Author Archives: Justin

The Zolas – “Ancient Mars”

By Justin | Published: March 29, 2013

I want to believe in time travel That one day I’ll come back for you Find you in the campus library aisles and I’d say Oh, my ancient Mars When the rusty rocks were covered in groves And the pyramids foretold acidic snows All was still breathing like my hand on your toes and I [...]

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Upcoming Canadian shows in Austin, TX

By Justin | Published: March 24, 2013

I’m always excited when there are enough Canadian indie acts coming to town that I can make a list. If the 120+ Canadian acts at SXSW weren’t enough for you, here are even more artists coming to perform in Austin: Saturday, April 6 White Lung (with Feral Future, Brain Attack) Beerland – Doors @ 8 [...]

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Canadian Tuesday at SXSW 2013

By Justin | Published: March 12, 2013

It begins tonight! There are (at least) 16 official SXSW showcases featuring Canadian artists today, beginning at 6:30 PM. Most of the shows (Half Moon Run, Leif Vollebekk, Lisa LeBlanc, Mozart’s Sister, Peter Peter, Solids) are taking place at Swan Dive, this year’s home of Planet Québec.  Flamingo Cantina will be hosting a night of [...]

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Fake Shark – Real Zombie! – “Paint It Gold”

By Justin | Published: March 11, 2013

I often poke fun at Wikipedia for being the place people go to invent new genres of music, or at least the names for them. Take a look at the Extreme Metal entry to get a sense of what I mean. How many different subgenres can we invent today? Let’s see… looks like we’re up [...]

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Young Galaxy’s “Pretty Boy”

By Justin | Published: March 10, 2013

Canadian space rock virtuosi (and SXSW 2013 performers) Stephen Ramsay and Catherine McCandless—better known as Young Galaxy—have released a catchy new single called “Pretty Boy”. The band, making music out of Montreal, Quebec, is set to release their latest album, Ultramarine, on April 23. Click the album cover to buy the single on iTunes! Young [...]

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Every indie Canadian artist at SXSW 2013

By Justin | Published: February 25, 2013

This is the post to end them all—the complete and authoritative list of every independent Canadian artist performing at SXSW 2013. The majority of these shows are already scheduled, but some of them are yet to be announced, so keep an eye out at sxsw.com/music and schedule.sxsw.com for updates as they become available. SXSW 2013 [...]

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The Lumineers’ “Stubborn Love”

By Justin | Published: January 29, 2013

She’ll lie and steal and cheat, and beg you from her knees Make you think she means it this time She’ll tear a hole in you, the one you can’t repair But I still love her, I don’t really care When we were young, oh oh, we did enough When it got cold, ooh ooh, [...]

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Jack’s Mannequin’s “Rescued”

By Justin | Published: January 27, 2013

Two to one Static to the sound of you and I Undone for the last time And there this was Hiding at the bottom of your swimming pool Some September And don’t you think I wish that I could stay? Your lips give you away I can hear it A jet engine through the center [...]

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Silver Mt. Zion’s “God Bless Our Dead Marines”

By Justin | Published: January 21, 2013

Over the past week or so, Silver Mt. Zion’s albums have been changing my life in a way I don’t yet have the words to explain. Each album is an experience—a near religious one, for sure. They put angels in the electric chair, the electric chair, the electric chair Straight up angels in the electric [...]

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The Zolas’ “Escape Artist”

By Justin | Published: January 14, 2013

Though last year’s album Ancient Mars by The Zolas has plenty of terrific tracks, the playlist for my past few weeks has included large amounts of their song “Escape Artist”. This song boasts smartly connected lines that convey both great mental images (“feeling hard and hollow like paper mâche”) and some stirring sensory experiences, like [...]

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