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Of Monsters & Men and For A Minor Reflection at The El Mocambo in Toronto
Frank YangIt’s hard to believe it was only a month ago that I was roaming the streets of Reykjavik, getting ready to dive headlong into Iceland Airwaves. Not that long ago, but enough to welcome a...
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Review of Jessie Ware’s Devotion
Kate MorossIn all honesty, I intended to write up Jessie Ware’s debut Devotion today whether or not it took the Mercury Prize last night or not – it went, as expected, to the heavily-favoured and...
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Ash and Kestrals at Lee’s Palace in Toronto
Frank YangIf there’s any lessons a band can take from Ash, first and foremost would be a) to never mind fashion and stick to what you do well, and b) to get started young. The benefits of both of these...
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The House Of Love return with a fresh coat of Paint
FacebookA pile of this and that from overseas to get to today, so why not start with the item that I’m sure the fewest people – statistically speaking – care about. And that’s the return of The House...
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Some more thoughts on the return of David Bowie and other stuff
Jimmy KingIn the wake of David Bowie’s sudden and unexpected return to public life on Monday night, there’s understandably been a lot of Bowie talk in the past few days. Linking to them all would be...
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Kate Nash taking Girl Talk on the road; boys also welcome but they have to...
Christopher DadeyConsidering that touring North American is an expensive proposition for a British artist, it’s pretty commendable that for her first two albums – her 2007 debut Made Of Bricks and...
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Review of The Maccabees’ Given To The Wild and giveaway
themaccabees.co.ukIt never seemed that Brighton’s Maccabees ever worked themselves into the position of British buzz band of the moment from a North American perspecitve, despite it seeming so easy to...
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Palma Violets, Decades, and Always at The Horseshoe in Toronto
Frank YangFor those not in the business of keeping up with the buzz bands of the moment, Palma Violets may not yet have appeared on your radar. Though the release of their debut album 180 is still a...
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This is your (new) My Bloody Valentine
last.fmAnd just like that, it was ours. After the years – nay, decades – of rumours, promises, lies, delays, reverbs, reverse reverbs, bankruptcies, breakdowns, break-ups, reunions, side-projects,...
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The Maccabees at The Mod Club in Toronto
Frank YangIt was an odd thing to realize about a third of the way through The Maccabees’ debut Canadian performance at The Mod Club on Monday night, but it dawned on me that I wasn’t so much a fan of...
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