Features
Top Five for 2006 The obligatory best-of-the-best list, edited by Allana Mayer
Posted January 1st, 2007
Top Seven of 2007 The obligatory best-of-the-best list.
Posted January 1st, 2008
Top Seven of 2007, Part 2 The voluntary continuation thereof.
Posted January 8th, 2008
Why We Gotsta Hate? Remember when everyone loved the Arcade Fire? by Miles Baker
Posted February 4th, 2007
In Defence of... Oasis, Sting, Uffie, Locrian Mode, “Don’t Stop Believing”
Posted April 2nd, 2007
Have a BBQ on the Beach With Me! I Even Made a Mixed CD, by Natalie Sylvie Plourde
Posted July 9th, 2007
Twelve Songs of Summer Or, John Hastings' love affair with breezy guitar riffs, by John Hastings
Posted July 16th, 2007
Twelve Songs of Summer Quite literally. Most of these songs have the word "summer" involved somewhere, by Miles Baker
Posted July 23rd, 2007
Sal's Top Twelve (Mostly) Obscure 80s Summer Anthems Mixtape! > Songs omitted include: Boys of Summer, Summer Girls, Summer of '69, Summer Lovin', Kokomo, by Sal Hassanpour
Posted July 23rd, 2007
Ultimate Summer Tracks Want to channel the spirit of summers past (or nonexistent)? This list is for you, by Jennai Bundock
Posted July 23rd, 2007
Twelve Memories Please don't make fun of my list, by Alicia Glavac
Posted July 31st, 2007
Concert Reflections: A Box Set Sometimes it isn't about the music, by Jennai Bundock
Posted August 7th - 21st, 2007
Ten Notable Tributes to Elvis Presley No holds barred, by Matt Blair
Posted August 21st, 2007
Where You Should Be, Who You Should See The top 9 upcoming shows for the young and restless with good taste, by Jennai Bundock
Posted September 18th, 2007
Ten Songs for Winter The Best Sides of Winter Mix, by Allana Mayer
Posted December 11th, 2007
Ten Songs for Winter The Moodswinging Weather Mix, by Natalie Sylvie Plourde
Posted December 11th, 2007
A Personal Guide to Upcoming Music (Spring) Because my taste is narrow-minded, by Jess Skinner
Posted January 15th, 2008
A Simple, Modest, Evil Vision An interview with The Phonemes, by Daniel Ian Taylor
Posted January 28th, 2007
Rebekah Higgs In Interview; candid, a little strung-out and slightly violent, by Daniel Ian Taylor
Posted March 12th, 2007
Sister Suvi Liberating the uke from annoying Hawaiian sing-alongs, by Daniel Ian Taylor
Posted May 21st, 2007
She Wants Revenge Darkwave for your parents, by Todd Aalgaard
Posted October 30th, 2007
Kenna Eclectic beats and Halo 3, by Todd Aalgaard
Posted November 6th, 2007
Reviews
A Northern Chorus - The Millions Too Many (with Do Make Say Think - You, You're a History in Rust) by Sal Hassanpour
Posted June 4th, 2007
Adytum - Echoes of Refuge by Emma Byrne
Posted April 30th, 2007
Alex Goodman Quartet - Roots by Jake Shenker
Posted November 13th, 2007
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam by Jessie Skinner
Posted September 25th, 2007
Apparat - Walls by Sal Hassanpour
Posted April 23rd, 2007
Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This by Sal Hassanpour
Posted August 21st, 2007
Arrows - Knives Are Falling From The Sky by Helen Fylactou
Posted October 16th, 2007
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin by Allana Mayer
Posted October 30th, 2007
Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit by Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
Posted February 15th, 2006
Bjørn Torske - Feil Knapp by Allana Mayer
Posted October 23rd, 2007
Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City by Lonny Knapp
Posted February 18th, 2007
Boat Club - Caught The Breeze EP by Sal Hassanpour
Posted August 7th, 2007
David Thomas Broughton - It's in There Somewhere by Jessie Skinner
Posted April 23rd, 2007
