Via the bands myspace blog a new video and comic from Immaculate Machine – one of Canada’s most under-appreciated bands. You Can show them some love by being their fan on Facebook. Immaculate Machine – C’mon Sea Legs Click to Enlarge
Chop Shop starts Feb 4 on Slice
“Wednesdays at 8 pm ET/9pm PT beginning Feb.4 2009 on SLICEWelcome to the CHOP SHOP, the anti-hair salon with a permanent sneer and a heart of gold. This fun, cutting-edge 13 x 30 docusoap follows bad-boy hair salon owner Daniel Hudon and his motley crew of punk rock stylists as they get into each other’s…
A Free Holiday EP from Said the Whale
For the second year running Said the Whale is offering a free Holiday EP. This years ‘West Coast Christmas EP’ can be downloaded at http://www.pop-machine.ca/stw-xmas08.htm and if you missed it you can still grab last year’s at http://www.pop-machine.ca/stw-xmas07.htm. Santa may like rich kids better but Said the Whale loves you all.
Vancouver: Free Black Mountain, Bedouin Soundclash show for Insite
Via Radio 3: At 4:30 pm, this Saturday (December 6) at the corner of Main and Hastings in Vancouver Bedouin Soundclash and Black Mountain will be playing a free show on behalf of Insite, Vancouver’s safe injection site. If you would like to keep up with or show your support for InSite there is a…
An Early Xmas Gift for Everyone from Mint Records
From CBC Radio 3 comes word that Mint Records has conjured up a free 7 song sampler featuring The Pack A.D., Kellarissa, the Buttless Chaps, the Awkward Stage, Vancougar, Novillero and Hot Panda. The only catch is that you have to have an eMusic account to access it – but the e-Music account is free…
Free Downloads from the Choir Practice
Rumor has it that the Choir Practice was originally formed “as an excuse to drink wine and sing with friends.” If that is true then the logic follows that if you are going to “drink and sing with friends” you might as well do it on stage and get paid. The Choir Practice is an…
Definitely Not Just a Radio Host
You may already know all of this but Sook-Yin Lee would appear to be one of the most naturally creative people at the CBC. In addition to being a Radio Host and Olympic Blogger and singer/songwriter and writer/storyteller and actress she is also a film director. Toronto Stores to which she contributed a chapter premieres…
Funeral Mixtape
The Pack A.D. doesn’t get alot of airplay hereabouts. I think though that it’s because DJs don’t know what to do with them. The Pack A.D. is a blues band, but not a just a ‘blues influenced’ band – a smoky bar in the desert with a dirt floor and a broken jukebox blues band.…
Does Anyone in Vancouver Play Keyboards Anymore?
A little over a year ago I posted that Said the Whale was looking for a keyboard player. Amazingly, they still are. I find it unbelievable that in a city the size of Vancouver that a band as good (and recently successful) as Said the Whale is having a hard time finding a keyboard player…
Remix Album from You Say Party! We Say Die! August 26
You Say Party We Say Die has posted a brief and cryptic message on their Myspace Blog. It reads simply: ” Remik’s Cube = Remix Recordmore info coming before the august 26 2008 release date. isn’t that nice of us!” Now, if my secret decoder ring is working properly that means that on August 26, 2008 You…