REVIEWS

Youth is as much a blessing as it is a predicament. There’s a fresh-faced innonence that captivates young people; this […]

A few months ago, while browsing through one of Vancouver’s top indie record shops, I came across an older record

Black Roses, the latest from Aurora, Illinois’s Painkiller Hotel is a study in how to do a lot of things

The idea of Record Of The Week Club is rather simple; bring three different artists from Winnipeg’s Manitoba’s vast musical

Downcast Theory is made up of Matthew Simon on lead vocals & guitar, Jake Raynor on lead guitar & vocals,

Live albums can be a very hit-or-miss affair as it is hard to capture the energy of a concert in

The first thing that struck out at me right away was the title of this album, Live From the Darkside

 “It still amazes me what some people will throw away” croons Dave McEathron on “Progress.” It’s an apt sentiment from

Precious Fathers are the kind of typically enigmatic act that Vancouver’s oft-experimental, instrumental post-rock scene thrives on. Altruistic in the

Madorsky is following up her 2008 debut, Talk Is Cheap, with a new name & a new attitude.   Talk

First off, I’d like to mention the exceptionally professional touch put forth on their overall appearance of the cover art

Sit down and fasten your seat belt before hitting “play” for this album, because Luis Bonilla is talking now. It’s

The Chicago-based trio, Tirra Lirra, brings modern sounds of outer-dimensional electronics mixed with pop/rock tendencies.   Pink Live Forever offers

Teleseen is one man known as Gabriel Cyr and he is based in Brooklyn. The NY locale has no relevance

Steven Bryan was born Francesco Dell’Orco in Milan, Italy, but he is an English adopted singer/songwriter.   He later moved

On their sophomore release Anywhere But Here will come as a huge change to many Mayday Parade fans. Mainly for

“Hindie rock,” you say? That’s what Elephant Stone, a five-piece psych-pop outfit from Montreal (Better known as Canada’s indie music

Elliot Brood is one seriously bad-ass band. No, it’s not just one dude parading around; it’s a full-on, raucous three-piece

Once known as Friday Morning’s Regret, an ode to the sins committed by University students, Toronto’s newest alt-country sensation have

The meaning behind this artist’s name is “Excellence, Finally”, which was given to him by his uncle.   Ihsaan Khatim

Ready to relive the British invasion? ‘The Beatles: Rare and Unseen’ takes you on a magical mystery tour from the

The first thing that blew me away was the simple fact that this was a debut album.   Incredible news

Two men make up CRGruve and they are bringing you some Naughty and some Nice. This Portland, Maine-based duo offers

One year and and a hot, sweaty summer of Warped Tour later, Canadian sweetheart Lights has finally released her full-length

This 3-member rock band from NYC is bringin’ the dirty ‘n’ nasty goods here on Wasted Angel.   Sex Slaves

The Box Elders are a throwback to simpler times. When making eight-minutes ambient, difficult to digest post-rock tunes wasn’t considered

Certain bands remind you of certain things. Neil Young and campfires. U2 and a breach of trust. You get the

Right away from the front cover, you get a gloomy, dark-type setting.   This flows right into the CD where

Much is made of the fact that Joel Gibb and the rest of the Hidden Cameras are closely aligned with

Comparisons in rock and roll are inevitable for two reasons: very often a band gets together because of a shared

First thing I see when I look at the front cover of The Echelons’ Don’t Kiss Her Face are two

There are very few musical performers today who can be described as musical artists. Meshell Ndegeocello is one of the

Limblifter was a fantastic Canadian piece of indie-rock folklore in the mid-90’s. The band practically shit out hooks. Though I

Upon first listen, Joe Henry’s blend of folk, blues and jazz on his 11th LP, Blood From Stars comes across

A Boston band that came out of nowhere a few years ago, Sand Machine has grown even stronger than their

Okay, first off let’s clear up what the meaning behind the title means because I’m sure that’s what you’re asking

All right.   I’m basically a rocker at heart.     If I have to listen to female singers, I

This Hong-Kong based singer/songwriter, Reign Lee, is ready to take the music world by storm.   Not only does Lee

Maybe it was just where I grew up, but in high school, every band sounded the same. They were hookey

Buzz bands walk a very, very fine line. More often than not, the first thing your average music consumer hears