Joy Division
I have to skip ahead any time Joy Division comes up on iTunes when Sarah’s around and there’s a specific reason why.
She wrote about said reason for Noisey.
You can read about it here.
Tag Archives: Music
My Therapist Says I Don’t Have To Listen To Joy Division Anymore
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
NXNE 2013 Reviews And Photos
Mickey Avalon
The 2013 edition of NXNE has finally ended and I can say with a certain sense of shock that I didn’t end up developing my annual case of paralyzing bad back from it (though I do appear to have a cold).
Over the course of NXNE I ended up seeing the following acts: Brendan Croskerry, Calexico, Santiago x The Natural, Sunfields, Brendan Canning, Wordburglar, D-Sisive, Elaquent, Sunclef + Peroff, By Divine Right, Hayden, The National, Blowfly, Brave Little Toaster, CTZNSHP, Weaves, The Lytics, Catl, White Lung and Mickey Avalon.
Some of whom I wrote up about in the NXNE wrap story for Huffington Post Music Canada. You can read that by clicking here.
I also took some photos of varying quality. Check those out below.
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- Mickey Avalon didn’t censor his Yonge-Dundas Square set.
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- Blowfly was an old pervert.
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- Brendan Canning played Iggy Pop’s “Nightclubbing” during his DJ set.
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- Brendan Croskerry works for Rob Ford.
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- By Divine Right’s Jose Contreras loses his face in this peculiar photo.
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- Hayden is here somewhere.
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- Chicken nachos at Sneaky Dee’s.
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- Santiago x The Natural at The Crawford.
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- This dude was taking photos on Yonge Street during The National. When I tried to tweet this I couldn’t. Prism.
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- Sunfields at the Monarch Tavern.
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- The Lytics at Nocturne.
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- Weaves’ sit-down blues at The Garrison.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Photos, Shameless Promotion, The Misadventures Of
Best And Worst Of The MMVAs
Lady Gaga
As anyone who lives near Toronto’s Queen West district is fully aware, the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards just happened over the weekend, dramatically disrupting everyone’s lives for the sake of a giant teenager-baiting street party/live television event.
I’ve been to a number of these over the years in a professional capacity so I wrote about some of the best and worst MMVA performances for Huffington Post Music Canada.
You can read that list, highlighted by Lady Gaga‘s exploding boobies, by going here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion, Television
Father’s Day: Best And Worst Dads In Music
Neil Young
It’s Father’s Day soon so Sarah was tasked with listing up some of the best and worst dads in music for Huffington Post Music Canada.
In said list you’ll find out why hating on Neil Young‘s Trans album means you’re an asshole and why Eminem‘s, well, bad.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Music, Relationships, Shameless Promotion
Polaris People For The Week Of June 14 (Long List Reaction)
Owen Pallett
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
This week Polaris announced the 40 albums that made the 2013 Long List. It’s kinda a big deal, so this week’s Polaris People column was dedicated to reaction to that list.
To read the column, and find out what people like A Tribe Called Red, Rhye, Anciients and Jim Guthrie had to say, go here.
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Risky Fuel 