Monthly Archives: July 2008

Nas vs. O’Reilly

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

Fox News has never been one for being particularly impartial or unbiased: I find it hard to watch because everything they say is so heavily spun. I’m of the mind where news should be unfiltered information, details and facts of … Continue reading →

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Shoes off, laptop out and hand over the iPod

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

Not sure what to make of this one: iPirates risk jail time in customs frisk. By implementing moves only accurately described as “draconian,” are our governments conspiring against how we consume music? Well, I mean they have been conspiring for … Continue reading →

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Park Ex in Savfaire

Posted on July 27, 2008 by

I am definitely a busy-body when it comes to my neighbourhood. It is a super-populated multi-culti rectangle that, in my opinion, is constantly changing shape. So today I delighted in reading this observational piece in new culture zine Savfaire: Park … Continue reading →

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Thrisis Thesis

Posted on July 25, 2008 by

There are some days, like this morning, when I wake up with a lot of things on my mind. I don’t want to reduce it all to simply being “stressed.” It’s more being overly conscious about the things that are … Continue reading →

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Pop Montreal Bio Writing 2008

Posted on July 24, 2008 by

The time of year I look forward to most, Pop Montreal Bio Writing Season, is open. This is the second week now that I have been randomly assigned a bunch of bands to write bios for the Pop Montreal program/schedule … Continue reading →

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Wonderland

Posted on July 18, 2008 by

There are times when I feel art is hopeless: inundated by music and the unpleasant plethora of bad art, that vision has become secondary. Yet every now and again I pull my head out of the sand, to realise that … Continue reading →

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That New, Mellow Sound

Posted on July 15, 2008 by

“The latest musical climate — perhaps a sonic reply to the sluggish, humid global warming trend — is rootsy, VU folk-pop à la Beach Boys.” I wrote that nearly a month ago, after the hype surrounding the new Fleet Foxes … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to Promo CDs?

Posted on July 10, 2008 by

Even though we genuinely thought nobody cared enough, our last album, Gang of Losers, was leaked. This savagely brutalised our “first week sales” and other chart silliness, archaic statistics still coveted by labels. Circumventing the leak remains a genuine concern, … Continue reading →

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Moving Right Along…

Posted on July 9, 2008 by

In a recent interview on XFM, Morrissey spoke of his new album, saying: “Journalists won’t like it but real people will” And you know I feel the same way…not about his album but about The Dears’ album. I suppose Morrissey … Continue reading →

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Dorkus Maximus

Posted on July 7, 2008 by

Canada’s prime ministers have never really been great leaders, risk-takers, or – since Trudeau – particularly charismatic or likeable. So it is with a resigned sigh that I post this news of our current leader, Stephen Harper: G8 Summit to … Continue reading →

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