Friday, May 10 2013
HIM: Tears on Tape
The old dog hasn't learned any new tricks but he's doing what he knows with a reinvigorated fire in his belly.
Tuesday, July 17 2012
Pepe Deluxé – “Go Supersonic” (video / stream)
Typically, when a band releases a video for their new single, they release a video for their new single. That video is often a series of spiffy, moving images that relate visually and/or thematically to the song that accompanies it, for the purpose of selling said song. Pepe Deluxé is not a typical band.
Thursday, December 2 2010
Islaja: Keraaminen Pää
It's difficult to explain, without sounding hyperbolic, how sculptural this album seems, how this combination of solid stomps and "gas" forms itself into an impression of an actual voluminous object.
Monday, April 19 2010
Finntroll + Moonsorrow + Swallow the Sun + Survivors Zero: 12.April.2010 - Toronto
A Finnish black metal delegation visited Toronto's Opera House last Monday night.
Thursday, September 24 2009
Rubik: Dada Bandits
Dada Bandits rolls up the last five years or so of indie rock into one tight little album.
Monday, October 27 2008
Frigg: Economy Class
The musicians in Frigg shoot along in tandem, rather than slide eelishly around one another in interlacing patterns, as the members of some other Nordic groups do.
Friday, June 22 2007
Islaja: Ulual YYY
It no longer feels like a jungle that I have to wander through, admiring but mute, eyes wide, dumbfounded by crackles and squeaks.
