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…
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…
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…
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…
Minibosses – Brass
Video game cover music has become quite the sub genre. Type the name of a video game you like into YouTube’s search engine and there’s a good chance somebody’s got a video of themselves playing a tune from the soundtrack.Read more…
Playlist Monday: Pick It Up
After such a downer playlist last week, it’s only fair to have something more upbeat this week. Enjoy!
Alestorm – Sunset on the Golden Age
Alestorm’s third and latest full-length “Sunset on the Golden Age” is not your average record. I don’t think there can be a genre of music more ridiculous than “Scottish Pirate Metal” (or “Bacon Powered Pirate Core” as their website claims).Read more…
Twenty Questions or Less with Kill Matilda
We sent Kill Matilda some questions via e-mail and they sent us their responses. Who are you and where are you from? We are Kill Matilda from the snowy northern wastelands of Canada! Why should anyone listen to your music?Read more…