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Album Review: Matthew Sweet- Sunshine Lies 2008-08-26 11:52:00 If you don't like MatthewSweet
you just don't like music with hooks. There's almost nobody on the planet who pens melodic power pop as seemingly effortlessly as him.The new self-produced record Sunshine Lies is no exception. As soon as you pop the album in you can say to yourself with confidence, "Yep, that's Matthew Sweet". The album is 13 tracks of alternating sugary sweet ballads, raw rockers, Read more:Album
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Final Fantasy announces EPs (with MP3s) 2008-08-26 11:42:00 Polaris Prize winner Final
Fantasy (Owen Pallett) is set to release a pair of EPs this fall.The first one, Spectrum, 14 Century, will be available September 30th. Beirut collaborates with Pallett on this one.The second EP, Play To Please, will be available October 21st and features appearances by Andrew Bird among others.Stereogum has MP3s from both EPs:Get "The Butcher" here: DOWNLOADGet "Ultimat Read more:Final Fantasy
Merge Records massive 20th anniversary set 2008-08-26 09:29:00 2009 marks the 20th anniversary for North Carolina's Merge Records
. Over those years they've given us music by the likes of label founders Superchunk, She & Him, Robert Pollard, Spoon, Arcade Fire, and many many more.In celebration of this milestone, the label is assembling a series of compilations that track the history of the label. Subscribers to the series may begin pre-ordering the set on Read more:massive
Album Review: The Verve- Forth 2008-08-26 08:14:00 There's been a lot of mixed reviews generated by The Verve
's new comeback album Forth
. Most of the criticism seems to revolve around the style, complaining that the band hasn't progressed since 1997's massive hit Urban Hymns. Well the band hasn't written songs together in 10 fricken' years, how are they supposed to "progress"?Now the quality of the songs can be a legitimate criticism. They tend to Read more:Album
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The Acorn announce live/rarities album 2008-08-25 16:05:00 Ottawa indie rock group The Acorn have announced plans to release an album of live and rare material. Heron Act will be available on September 30th.A lot of the material for the album seems to be culled from live satellite radio and blog sessions.The Acorn will also be undertaking a North American tour which includes extensive Canadian dates, including:Kingston, October 4thSault Ste Marie, October
TK Webb: new album stream 2008-08-25 13:24:00 Bluesy southern rockers T.K. Webb and the Vision are streaming their new album on Nylonmag.com. The record, Ancestor, is due for release on September 2nd.You can hear the whole thing right now here.www.tkwebbandthevisions.comwww.myspace.com/tkwebbandthevisions
Album Review: Ra Ra Riot- The Rhumb Line 2008-08-25 07:45:00 Syracuse, NY's Ra Ra Riot has taken an interesting path to their first full length release. After the release of their EP, tragedy struck as they lost their drummer John Ryan Pike. But the band soldiered on after their loss, and as a result we now have The Rhumb Line.The Rhumb Line consists of ten tracks of dramatic indie rock. The songs are punctuated by cellist Alexandra Lawn and violinist Rebec Read more:Album
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Rachael Yamagata announces an "Album In Two Parts", stream songs 2008-08-25 07:22:00 Folky singer/songwriter Rachael
Yamagata caused a mini stir with her debut album a few years back. Now she is ready with her follow-up A Record In Two Parts
: Elephant...Teeth Sinking Into Heart.“Elephants is much more intimate,” Yamagata says. “It’s about being willing to take a risk even if it’s not going to end up well. Teeth is like rediscovering your backbone after you’ve gone thro Read more:Album
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This week's entertainment picks: Crue Fest, The Ex 2008-08-25 01:00:00 Here's a look at my pick for things to do this week in Toronto.Crue Fest, Aug. 25th, Molson AmpitheatreMotley Crue headlines a stacked hard rock bill that includes Buckcherry among many many others.www.motley.com The CNE, until Labour Day, Exhibition PlaceThe annual Canadian National Exhibition is on. Get your fill or vomit-inducing rides and putrid smelling carneys.www.theex.com
TIFF schedule announced 2008-08-24 13:17:00 The schedule and list of films for the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival have been released. This year's TIFF runs September 4th-13th.You can check everything out here.
