Frank Yang If you're ever debating what to do on a given evening of either Canadian Musicfest or NXNE , you can always do far worse than to simply post up at either The Horseshoe or Lee's Palace for the entire evening. These Toronto anchors always host a solid bill of bands, both local and international, buzzy and unheralded, covering a swath of genres that will surely have something to delight the ears. Granted, I was there with a more specific mandate than to just take in some music - I wanted to see [...]
Norman Wong Okay, since I am posting this from the north of Quebec - okay, not really that north, but considerably further north than Bloor St. in Rouyn-Noranda for this year's Festival de musique émergente - I figure this is as good a time as any to run a pretty sweet giveaway for - wait for it - The North . As in the new record from Stars , out this coming Tuesday. Thanks to the folks at Universal Music Canada , I have numerous copies of The [...]
Sebastian Mlynarski I expect there's a lot of interest in drawing parallels between the success of Purity Ring with that of Grimes what with both being based out of Montreal - although Purity Ring's Corin Roddick and Megan James originally hail from Edmonton - and releasing albums of electronic pop that seem to be the perfect soundtracks for the zeitgeist circa 2012, and on the same label outside of Canada, no less - the legendary 4AD . But whereas Claire Boucher's work is rather defined by its technicolor ADD-ness and her [...]
Facebook Custom dictates that for tenth anniversaries, the traditional gift is something made from tin and the modern equivalent is aluminum. Or diamond. How on earth do you get from tin to diamond? Happily, Toronto's Paper Bag Records pays no attention to such convention and to mark their tenth year of releasing great music from both Canada and abroad, they've opted to put together three nights of shows at The Great Hall from September 27 to 29 and featuring the best of their current roster as well as a surprise and welcome return [...]
20082s Pemberton Festival set the tone for BC festivals. Although many smaller fests have happened over the years (the Virgin Music festival made an impact but seemingly ended here in 2009, the occasional UBC Thunderbird Stadium event) there is nothing like what the rest of the world, and the rest of Canada is used to. Last year's Live At Squamish was it's premiere, and so with the relatively young event in it's second year, MVRemix had to see how the experience fared. With the first year having Dirty Vegas, Z Trip, The Decemberists and Devo on [...]
With gates opening at 2PM, you should be aware of what's going on and when, so that you can plan out what not to miss. As with any music festival, you may have to cut some sets short or miss some in order to experience your chosen performer's live show in full. Below is the breakdown of who's performing and when. The Proper Villains - Garibaldi Stage @ 3:30PM Vancouver's The Proper Villains are an alternative Hip Hop group that are currently wrapping up their 10 song debut album. The [...]
LIVE at Squamish 2011: Final Event Reminder It’s almost here! Virgin Mobile presents LIVE at Squamish outdoor music festival, organized by brand.LIVE , will be taking place this weekend on August 20th and 21st. Expect more than 30 amazing musical acts, cool events, awesome food and a community atmosphere all weekend long. “The 2011 festival is shaping up to be even better than last year,” said brand.LIVE Senior Vice President of Production Paul Runnals. “We have an amazing line up of artists performing at this year’s festival, and being set against such a beautiful [...]
Another North by Northeast music festival is in the books, and with it, the bustling metropolis of Toronto is a little more quieter. Between June 15th and June 19th, an estimated 650 artists representing any and every genre you can think of played well into the Toronto night at close to 50 downtown venues. Streets where a great deal of bars are clumped together, like Queen West, the festival headquarters at the Hyatt Regency hotel on King, as well as the public square at the [...]
The 17th annual North by Northeast Music Festival and Conference features Devo, The Descendents, Stars and The Pharcyde June 13-19, 2011 in Toronto. Art Brut , Deerhoof, Shad , The Dodos, Juliana Hatfield , Hot Water Music, Bouncing Souls, AIDS Wolf and many more are also scheduled to play. NXNE also boasts film and interactive branches, with 75 interactive conference sessions and 40 films being screened, including Color Me Obsessed , the first documentary on The Replacements. Tickets are on sale now. Juliana Hatfield, who's teaming [...]
