Apparently, rock music is not longer cool, and no young person would want anything to do with it. I'm going on record as saying that I firmly disagree with this entire article. First off, rock is dead? Says who? No one under 40 listens to rock music? The all-ages show by The Kills that I... Continue Reading →
Album Review: Luke Leighfield “New Season”
One of the many cool things about writing a music blog is that I am sometimes approached to interview and/or review upcoming artists. Luke Leighfield is one such artist. Hailing from the UK, this 24-year-old singer-songwriter has just released a new album, New Season. This is his fourth album in five years, which leads me to think... Continue Reading →
Lee's Palace, almost midnight, and Melora Creagher is being her usual and wonderfully insane self.
LISTEN: Stream the new School of Seven Bells album “Ghostory” | CHARTattack
LISTEN: Stream the new School of Seven Bells album “Ghostory” | CHARTattack.
Teenage Kicks All Through The Night – Duran Duran, The Phoenix, 4/25/2011
It's not every day that you get to see your teen heroes in a tiny club. The first time I saw Duran Duran, it was 1987 and they were opening for David Bowie's Glass Spider tour. The show was at the now defunct CNE Grandstand, a huge open-air venue that held over 50,000 people. I... Continue Reading →
Music for a Sunday morning (poll)
A couple of weeks ago, I got up on a lazy Sunday morning, put on a pot of coffee and fired up iTunes. I was in the mood for some Cocteau Twins, but my husband pleaded with me to choose something else, saying that they were "too energetic" for morning listening. I found an ambient... Continue Reading →
OMD, The Phoenix, Toronto, March 5, 2011
I can't recall who it was that said that nostalgia ain't what it used to be. That may prove to be true as we all grow older, but sometimes, nostalgia is better than you ever thought it could be. Last night was one of those nights. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, better known as OMD,... Continue Reading →
A month of concerts: James
It's been a hectic month for the Rock 'n Roll Animal. Truth be told, job-hunting has taken up most of my time, but I've made time for fun too. Fun, for me, almost always equals live music and I've seen some amazing shows this past month. Brit-pop darlings James played The Queen Elizabeth Theatre on... Continue Reading →
New Swans: “Eden Prison”
{{desc}} via New Swans: "Eden Prison". Here it is, the first track from the new Swans album that Michael Gira will grace us with on October 5. Was I apprehensive before listening to this? You bet I was. I love Swans, both the old pounding ear-bleeding Swans and the later, more orchestral Swans. Part of... Continue Reading →
Iggy and the Stooges rock NXNE
It was a rock and roll weekend in Toronto. Half the city was at the Pavement/Broken Social Scene show on Toronto Island, and the other half crowded into Yonge Dundas Square for the free concert by Iggy and the Stooges that was presented as part of NXNE. It was an odd crowd that gathered, to... Continue Reading →
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