My latest obsession: Kathryn Calder
In 2007, Kathryn Calder decided to explore her songwriting capabilities. Her musical talents had always been leant to a larger group ― either Victoria, BC’s Immaculate Machine or the infamous New Pornographers ― so Calder chose to experiment with her sound and style to see what would emerge. Over the past few years, Calder cut … Read more
Live Video: The Mountains and The Trees
The Mountains and The Trees, also known as the Newfoundland native Jon Janes, performed at Little Mountain Gallery last night. The talented singer-songwriter glamoured the audience into such a trance that the room was dead silent the entire set. Part of me believes he can probably bend forks with his brain, but I’m sure he’s … Read more
An interview with: Evening Hymns
Jonas Bonnetta, better known by his musical pseudonym Evening Hymns, had to leech wifi from a roadside McDonalds somewhere in Alberta to answer the following questions. Yup. The Toronto-based folk musician (who plays Sunday, July 11 at the Railway Club in Vancouver, BC) took the time from his current Canadian tour to do a quick e-mail … Read more
Rae Spoon releases video for “Love Is A Hunter”
Montréal-based singer-songwriter Rae Spoon has released the video for “Love Is A Hunter,” the title track from his upcoming August 17th release. The video was animated by Jessica MacCormack. Love Is A Hunter is the follow-up to his highly acclaimed, 2008 Polaris Music Prize long-listed album, Superioryouareinferior. If you like this track, then you’ll definitely love … Read more
My latest obsession: Royal Wood’s “On Top Of Your Love” video
Singer-songwriter Royal Wood has been in my head for a few days now. “On Top Of Your Love,” the video for his first single off of The Waiting, is unbelievable. I’m addicted to this song. There’s also a colour version of the video, but the black and white one is much more emotive.
My Polaris Prize picks
Last night at midnight was the deadline for all Polaris Music Prize jurors to submit their Top 5 album choices for the 2010 award. I’ve been a juror since 2007, and compared to past years, this round proved to be the toughest. There were about ten albums neck-and-neck, vying for a shot at the Long … Read more
An interview with Poirier
Montréal-based DJ and producer Poirier brought his dancehall beats and soca energy to Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret on May 1. Before the show, local music journalist Miné Salkin and I got a chance to sit down with him to discuss his latest two-disc album, Running High. If you’re confused by my last comment in the video, check … Read more
An interview with Brasstronaut’s Edo Van Breemen
Last week, I had the chance to catch up with Edo Van Breemen from the Vancouver-based rock group Brasstronaut. It was an interesting chat. Van Breemen’s day had been so insane (Brasstronaut’s bass player had a baby that afternoon) he’d hardly eaten. When I met him, he had to play his show at St. James … Read more
My latest obsession: Tim Gilbertson
I claim ownership of Tim Gilbertson. What am I talking about, you ask? Here’s the deal: Yesterday, my fantastic Radio 3 co-worker Lana Gay sat down with Vancouver singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas. During the interview, Lana explained to Hannah and myself how she was the first Radio 3 host to listen to Georgas’ demo and bring … Read more
Bad Tits release video for “Bankok Hilton”
Talk about a crazy collaboration. Bad Tits is the new duo of Sebastien Grainger and Josh Reichmann. They’ll be releasing their debut vinyl 7” and digital EP called Garbage Night at the end of June on Hand Drawn Dracula. But in the meantime, you can check out the super lucid video for their first single “Bankok Hilton,” … Read more
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