February 2012
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Vancouver's Newest Indie Label: Sizzle Teen...
I’m beyond excited to share the news that I’m now a staffer at Sizzle Teen Records, Vancouver’s newest indie record label. Still in the early stages, Sizzle Teen only has a couple of bands on its roster right now, but they’re darn good ones which recall the sounds of ’90s indie rock and emo — something that my inner 16-year-old-self desperately misses. Check...
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Bombay Bicycle Club @ The Commodore, 02/20/2012
After the show was moved from another venue (aptly titled Venue) with half the capacity, London’s Bombay Bicycle Club managed to sell out Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on Monday night. Here are a few pics and picks.
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mp3: Bombay Bicycle Club - How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep from A Different Kind Of Fix (2011)...
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see you on a dark night
I reviewed Saturday night’s Grimes show at Fortune Sound Club for The Polyphonic Pixel. Check it out here and snag some tracks from the up-and-comer below. Visions, the third full-length album from the 23-year-old Vancouverite, sees its official release tomorrow.
mp3: Grimes - Genesis from Visions (2012) mp3: Grimes - Oblivion from Visions (2012) mp3: Grimes - Vanessa from Darkbloom...
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SOMETHING IN THE WATER :: Music from the U.K.
As someone born just on the cusp of the nineties, I was a little too young to experience Britpop in its heyday, but I discovered Oasis in my preteen years (circa 1997’s Be Here Now), and from there found my way deep into the discographies of bands like The Beatles, The Clash, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Jam, Joy Division, and New Order. I went on to spend a questionably large...
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