Toronto - The holiday season is an interesting time of year, one in which one's usual resitance to things that might be considered slightly corny or cheesy are in fact actually embraced. Christmas specials we've seen dozens of times over, albums by Mariah Carey, all of them are kind of OK at this time of the year. When this tendency to like Christmassy stuff is combined with a solid lineup of Canadian talent, it turns into something very much like the Andy Kim Christmas concert. The annual charity event, now in it's seventh year, was raising funds this night for Julliette's [...]
Filed under: News Annabel Staff, Redferns Although there was widespread speculation that Broken Social Scene 's show earlier this week in Rio de Janeiro was their last, singer Kevin Drew hasn't closed the door on future Broken Social Scene projects. "I said that we were going to take a hiatus -- people seem to think that's a break-up but we're all good family and we're going to be around for a long time, [...]
"Drew insists that this time, the break is all for the best. And they're probably not coming back any time soon."
Click image to download more songs by this artist Sounds like: Apostle of Hustle, Stars, Do Make Say Think "Broken Social Scene - The World At Large (Modest Mouse Cover)" What's so good? Last night Broken Social Scene played a 40-minute set atop an "Occasionally Perfect" Heineken billboard in Chicago across the street from Wrigley Field. With an impending hiatus looming, it was a fleeting opportunity [...]
Who doesn't love an impromptu concert by a popular indie band? Nobody, that's who. So when A.V. Club Chicago broke the news late Tuesday that Toronto super collective Broken Social Scene would perform a free show somewhere in town, our interest was piqued. All principle members including frontman Kevin Drew, guitarist Andrew Whiteman, bassist Brendan Canning, drummer Justin Peroff, guitarist Sam Goldberg, singer Lisa Lobsinger and horn section appeared on an especially erected stage under an "occasionally perfect" Heineken billboard directly across from Wrigley Field. Drew professed his love for Chicago, mentioning [...]
Damian Abraham (Fucked Up's ringleader) has been doing a heckuva job since becoming the host with the most of Muchmusic's "The Wedge" back in January. Doing tons of interviews with bands and airing a few specials along the way. For this one, 45 minutes is devoted to those 3 days at Parc Jean-Drapeau for the Osheaga Music Festival last [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. AP Jack Layton, the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party and the country's Official Opposition, died Aug. 22 at his Toronto home after a battle with cancer. He was 61. Layton's sudden passing has rocked the nation, with musicians like Broken Social Scene 's Kevin Drew and more taking to Twitter to reflect upon his life and the amazing man he was (which you can get a sense from while [...]
Filed under: News Annabel Staff, Redferns Though they don't always agree on band matters, you have to hand it to the members of Broken Social Scene for speaking their mind -- no matter the fallout. Frontman Kevin Drew is the latest to sound off, calling out bandmate Andrew Whiteman over recent comments Whitemand made to Spinner slagging the Toronto collective's 'Sweetest Kill' video and its director, Claire Edmonson. "Claire sort [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Courtesy of the Beauties Through their popular and long-running Sunday night residency at Toronto's Dakota Tavern as well as similar weekly gigs in both New York and Ottawa, and by serving as the go-to back-up band for a slew of solo artists, the Beauties have built a reputation as a hard-working, blue-collar rock and roll band. On a recent Sunday, Spinner tagged [...]
Some old tunes, some new tunes, all good tunes, most Mondays... Right-Click + Save Link As: The Hood Internet - Slow John (Lil Wayne x Com Truise) Joy Orbison - BRKLN CLLN (Michna's Brooklyn Bridge Remix) Fair Ohs - Everything Is Dancing Washed Out - Wicked Game (Chris Issak Cover) The Hood Internet - Bodhi Shawty Weekend (The-Dream x Kevin Drew) The Weeknd - The Morning [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Jason Merritt, Getty Images Though the ticket read Osheaga , it could just as easily have been called the Eminem Show as a record 38,000 people packed Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau July 29 to watch Marshall Bruce Mathers III play only his third show of 2011, a 90-minute greatest hits set punctuated by a tribute to the late, great Nate Dogg . [...]
