A Physical Problem: The CBC Dismantles Its Archives
⊙ Concert Weeview /
Andrew W.K. & the Calder Quartet
⊙ Video Ops /
The Balconies: "Kill Count"
⊙ Stream/Video /
Kingsley Flood: "Mannequin Man"
⊙ Stream/Video /
Heroin in Tahiti: "Ex-Giants On Dope"
The Staff
In which we give the greatest gift of all: your new 50 favorite records of the year.
Recent Features:
⊙ Podcast /Top 50 of 2011 Podcasts
⊙ Podcast /
No Big Hair 2011 Podcast
⊙ List /
Staff Lists 2011
Scott Reid
Enjoy flexing your haiku muscle to the sounds of: Field Music, La Sera, Guided by Voices, Bry Webb, Tonetta, Nurses, Yellow Ostrich, Laura Marling, Weather Station, Bad Vibrations...
Recent Podcasts:
⊙ Podcast /CVIII
⊙ Fantasy Podcast /
Fantasy Covers :: The '80s, Part One
⊙ Podcast /
CVII
Recent Reviews
Tue (01/10/2012)
Guided by Voices :: Let's Go Eat the Factory
⊙ Sepalcure :: Sepalcure
⊙ The Sandwitches :: Mrs. Jones' Cookies
⊙ Kieran Hebden/Steve Reid/Mats Gustafsson :: Live at the South Bank
Fri (12/09/2011)
Limes :: Tarantula Plus Blue Blood
⊙ Pete Swanson :: I Don't Rock At All / Man With Potential
⊙ Andy Stott :: We Stay Together
⊙ Zomes :: Earth Grid
Thu (12/08/2011)
A CR is the mean rating of at least two staff member's individual ratings. Here are some of the highest this year:
Record Reviews
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Squadda B :: Back $ellin Crack
Mixtape
Brent Ables
:: At least they didn't use the Smashing Pumpkins version.
Jason Urick
I Love You
:: RIYL: being human.
Chairlift
Something
:: Needs more flair, less in common with porridge.
The Besnard Lakes
Volume 1
:: RIYL: Slint and Low playing an eternal game of Marco Polo in a radioactive wasteland; fog.
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Lindstrøm :: Six Cups of Rebel
P.M. Goerner
:: One small step for man, one giant leap for KC and the Sunshine Band.
Tree Hopping / Messy Sparkles
Messy Hopping
:: In which Kaylen picks the right new year's resolution to break.
Bry Webb
Provider
:: Wandering around in the Yukon. And liking it.
Kool A.D.
The Palm Wine Drinkard Mixtape
:: Return of electro-douche.
Saturday, 14 January 2012
The Black Keys :: El Camino
David M. Goldstein
:: Dave tried his very best to go easy on the sarcasm. It was hard.
Sunn O))) / Sunn O))) Meets Nurse With Wound
ØØ Void / The Iron Soul of Nothing Reissue
::
:: Exactly as you remember; or exactly as you’d imagine.
Owen
Ghost Town
:: Bring on the claustrophobia.
Kathleen Edwards
Voyageur
:: RIYL: less dirty mouth and made-up stories.
