It dawned on me the other day that I’m going to have fewer bargain bins to dig around in. Sunrise Records is pulling out of Toronto, to the surprise of no one. Sonic Boom has also been reducing the sizeRead more…
DRONES / Rickolus – Split
DRONES is Swordplay, PT Burnem and Erick Ackers (who has worked with Swordplay before with their Double Rainbow project). DRONES is somewhere between folk and hip hop. Musically there is a lot of acoustic guitar with simple sparse beats andRead more…
Twenty Questions or Less with Teethmarks
We sent Graham Christian and Jesse Bennett from Teethmarks some questions via e-mail and they sent us their responses. Who are you and where are you from? Jesse Bennett: Teethmarks. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Why should anyone listen to your music?Read more…
Russian Circles – Live
Some bands need to reinvent themselves every tour. New costumes. New backdrops. New arrangements of older material (in some cases). In an age when attention spans are getting shorter and shorter, it’s only logical. Russian Circles doesn’t subscribe to thisRead more…
Plastikman – EX
Still bleeping, still blooping What a long strange trip it’s been. Different names, different labels, overexposure and seeming death in the late 90s, all the way to a weird triumphal return in which the lion’s share of mainstream music hasRead more…
Playlist Monday – Empty Beats
When I tell people I listen to hip hop they sometimes ask me what’s the difference between hip hop and rap, my answer is simple, there is no such thing as instrumental rap. When I was younger I would sayRead more…
Stan Bush – The Ultimate
You know who’s got The Touch? Stan Bush, that’s who. For the second consecutive album, Stan Bush has released a new version of his hit from the 1986 Transformers movie “The Touch”. The “Power Mix” featured here is a remixRead more…
Butch Walker – Eye of the Tiger
Butch Walker posted a link to this sweet, sweet cover on his blog. It’s easy to forget that Butch used to be the guitarist in a hair metal band. Dude can play. I love it when people post genre-swapped coversRead more…
Awol One – Collaborations Mixtape 1
Awol One of the legendary Shapeshifters crew has a new pay what you like mixtape available via bandcamp. Before I get int his music I have to mention that if you are on Instagram you should be following Awol’s InstagramRead more…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch started in 1998 as an Off-Broadway production. Written by John Cameron Mitchell, with music by Stephen Trask,tThe show consisted of title character Hedwig (Mitchell) along her backing band “The Angry Inch” (incl. Trask) It wasRead more…