Pop Montreal 2011: Or How Arcade Fire Took Over My Week

While I missed out on Wednesday’s Metropolis show, I did attend Thursday’s free downtown show @ Place Des Festivals with 100 000+ of their closest friends to celebrate Pop and it’s decade of existence: Then on Saturday, the first annual Pop Vs. Jock Basketball tournament @ McGill University Sports Center. A charity game organized by […]

Videos: Soundgarden @ Ottawa Bluesfest (07. 05. 2011)

I finally got to cross out the band on top of my “bands I need to see before I kick it” list. To be honest, I never thought last night would happen. What luck that I got to be around and witnessed most probably the awesomest rock n’ roll night of my life. You would […]

Videos: Biffy Clyro @ La Sala Rossa (02. 15. 2011)

Official Website / Myspace / Twitter Only took 9 years to get a headlining show out of Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro and it finally happened last night @ La Sala Rossa. Packed to the hilt, the place turned into a sweatbox right quick. No one was immuned except for bassist James Johnston who (why […]

Review: “The Wedge” Feat. Fucked Up’s Damian As New Host

Last night, on Muchmusic, was the beginning of the new, improved and re-imagined “The Wedge” that’s been host-less since the departure of Sook-Yin Lee back in 2001. In charge of this redux edition is Damian Abraham a.k.a. Pink Eye, frontman of Polaris Music Prize winning Toronto harcode punk band Fucked Up. For you non-Canucks outthere, […]

Videos: No Age @ La Sala Rossa (11. 17. 2010)

Official Website / Myspace / Twitter Back in town last night to promote their new LP “Everything In Between”, the melding of noise/punk/shoegaze-ian rock at it’s best from this L.A. twosome. We were rocked pretty thoroughly I tell you wut. 2 songs from the new album were captured live by yours truly. No Age – […]

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