Listen! Caveman – Empire
As you’ll see during next week’s Songs of 2013 list, Caveman’s In the City is one of my favourite tracks of the year. I also love that new Rebecca Black song, so don’t put too much stock in my opinion...
Listen! STACEY – STACEY EP
One of the better emails we’ve been sent of late is from talented piano player and singer STACEY. It was a good email because it contained not only the stunning song Worst Part, but NO VIRUSES also a private download...
Morning Music Notes – I’m Not Dead Yet
If it seems like we post a lot of Arctic Monkeys’ songs and videos on PeteHatesMusic, it’s because we do. On Friday we posted a video for a new B-side. Today, we get a 6 song acoustic performance on Vancouver’s...
Weekend Music: Dillon Francis and T.E.E.D. – Without You (The Rebirth)
This will be officially released on Tuesday of next week – so get to know it this weekend! L.A.’s Dillon Francis and Oxford’s Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs have hooked up on a song with tremendous results. Dillon Francis’ slightly-slower-slightly-louder than...
Morning Music Notes – The only opinion I care about is Chuck D’s opinion
Granted, I wouldn’t file this under: stuff I would listen to all the time. But, Mad Decent’s lineup of complete musical nut jobs released an EP of Christmas music yesterday. Not exactly Christmas music that I’d play at a family...
Watch! STACEY – Worst Part
One song that I have been listening to a LOT since I was first sent it (and posted it) is Worst Part by STACEY. It’s a stunning and sparse piano ballad, which shows beauty in its restraint (unlike me at...
Morning Music Notes – No, These Are My Best Albums
Reignwolf is a Canadian rocker who let loose the track Are You Satisfied? this summer, winning over fans and media with his style of old school rock. The bluesy-rock artist Jordan Cook (“Reignwolf”) has another new single called In The...
Listen! Kelela – Keep It Cool
I’ve been listening to this album all afternoon – and it’s fantastic! L.A’s Kalela was tipped as a ‘sound of 2014’ artist on BBC R1 last week, and if you haven’t heard her yet – here’s why:
Watch! Metric – Lost Kitten
After teasing us with cute pictures of kittens on Twitter (which I not so secretly really liked), Metric have a brand new video for their song Lost Kitten. The video was directed by Sammy Rawal and was shot in Mexico...
Watch! Mogwai – The Lord is Out of Control
Scottish post-runk act Mogwai are swinging by Toronto next May 13. A little closer than that is their new album Rave Tapes, out Jan 20/21. Still can’t wait that long? How about a video for the track The Lord is...
Morning Music Notes – Happy 50th, Let Me Do the Singing
Following up her Yellow Circles video, we have another new video from British singer LAYLA. This one is for her track Oh My Love, which I sing to my Barbie collection every night before I send them to bed with...
Morning Music Notes – Blogging on My Mind
Unlike me, who ran naked across my school’s basketball court, Sam Smith first got some notice by appearing with Disclosure and their track Latch. The UK singer is now goin’ it alone, and is dropping an album in 2014. Ahead...
Listen to the PeteHatesMusic Monthly Mix – November 2013
As I completed the PeteHatesMusic Monthly Mix for November, it reminded me that it’s now December and I need to start buying presents so that I don’t make certain people cry. We’ll ignore the tears for now, and focus on...
Morning Music Notes – Breakups and Reunions
Here’s an interesting song for your Monday morning. It’s a mix of not ‘in your face’ electronic music and bass beats by Honolulu producer Jacuzzi. The ever-evolving track is called Exodus. It starts off slow and sounds a bit like...
Concert Review: Thee Attacks, The Hives @ The Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
I first saw the Hives at V Fest in England in 2003. They wowed the large festival crowd, with singer Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist leading the band through a minute of a frozen stance, then re-animating through the blistering end to...
