Hey folks... Happy 2012! We are on our winter break. But we will be back before you know it. Until then we will leave you with some of our fav interviews from 2011. Dec 26th the interview show with Skrillex Jan 2nd the interview show with Leif Vollebekk Jan 9th the interview show with Nü Sensae [...]

This is the last re-post for the Blogophilia series. Links for the all-in-one zip for Volumes 23-30 are still active and you can download those here . BLOGOPHILIA 22 (promotional songs from blogs and freely available materials) acquired 9/05/2010 – 10/18/2010 ripped @ 320 kbps VBR - All in one zip file here - TRACKLIST (Song [...]

For those of you who have visited this particular blog in the past, it is no secret that I will shortly be packing up the family and moving out west. I'm opening a new pizza place on Commercial Drive that I hope each and every one of you will have a chance to frequent consistently in the near future. Aside from the business side of the move, I am most excited about living in a city with a reliable music scene. I have spent a lot of time pondering all of the shows I will be [...]

Hey folks… We are off to get some sun. Until then, we leave you with some of our favorite interviews. See you soon… August 1st Logan Lynn & Koortwah (Our Pride show with two hot and talented men!) August 8th Hot Panda (One of my favorite crazy interviews this year.) August 15th Ghostkeeper (More than your average ghost story.) August 22nd Blood Diamonds & Matty C ( Video game nerds and a Dad with his baby) August 29th Bikini [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Sled Island Flickr, James Stangroom There's a sea of music lovers spilling out of a hot dog joint, tunes are blasting as folks chow down on chili-smothered smokies, the sun is shining and sooner or later someone in a cowboy hat is going to saunter past. SXSW ? No, Sled Island in Calgary, Alberta. Since 2007, Sled Island [...]

I've never been to Sled Island before but I have heard nothing but great things. Spread out over 25 unique venues in Calgary AB, Sled Island music festival takes over this southern Alberta city from June 22-25th. If rodeos aren't your thing but you still want to make a trip to Cowtown, mark this off on your calendar and catch some great shows. Here are some of them I am looking forward to. Free mp3: Blonde Redhead - Spring and by Summer Fall [...]

Quick...immediate names that spring to mind when the mention of Canadian musical acts come up in conversation? If you are imagining Celine Dion, Nickelback, Bryan Adams, KD Lang, Barenaked Ladies, Hedley, Wide Mouth Mason, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, Swollen Members, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne or Alanis Morissette...shame on you. Although these bands and (questionable) musicians helped to shape the landscape of the Canadian Music Scene, they do little convey how talented our country truly is. I meant to put this post together after Arcade Fire pulled off their Grammy victory for [...]

Back in Vancouver for a few days now. I have almost recovered. Slept for 12hours last night. Think i'm getting sick. I miss Austin, drinking all day, sleeping little and most of all "being shitty" which we decided the upside down peace sign is the international symbol for. Spread the good word. Apologies to anyone who wasn't at SXSW that I pissed off with my drunk tweets . Thank god, I had my camera and my twitter account or I would have no idea what happened. Without further adoo-doo. [...]
THE NOVACAINES, HOT PANDA, CANNONEERS, AND ENFANT TERRIBLE ON WEDNESDAY MAR. 23RD AT THE SILVERLAKE LOUNGE, 2906 WEST SUNSET BOUELVARD, LOS ANGELES. 8:00PM/ $10/ 21+
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Robert Fougere With their love of spicy food common knowledge after the launch of their very own hot sauce, it isn't a surprise that Edmonton's Hot Panda are big fans of Mexican food. "When we go down to South by Southwest and into that part of the United States, it's all about Mexican food," Chris Connelly, the band's singer and guitarist, [...]

The Elements of Style Three Seriously-Who-Cares-If-Bon-Jov i-AND-Janet-Jackson-Are-In-Tow n reasons to hit up Quenchers Saloon tonight... 1. Local indie rockers The Elements of Style will fill Quenchers' backroom with the sounds of gentle garage rock not unlike that of the Walkmen or a more mellow version of the Strokes. Heavily utilizing an organ in addition to more standard instruments gives the quartet an older feel on its new self-titled album . Proving they're all right guys with a sense of humor, check out the hilarious [...]
Edmonton-natives Hot Panda have created quite the buzz, culminating in the release of their full length album last fall. I had the opportunity to speak with lead Panda Chris Connolly in advance of their appearance at Canadian Music Fest this week. Here's how it went: T.O. Snob: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me. You're coming to town to play Rancho Relaxo on Friday as part of CMF.

When Chris Connelly from Edmonton's Hot Panda answered my call, he had no idea he was supposed to be doing an interview. Hot Panda's tour van had just just died and he was putting the license plate on their new van. Chris didn't even flinch when I suggested we play a little game of kill, fuck or marry with his fellow Mint Records stars Shane (from The Awkward Stage ), Paul from [...]

Welcome to the start of this year's Song, by Toad Festive Fifty, where I list, in order, my favourite fifty songs of the year. As with the albums of the year, I have had to exclude Song, by Toad Records bands from this list. Partly this is to stop me inevitably wounding the pride of whichever bands fared less well than their label mates, and partly to stop the label collectively dominating this list too much. I don't think the concept of objectivity is possible, or even all that relevant, when it comes to discussing what music you [...]
Due to the holidays (and subsequent lack of new mp3s), we skipped last week's mixtape. But we return the first Friday of December with a bang, offering you a rather plentiful selection of new singles and remixes, along with covers provided by partner site Cover Me. So please enjoy, especially since it's officially December and there's no real reason to go outside aside from buying Christmas gifts, and since you can now do that here , there's really no good reason to go outside. So listen: NEW Singles: "Swim [...]

Its December and its time for the best of/year end list. I am revealing the Top 75 on the Best of 2010 Canadian albums. As previously post, I compiled a list of fifty . With alot of albums that came out this year from Canadian acts, I decided to make it up to seventy-five. With alot of listening and re-listening. Here is a seven part on the Best of 2010 Canadian albums. Cowlick - Wires [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: 11 Acorn Lane : [mp3] five holiday songs from the Happy Holy Days search for more 11 Acorn Lane posts at Largehearted Boy Anti-Social Music vs. Franz Nicolay [...]
Synth-rock quartet Hot Panda recorded its sophomore album, How Come I'm Dead (Mint), in a whirlwind one-week session at JC/DC Studio in Vancouver with the help of New Pornographer John Collins. The first single, "Mindlessness," captures this urgency with spiraling keyboards and an ever-persistent drum beat. An unanticipated downtempo finish adds a touch of sweetness [...]

It's time to listen to the tracks I have not posted recently. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. These are just some of the songs that would get there own individual posts on here on GIMME TINNITUS, if I only had the time. This mix is just all over the place. Listen. Downloadables: Hawaii (mp3) by No Joy I Can See (mp3) by XBXRX (pay-what-you-want for their self released album [...]