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Ballad of the Broken Seas by Heather Johnson
Posted February 15th, 2006
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Young Shields EP by Allana Mayer
Posted Febrary 15th, 2006
Cat Power - The Greatest by Miles Baker
Posted April 1st, 2006
Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieuses by Sal Hassanpour
Posted May 6th, 2007
The Constantines - Tournament of Hearts by Josh Levitt
Posted December 1st, 2005
Crippled Black Phoenix - A Love of Shared Disasters by Allana Mayer
Posted March 26th, 2007
Dark Bird - Long Gone by Sal Hassanpour
Posted September 18th, 2007
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity by Lonny Knapp
Posted January 14th, 2007
Devics - Push the Heart by Allana Mayer
Posted February 15th, 2006
Do May Say Think - You, You're a History in Rust (with A Northern Chorus - The Millions Too Many) by Sal Hassanpour
Posted June 4th, 2007
Efterklang - Under Giant Trees and Parades by Sal Hassanpour
Posted October 23rd, 2007
Fridge - The Sun by Sal Hassanpour
Posted June 11th, 2007
Frog Eyes - Tears of the Valedictorian by John Hastings
Posted June 4th, 2007
Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up by Miles Baker
Posted February 11th, 2007
Hawksley Workman - Treeful of Starling by Miles Baker
Posted April 1st, 2006
Hala Strana - Heave the Gambrel Roof by Allana Mayer
Posted November 6th, 2007
Hey Rosetta! - Plan Your Escape by Elisha Denburg
Posted January 7th, 2007
The Himalayan Bear - ... Attacks the Brilliant Air by Allana Mayer
Posted October 9th, 2007
Hot Chip - The Warning by Natalie Sylvie Plourde
Posted February 11th, 2007
Husky Rescue - Ghost is Not Real by Lonny Knapp
Posted April 30th, 2007
I'm Not There — The Original Soundtrack by Eva Bowering
Posted December 26th, 2007
In the Country - Losing Stones, Collecting Bones by Allana Mayer
Posted January 14th, 2007
Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis by Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
Posted January 14th, 2007
Liars - Liars by Jessie Skinner
Posted September 4th, 2007
Love and Mathematics - Love and Mathematics EP by Todd Aalgaard
Posted September 4th, 2007
Madlib and Talib Kweli - Liberation by Alex Larsen
Posted March 4th, 2007
Man Man - Six Demon Bag by Allana Mayer
Posted February 15th, 2006
Mates of State - Bring it Back by Allana Mayer
Posted April 1st, 2006
Mclusky - Mcluskyism by Allana Mayer
Posted April 1st, 2006
Menomena - Friend and Foe by Allana Mayer
Posted January 28th, 2007
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank by Dan Taylor
Posted March 19th, 2007
The National - Boxer by John Hastings
Posted July 2nd, 2007
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood by Johnathan Isaac
Posted March 7th, 2006
The New Groove Orchestra - Illharmonic by Jake Shenker
Posted October 9th, 2007
Nightmares on Wax - In a Space Outta Sound by Allana Mayer
Posted April 1st, 2006
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? by Cassie Emmett
Posted March 19th, 2007
Prefuse 73 - Security Screenings by Allana Mayer
Posted February 15th, 2006
Prints - self-titled by Sal Hassanpour
Posted November 20th, 2007
Proxy Set - Proxy Set EP by Sal Hassanpour
Posted September 4th, 2007
Brian Ruryk / Gastric Female Reflex - Alliances For Debris / Nairobi Pieces 13-26 Split LP by Sal Hassanpour
Posted September 25th, 2007
Shining - Grindstone by Allana Mayer
Posted February 4th, 2007
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away by Krystle van Hoof
Posted January 21st, 2007
Spiral Beach - Ball by Sam Linton
Posted December 18th, 2006
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by John Hastings
Posted August 14th, 2007
