I’m sure you’ve all seen the lovely video from Fox by now. After 8 years and 116 (to date) deaths in Afghanistan facing armed insurgents, booby traps, ambush’s and suicide bombers the brave people at Fox news decided to ridicule Canadian Soldiers for ‘taking a break.’ The reality is we’re not taking a break, we’re…
Free Downloads and New Website from Hot Panda
Edmonton’s Hot Panda has been compared to everyone from the Talking Heads, to Daniel Johnson, Roxy Music and the Flaming Lips. In truth most writers simply get confused trying to describe the sound. This is probably because the band “…have yet to sit down and have the discussion that goes: “So, what should we sound…
Drive to Save Al Purdy’s A-Frame
I received an email the other day from Lyn at the Edmonton Small Press Association there is a drive on to preserve poet Al Purdy’s home, create an endowment and establish a poet-in-residence program. Please take a moment to read the letter below for full detaqils. (Passing this on in it’s entirity – minus some…
2009 Should Be Hot Panda’s Year
One of last year’s most talked about bands was Edmonton’s Hot Panda. For example: “Hot Panda is a lot of fun, easy to dance to and just might be the latest big thing, which Edmonton seems to have an endless supply of.” – Jam “Really, Whale Headed Girl is a starter album for a band…
Cadence Weapon Releases PWYC Album
Cadence Weapon has released his remix album “Seperation Anxiety” as a Pay What You Can album through the website Cadenceweaponmusic.com. “The 20 tracks brought together in a 70-minute collection include the Mixmag exclusive Hervé/ A-Trak / Cadence Weapon collaboration “Roll With The Winners” and remixes of label-mates The Cansecos and Roots Manuva, The Wet Secrets,and…
New Feeds Added
Band Blogs Alright Alright Black Flies Owl Music Blogs Johnpapa.ca CanCasts the Barclay Hour (also added to Edmonton) Public Transit in Ottawa
Happy Birthday to Hot Panda
One of my favorite bands from the rapidly emerging Edmonton music scene, Hot Panda are now officially two years old. If you’re on Facebook, join their group and wish them a happy bday! Also, they are struggling through the terrible twos on tour: 8 Oct The Grittsmill w/Awkward Stage Waterloo9 Oct Call The Office w/Young…
Can Rock Plaza Central Stay at Your House?
From their Myspace blog: Rock Plaza Central are looking for places to crash during their upcoming western tour. Imagine, while your friends are bringing home CDs and T-shirts, you can bring home the band! Last time we went out West on tour, we stayed with so many wonderful people. For me, it was probably the…
Free Secretaries Downloads
Last month I told you about Edmonton singer-songwriter Colleen Brown, when she offered up a few of her songs for our Podsafe Download section. Today Colleen is back, with friends. Edmonton’s the Secretaries, for whom Colleen contributes vocals and plays Bass have four songs for you to download. If you don’t know the band check…
Wet Secrets: New Website and Video
Edmonton Alberta’s worst kept Wet Secrets have finally got themselves a website wetsecrets.ca and a video…kind of. Hopefully that means that there will be much more to come: