Tag Archives: indie rock

New Blog in Which I Extol Montreal’s First Maker Faire

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

Lately I’ve been obsessed with today’s musical climate. Too long have I agonized over this sentiment, trying to reconcile whether “it’s just me” or if music has evolved into a new beast with unusual behaviours I no longer understand. As … Continue reading →

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Kids These Days (Condescending Blog)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

I haven’t blogged here in a while, so I’m going to take this opportunity to WAIL on a couple of “self proclaimed music critics” or “bloggers” as it were (see below). Now, it is obvious to me that these are … Continue reading →

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Music Blogger Feels Old at Skrillex Show

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

I read these articles last week and have not been able to get the idea out of my mind: Feeling Old at the Skrillex Show hilariously summarized here by HuffPo’s Kia Makarechi. As if by stepping into a Skrillex (“dubstep” … Continue reading →

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Nobody is Safe: I WILL Go There.

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

If you haven’t already I strongly recommend you check out my interview with Midnight Poutine. It is an eye-opening take on the modern-day music industry, “indie” culture and other forms of depravity. Let’s talk about it when you’re interviewing me! … Continue reading →

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Anthropology or “What you Readin’ For?”

Posted on September 6, 2008 by

In this week’s Economist I read a piece on the discovery of a cluster of 9th century, super organised (and now defunct) cities embedded deep in a part of the Amazon rainforest that was previously thought of as uninhabited by … Continue reading →

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Our News Hits The News

Posted on August 10, 2008 by

Just want to send out an enormous thank you to everyone. Yes: I’m putting a general, positive vibe out there, in response to the great support from everyone out there. All of your emails and encouragement via Facebook and Myspace … 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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Death To Indie Rock

Posted on April 9, 2008 by

Being part of a band that has been plunked into the “indie rock” category, I often struggle with the genre and what, exactly, it means. What is indie? I believe it is a dead identity: like how the title “alternative” … Continue reading →

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Partir, Par Terre

Posted on February 7, 2008 by

I’ve been spending my free moments filling out these exhaustive forms to collect The Dears’ neighbouring rights royalties. Its a bit of an involved process: I have to list every musician that played on every song we’ve ever recorded. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Smiling is for Losers

Posted on January 27, 2008 by

I stumbled upon this comment about The Dears on the internet the other day: “great band, saw them live in 2006. what i want to know is, why did [Murray] have a baby with that keyboard player? she’s pretty, but … Continue reading →

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