One of the best things about working at MuchMusic is that’s there tends to be a lot of it. Music, that is. My colleagues are continuously throwing new music my way. Kyle recently raved about this new artist from Portland. “OHMIGAD, Aimee, have you heard of Port St. Willow?!?!!?” he asked. Dubious that I had [...]
Read MorePosted: March 26th, 2013 | Category: First Spins | Comments: No Comments
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It looks like the Cold War Kids are growing up. Last year the California indie rock group dropped their guitarist Jonnie Russell and replaced him with Dann Gallucci, previously of Modest Mouse and the Murder City Devils and now are ready for more with their upcoming fourth studio effort, Dear Miss Lonely Hearts. Produced by [...]
Read MorePosted: March 26th, 2013 | Category: First Spins | Comments: No Comments
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I listened to The Strokes ever since they came out on the scene with Is This It. I think I ran through a few pair of Converses listening to the likes of Reptilia, 12:51, Someday, and Soma. But this is their earlier stuff. Their first couple of albums were great… and then I sort of [...]
Read MorePosted: March 19th, 2013 | Category: First Spins, Uncategorized | Comments: No Comments
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With Walk Off The Earth’s monster viral video for Somebody I Used To Know, there is much anticipation and high expectation for this album, R.E.V.O.. An acronym for the band’s motto for “Realize Every Victory Outright” (take that, YOLO), R.E.V.O. features songs that we know like the Gotye track and original songs by the band [...]
Read MorePosted: March 12th, 2013 | Category: First Spins, Music | Comments: No Comments
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Can you believe that Beautiful Death Machine is Swollen Members’ tenth studio album? We can’t. It’s like just yesterday we were rocking out to Fuel Injected which came out in 2001! Beautiful Death Machine is a hard-hitting album, with Swollen Member’s usual fast paced spitting and downtown, west coast infused beats. Best Tracks: Colossal Beats [...]
Read MorePosted: March 12th, 2013 | Category: First Spins, Music | Comments: No Comments
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