Random playlist: 69 Love Songs (abridged) 2008-08-24 09:40:00 The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs
is possibly the best concept album in indie rock history. What can be better than 69 songs on the theme of love, in more musical styles than I can even count?The songs haven't lost any of their humour in the 9 years since its release. I still laugh out loud at some of the songs.One of the things I've been struggling with since they came out it paring the 3-CD dow Read more:Random
Album Review: Corsica- Sight of the Sun 2008-08-23 10:56:00 Corsica is an alternative folk collective formed in San Francisco, CA. Members of the group have performed with such luminaries as Noel Redding and Ponsonby DC's (Review).Sight
of the Sun is the group's new album. Thanks to the diverse musical backgrounds of the players, tte record is made up of 12 lush songs, many of which include elaborate string arrangements and elements of world music.Vocals Read more:Album
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Brian Wilson: new album streaming now 2008-08-23 10:31:00 Former Beach Boy BrianWilson
's new album, That Lucky Old Sun, is streaming now exclusively on USA Today's website.You can hear the full album here.That Lucky Old Sun will be officially released on September 2nd.www.brianwilson.com
Dance numbers and muppet porn, what's not to love: Avenue Q 2008-08-23 08:10:00 My wife and I went on our rare (say annual) jaunt to the legitimate theatre last night. In this case it was the irreverent musical comedy Avenue
Q.The musical takes place in a Sesame Street like neighbourhood, populated with drifting, aimless 20-somethings. Human characters, like Gary Coleman (not actually portrayed by Gary Coleman), Brian and his Japanese fiancee Christmas Eve, interact with a se Read more:Dance
Whatever happened to: The Pursuit Of Happiness 2008-08-23 08:03:00 This week we reach back for a Canadian cult favorite.The Pursuit Of Happiness were on top of the heap in rock in this country in the mid 80's with hits like "Two Girls In One" and "Gretzky Rocks". But their ultimate triumph was the unforgettable teen anthem "I'm An Adult Now", which still gets me rockin' whenever I'm lucky enough to hear it.I know lead singer Moe Berg was doing some DJing a la Kim
(Borrowed) Album Review: Stereolab- Chemical Chords 2008-08-22 11:05:00 Our brother-in-blogging Captain Melody has posted a review of Chemical Chords, the new Stereolab album over at his site.I own a couple of earlier Stereolab albums (Emperor Tomato Ketchup, and Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night) and enjoy them. Unfortunately, everything the put out sounds exactly like them to me...so what's the point? You own one spacey post-rock album you own ' Read more:Album
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Random List: My Cottage Mixed Tape 2008-08-22 09:47:00 My wife an I got to spend a very pleasant weekend alone at the family cottage last week. It got me thinking that the place has been in the family for 25 years this summer.Over that time music has been a big part of the experience. I got to consider the songs that really remind me of my times up there. So I came up with this list or "Mixed
Tape" if you will.It's split up into three very distinct ph Read more:Random
Paul Westerberg/Replacements free tribute album 2008-08-22 07:41:00 Here's something that should make your weekend more complete. It's old, from 2005, but I just stumbled across it.There is a free Paul Westerberg tribute
album, entitled Bring Your Own Lampshade, available for download.I haven't heard of any of the artists doing the covers, but the song selection does span Westerberh's whole career. Solo stuff like "Born For Me" and "Waiting for Somebody" are peppe Read more:Replacements
Album Review: Monkey: Journey to the West 2008-08-22 05:58:00 Damon Albarn must have a wildly creative mind. How else would he make the leap from Blur to Gorillaz to Monkey?His new project, Monkey: Journey
To The West, is based on an opera of the same name. It sees a cadre of Chinese singers perform the Albarn-composed music backed by electronic music as well as an orchestra of European players.It is an album of musical snippets, lacing together the story to Read more:Album
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3 More To Explore: The Virgins, Fiasco, Amie Miriello 2008-08-22 02:10:00 Here's a look at three more artists worthy of your consideration: The Virgins
