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Playlist Monday: Mourning The New Year

Jan 5, 2015By Jon

Happy New Year! Now that everyone’s back at work and/or school, we can commiserate the dreary winter weather with some gloomy music. The holidays are over. In high school I was the younger brother of a goth kid. As youRead more…

Jan 5, 2015Jon

Jon’s Top 5 of 2014

Dec 31, 2014By Jon

2014 is done. Sadly, I didn’t get to listen to *everything* that came out this year, but I did hear a lot. There were some great records, some stinkers and a couple that I’m still not sure about. In FlamesRead more…

Dec 31, 2014Jon

Playlist Monday: The Best Songs of 2014

Dec 29, 2014By Jon

For the last playlist of the year the bloggers of Plastic and Wax have each chosen their favourite song. A couple of these were released at the tail end of 2013, but didn’t really make their impact until this year.Read more…

Dec 29, 2014Jon

Playlist Monday: Spreading The Anti-Cheer

Dec 22, 2014By Jon

I hate Christmas. I hate the spirit of exploitation it encourages, I hate the ham-fisted phoniness it inspires and I hate the stupid carols. Here are some Christmas songs I can get behind.

Dec 22, 2014Jon

Eels – Novocaine For The Soul

Dec 19, 2014By Jon

When we’re young, we want to be happy and it’s something that we strive for. The simple act of doing the things that we like is enough to make us happy. As we get older, we spend less time tryingRead more…

Dec 19, 2014Jon

Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments To An Elegy

Dec 18, 2014By Jon

You don’t have to like Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. He’s arrogant, he’s prickly, he’s notoriously difficult to work with and has been known to repeatedly troll his fans for his own amusement. However, when he makes his grand proclamationsRead more…

Dec 18, 2014Jon

Headstones – One In The Chamber Music

Dec 16, 2014By Jon

One In The Chamber Music is the latest offering from Kingston Can-rock vets the Headstones. They’ve gone through their back catalogue and have recorded acoustic arrangements of some familiar favourites. To make the package more enticing, a couple new songsRead more…

Dec 16, 2014Jon

Playlist Monday: Dead Toronto Bands Part 3

Dec 15, 2014By Jon

Sentimental as I am, I sometimes succumb to bouts of nostalgia and lament the passing of Toronto bands that I really enjoyed. Or somewhat enjoyed. Or barely enjoyed. Such feelings lead me to create playlists of songs from bands youRead more…

Dec 15, 2014Jon

December Fest – Live

Dec 11, 2014By Jon

I wasn’t really aware there was a metal scene in Toronto until I saw Ash Lee Blade perform at the Rok Boutique back in 2009. Real metal, I mean. I knew there was metalcore to be found at the OperaRead more…

Dec 11, 2014Jon

AC/DC – Rock Or Bust

Dec 10, 2014By Jon

I have a good rule for parties. If you follow this rule, you will have good parties. AC/DC will always make your party better. It doesn’t really matter which record. Back In Black has the most crowd pleasers. Highway ToRead more…

Dec 10, 2014Jon
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