When the Toronto hardcore punk band Fucked Up took home the 2009 Polaris Music Prize in September, they announced that the $20,000 award would be used to fund a charity release for missing and murdered indigenous women.  This past week, the idea was realized in the form of a remake of the 80’s Christmas classic [...]

Today’s track is another fine piece of Canadian hip-hop from Toronto’s own k-os.  Eye Know Something can be found on k-os’ 2009 Polaris long-listed LP Yes!, released in Canada on April 14th 2009 and digitally in the US on November 17th; the physical US release is set for February 2010, along with a video for [...]

I’ve decided to start the weekend off with another fine song from the Abbotsford, British Columbia indie-rock/dance-punk quintet You Say Party! We Say Die!.  Laura Palmer’s Prom is another number from the band’s most recent album XXXX, released on September 29th of this year; the song does well in conjuring up a dreamy 80s feel that [...]

A lot has been written about the Toronto hardcore-punk band Fucked Up since the release of their sophomore full-length album The Chemistry of Common Life last year.  The album has been labelled, by some, as a hardcore album that is too indie-rock to please the distinct tastes of the hardcore crowd, and by others as an indie-rock [...]

I’ve got a fantastic song tonight, coming from 10 years back in my music-listening career; a career that started when my surprisingly cool father gave me a Pet Sounds cassette tape.  I couldn’t have been older than five, but I still remember listening to Sloop John B about a hundred times in a row.  Anyways, [...]

Today’s song comes to us from the Abbotsford, British Columbia indie-rock/dance-punk quintet You Say Party! We Say Die!, and their brand new album XXXX, released yesterday.  The album is the third full-length effort from the band (not technically, but pretty much), and follows up on their 2007 release Lose All Time.  The band will be kicking [...]

I was lucky enough to catch the last half of The King Khan & BBQ Show during this year’s Sled Island festival; We were actually at the bar to check out the grease-kings themselves Monotonix.  The Canadian band has this really cool doo-wop/punk/garage-rock feel that made me think I was at a really sweaty Buddy Holly [...]

Today’s post is from the Washington, D.C. indie/punk-rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.  Formed in 1999, the band has an extensive discography including 5 full-length releases and 7 EPs.  Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone? comes from band’s 2003 album Hearts of Oak, released by the independent label Lookout! Records.  Amid financial turmoil within the label, [...]