
NXNE is just around the corner. Everyone is scrambling to make their schedules, trying to find the hottest bands. It's all a mess. There are so many bands to go through. How does one differentiate one band from the other? Sure, you can listen to a mix tape or playlist and pick out bands by actually learning about them. However, I am now a busy man with a busy day job that prevents me from doing such things. Instead, I have decided to scan the list of bands and just pick bands that interest me entirely based on their [...]

Solo and side projects are always a very interesting ordeal. They put a spotlight on an artist and give them a dignified voice and choice of expression, usually free of the confines of his previous or main roles as a musician in other projects. With side projects, we hear the true and unfiltered expression of an artist which we may have never heard or seen otherwise. Sometimes not exactly panning out as intended (Chris Cornell) and other times, ending up to be very successful (Brian Eno, we salute you), a solo career move can make or break a career. In [...]
by Tiana Feng Rating: Release Date: April 23rd, 2013 Label: File Under: Music Vancouver's The Crackling consists of members of Dan Mangan's touring band. With Mangan's music wavering with emotions, The Crackling is expected to tug on some heart strings and they do in their sophomore release Mary Magdalene. [...]
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eine neues album auf hometapes records gilt es einzuläuten, denn es ist noch ein wenig zeit für "dark clock", das am 28. mai veröffentlicht werden wird, zur überbrückung, klar, gibt es kost (und logie): all tiny creatures : all tiny creatures - quickest cut by hometapes ein ebenso spannendes label, nämlich file under: music , bietet auch im april neues auf, dann erscheint am 23.04. nämlich "mary magdalene", [...]
by Tiana Feng Here are the most popular tunes for this week! Position Last Song Link 1 - post 2 9 post 3 - [...]
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by Tiana Feng Vancouver's The Crackling will release their sophomore album on April 23rd . Mary Magdalene will deliver fresh new songs with a darkened warmth. Grab a tune called "The Crackling" below.

On April 23, 2013, File Under: Music will release the sophomore album, Mary Magdalene, from the critically-acclaimed Vancouver band, The Crackling. The ballad features backing vocals from Vancouver's Children's Choir that were recorded in Vancouver's historical Christ Church Cathedral. The 10-track album was recorded at Afterlife Studios. Mary Magdalene comes on the heels of the band's successful Ashen EP, which had a limited release in 2012. The name The Crackling refers to songwriter Kenton Loewen's favorite sound, the sound of burning. From gentle taps of smoking wood, to violent sparks [...]

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS PERFORM ON "FROM THE BASEMENT" ON THE MULTI-PLATFORM ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK CRACKLE Grammy-award winning rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers is featured in 2 new episodes of FROM THE BASEMENT available today on Crackle and all Crackle platforms. Anthony Kiedis and bandmates perform fan faves including "Did I Let You Know," "Goodbye Hooray," "Police Station," and "Meet Me At The Corner," among others. Crackle is the only multi-platform service providing free, on-demand viewing of the latest [...]

Crackle! Fuzz! Pop! , the new release subscriptions club from the noisy indiepop label Odd Box Records has announced three more bands today: City Yelps - With just one video on line (watch it, linked above) City Yelps are gaining something of a reputation as the best new thing to come out of Leeds in a long long time. They may contain an ex-Real Loser and a current Downdime. They've gained comparisons to early Pastels, Prolapse, Swell Maps and The Television Personalities. Yep. They're that good. Year [...]
by teepoo Here's the most visited tracks of this week! Been busy, so weren't too many posts this week and some really random old songs crept their way up. Position Last Song Link 1 - Young Liars- Colours post 2 6 [...]
by teepoo Here is this week's most visited tracks. Maybe this will help you fall in love with something new. Position Last Song Link 1 6 New Hands- Tulips post 2 - Fool's Gold- The Dive video [...]
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by teepoo The Crackling is the project of Vancouverite Kenton Loewen. The project also has a bunch of special guests such as Dan Mangan and Eyvind Kang. Check out this track from his upcoming Ashen EP to be released next week on May 22nd . It has a special appearance from the Vancouver's Children choir at it's climax. The Crackling- Keep Me Drunk

I look on northern soul the same way I look at the output from all those brilliant Nuggetsy 60s garage bands. While your garage bands were using the hits of The Kinks and The Who and whoever as the blueprint and building blocks for their own skewed short, sharp 2 and a half minute attempts at chart stardom, the acts who would eventually constitute what became know as the northern soul scene were aping the more well-known records coming out on Motown, Stax, Atlantic et al. Not all, to be fair, there are hundreds and thousands of perfectly [...]

Kenton Loewen is a Vancouver musician who works with the name The Crackling , but he might do well just to go with Dave Bazan Jr. I meanest this in the sincerest form of flattery, and also with the intent of letting you know how much we love both Bazan and our newly annointed Bazan Jr. Loewen, with help from various collaborators is set to release the Ashen EP on May 22nd, and you should expect to find some similarities to early [...]
Here's an all vinyl compilation created by our dear friend, Ingy Pants with a little help from some of her family and friends. If this doesn't get you into the holiday spirit, you'll have a hard time finding something that does. It's strictly old school here with tracks from Loretta Lynn, Yuletide Disco, Burl Ives, [...]
Rene Breitbarth - Stereotone EP by Deep Data. Genres: Deep House, Minimal, Tech House.
Grab Gonjasufi's entire EP, The 9th Inning , over HERE for free...mad ill vibes
Guyus - Crackle Vibes by guyus Tags: Dub Deep Bass Dubstep Grime Junglism Garage Swamp Dubexmachina Selection of Dubstep and related Sounds 2006-2011. Strickly Vinyl. 1. QUEST - [...]

Okaaaay, HPX '11 is almost upon us, so what better way to continue getting ready for it than with another #hpx2011 edition of the Video Hits? I can think of anything, and I already have this post queued up, so let's do it. FYI: Southern Shores are awesome. The Ack said as much when we posted on this Haligonian duo's EP Atlantic some time ago, but honestly, I have yet to get tired of it. It's infectious stuff, lighter than air instrumental music which hearkens back to the electronic sounds of [...]