Plastic and Wax Issue #4 features write-ups for Nothing Serious, Skid Palace and The Follow Ups and highlights a slew of 2024 releases. Check out the playlist below to listen to the bands mentioned in our summer issue. Grab issueRead more…
Playlist Monday – Issue #3
Plastic and Wax Issue #3 saw the largest print run yet (350 copies), featured write-ups on Mononegatives, Wasting Time and Fine Motor Control and highlighted new releases from a bunch of great bands. Which bands? Check the playlist* embedded below.Read more…
Playlist Monday – Issue #2
Plastic and Wax issue #2 is in circulation and issue #3 is on the way. Grab your copy of the new one starting in May – first dibs at the release party at Handlebar in Toronto May 4. Or atRead more…
Playlist Monday – Issue #1
Plastic and Wax is in print now. If you live in the greater Toronto area, you can grab one at an independent record store. If you don’t, follow our sponsor @cartridge.heart on Instagram, send a DM and we can doRead more…
Playlist Monday – Same Sample Part 2
In the original Playlist Monday – Same Sample I played songs with the same sample back to back. In this version I am going to give the original sample and four songs that sampled it.
Playlist Monday: Mourning The New Year
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…
Playlist Monday: The Best Songs of 2014
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…
Playlist Monday: Spreading The Anti-Cheer
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.
Playlist Monday: Dead Toronto Bands Part 3
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…
Playlist Monday: Nu-Gaze
The shoegaze revival has been in full force for a number of years now. I’ve been hearing other fun terms like nu-gaze and doomgaze. Today’s playlist consists of a handful of noisy bands that may or may not be fascinatedRead more…