One Track: Paper Lions, “Philadelphia”

Alright, prepare yourself, Prince Edward Island's Paper Lions are getting ready to release their next album entitled, My Friends on August 20th. Beginning with a short teaser that they published last year on youtube, for the song "Philadelphia", they are giving their fans a free download of the song right now, in it's full awesomeness.… Read More

One Track: “Out of Time” – Stone Temple Pilots

The tumultuous relationship between the Brothers DeLeo and (former?) frontman Scott Weiland have been well publicized, but it's also hard to argue that tension within the band produced some of the best 90's era alt-rock tunes that didn't emanate from Seattle (see "Plush", "Interstate Love Song" and "Big Empty").  It appears that after multiple stints with both… Read More

Halifax to Toronto and Back in 7 moves (or less)

Halifax to Toronto and Back to Halifax: Upstairs at Sam the Record Man, on Barrington Street in Halifax. I was exploring the blues section as I had recently been properly introduced to the blues. I was walking around kind of aimlessly. I wasn’t really sure of “who” to look for, but I heard something coming… Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack – May 17th, 2013

I had so much fun putting together last weeks list, that I decided to keep with the theme of a specific year.  For this weeks edition we'll be going back to the days when yacht rock was cool, Star Wars made it's debut and disco was far from dead.  The year is 1977. 1 -… Read More

Preview: Queens Of The Stone Age, …Like Clockwork

Just where Queens Of The Stone Age's Era Vulgaris, & Josh Homme's side project, Them Crooked Vultures left off, the band digs deeper into darker territory with ...Like Clockwork. As a teaser for the album, the band has provided their fans, and curious music listeners alike with tracks to listen to; in the form of… Read More

8 Tracks – Just Some Simple Ear Noms

1. "On the Line" - The Olms http://youtu.be/FAq7nn8vHzw The low fidelity movement is afoot, and the Olms jumped in with both feet.  "On the Line" is the latest release from the forthcoming (June 4th) debut album from the latest Pete Yorn project.  This track is reminiscent of Yorn's debut album Musicforthemorningafter, it's not an album crafted… Read More

One Track: Diana, “Born Again”

Move over Washed Out & Toro Y Moi, here's one track, taken straight from the "chillwave" manual that's got you beat. Based out of Toronto, Diana may not be in the genre of "chillwave" or "ambient pop", there's no telling, this is the first track to be released out into the interwebs by the band.… Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack – May 10th, 2013

Bill Clinton is re-elected for his second term, Dolly the sheep is cloned, Gianni Versace is murdered, The Titanic (the movie) makes its debut in theatres and MMMBop explodes over the airwaves, infecting North American homes from coast to coast.  What do all of these events have in common?  The answer is that they all took… Read More

Rock n Roll Art Show May 11th, 2013

What better way to celebrate the one year anniversary of a very successful fundraiser, than to throw another one. This coming Saturday evening (May 11th), will bring together musicians and artists alike, with the single cause of raising money with the proceeds going towards cancer research. Last year's inaugural event allowed organizer/promoter, Ed Boulter, the… Read More