I think that where a particular band/singer/artist/acapella group is based should, and never does, have an impact on whether or not you enjoy their music. Even so, I’m pleasantly surprised when I find someone I’ve been listening to is from Canada, and thus this post is for five Canadian bands/artists that I’ve been following recently.…
Our friends at the National Music Centre invite you to delve into the darkest reaches of cinematic horror! Join them in the NMC Collection Crypt for a bone-rattling and spine tingling journey into the history of music in horror films. Movies throughout the ages and their accompanying scores will be exhumed, reanimated and dissected in…
You know you are music obsessed when you can name and sing along to the songs featured in commercials and TV trailers. I have seen many a commercial and or movie trailer and have wondered what the song is. But I have also seen many a commercial and or trailer that I already know and…
I am one of those people that has their iPod plugged in all the time. I love music and I’m always listening to it, whether it be on the bus or doing my homework. Recently, I discovered a new band that I’ve absolutely fallen in love with, so I thought that I would share them…
When I read the Calgary Herald article about the New Black Arts Centre for Music and Art shutting down I was truly saddened. As a young musician myself, I can say on the behalf of many that I would love to have the chance to play in a band, even if it was just a…
I had very high expectations for Grouplove’s second album Spreading Rumours. I also had very high expectations for the lead singer, Christian Zucconi. He is one of my absolute favourite male vocalists. I must say, my expectations were met fairly well. With the regular album at 13 songs and the deluxe version at 16, it…
I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Xfest 2013 for free (thank you so much for the media passes Xfest)! For anyone who is not quite sure what I am talking about, Xfest is an annual music festival held at Fort Calgary. It is hosted by Union Events and X92.9, and showcases talented alternative rock…
The Lowdown: This year Calgary’s alternative radio-station, X 92.9, marked the end of summer and the September long weekend with their annual music festival X-Fest. Larger then previous years, this year the festival ran two days; Saturday August 31st and Sunday September 1st, and brought crowds of alt. rock and indie fans swarming to Fort…
Vinyl is back – for now Vinyl sales have risen by 27.9 per cent with a projected 5.8 million vinyl records sold this year, compared to 4.6 million sold last year (according to www.digitalmusicnews.com and a fabulous article written by Paul Resnikoff). I’m not quite sure what sparked this change or why people like me love it…
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Here are some of the best photos of 2011 from National Geographic: Camel Thorn Trees, Namibia Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park. Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Bahamas Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic Oceanic whitetip shark…