A Whole Lotta Autolux Love This Thursday on Hooked On Sonics

August 1 2010 // CJLO

Crowded House @ Metropolis

July 28 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Smokey Robinson @ Place Des Arts

July 27 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

People think I’m crazy because I enjoy the solitary drive to and from Toronto.

Why on earth would ANYONE want to spend 5-6 hours isolated in a tiny automobile? For one thing, Tim Horton’s coffee tastes better when you’re in a Kingston rest-area surrounded by the Kingston regulars (Is it just me, or are they still stuck in the '90s?) I could be crazy… but using my sleeve to open doors in their truck stops is NOT the reason why I enjoy the drive.

Nor is it the scenery, or the cushier Ontario roads.
It’s all about the music in my car.

We're Hiring!

July 22 2010 // CJLO

 

Position: Station Manager
Location: Montreal, Quebec

Responsibilities:

Review Thursday: P.O.S., M.I.A. and the Bitter End!

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Music Reviews


P.O.S.
Never Better
Rhymesayers

Hindi Zahra w/ Sokoun @ Le National

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews


Setting: Super hot night outside, mega ice-box, jet cooled inside. What were they thinking? A nice fog formed at the entrance though...

Konono No. 1 @ Le National

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews


Sasparilla and Sassafrass (The Pan-African Hour)

Sasparilla: What a dope show!

Sassafrass: Yes it was dope (monotone).

Sasparilla: Konono No. 1 have a very distinctive sound. By amplifying thumb harps (known in Africa as mbiras) they can distort the timbre of the instruments, creating a hazy, piercing sound, totally unlike anything else I have heard from Africa.

With Gay Abandon Interviews... Les Beyond!

July 19 2010 // Magazine // Features

Photo by Sam Kaplan

Montreal's Les Beyond has been described by audiences as the “musical equivalent of a food coma.” That description might throw you off and make you think “is that a good thing?” And the answer is “YES!”  

(Belated) Review Round-Up Thursday: SometimeNever, !!!, Sick Of It All And Bonus Links!

July 16 2010 // Magazine // Music Reviews


SometimeNever
Father Hope

The Powerlessness of Positive Thinking - New Media and Politics

July 15 2010 // Magazine // Features

 I found this over at Pharyngula. It's an entertaining and eye-opening ten minute talk about the doctrine of positive thinking being used to quell dissent - for social control. Barbara Ehrenreich has an answer though: realism and collective power. Watch for yourself and see if you don't agree,

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