I heard Fitz and the Tantrums for the first time just last week and I immediately had visions of Motown night at the legendary Club Absinthe in Hamilton, Ontario. Although this band did not form in 1969, nor were they even born, they bring back that danceable R&B soul. So, in honour of our MONSTERS VS ME INVADES MOTOWN party at Club Absinthe, I wanted to give you a good [...]
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After my MacBook finally died a slow death we got by on a shitty PC, but with some convincing and puppy eyes, we got our new iMac. I was so excited to transfer my iTunes library onto this new computer and organize it all on my brand new large screen. I set up my hard drive and started reading tutorials on how to do it myself even though I had [...]
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The first time I heard Hamilton band Arkells play live was at this year’s SCENEfest in St.Catharines and I couldn’t believe I had waited so long. They were loud, charismatic and most of all, talented. So when Jay Perry and I found out they were playing at Mohawk College’s Mostock, we jumped at the opportunity to do a co-post. (CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF THIS SHOW ON [...]
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Something about September weather makes me feel like its ok to be lazy on a Sunday. I’m talking a don’t put regular clothes on until 3pm kind of day, if you put them on at all. Even the sun doesn’t want to wake up as early anymore. I love lying in bed or curled up on the couch listening to albums that tell me a story. I’m even too lazy [...]
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Cecil Frena may have started out as a member of numerous Canadian hardcore bands, but his newest project GOBBLE GOBBLE is far from making your ears bleed. After a couple of scream filled tours, Frena decided to try his hand at some instrumental tunes to give his voice a rest. GOBBLE GOBBLE sounds like a poppy version of a Nintendo 64 soundtrack with just the right amount of distortion and [...]
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