Title: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones Artist: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones Label: Soul Surfer Media(self-released) Released: 1 October 2011 In one word: Twistin’ Stark Naked and the Fleshtones are a punk rock band that gigged around Toronto and southern Ontario in the early ’80s before calling it a day by 1985. After a...
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BMTH singer Olly Sykes on stage at The Phoenix in Toronto The Gig: Bring Me The Horizon w/ Parkway Drive and Architects When: 16 September Where: The Phoenix, Toronto In One Word: Intense Lessson #1: don’t invite the classy folk singer girl to a metal-core show. Lesson #2: Parkway Drive deliver a great live...
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Title: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud Artist: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud Label: Projekt Released: May 2011 In one word: Understated In every classroom there is always one or two loudmouth kids who make themselves heard above everyone else. Obnoxious, attention-seeking little know-it-alls who grow-up to become bloated adult versions of their...
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Title: Hell Bound Gypsy Train Artist: Stone Mary Label: Independent Released: July 2011 In one word: Mind-numbing There are some really great artists around right but the trouble is that they are often obscured beneath a surfeit of mediocrity. Artists like Stone Mary, from Nova Scotia, take mediocrity to its mind-numbing peak. Where do...
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STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? – Modern Faces on stage as SFF11 photo Farid Singh/iSnap by Farid It is often said that music festivals take around 5 years to cement themselves on a National level… but this is one festival baby with a bright and promising future! THE GIG: Strawberry Fields Festival WHERE: Leicestershire, England WHEN:...
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Title: Generic Dogs Artist: Solids Label: Machette Records Released: August 2011 In one word: Dissonant The German shepherd on the cover of the Solids EP Generic Dogs instills a thought within me that I might be about to hear something loud and fuzzy. Thank the bands Turbonegro and You Dead! for those Alsatian musical...
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THE GIG: Osheaga WHERE: Montréal, QC, Canada WHEN: 31 July 2011 IN ONE WORD: Temperamental I arrive late on Sunday to Parc Jean-Drapeau, but just in time to catch the end of the set from Montréal locals The Luyas – beautiful and loud, ethereal and powerful, they’re like a power breakfast starting off my...
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Liz Keith next to her winning image of Flaming Lips flaming lead singer Wayne Coyne On Thursday night, 2...
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The Machine Room Happy Robbie Burns day! In celebration of Scotland’s national literary hero, here are five new bands...
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RHCP… by an Oshawa backyard? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced new dates to their forthcoming I’m With...
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