Episode 95. Released January 22, 2008
Radio Slipstream counts down what it sees as the best albums of 2007! The tip top of my top albums of 2007 list that was fiddled with constantly throughout the year (and in its entirety went up to 280…uhps). Sure it’s a bit late, but that just means it’s more […]
I’m running a bit late with my top albums of 2007 podcast, I know. Mostly because I’m being OCD about it and cramming in relistenings to as many albums as I can.. new and old and oft-heard already… you know, just so I can be sure of my rankings. POINTLESSS. BUT! When […]
(This is a review of the new Cunninlynguists’ album Dirty Acres. It seems no one wants to listen to this band because of their name, but don’t let that stop you! I haven’t written a review in a while, but lemme know what you think.)
This past weekend I trawled around the sights and sounds of the LOLA festival. I used my status as a community radio host to get some interviews with various folks (festival director Andrew P Francis, visual artist Mr Ghosty and Constantines singer Bryan Webb). I also managed to record a few special LOLA performances, and there’s even some pictures and videos to enjoy!
Another carry-over from the old site, and perhaps it will be kept updated…
These are not necessarily endorsements, but I don’t usually see an artist I don’t like. It does happen though, from time to time, for one reason, or another (and those more embarassing ones tend to be toward the bottom of the list…).
(Last […]
As can be expected when one lives so close to Toronto, there are a lot of shows (that is, concerts) coming up that I really want to see.
Yes.
Some I want to see more than others.
Italicized shows have been attended. (Parenthesized shows mean I probably won’t go, but are noteworthy). Starred shows I have tickets to.
Here’s […]
So, I listen to a lot of music. Everyone who knows me knows that. I compulsively download, compulsively read about and compulsively listen to music for about 75% of my free time. Luckily music is such that one can listen to it and do other things at the same time. […]
From Sept 17-21, I saw four of the best concerts of the year so far. Following is a lengthy but brief account of U2, Lal, Peoples Republic, Saul Williams, Amina, Sigur Ros, Annie and Royksopp live in Toronto and Hamilton over four sweetly consecutive days.
My first review for the silhouette this year.. I whipped it up while waiting for the internet to arrive last afternoon without actually getting the CD out of the shrinkwrap. That’s how hardcore I am.
Idlewild – Warnings/Promises
Oh, copy control. Thanks to you this CD might “encounter playback problems” on my CD player. […]
Holy good goddamn.
There are a lot of shows (that is, concerts) coming up that I really want to see.
Yes.
Some I want to see more than others.
Some I already have tickets to.
Italicized shows have been attended. (Parenthesized shows mean I probably won’t go, but are noteworthy). Starred shows I have tickets to.
Here’s a brief rundown:
Sep 12: […]
The first track on Poorfolk’s self titled debut made one thing
painfully apparent: naming a CD after another genre and adding some
swishy guitars isn’t always enough to distinguish an album from that
burgeoning heap of mostly uniform, pleasantly mediocre indie bands,
especially when Jonathan Pearce’s voice sounds exactly like half the
lead vocalists already going. But unfortunately for […]
This is what we would call my favourite albums of all time. Anything on this list is quite worth buying.
It’s quite possible I forgot some things, and any ranking is interchangeable with most things up to 10 or 15 spots away, because ranking things is silly. But for some reason we love to do […]
This is a list of my favourite artists and DJs and what have you. It’s not ‘the best’ just my personal favourites. I update it periodically, so it’s usually fairly accurate, though it’s obviously hard to be totally accurate about a list like this. It also tries to be temporally all-encompassing ; […]
After just 2 or 3 listens Keren Ann Zeidel’s English debut had
snuggled up against my subconscious. The songs all sounded familiar
and I already delighted in each one while anticipating the next.
Keren’s style is light, easygoing and very difficult to dislike. Her
gentle voice caresses your ears as the dreamy but catchy melodies
float over sparkling […]
When listening to Beneath Augusta’s debut, it’s easy to think of Muse with the bombast knob cranked down, combined with a bit of the laudable aimlessness of Elbow-or, more appropriately, to the sound of Bends-era Radiohead B-sides. In fact track nine sounds absurdly similar to “the Trickster,” and while that’s not bad in itself, it […]
It’s easy to think this album is a little silly, or even stupid. On first listen, I was noted to raise my eyebrow in confusion and disbelief when I heard the striking couplet “Did you take tram #7 to heaven? / Did you eat your banana from 7/11?”
Eventually, my incredulity was eroded away by the […]
Despite Clann Zú being being credited with writing all the music here
as a band, moreso than other groups, the driving force seems to be the
singer and lyricist, Declan DeBarra. He wears his ragged heart
unabashedly on his sleeve, and his distinctive voice is at the centre
of every song: at times plaintive, shrieking, delicate, or intense.
The […]
The Organ, Controller.Controller Live at The Underground in Hamilton - October 22, 2004
The Organ
Controller.Controller
Flogging Molly basically sound like The Pogues with a punk band and more predictibility. That is to say, rollicking Celtic tunes mostly on the traditional instruments (squeezebox, fiddle, pipes) with strong rock underpinnings in the rhythm section.
The fiery spirit of Celtic music suits a marriage with punk, but I find the distorted guitars don’t really […]
Explosions in the Sky wsg Adem Live at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto - October 11, 2004
Adem
Explosions in the Sky