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Tonight at Europa, the fine Canadian men (and woman) of Fucked Up are putting on a rock show. This is supremely exciting. In November, they performed their Polaris Prize-winning The Chemistry Of Common Life from front to back, with vocal assists from Vivian Girls , and Andrew W.K. splashing some keys from time to time. It was the first time I saw them live, but I was invited by my boss so I watched demurely from the balcony with him and his girlfriend. Tonight will be different. [...]

Filed under: The Hit List , Canada Boiling 10 years down to 10 albums is a near impossible task. Even the list-maker can get bummed about the great records that got left off. But while the order can be questioned and favourites might not make the cut, what's less debatable is that these were all landmark albums that led the Canadian music scene from the desert to the concert hall of milk and honey. 10. Final Fantasy , 'He [...]

Os Fucked Up estão a planear fazer o remake do clássico "Do They Know It's Christmas" com membros dos Vampire Weekend, Broken Social Scene, TV On The Radio, No Age, Yo La Tengo e outros. Estão a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A lot has been written about the Toronto hardcore-punk band Fucked Up since the release of their sophomore full-length album The Chemistry of Common Life last year. It has been labelled, by some, as a hardcore album that is too indie-rock to please the distinct tastes of the hardcore crowd, and by others as an indie-rock album that is too hardcore to not frighten-off the indie kids. As momentum for the album steadily built, new labels began to emerge for The Chemistry of Common life. People began referring to it as a perfectly constructed bridge between [...]