The National to Headline NXNE | Initial Lineup Announced
NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) has just announced the first wave of programming for the 19th edition of the festival, taking over Toronto June 10-16, 2013. Tickets are now available online. NXNE Music and...
View ArticleJack White on New Dead Weather and Raconteurs Albums
Photo credit: Jo McCaughey In an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone, Jack White mentioned that there is new material brewing in both the Dead Weather and Raconteurs camps. “All the Raconteurs and...
View ArticleBrittany Howard of Alabama Shakes Covers Rodriguez
Brittany Howard and Ruby Amanfu are joining forces on Jack White’s Third Man Records. The Grammy-nominated Alabama Shakes frontwoman is teaming up with the Third Man family member who first caught our...
View ArticleBrown Bird Release 1st Track from “Fits of Reason”
Tweet The glorious foot-stomping duo of David Lamb and MorganEve Swain, better known as Brown Bird, have released the first track from their forthcoming self-produced album, Fits of Reason. Due out...
View ArticleNew Blog Promises ‘Death to the Canadian Music Industry’
Tweet Slagging Off (or Honest Reviews?) was an anonymous music blog up until about 24 hours ago. The Tumblr account is dedicated to posting – you guessed it – ‘honest reviews’ (and sometimes outright...
View ArticleNXNE Announces Second Wave of Artists
Tweet NXNE released its initial lineup last month , announcing that The National will headline the festival. With other notable highlights including Joey Bada$$, FLAG, Hot Panda and CALEXICO, the June...
View ArticleInterview | Brown Bird Talks “Fits of Reason” and Future Plans
Tweet Taking a short breath after their winter tour (with a rare appearance in Toronto), Brown Bird are gearing up for the release of their 4th studio offering, Fits of Reason (Apr-2) and wasting no...
View ArticleFoxygen Cancels European Tour Dates
Tweet In the wake of what was likely the busiest period of life for Foxygen, the California-based rockers have canceled their upcoming tour dates and summer festivals in Europe in an attempt to protect...
View ArticleVideo Teaser | Hanni El Khatib’s Dan Auerbach Produced Album
Tweet If you aren’t yet excited for Hanni El Khatib’s upcoming album, the below video might do the trick. Produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and recorded in Dan’s Nashville studio, Head in the...
View ArticleInterview | Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Tweet Aly Spaltro a.k.a. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper has seen her music career go from the movie store basement to the main stage…literally. What once was a passionate hobby during breaks from her...
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