Como es costumbre, nos vimos a gatas para completar el mixtape del primer mes del año, así que nos toco recurrir a las mañas... como también es costumbre. Abrimos con el primer sencillo del próximo álbum de The Shins , Port Of Morrow , y a partir de eso sacamos cuatro canciones que evocan la última década del siglo pasado. Entre esas, encontrarán nuevas de John K. Samson ( The Weakerthans ), Dan Mangan y Yukon Blonde . Canadá domina la primera parte de este mixtape. Luego [...]
2012 Juno Nominee Dan Mangan Photo : D. Caplan ( more ) Congrats to all of the artists nominated for the 2012 Juno Awards , but a special big hearty Mazel Tov to Dan Mangan , who was nominated for no less than four Juno Awards this year including: New Artist of The Year, Songwriter of The Year, Alternative Album of The Year , and Video of The Year . Here's a list of the nominees in a few of this year's more "important" and [...]
Remember when we said we'd share our list of 25 other unmissable records the first week of January? Whoops. Thing is, the first month of this new year, we were still listening to and falling in (and out) of love with records from 2011. Discovering albums we should've shared months ago and finding out what [...]
Frank Yang It probably amounts to some sort of Can-rock heresy, but I think I actually like Bry Webb on his own more than I ever did with Constantines . I fully acknowledge why many hold the Cons up as one of the greatest Canadian rock acts of the past however many years/decades/centuries - I've seen them live , I know what they were capable of - but the fact is, his solo debut Provider has captivated me more than any of the [...]
At the end of the day, "insincerity is so visible , says the much-loved Canadian troubadour. At just 28 years old, Dan Mangan has secured a favoured spot among the short list of "buzz" artists in his home country of Canada. A famously dogged worker -- Mangan seemed to rise to his current success through sheer force of will -- he is also a committed craftsman, and his three successive records have demonstrated not just his own evolving talent as a songwriter, but also his maturing approach to presentation and performance....
Here are 50 songs that defined 2011 for me. Listen. Enjoy. Tell me what you think. And yep, that's my ugly mug on the cover. Given and Taken in Ink's Top 50 Songs of 2011 from gtimusic on 8tracks . Here's the playlist: 1. Wilco - One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend) 2. City Reign - Anywhere Anyway 3. The Mountain Goats - Never Quite Free 4. Zaac Pick - Whitewater 5. Yuck - Holing Out [...]
Frank Yang Though his punk credentials are beyond reproach thans to his tenure in Propagandhi , John K. Samson has always cut a bit of a curious figure in front of The Weakerthans . While his bandmates are more than willing and able to play the part of rockers in turning out muscular guitar riffs and solos, Samson by comparison has always been a bit slight of stature, reedy of voice, sheepish of grin; the thoughtful and verbose folksinger who somehow ended up fronting a rock band. I don't know if the [...]
On March 27th, Toronto retro-rock band Zeus will release its sophomore album, Busting Visions , via Arts & Crafts. The follow-up to 20102s Say Us , this latest LP spans 14 tracks and is described by the label as a "sweaty romp of a record, oozing cool, with fuzzed-out riffs, razor-sharp hooks, and harmonies galore." For a sneak peek, the band has unleashed the lead single, "Are You Gonna' Waste My Time?". With a Who-ian intro, the track furthers the band's work of building solid Southern rock grooves, [...]
Dan Mangan is on a roll, great new record and now a great new video and of course playing in front of Prince William.
Todd V Wolfson I feel that I should say up front that any reservations I have about Kathleen Edwards and her work are entirely my own issues. Since her 2002 debut Failer , I've enjoyed her honest, roots-rock fare but always felt like I expected more from her creatively even though across her first three albums, she'd never shown any signs that she had ambitions beyond being a good singer-songwriter. That said, the fact that she spent her downtime following 20082s Asking For Flowers [...]
