Clik here to view.
14 Questions with Baptists
Today sees the release of Baptists first full length LP, Bushcraft, which is an unrelenting collection of in-your-face thrashers from start to finish. It’s the groups first full length (their only...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review – Iceage – You’re Nothing
Denmark’s Iceage, a group of four guys just breaking the age of 20, have been deemed by some as “the saviours of punk” and this label isn’t for naught. While the world may not need any saviours of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Youth Lagoon – Wondrous Bughouse
In 2011, bedroom musician Trevor Powers released his first full-length album under the alias Youth Lagoon titled The Year of Hibernation, which showed that the realm of bedroom production did in fact...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Mister Lies – Mowgli
It’s interesting that just last week, as part of Red Bull’s ‘Hashtags’ series, they looked into the area of “beats”, instrumental music made by electronic producers. The main artists they looked at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Suuns – Images du Futur
Throughout history, there have been groups of musicians that don’t want to conform to mainstream media and genres. In some cases, entire musical movements are birthed from this idea – Punk being an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interview – Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians
Toronto’s Born Ruffians have been playing music together since 2004, but haven’t had a full-length release since 2010′s Say It, are gearing up to release their new record, Birthmarks. While the groups...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: KEN Mode – Entrench
KEN Mode (KEN being an acronym for “Kill Everyone Now”) are undoubtedly one of Canada’s most reliable forces in metal and hardcore, leaving destruction in their path after each release. Their previous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Wavves – Afraid of Heights
San Diego’s Nathan Williams began his work as Wavves in his parent’s house. Just another teenager with a guitar and a four-track recorder, but managed to create a couple of the noisiest and catchiest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Tera Melos – X’ed Out
Hailing from Sacramento, California, Tera Melos is a band that has held a firm grasp on my attention ever since I first discovered them back in 2007. I was introduced to them through the spastic, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Thee Oh Sees – Floating Coffin
Thee Oh Sees are by no means a new group, with years of experience under their belts, and this years release Floating Coffin marks the groups 12th studio album, technically. The 4 members that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tera Melos / TTNG @ The Garrison TO, ON 04/28/13
Performance art, especially in big cities like Toronto is everywhere; there is a strong chance that if you were placed anywhere in the city randomly, you could find some type of art, music or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Youth Lagoon / Majical Cloudz @ The Great Hall Toronto, ON 05/13/13
Back in 2011, I first discovered the gentle bedroom ballads of Trevor Powers, which were all incredibly engaging, especially when compared to most self produced, home-recorded artists. I immediately...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Thundercat – Apocalypse
Stephen Bruner, the main mind behind Thundercat is no stranger. With a debut that was as danceable as it was hypnotizing, The Golden Age of Apocalypse left a large impression on any fan of jazz, soul...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interview / Concert Review: KEN Mode – June 8th, 2013, Toronto
Winnipeg’s KEN Mode have played Toronto multiple times before, but I have never made it out to see their ferocity live. On June 8th, they rolled into town alongside Miami’s sludge kings Torche and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Zorch – ZZOORRCCHH
With such an unconventional name like Zorch, it comes as no surpise that the band itself is quite unconventional. But when I say that it doesn’t mean that it isn’t enjoyable, because the debut album...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
Archy Marshall, who first popped onto peoples radars under the name Zoo Kid has been making waves for a couple years now, and for good reason. By not only proving his musical skill through smooth and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: Chelsea Wolfe – Pain Is Beauty
Every so often, a new artist emerges that follows a completely different set of ideals in regards to their music, which to me make them that much more engaging from the get-go. Whether it be a change...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record Review: White Denim – Corsicana Lemonade
Austin’s White Denim are one of few groups today that seem to exclusively draw influence from early musical realms, which is something that is less and less common among groups today. With the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tom’s Best of 2013
2013 saw a lot happen in music and that is putting it as lightly as possible. I’m not going to bother rehashing all of the various things that happened this year, because we all know what went down:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Album Review: I Break Horses – Chiaroscuro
Sweden’s I Break Horses have been active since 2008, and in this relatively short time they’ve made a name for themselves by seamlessly connecting the world of electro-pop with elements of shoegaze...
View Article
