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Music appreciation is a pursuit that never ends. As listeners, we all hear and interpret things differently. What speaks to one person is entirely different to the next. This determines how we prioritize what’s important when selecting our music andRead more…
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…
This is an odd one track EP from Milo and Alexander Kollman. This is a little different sound to what Milo has done with his solo projects. The production from Alexander Kollman is a little quirkier and at times theRead more…
2014 will go down as one of the worst… “Bummer”, “way to kill the mood”, “wind yer neck in – ye big grl”. Fine. Apologies. Maybe this list gives some insight. This is what I had stuck on repeat –Read more…
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…
Following on from 2013, which (for my ears) was a great year for music, 2014 had a lot of early potential with releases from some of my favourite alt rap veterans such as Atmosphere, Sole, Sage Francis and The Roots.Read more…
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…
5. Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues 4. Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt 3. Joyce Manor – Never Hungover Again 2. Ty Segall – Manipulator 1. The Menzingers – Rented World Honourable mentions: The Lawrence Arms – Metropole,Read more…
Have you heard of Kosmograd? They’re a Post-Metal/Sludge band hailing from Toronto, ON. Perhaps you have caught them opening for Intronaut, The Ocean and Solstafir? Maybe? Truthfully, the band has not participated in any extended touring circuits and unless oneRead more…
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.