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Most of you I'm sure have not heard of K.Drew. Hailing from New Jersey, the 22 year-old just released his debut single, "Body & Soul (She Got Control)." In the past he's done remixes for, "Deuces" by Chris Brown & Tyga, "Carry Out" by Timbaland, and "No Hands" by Waka Flocka Flame. Drew has also done a song with Gucci Mane titled, "Bedroom." This new single by K.Drew (real name Kevin Drew) has a real nice Michael Jackson vibe. Check it out! Download HERE
Video / Donate Broken Social Scene covers Modest Mouse 's "The World at Large" for The Voice Project – a non-profit organization that supports the women and the peace movement in Uganda. Kevin Drew and other two founding fathers of BSS – Charles Spearin and Brendan Canning - gather in Spearin's Toronto home studio to offer their best adaptation of the track from Good News for People Who Love Bad News . "The only thing about it is that I'm no [...]
Not to get all karmic on a Thursday afternoon, but what goes around, comes around (and that applies for non-threatening life situations as well.) Just a couple weeks after covering Buddy Holly , Modest Mouse receive the same treatment from fellow indie lords Broken Social Scene . Check out the video above, courtesy of TwentyFourBit , of BSS reworking "The World at Large". As he's friends with the Modest Mouse boys, BSS singer/co-founder Kevin Drew said he had "no desire to cover this song and make it the same"; thankfully, Drew's [...]
Filed under: News Getty Images (2) | YouTube Last night (May 2), Canadians watched the results of the country's federal election with the Conservatives achieving a majority government. An array of Canadian acts have weighed in on the outcome, some offering more pointed barbs than others: "When you are forced to choose between foolish men, sometimes you must believe in the power of the MAGICAL MOUSTACHE," Broken Social Scene singer Kevin Drew [...]
J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr has released his first solo studio record. The record is almost entirely acoustic and is beautifully designed. To me, it's the album that had been kept inside since 1994's "Feel the Pain." It's more raw sharing, but this time, in a bit of peace and quiet. Or if you never realized how much pain and heartache was in all those Dino albums, this one can retrospectively shine a light for you. Several Shades of Why is a collection of ten fragile, contemplative tracks that serve as [...]
Filed under: Video , Awards , Junos Spinner may have been squeezed between a local Rogers TV affiliate and a lady with a big Russian hat from Dose.ca, but we may nonetheless pushed our way into the media scrum-slash-pig pen of the Juno Awards Red Carpet for the star-studded and indie-loaded 40th annual celebration of all things musical, Canadian and Drake -related. Fighting for a few futile seconds with the big stars (" Shaniiiaaaahhhh! "), coming up with [...]
If you've witnessed recent press shots of Dinosaur Jr. man J. Mascis , his argent locks breezing about a look of sheer content, his first solo stab on Sub Pop isn't the altogether buoyant affair perhaps forecast, as preconceived distortion is hacked back to reveal a delicate voice that cracks and crumbles on the LP's eponymous track. While Mascis may temporarily go it alone, he's far from lonesome as a slew of indie architects feature, from Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell to Matador pioneer Kurt Vile and baroque-popstrels Broken Social Scene's head honcho Kevin Drew, all of whom come [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Timothy Herzog It was billed as an acoustic set, but the roadie setting up for J Mascis ' CMW performance at Toronto's Great Hall Friday night didn't get the memo. The crowd waited patiently as the stage tech hauled in an Orange speaker cabinet, Vox amplifier, an impressive collection of effects pedals and a music stand with a reading light, arranging the [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Shawn Brackbill Even though his performance Friday night in Toronto came directly before a highly anticipated acoustic set by alt-rock legend J Mascis , the jam-packed audience at the Great Hall couldn't get enough of Kurt Vile and the Violators during their Canadian Music Week performance. As the singer packed his gear off the stage, a group of somber-looking guys couldn't believe the [...]
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