Ride the Tempo

Belovxd- Phantoms

RALPH- Lit the Fire

Bad Hoo’s basic schtick is not hard to figure out. Take a bunch of competent musicians with a punk slant and have them do raucous, DIY garage surf. And if the bold sounds of The Clash meets The Ventures on “Surf ’n’ Onions” was all there was to it then we’d gladly fork over our money. (Read more...)

Look Sacré have that characteristic that seems so lacking in contemporary music: audacity. In a world that is overly concerned about political correctness and appearances over substance, there are just too few artist willing to venture out of their shells.  (Read more...)

Peeling- Vulture’s Game

Leathers- Missing Scene

Daniel Romano- Sucking the Old World Dry

Fiver- Mouser

Dead Bedrooms- ultrviolence

Vancouver natives Said The Whale released their fifth album As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide on March 31st. Their last album, hawaiii, was released in 2013, and now sounds like a sharp contrast to the “new and improved” band. Said The Whale has returned with fewer members, but greater sounds. Now acting as a trio, the band has experimented with their existing musical backgrounds, recombining what they already had to make something different yet simultaneously familiar.(Read more...)

Last year’s ‘Tethered Rendering’ was a big favourite around here. So, was it a fluke? Molly Drag (aka Michael Charles Hansford) responds with ‘Whatever Reason’, and the answer is a resounding “Heck, no!”  If anything, the songs here are more precious and endearing than ever. (Read more...)