Posts Tagged ‘ canadian ’

This Movie Is Broken…a rock show romance

May 26, 2010
This Movie Is Broken…a rock show romance

This is a fictional love story based around one night and a Broken Social Scene show in Toronto. It was written by Don McKellar and directed by Bruce McDonald. The film will include fan footage from BSS performing in their hometown in 2009.
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Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record

May 3, 2010
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record

This week makes me miss the days when I would go to the record store, buy a CD I had been waiting for, get in my car and open in up and drive around for an hour while listening to it.  The anticipation, the opening of the physical media, the artwork and first new...
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Stars – Making New Album and New Single

April 6, 2010
Stars – Making New Album and New Single

Stars will be releasing their long (3 year) awaited follow-up to In Our Bedroom After The War in June.  The album will be titled The Five Ghosts and Stars have posted a couple ‘making of…” videos as well as a new single on their site.
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Broken Social Scene Teasers on YouTube

April 6, 2010

Broken Social Scene (or someone) has posted teasers of new tracks from Forgiveness Rock Record on YouTube.  These clips for Ungrateful Little Father, Sweetest Kill, Art House Director and Chase Scene are all set to scenes from films. All this AND you can still purchase or stream 3 other new albums from the new...
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Wolf Parade Bring Expo ’86 Back to North America

April 2, 2010
Wolf Parade Bring Expo ’86 Back to North America

When I was 9 years old my family and I drove up to Washington to stay with my uncle and to attend the World’s Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  It was my first time out of the country and I was pretty excited about a giant fair.  But Expo ’86 was not what...
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The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night

March 24, 2010
The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night

First The Besnard Lakes were the Dark Horse and now they are the Roaring Night, but they have always been Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas; a married couple from Montreal, Canada.  They are also one of the most exciting bands to reside in that country to the North. 2007′s The Besnard Lakes Are The...
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Quick Quips: Johnny Cash, Local Natives, Shout Out Louds, Ray Wylie Hubbard & Thee Silver Mt. Zion

March 8, 2010
Quick Quips: Johnny Cash, Local Natives, Shout Out Louds, Ray Wylie Hubbard & Thee Silver Mt. Zion

There are some albums that I have had in heavy rotation lately that I just haven’t had time to review…these are those albums: Johnny Cash – American VI: Ain’t No Grave The latest and last installment of the American Recordings; this is another Rick Rubin produced collection of tracks from the American V: A...
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Sunset Rubdown, Johnny Depp & Tim Burton (scared yet?)

February 26, 2010

Johnny Depp has told CBS News that Sunset Rubdown, one of my favorite bands out of Canada today, was a big influence on his Mad Hatter character in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.  He was introduced to the band by Terry Gilliam, which makes it that much cooler. CBS Interview with Johnny Depp and...
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