For those who like: The Go! Team, CSSAn indie dance group from NYC, The Virgins are just beginning to work their way up the college radio charts.The Virgins play the Mod Club in Toronto on October 5th opening for Black Kids.www.thevirgins.netwww.myspace.com/thevirginsnyc Fiasco
For those who like: Sam Cooke, Jack JohnsonBi
Album Review: Bloc Party- Intimacy 2008-08-21 08:35:00 Riding the electron flow of the information superhighway a full two months before the release of the physical CD is Intimacy, the much frothed over third album from Bloc Party
.The opening track "Ares" opens with a Chemical Brothers (a la "Setting Sun") riff that hardly indicates the album will live up to its serene title. But would you really expect that from Bloc Party
?The new songs are predomina Read more:Album
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Grampall Jookabox free EP download 2008-08-21 08:25:00 I was reading over at My Old Kentucky Blog that Grampall Jookabox, featured in last week's 3 More To Explore column, has made their Rill Bruh EP available for free download. For the sake of disclosure, it was on Dodge's MOKB show on Sirius that I fist became familiar with the band.You can download the EP at Virb.www.myspace.com/grampalljookabox
Decemberists announce singles series 2008-08-21 07:24:00 The Decemberists have announced the they will be releasing a series
of singles in the coming months (watch out Joseph Arthur).The series will be called Always a Bridesmaid: A Singles Series and will come in three volumes. Volume I, to be released October 14th, will include the song "Valerie Plame". Volume II comes out on November 4th featuring "Days of Elaine" and "I'm Sticking With You" (Velvet U
Long awaited AC/DC news! 2008-08-21 04:03:00 As one of the 500,000 or so people who saw AC/DC upstage the Rolling Stones a few years ago at the SARS concert, I've been waiting anxiously for this announcement.Black Ice, the new studio album from AC/DC will be available beginning October 20th. The album will be exclusively (at least at first) distributed through Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and the band's own website.The first single, "Rock n' Roll T
Cold War Kids: album streaming now 2008-09-18 08:32:00 Loyalty To Loyalty the new studio album from Cold War
Kids is streaming now. You can hear the entire album here.The album comes out on Sept. 23rd.Cold War Kids
' websiteCold War Kids' MySpace
New Hitchhiker's book to be released 2008-09-18 06:33:00 It's been announced that there will be an new novel in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker
's Guide To The Galaxy series. And Another Thing... will be released posthumously in October of 2009.I've read all five previous Hitchhiker's books, and I hope this sixth volume can live up to the lofty standards set by its predecessors.Douglas Adams' website
TV On the Radio: Dear Science- Album Review 2008-09-18 05:33:00 TV On the Radio
is one of the most highly regarded indie rock bands on the planet. After the enormous success of 2006's Return to Cookie Mountain TV On the Radio were on top of the world.Having heard lots of negative evaluation of the album prior to its release, I have to say that those saying ill of the new album Dear Science
have no idea what they are talking about.While there is nothing as Read more:Album
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The Cure: new album news, track list 2008-09-17 13:07:00 In other news, The Cure have announced that they are pushing back the release of their new studio album. 4:13 Dream will now be available in North America on October 28th.In a post on the band's website, Robert Smith also tells fans that there may be a 'dark album' companion piece in the spring.The boys have posted a track listing for the album which looks something like this:Underneath the Sta
Amanda Palmer: Who Killed Amanda Palmer- Album Review 2008-09-17 08:34:00 Who KilledAmandaPalmer
(gotta love a Twin Peaks reference) is the new solo album from one half of the Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer.Produced by piano man Ben Folds, the album is a stripped down version of the Goth/punk cabaret that we've come to expect from the Dresden Dolls. Piano and strings are the main instruments used here.Unfortunately, the songs are fairly unimaginative. We get neith Read more:Album
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