Wake Up With: Ratatat
If there’s one thing I love about starting the day, it’s starting it off with the right kind of music. During my morning routine I normally throw on a record or two as I’m getting ready or I find an… Continue Reading
Staff Musings
Don’t Tease Me Bro! When Bands Leave Fans in Suspense
This summer has been nothing but stressful for the average music fan. A new trend of extreme publicity stunts are on the rise to generate hype around artists before new announcements. Solving these clues have turned most of us into… Continue Reading
[Staff Musings] Breaking Up the Band is Hard to Do
One of my favourite British bands, Blitz Kids have just broken up. The news didn’t come out of the blue – when part of your life revolves around music, you slowly start to feel/know in advance, that such a thing… Continue Reading
[Playlist] Songs For Starting Over
It is hard to pinpoint the exact element of a song that inspires a person to start over and try again. For some it might be a specific lyric, the mood, the artist or maybe something as simple as hearing… Continue Reading
Empire Records 2.0: The Soundtrack That Could Have Been
As the 1995 cult classic, Empire Records, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we took the liberty to imagine what a sequel (or a rather modernized remake) of the soundtrack would entail. If we’re being honest, we’ve thought about this… Continue Reading
[Flashback] Not Just Your Momma’s Music
If I’m going to admit anything here it’s that I’m a sucker for music from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Most of the bands I listen to on a daily basis consist of Rush, Fleetwood Mac and Heart, with the… Continue Reading
Flashback To: Metric – “Monster Hospital”
Do you ever have those moments when you hear a song that you haven’t heard in forever and then you fall head over heels for it all over again? Well I’ve been going through that ever since I heard “Monster… Continue Reading
8 Artists That Switched Genres and Totally Nailed It
The recent Kafkaesque metamorphosis of 5SOS into an underground garage metal band has left us questioning everything in life. While this change was such wow that we’ve laughed for days, other artists have seriously turned tables when it came to… Continue Reading
[Summer Tunage] 6 Tracks to Kick-Start Your Summer
Each summer, there are always a handful of songs that I blare through my speakers that serve as the perfect backdrop to my summer, accompanying any activity I take part in. Whether I’m cruising down the road in my sunglasses… Continue Reading
[Staff Musings] Songs We Can’t Listen To
In honor of the new Neon Trees track, “Songs I Can’t Listen To,” we put together a staff list of the songs we can’t listen to; whether it be from heartbreak, (and let’s be honest..isn’t it always?) a harrowing life… Continue Reading