There will be a new Sloan album in June. Here’s hoping it’s even pinker and more filler-packed and more non-playable-in-some-car-stereos than the last!
I’ve been trying really hard to enjoy Radiohead lately.
I’d never really made that effort before. I have Kid A on vinyl cause I found it at Orange Monkey in Waterloo once, and I can appreciate it on a certain level. A certain, I-will-listen-to-this-on-average-once-every-two-years-while-drunk-or-lonely level. The rest of the Radiohead oeuvre, which I left largely unexplored [...]
I bought Ashtray Rock, the new Joel Plaskett Emergency album the other day and I’ve given it a few good listens and I am now declaring it good. Easily the equal of Truthfully Truthfully. You can definitely tell Gordie Johnson had a hand in recording it. Mr. Chill’s harmonica skills are a long way away [...]
Rogers is using “The Holy Ground” by the High Dials (mp3, 4.2MB) in their television commercials shilling their new mobile download service. I have a few things to say about that.
I was unaware that the High Dials really existed. Given the complete lack of attention they have received from anyone outside of little clubs in [...]
The year 2006, at Sloan’s top-secret Toronto rehearsal space. Sessions for the first Sloan album since 2003’s Action Pact are nearing completion. The mood is upbeat and enthusiastic. The Sloan Brothers have a good batch of about 15 songs nearly in the can — songs that cover the full range of the band’s strengths, songs [...]