It feels like years since my last Why? post, so here it is.  I was perusing Pitchfork today, as I so often do when I should be working, and came across a postPost reviews announcing an upcoming Why? album entitled Eskimo Snow, scheduled for release this fall; This pleased me greatly.  Today’s track comes from the [...]

Julie and I have been hitting Calgary’s Sled Island festival pretty hard this week, and I’ve got some information to report.  Said information will be presented in point form, as my head hurts too much to string together well-formed sentences:

Final Fantasy, as mentioned in my last post, is a genius.
Japandroids put on a great show Thursday night; I [...]

My post for today is another fantastic piece from the Calgary indie/folk artist Michael Bernard Fitzgerald.  Reach You is off MBF’s most recent album The MBF Love LP, released earlier this month.  I have found that i’ve developed a significant crush on this song, mostly because I like to think that he is singing it to me.  Unfortunatly, due to [...]

Julie and I were lucky enough to catch Final Fantasy last night, during the Sled Island festival here in Calgary (Thanks to Drew for setting us up with passes).  As it was my first time seeing him live, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the one-man band consisting of a violin, synthesizer, microphone, and loop box.  [...]

Tonight’s post comes from Tool/A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan’s solo side-project Puscifer.  The project has been behind 4 releases to date, including the debut full-length album “V” Is for VaginaV Is for Vagina reviews, released in October of 2007.  The song in question, The Mission, was not released as a single-proper but instead [...]

I need to send a big shout-out to Julie for spending today cleaning my condo; I didn’t realize how messy it actually was until I came home from work and saw it clean.  Today’s tune comes from CBC Radio 3’s featured artist this month Apostle of Hustle.  Cheap Like Sebastien can be found on the [...]

Coming to us from Seattle, Aqueduct is an indie-pop band that initially consisted of one member, David Terry, creating and producing music in his bedroom.  Currently consisting of four members, the band has played with several Seattle-based heavyweights including United State of Electronica, Modest Mouse, and Death Cab for Cutie.  Growing Up With GNR is a single [...]

So I was at the ColdplayColdplay reviews concert in Calgary last night, and was positive that the band was opening their set with Kids by MGMT.  So positive in fact, that I started singing the first verse to Kids before getting glared at by a posse of 16 year old girls.  With all the controversy [...]

Keeping with the recent Canadian-themed posts, I thought I would bring out another fantastic piece done by Canada’s own MetricMetric reviews.  Live it out is the title track off Metric’s 2nd full-length album, released in 2005.  The album is a fine example of Metric’s use of simplicity meshed with a new wave sound, and was well received throughout [...]

The highly anticipated announcement of the long-list for the Polaris Prize was made today, and my prediction regarding Chad VanGaalen’s Soft Airplane turned out to be correct.  This is by no means a reflection on my skills as a music blogger, the album is just that damn good.  Anyways, in honor of the announcement, I [...]

Unfortunately, Julie and I missed The Dudes‘ CD release party last night.  Our absence had a lot to do with the way I smelt after not showering, and then sitting on a plane for 3 hours.  Fortunately, I ‘ve got a tune from another Calgary act to share with everybody this evening.  Call it Off [...]

With our California vacation coming to an end, Julie and I found ourselves too sun burnt to leave the condo yesterday.  Somehow we decided that recording a music video would be an appropriate way to spend the afternoon.  Feel more than welcome to check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSd3ow-TKc
The band behind today’s post, Hey Rosetta!, is a [...]

Today’s post comes to us from Glasgow, Scotland, where the band Camera Obscura originated in 1996.  If Looks Could Kill is off the band’s third album Let’s Get Out of This CountryLet’s Get Out of This Country reviews, released in June of 2006.  On an interesting side-note to the album, the first song (Lloyd, I’m Ready to [...]

Today’s tune is my current favorite off the Canadian indie-rock band The Dudes‘ brand new album Bloods.  Guts.  Bruises.  Cuts., released June 2nd 2009.  The album is an amazingly satisfying follow-up to the band’s 2006 release Brain.  Heart.  Guitar.  If there are any Calgarians reading this post, the CD release party for Blood.  Guts.  Bruises. [...]

Here’s an oldie but a goodie for y’all; I can say “y’all” now because I’m in the U.S., vacationing in palm springs.  Finding myself in a town that is desolate of anyone younger than 25, I decided to keep with the elderly theme and share a gem from The SmithsThe Smiths reviews.  Originally featured [...]

Dear Palm Springs outlet mall:
I adore you, with all of my heart.  Thank-you for allowing me to become the proud new owner of a Burberry suit, without having to skip 2 condo payments.
Love, 
Chris
 So my mom convinced me that at the ripe age of 25 it was time to purchase my first suit.  After years of [...]

Two-thirds of the BowlingStone.com team is leaving for California tomorrow.  If we decide not to return, and live the rest of our lives without an Internet connection, the site will be left in the hands of Mr. Paolo Cruz.  Unfortunately, Paolo doesn’t post a lot (read: ever), so this could be an issue.  Anyways, this [...]

First off, a message to everyone who has emailed BowlingStone.com in the last couple months, sending in music, asking for info, or just saying whats-up.  If we haven’t gotten back to you yet, it is not because we are being d-bags, we are just wicked wicked busy.  I plan on digging into the 200-ish unanswered [...]

Tonight’s post needs to be short and sweet, as I will be riding my new $99 mountain bike to band practice; I have managed to “convince” myself that riding a bike will completely negate the negative effects of smoking.  The tune I chose for this evening continues with my efforts to place more focus on [...]