Franz Ferdinand Announce New (Presumably Badass) Album

Posted by Mark Schmidt ON May 22, 2013 IN Alternative
It's been a long time since we have heard from Franz Ferdinand (the band, not the deceased Archduke of Austria – although I suppose both are equally true). Their last album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, dropped in early 2009 – over four years ago. And dammit, it was a great album. Probably their best. It kept my .. READ MORE >

One Man Band Festival : Montreal Resonates To The Sound of Solo Music

Posted by Christelle Saint-Julien ON May 22, 2013 IN Festivals
 Have you ever noticed how a significant part of the music you listen to is made by solo artists? This is even more the case when we speak about electronic, indie or pop music, where a musical act decides to go solo - a talented, daring, gifted part of these musicians would even defy the limits of feasibility by per.. READ MORE >

Project Atma: I Fight Dragons New Album

Posted by Adam Lisi Verrillo ON May 21, 2013 IN Alternative
Fuck the expression "too much of a good thing". Some of us love rock AND video games and we want them both NOW. "HAVE NO FEAR", said Chicago superheroes I Fight Dragons, "New awesome music is here!" . Yes sir, the pop/punk chiptune band is back with their second full length album, which they have decided to fund with .. READ MORE >

Balmorhea Celebrates Life and the L.A. Skyline

Posted by Nelanthi Hewa ON May 19, 2013 IN Alternative
Balmorhea’s “Pyrakantha” is 6 minutes of unrestrained joie de vivre. The Austin, Texas natives recently released the music video for the song off their latest album Stranger, and if there was .. READ MORE >

Montreal Shows Boiler Room A Good Time

Posted by Marc-Olivier Novak ON May 16, 2013 IN featured
Few really knew what to expect and most were simply happy that Montreal was hosting its first Boiler Room event last night. Hosting the Boiler Room is similar to being granted a prevalent title. Montreal now ranks alongside London, Berlin, Los Angeles and New York in terms of musical notoriety (as it should). What .. READ MORE >

The Breezes : Fresh Music from the West

Posted by Christelle Saint-Julien ON May 14, 2013 IN Indie
«Psychedelic rock from now» announces the Breezes on their webpage. Right on, since we are actually talking about the inspired, reminiscing current style. Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, The Breezes are probably the closest thing to California surf-rock that you could ever get from t.. READ MORE >