Pinch, punch, first of the month, no returns – (if you’re not English, you’ll think I’ve lost the plot). A new month brings a new playlist (and another month of bills). Let’s forget the depressing stuff and talk about the...
Since I missed my April Fool’s Day prank of making an ironically shitty playlist (Whoomp There It Is, plus 15 Whoomp remixes), you’ll have to settle for songs I like instead. Probably a much better deal. We have a slew...
We continue our recent trend of combining indie acts with new songs from music juggernauts. This 4 song playlist features brand new stuff from Alt-J, Coldplay’s continued return to form, and indie bands Glass Gang and HAERTS. Check out the...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic We’ve attended the last 2 Osheaga festivals in Montreal (2014 reviews, 2013 reviews), and they’ve gotten better in each year. 2015 is the 10th anniversary, and they have unveiled a fantastic line up with a few cool treats....
We here at PeteHatesMusic are lucky enough to have the talented Martin Bazyl from Martin Bazyl Photography shooting most of the shows we attend. He’s been there for several CMW and NXNE festivals, as well as weekend benders like Field...
We are non-apologetic Alt-J fans here at PeteHatesMusic. We caught them a couple of times in 2013 (at Osheaga, and at Sound Academy), and happened to catch them before they released their Mercury Prize winning debut, when they played for...
7 new tracks to get your weekend listening started. 1. End of night stuff from Kansas pianist and composer David Moore (aka Bing & Ruth) 2. Royksopp – Thank You. You’re welcome. 3. Norway’s Lido remixes UK’s alt-j 4. Heavy...
Let’s catch up this weekend with a cool song that was released at the end of the summer. Vaults have been making quite a wave on the blogosphere (a term I hate but will still use. Sort of like how...
Well, well, well. My calendar tells me that summer is all but over, but the sweat on my couch in my non-air conditioned house tells me otherwise. Due to my World Cup travels and constant summer laziness hangovers, I’ve decided...
Mercury Prize winners Alt-J have debuted their third track from yet-to-be released sophomore album, This Is All Yours. The track is called Every Other Freckle, and must be about the Irish, right? The track once again feels ‘different’ than the...
You might have already heard the new Alt-J song Hunger of the Pine, but we’re more visually pleased, so we’ll show you the video. Off of upcoming sophomore album, This is All Yours (out Sept. 22), the track preceded the...
Alt-J are readying album number 2, and they’ve dropped official single number 1. And the build up to start the sound doesn’t sound a thing like Alt-J. Heck the song doesn’t sound like Alt-J! The song is Left-Hand Free. The...
Some sunny vibes from La Roux, in a new song called Tropical Chancer (not cancer, like my morning eyes initially thought). The song is off of the July 7 album Trouble in Paradise, which is something you never want in...
In the summer of 2012, we featured a band from Echo Park in Los Angeles. They are called NO, which is damn near impossible to Google. The band have signed to Toronto label Arts & Crafts and are dropping their...
We here at PeteHatesMusic, along with the very talented photographer Martin Bazyl, saw a lot of shows this year. From showcases like Canadian Music Week and NXNE, to one-off shows by indie acts like Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines, and CHVRCHES,...
