lined up this coming Spring with three stops to Canada :D Fall Hard won't be due for release till next month, but you can sample one of the songs from the new album - Walls , which is offered as a free download at the band's site . Check out [...]
I'm not going into semantics here on what defines a geek (or geek vs. a nerd for that matter) . Everyone knows what a geek is, and frankly, geek chic is still in. Not surprising, since everyone is going techy. You have to have at least some basic technical knowledge to maneuver the ins and out of the modern society and juggle duties between email, twitter, and your many many iPhone apps. Since everyone belongs to the Geek Generation now, I dedicate my list to the continued rise of geek chic. And since every song in the world is a [...]
You might want to ask - why are there stars in the background? I'm wondering that too. I've actually been racking my brain trying to think of something to fill those whitespaces and that's the best I could think of. It kind of looks like wrapping paper - it must be my post holiday withdrawal. I may or may not scrap it - express your opinions if any of you out there are reading ;) I've also added a new section on the upper left corner there called 'Your Indie Music Quote of the Day'. For old time [...]
Who knew The Phoenix Foundation was based in New Zealand? This is yet another proof that Macguyver has left an indelible mark in our culture. Our video of the week comes from New Zealand band, The Phoenix Foundation with 'Going Fishing'. This song is from the movie, Eagle vs. Shark which the band provided the score for. I know, this is going to be the second movie themed post we've had in the past 5 days. I'm actually still in movie mode, since my husband [...]
It's the start of another year and won't you believe, it also marks a year of the Friday's lists. I started out my first ever list with New Year's songs which I think is still the best list of indie songs about the New Year out there ;) I really didn't think I could go on this long though - not with my Friday's list being bumped to Saturday, or Sunday even. I should've scratched doing it every week, since I never really did it on time - but then for some weird reason I just kept on [...]
Christmas is over and I should post something new. The site's looking a bit too much like the SPCA commercials that I saw a lot of on TV last night - the one with Sarah McLachlan's version of Silent Night. Everyone else has moved on over to be New Year's themed except SPCA and me. Actually come to think of it, others are already doing Valentine's. Did you know that Marketplace IGA's already selling heart shaped donuts? I've been too busy doing some backend changes that I almost forgot that I needed to post :P In any case, [...]
Happy Christmas! It's Christmas and New Year's is just a few days away. For the Friday's list, we recap our 25 Indie Songs of Christmas beginning with our Christmas Indie single of the day - Hallelujah . Since Christmas is indeed the time for covers, why not cap it off with one of most covered songs of all time? One of the best known songs by Leonard Cohen, this song is has been redone by Bob Dylan, Allison Crowe, Rufus Wainright, Bono and Jeff Buckley to name [...]
All I Want for Christmas is a Hoverboard by Machu Picchu . It's a song from this year's The Eggnog Experience compilation album featuring indie bands from the local Vancouver scene. If you've been following the internet series Mental Beast , you might already be familiar with this neat 29 song compilation. What's great about this album is that it's the perfect solution for anyone out there this Christmas Eve morning who still hasn't done their Christmas shopping. Just download the album here , and place a donation to the [...]
The Indie Music Database
No Church In The Wild
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
Nas - Daughters
The Rains of Castamere by The National
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Avicii – Two Million
Scissor Sisters’ “Baby Come Home” Video: Watch The Band Get Animated
Yellow Magic Orchestra edit from Chrome Canyon
Beck – I Just Started Hating Some People Today
