Broken Social Scene
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
There are a lot of folks starting to work on new music and we got the lowdown on a number of them — Drake, Braids, Patrick Watson, etc. We also learned some about Broken Social Scene‘s pseudo-book fair.
To read the column, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Members of Austra
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
This time we investigate Austra‘s new video, look over the coverage of Colin Stetson‘s new album and mourn the (maybe) loss of Drake’s fancy automobile.
To read the column, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
This week we get a hint at YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN‘s next project, learn about how awesome Drake is, and find out where Arcade Fire have been.
To read the column, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Deaf Ears
In the exciting world of marquee guest appearances I recently got the chance to be part of the Deaf Ears Podcast crew’s 30th edition, “State Of The Game 2013.”
Run by Urban Guy‘s Ryan B. Patrick and Completely Ignored‘s Cameron Gordon, Deaf Ears’ format is usually a rant session between the pair based on a specific artist like Daft Punk, Black Eyed Peas, Blondie or whoever. For this edition, however, we can-openered a vast array of topics. Some of these included:
* The existential angst of Chad Kroeger.
* Which pop starlets have a chance of being legit in 20 years. (not Britney Spears).
* What the big musical trend for this year will be (Drake imitators).
… and a whole bunch of other stuff.
To check out the Deaf Ears site head here. To download the epicness that is three fellas “of a certain vintage” ranting about music, you can score the podcast on iTunes. It’s free, so your only excuse not to is because you hate the idea of listening to three dudes mumble about music for an hour.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Ron Sexsmith
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
In this latest edition we track Drake getting back in touch with his smalltown roots (not really), appreciate the subtle art of a Ron Sexsmith zinger, and check in with everything Tegan And Sara are doing.
To read this week’s column, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 