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Album review: Chad VanGaalen – “Diaper Island”
As a musician, and as someone that listens to a ridiculous amount of music, sometimes I am listening just for sounds. Sometimes the melodies and whether or not they are catchy take a backseat to the atmosphere that an album … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, music, reviews, tympanogram
Tagged 2011, calgary, canadian, chad van gaalen, diaper island, flemish eye, gaalen, indie, rock, tympanogram
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Album review: Wild Flag – “Wild Flag”
The much anticipated album from indie rock “super group” Wild Flag has finally arrived, giving everyone something to shout about. One could practically hear the reviewers proclaiming the, at that point unnamed project, “Best of the Year” after Carrie Brownstein … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, music, reviews, tympanogram
Tagged 2011, best of 2011, brownstein, cole, guitar, indie, pacific northwest, portland, rock, sleater-kinney, timony, weiss, wild flag
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Album review: Yuck – “Yuck”
Finally, after all the hype of indie culture coming to the mainstream, with Arcade Fire winning the Album of the Year Grammy and every band everywhere looking for a unique sound, we get an album that gives us exactly what … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, groovemine, music, reviews
Tagged 120 minutes, british, indie, mtv, rock, sebadoh, shoegaze, sloan, sonic youth, thrush hermit, yuck
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Album review: Chikita Violenta – “Tre3s”
Chikita Violenta is a Mexican indie rock band that is trying to make waves in a very crowded scene right now. They have the sound and the songs and, mostly, the production backing them up. Unfortunately they are about 6 … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, music, reviews
Tagged arena rock, arts and crafts, bss, chikita violenta, indie, mexican indie, music, rock
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Album review: Deerhunter – “Halcyon Digest”
Deerhunter truly lives up to the hype with their much anticipated “Halcyon Digest”. This latest release takes a sharp left turn from previous work, like the album oriented “Cryptograms”. Where that album relied much more heavily on ambiance, spacious sounds … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, albums, groovemine, music, reviews
Tagged 2010, album, atlas sound, bradford cox, deerhunter, halcyon digest, indie, music, review, rock
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Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
I know what you are thinking, “This album has been out for almost 2 weeks, we already know how good it is”. This is all true, but I’m trying to catch up with all the things that I want to … Continue reading
The Burning Hell at Lee’s Palace, Toronto (May 28, 2009)
The Burning Hell are Canadian Indie Rock’s best kept secret. Mathias Kom and his clan of musicians (over 10 at last count) from Peterborough, Ontario have been creating quirky, dark and self-depricating pop tunes for a few years now. I … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, live, music, reviews, Toronto shows, Uncategorized
Tagged baby, Burning Hell, canada, canadian, concerts, dog day, happy birthday, indie, kom, lee's palace, mathias, music, peterborough, polaris, rock, shows, toronto, ukulele
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