Frank Yang Joel Plaskett is a guy who's established that he's not averse to applying a little bit of high concept to his brand of friendly, meat-and-potatoes rock - recall that his last release of new material, 20092s Three , was both triple-disced and triple-themed - so one shouldn't be too surprised that his next record also has to come with a bit of an explanation. As aux.tv reports, Plaskett and his band The Emergency will endeavour to record and release a new song every week [...]
Eure Band des Jahres: Bon Iver (Foto unter CC-Lizenz von Flickr-Nutzer starbright31 ) Traditionsgemäß gab es auf diesem Blog auch im gerade vergangenen Jahr wieder die Möglichkeit für die Leser, bei unserem Jahresrückblick mitzumachen und uns ihre Meinung zu den besten und schlechtesten Platten des Jahres kundzutun. Die Ergebnisse davon wollen wir euch nicht vorenthalten. Alben des Jahres: Wie sehr sich trotz ähnlich gelagerten Musikgeschmäckern doch die persönlichen Alben des Jahres unterscheiden können, sieht man an dieser Abstimmung. 88 vierschiedene Platten wurden insgesamt [...]
by teepoo Want to know what were the most visited single-song posts on 2011? Most are Canadian but some are not. Here were your favourite blogged songs of 2011. 20. Hey Geronimo- Why Don't We Do Something?| post 19. Kalle Mattson- Thick As Thieves | post 18. Young Galaxy- Phantoms| post 17. Danielle Duval- Ambulance | post 16. Norwegian Recycling- Miracles | post 15. Sandro Perri- Love and [...]
Here is our final monthly Best Of mix of songs from 2011 - despite all the Christmas fayre on offer, there were still a whole plethora of cracking new tracks to enjoy, and as always we've gathered the best of our December posts into one lovely mix for you with a couple of new tracks to sample too. Don't forget to check out all our previous monthly mixes in the sidebar on the left. And off we go... Download Horse's Mouth – As I Climb mp3 (from Horse's Mouth) Opens with a [...]
It's hard for friends to understand when I try explaining to them this absolute nausea I feel about New Year's Eve. I go out, I appreciate being around the friends... I'm happy enjoying the moment with them, yet in the back of my mind is a swelling sadness, a wave so huge that by the [...]
The same procedure as every year: Kurz vor Silvester sitze ich wie so ziemlich jeder andere Musikblogger, -journalist und fast jeder -fan vor der schweren Aufgabe, meine Jahrescharts zu erstellen. Und wie immer wird mir spätestens morgen noch ein Album oder Song einfallen, den ich entweder hier vergessen habe oder bis heute noch gar nicht kenne. Das gesagt, hier ist mein kleiner Jahresrückblick. (Inhalt: Schlechte Musik | Konzerte des Jahres | Songs des Jahres | Video des Jahres | Alben des Jahres ) [...]
Here is part three of the Best of 2011 Canadian albums. We are almost getting halfway through the list. Here is the ranking from #30-21. 30. Shotgun Jimmie - Transistor Sister Listen to Late Last Year and Transistor Sister . 29. Coeur de Pirate - Blonde Listen to Adieu and Cap Diamant . 28. Ferriswheel [...]
The selection from free mp32s and videos from 2011 keeps on. And it is now turn for one of our last year's favorite videos: Eugene McGuinness' Lion and other interesting videos from Zowie, Dan Mangan, Vadoinmessico and Urban Cone and free Mp32s from Polka Wars from Jakarta, Napoleon in Rags from Melbourne, The Rest from Ontario, English Vadoinmessico remixed by Lapalux [...]
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital In a year filled with stories of oppression and uprising in the Near East and the simply near, this album inspired by the political situation in East Asia began to feel very close to home. The lyrics articulate the creeping fears of the disenfranchised, while the angsty beats help dance [...]
Justin Broadbent In an age where many young bands seek to get on the expressway to your skull immediately after their first rehearsal - assuming they rehearse instead of just uploading jams to Soundcloud - you have to appreciate a band like The Wooden Sky . They've taken the time to hone their songcraft and live show since forming as Friday Morning's Regret in 2003, and with their 2009 sophomore full-length If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone and its attendant endless touring regimen, have positioned themselves as [...]
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