01st July 2010 at 9:51 AM
If you were tuned into the Canadian indie boom of the mid-2000s, you’re probably already well-acquainted with Montreal’s Wolf Parade, the dynamic four-piece who grabbed the attention of critics and listeners after their triumphant 2005 album, Apologies to Queen Mary. Read more and listen to all of Expo 86 after the jump.
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07th June 2010 at 11:55 AM
The folks at JägerMusic and Exclaim! have teamed up with Steam Whistle Beer, Monster Energy drink and us to put together an exclusive industry-only rooftop barbecue bash during Toronto’s North By Northeast festival. Here’s the good news - we’re offering you a chance to win passes for you and three of your buddies to come out and party! This bash is sure [...]
Posted in NXNE
28th May 2010 at 4:52 PM
Many attribute the Broken Social Scene sound in part to producer David Newfeld, who was behind the band’s releases ‘Broken Social Scene’, ‘You Forgot it in People’ and ‘Beehives’. So it understandably turned some heads when it was announced earlier this year that BSS would be working with John McEntire of Tortoise on Forgiveness Rock [...]
Posted in Interviews
05th April 2010 at 3:17 PM
This month’s awesome AUX and Exclaim! contest features AUX TV’s Camera Music. Camera Music is an exploration of music, sound and imagery and we want you get out and explore with your own Canon Digital SLR camera. All you have to do is watch AUX (channel 107 on Rogers Cable) or check here for the Camera Music Word of the Day, then enter here. The [...]
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01st February 2010 at 11:29 AM
Last month Owen Pallett wowed us with an unexpected name change and some fancy multi-instrumentation. This month, X3 Artist of the Month Woodhands have given us drum pounding, synth heavy, keytar biting electro pop that gets bodies moving.
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29th January 2010 at 11:42 AM
Chicago natives Tortoise will start a brief North American tour next month, but seem to be having trouble writing and recording new material to follow last year’s Beacons of Ancestorship.
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