I started to make a playlist, and then new songs kept dropping, and new songs kept dropping, and new songs kept dropping, and I just couldn’t keep up. So you get a bigger than usual playlist, which is slightly later...
Cold Specks has a brand, spanking new song from a brand, spanking new album. The album will be called Neuroplasticity and is out August 25/26, depending where on this green Earth you live. Our first listen is Absisto, with the...
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,...
Here is an interesting collaboration. We have the lovely voice of Cold Specks with the electronic soundscapes of Moby. We get a slow, string-laden track called A Case for Shame, off of his new album, Innocents, which Moby himself describes...
Day 3 – another hot one. Amadou & Mariam: The legendary blind husband and wife team were amazing. Funky west-african rhythms that have an amazing club sense… buildups, drops and continuous grooves. Pretty much the perfect band to see in...
It’s Canadian Music Week in Toronto which means there’s six days of music-related events, booze-filled events, and expos “dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries” (via indies.ca). One of those events is the...
Good news, Broken Social Scene fans. The band are playing their first show since their 2011 ‘break’, as part of a big Arts & Crafts festival call Field Trip. That’s Arts & Crafts as in the Toronto music label, not...
Feist Wins 2012 Polaris Prize Last night, Toronto played host to the 2012 Polaris Prize, which recognizes the best Canadian album based on “artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation.” Oh, so this is why Justin...
