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Tales from the Bargain Bin: Clothes Make The Man

Sep 30, 2014By Jon

I recently picked up Clothes Make The Man’s self-titled record in a dollar bin on Queen West. The bin was actually on the sidewalk a couple feet from the store. It was almost as if the store was saying “please,Read more…

Sep 30, 2014Jon

The Verve Pipe – Overboard

Sep 28, 2014By Jon

The Verve Pipe (not to be confused with that other band The Verve) formed in 1992 when Brian Vander Ark of Johnny With An Eye and Donny Brown of Water 4 the Pool decided to join forces and bring theirRead more…

Sep 28, 2014Jon

U2 – Songs of Innocence

Sep 27, 2014By Jon

I took the opportunity to visit myself fifteen years ago. Here’s a transcript of our chat. Old Jon: Hi younger Jon! I’m you from the future! Younger Jon: Wow, that’s incredible! What’s the future like? OJ: Things are different now.Read more…

Sep 27, 2014Jon

Matthew Good & Jay Baruchel – Live

Sep 23, 2014By Jon

As a part of the Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival, Matthew Good and Jay Baruchel performed at Massey Hall with a show titled “Not So Private Banter.” The premise was that with Matthew Good being such an interesting and outspokenRead more…

Sep 23, 2014Jon

Playlist Monday: Covered

Sep 22, 2014By Jon

As I mentioned in my post about Butch Walker’s sweet, sweet cover of Eye of the Tiger, a playlist of genre-hopping covers would make a great listen. Here’s six unconventional takes on some great songs. The Lost Fingers – PumpRead more…

Sep 22, 2014Jon

Deafheaven / No Joy / Indian Handcrafts – Live

Sep 21, 2014By Jon

Last Friday the Opera House hosted an absolutely stacked line-up of black metal/shoegaze hybrid Deafheaven, nugazers No Joy and stoner-metal duo Indian Handcrafts. The venue was packed with metalheads and hipsters mostly clad in black, with the younger demographic sportingRead more…

Sep 21, 2014Jon

Tales from the Bargain Bin: Dance Hall Crashers – Blue Plate Special

Sep 20, 2014By Jon

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…

Sep 20, 2014Jon

Twenty Questions or Less with Teethmarks

Sep 18, 2014By Jon

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…

Sep 18, 2014Jon

Russian Circles – Live

Sep 17, 2014By Jon

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…

Sep 17, 2014Jon

Stan Bush – The Ultimate

Sep 14, 2014By Jon

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…

Sep 14, 2014Jon
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