Supersilent - 7 by Allana Mayer
Posted April 1st, 2006
Supersilent - 8 by Allana Mayer
Posted December 18th, 2006
Xiu Xiu - La Foret by Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
Posted January 16th, 2006
Hidden Gems
Battlelore - Third Age of the Sun by Sam Linton
Posted March 19th, 2007
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth by Sam Linton
Posted January 1st, 2006
Spoons - Stick Figure Neighbourhood and Arias & Symphonies by Sal Hassanpour
Posted August 14th, 2007
Concert Reviews
Buck 65 Thursday October 25th, 2007 at The Music Gallery, by Leo K. Moncel
Posted November 13th, 2007
Cat Power Wednesday November 22nd, 2006 at the Phoenix, by Gabrielle Charron Merritt
Posted January 21st, 2007
Dance Yourself to Death Self-titled EP Release Party
Febrary 23rd at Ciao Edie Roxx, Toronto, Ontario, by Andrea Philp. Photography by Tavishe Coulson
Posted March 12th, 2007
Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan
followed by Fond of Tigers Friday, May 18th, 2007 at the Music Gallery, by Alexander B. Huls
Posted May 28th, 2007
Foxfire Forest Wednesday March 14th, 2007 at The Drake Underground, by Sam Linton
Posted March 19th, 2007
Fujiya & Miyagi Wednesday July 11th, 2007, at the Horseshoe Tavern, by Amanda VanDenBrock
Posted July 31nd, 2007
GHQ and Charalambides Friday June 8th, 2007, at the Tranzac, by Sal Hassanpour
Posted July 2nd, 2007
Guster Monday February 26th, 2007 at the Phoenix, by Alexander B. Huls
Posted April 16th, 2007
Katie Stelmanis/ Castlemusic/ Timber Timbre/ Bruce Peninsula Saturday June 9th, 2007, at The Music Gallery, by Sal Hassanpour
Posted July 9th, 2007
Locomotive 8 Friday April 27th, 2007, at The Central, by Sandy Ashton
Posted May 14th, 2007
Mt. Eerie with Wyrd Visions (and another band I didn't see) May 6th, 2007 Over the Top Festival, Sneaky Dee's, by Kerry Freek
Posted May 21st, 2007
Peter Bjorn and John with Au Revoir Simone and Fujiya & Miyagi Sunday May 6th, 2007 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, by Sal Hassanpour
Posted May 21st, 2007
The Pipettes Lee's Palace, June 1st, 2007
Posted June 25th, 2007
The Rheostatics Friday March 30th, 2007 at Massey Hall
Posted April 16th, 2007
Scissor Sisters Monday, January 29th at the Namba Hatch, Osaka, Japan, by Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
Posted February 25th, 2007
Tiny Vipers, Climax Golden Twins and 2% Majesty At The Triple Door in Seattle, by Allana Mayer
Posted August 28th, 2007
TV on the Radio and Subtle Sunday March 4th at The Koolhaus, Toronto, Ontario, by Allana Mayer
Posted March 12th, 2007
Two Way Monologues Showcase #3 Roflcopter/Key Witness/Beth In Battle Mode, by Sal Hassanpour
Posted August 28th, 2007
Tender Years/Awesome/Castlemusic/Feuermusik Poor Pilgrim Island Solstice, June 21st, 2007, at Toronto Island, by Sal Hassanpour
Posted July 16th, 2007
Wavelength 7th Anniversary Concert: Tandem Review February 8th and 10th, by Allana Mayer and Roo Crumbs
Posted January 21st, 2007
North by North-East Festival Review Three nights' worth of music, by Miles Baker, photographed by Tavishe Coulson
Posted June 18th, 2007
North by North-East Festival Review Getting Out of The Clubs, by Lonny Knapp
Posted June 25th, 2007
North by North-East Festival Review Three nights' worth of rocking, by Sam Linton
Posted June 25th, 2007
Virgin Music Festival Toronto Island, Sept. 8 – 9, 2007, by John Hastings
Posted September 25th, 2007
Hauschka and John Kameel Farah The Music Gallery, Friday, November 2, 2007, for the Pop Avant Series, by Allana Mayer
Posted November 27th, 2007
Sweet Thing and Los Campesinos! December 5th at the Mod Club, By Natalie Plourde, Photographed by Meghan Gribben
Posted December 26th, 2007