Said the Gramophone — Ola Podrida - "Donkey". Hard-strummed banjo, and David Wingo, one of my favourite songwriters, singing. He strums and sings louder & louder, and yet it's not because of mere urgency, the wish to communicate that he cares. He has to yell because the... more info

Said the Gramophone — Both these songs have unnecessary intros. The Crown Vandals - "Guenevere".You want to go back to the 14th century, to wait in a grove by the walled city. You want to hide your drum-kit beneath under a leafy oak, conceal your guitars in a mulberry ... more info

Altsounds — From the metal loving city of Montreal comes one of the most killer riff machines this side of the 3 headed love child of Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and Fu Manchu. *Barn Burner* have been cruising around Canada over the past few years spreading their lo... more info

Stereogum — It's been three years since Montreal's Think About Life debuted with the self-titled dance record and hyper-energetic live show that made them one worth watching from the seemingly bottomless scene of Montreal circa 2006. In the interim keyboardist G... more info

The Late Greats — We try to limit our TV around this house. When we do watch, we like Yo Gabba Gabba. Hence the excitement for the first every – Music Is Awesome – Yo Gabba Gabba soundtrack. I was lucky enough to get a promo copy before its release date ... more info

Live Daily — Canadian rockers Three Days Grace [ tickets ] will spend the end of the year touring their homeland behind their recently released third album, "Life Starts Now." The Toronto natives will work their way from the west to the east, beginning with a ... more info

Stereogum — When of Montreal turned over their tunes to Outback, and their personae to T-Mobile, they calmly insisted that it would be the fans who'd benefit most from their cash-out. A horse on a stage and several freaky videos later, Kevin Barnes seems a man o... more info

Said the Gramophone — Vic Chesnutt - "Flirted With You All My Life". Crisp like an apple, smelling of the cellar. Chesnutt has again recruited some of Montreal's finest, members of Silver Mt. Zion who put aside their scowls and furies for at least four minutes and forty... more info

Stereogum — If you wanna do Fashion Week right, there's a simple trick: know which bars all the "beautiful" people will be at, and then avoid them all so hard. It's a simple trick that works wonders if you love to avoid terrible humans. Every so often, though... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — Well, that's not exactly true. The contrast podcast theme this week (courtesy of James! ) is "A place I've never been to." That narrows it down a bit! Narrows it down for some people, but not for me. I've never been to a ... more info