Canvas Media There's records that you hear and, regardless of how you personally feel about them, you know that they will be a big thing, that their contents will resonate with the masses and will prove to be game-changers for the artist who created it. Timber Timbre's 2009 self-titled album was not one of these, or at least I didn't hear it. Building swampy textures and tempos around Taylor Kirk's low, drawling Randy Newman-ish vocals, it didn't seem the sort of record with a lot of crossover appeal and yet it did [...]
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Finally the time has come to reveal my Top 10 Best of 2010 Singles. Thought long and hard which wasn't easy to do. But as mentioned before the tracks are based from the Singles Chart that were #1 on this site. Its going to be obvious that this band is #1 since they did make a big impact in 2010. Let's cheer or jeer on the Top 10 Singles of 2010. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (#1 on Chart [...]
Filed under: News , The Hit List Canadian acts continued to make their mark at home and abroad in 2010, with bands like Montreal's Arcade Fire topping the album charts in the US, UK and Canada while selling out shows wherever they went. Recently, the small town of Vevey, Switzerland, even played host to an all-Canuck festival featuring indie faves like Broken Social Scene (whose latest album debuted at number two domestically) and Owen Pallett , the Arcade [...]
I was somewhat hesitant on doing this list. But I was like heck with it and list down my favorite shows of 2010. Going through the photos I've taken in 2010. I made a list of my Top 20 favorite shows in and out of Ottawa. Enjoy the photos. Please comment if you feel a show was missing. Caribou and Toro Y Moi at Babylon Nightclub The first of two shows Caribou did in 2010. The show on May 4, 2010 was fun [...]
Filed under: The Hit List Some tracks on our list of the best songs of 2010 were so gorgeous they gave us goose bumps; others rocked our freaking faces off. Some left us blissed out or melancholy, while others propelled us onto the dance floor. The common thread? Each speaks to the kaleidoscopic nature of the musical landscape today, and we're embracing the beautiful chaos with [...]
Here is another installment of what to expect on the Best of 2010 list. This time being "Overall". I don't just focus on Canadian music, I do check out stuff from the USA and the UK. Overall being albums outside of Canada that was released in 2010. As before in the " Canadian albums of 2010 " no albums that was released in late 2009. There will be some Canadian albums that made a splash outside of Canada crossing over into this list. I really need your help/input on which albums from the USA, [...]
Again I participated in " i(heart)music " hottest band/musician poll. This is their sixth year while this is my second time doing this. Click here for the full results. For those that want to cheer or jeer. Please make a comment. Here is my top 10 for 2010 who is considered the hottest. Top 10 Artist Iheartmusic's ranking [...]
2010 is almost ending soon and its time to do a year end list on music. I know its going to be annoying for those "Best Of" list. I think its fun doing it. Starting today I will re-listen the albums that came out in 2010. (Sorry EPs and albums that came out in late 2009 can not qualify) I will be doing a Top 50 list. Like I did last year I will post them separately from #50-#41 and etc. There might be last minute changes, some albums might be dropped out and [...]
by teepoo Welcome to another edition of IPOD SHUFFLE MONDAYS. If you feel like sending a list of 10 shuffled songs from your iPod e-mail me at tiana.feng@ridethetempo.com and I'll post yours next week. Let's see what I landed on this week: 1. Michael Jackson- Man in the Mirror Come on everyone has some MJ. 2. Further Seems Forever- Bye, Bye, Bye Punk version of the N'sync classic. 3. Stabilo- Kidding Ourselves [...]
Sorry for the lateness on singles chart #13. Due to being busy at Ottawa Bluesfest. There is a Bluesfest theme since half the acts played there. Some oldies and new tracks. Take a look at this week's top 10. This Week Last Week Total Weeks Artist Songs 1 2 6 [...]
Here is this week's music singles chart. I have been busy with Bluesfest and since its #12, the festival is 12 days of music. So I decided to make Basia Bulat #1 this week after seeing her performance on July 10th . Five new debuts this week. Two fallers and three risers. Check out the chart This Week Last Week Total Weeks Artist Songs [...]
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