Hollerado are a great band. They also make great videos.
In the lead up to NXNE I talked to them about five of their best — “Americanarama,” “Fake Drugs,” “Got To Lose,” “Juliette” and their insaneballs ostrich adventure latest, “Good Day At The Races.”
To read the story head over to Spinner and click here.
Filed under Films, Music, Shameless Promotion
Kathleen Edwards
The 40 records that make up the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List got announced last week. It’s a fun time because this now gives music nerds something to argue about. It also gives me new material to write about in my Polaris People column.
Speaking of which, the latest edition of the Polaris Music Prize weekly news roundup is now online.
In it there’s stuff about Japandroids, socionics as they relate to Broken Social Scene, and the travesty that is Carly Rae Jepsen not making the Long List.
Go read the story over at Polaris Music Prize by clicking here.
Oh, and if you want to really dork out, check out the Polaris Prize fast facts I compiled about this year’s Long List.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Metric are on the cover of AUX magazine’s first issue
The folks at AUX have launched a fancy new iPad magazine that you can cop by clicking through to the iTunes store here.
There’s all kinds of quality stuff in there, including a pretty in-depth story by Sarah about bands who’ve been affected by David Lynch‘s mind-melting ’90s television series, Twin Peaks.
Bands like Cults and Silent Drape Runners give their take on where to find a great cup of coffee.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion, Television
Flaming Lips
If you live near Toronto and like music you’ve no doubt heard about The Flaming Lips doing a free concert at Yonge-Dundas Square on June 16.
In honour of said concert I dove deep into the technicolour wig-out tripping balls-space that is the history of The Flaming Lips and emerged with a story:
Ten of the greatest/weirdest moments in Flaming Lips history.
There’s human skull usb-drive 24 hour songs, appearances at The Peach Pit, nudity and a whole lot more.
To read the full Spinner story click here.
Filed under Art, Music, Shameless Promotion
Burning Boyz
Sarah was a little perplexed when she was randomly assigned some band called Burning Boyz as part of Spinner’s NXNE coverage.
Then she found out what they were all about — they’re hard rock 12- and 13-year-olds who’ve been playing the fest regularly for the past half-dozen years.
Being a Redd Kross fan with a particularly fondness for their tween period, she was sold.
The resulting article, which talks about The Flaming Lips and them being grizzled big stage veterans, can be read here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 