Polaris Possibilities:: Part 3 Polaris of Darkness

Polaris Possibilities:: Part 3 Polaris of Darkness

As we get close to June, it means that I’ve got to start eliminating the pretenders from the contenders for the 2012 Polaris Prize. There are countless records that deserve to be on my ballot and won’t get included, and like any subjective vote, there will be adoration showered on records I can’t stand. So [...]

Morgan MacDonald – Back to the Wilderness

Morgan MacDonald – Back to the Wilderness

Now I don’t want to make it sound like the main reason I’m posting on Halifax Singer-Songwriter Morgan MacDonald is that the submission email he sent us was pretty much note-perfect in relation to the cranky-pants submission manifesto we cobbled together a while back, but it certainly didn’t hurt. Either way, I’m glad Morgan took [...]

D-Sisive – Adam [rip.mca 1964-2012]

D-Sisive – Adam [rip.mca 1964-2012]

“The Beastie Boys were my Beatles.” This is how D-Sisive introduces his heartfelt tribute to Adam Yauch. Now some might perceive such a statement to be cliche or overblown, but I can tell you for a fact that it isn’t. For white kids who loved hip hop in the 80′s and 90′s, there is roughly a 0% chance you weren’t influenced by the Beasties in some way, and MCA was like the stabilizing force that made the group work so well. There are thousands of things I could say about MCA, but many people have said them much better than I could over the last 10 days, and since there’s no better way to remember MCA than through his music, have a listen and reminisce on a wonderful person. RIP Adam.

MP3:: D-Sisive – Adam [rip.mca 1964-2012]
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Polaris Possibilities for 2012:: Part 2 Polaris Harder

Polaris Possibilities for 2012:: Part 2 Polaris Harder

As we get close to June, it means that I’ve got to start eliminating the pretenders from the contenders for the 2012 Polaris Prize. There are countless records that deserve to be on my ballot and won’t get included, and like any subjective vote, there will be adoration showered on records I can’t stand. So [...]

Fevers – Passion is Dead (Long Live Fashion)

I’ll say this about this new video from Ottawa’s Fevers, it certainly put some pep in my Monday afternoon step. I wasn’t familiar with this Ottawa five-piece that bill themselves as “purveyors of independent, electronic pop”, but if the rest of their output is as catchy as this tune – a perfect balance between waves [...]

Cleaning out the Inbox:: Digits

Cleaning out the Inbox:: Digits

Jesus. I don’t know why I feel the constant need to justify not writing about acts quickly enough (god knows most don’t care about even throwing us an advertising bone and treat us like interns), but I can’t help it. Every time I get a follow up email, it makes me realize I wish the [...]