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Metric Live at the Mod Club
Friday, April 17th, 2009Metric launched their new album Fantasies properly last night at the ModClub in Toronto.
After a few exclusive shows and appearances over the last few weeks the band performed a blistering set at the venue that hosted 4 sold out Metric shows several years ago.
The band was obviously thrilled to be playing to a room of superfans that scored tickets through a quick pre-sale or won them off the radio. Fans were immediately jumping around and totally into the new songs.
Emily struggled with her keyboards and drew reference to the fact that they had a tumultuous relationship with the venue.
It only took a few minutes for the problem to be resolved and the band was back up and playing for a solid hour and a half.
The bands new album Fantasies is a fine return to form of catchy post modern pop music that touches on themes of apathy, alienation, and fame.
To quote Emily….Who’d you rather be:
The Beatles or the Rolling Stones….. Or The Beach Boys or The Who?
Tags: emily haines, fantasies, metric, mod club
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Still Excited About The Cool Kids
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
by Emmanuel Groneveldt
There are bunch of new rap kids on the block that everyone is losing their collective noodle about but I’m still excited about The Cool Kids and you should be too! Gone Fishin’ is their new mixtape and they hooked up with Don Cannon (Cannon!) to take care of the beats. I predict FIRE!
Here is a sneak peak of the duo and Mr. Cannon shooting the shit and in the studio. Gone Fishin’ coming soon…
Tags: cool kids
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Eminem ‘We Made You’
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
By Emmanuel Groneveldt
Eminem is up to his old tricks again with his new single and video ‘We Made You’. I’m not feeling the song or the video but you never know, I’m pretty sure ‘Without Me’ grew on me eventually. I think the problem I’m having with this video is that he’s done this type of video bunch of times already. I don’t mind crazy/zany Eminem once in a while but I love dark
Eminem better.
Tags: brett micheals, eminem, kim kardashian, poison, spoof, we made you
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Sebastien Tellier at MOD Club
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
By Kenia Pena
Last night I had the opportunity to witness Sebastien Tellier in the flesh, at the MOD club. I was so excited to see him, especially since I was on my 10 day marathon of only listening to his music.
When he got on stage you couldn’t help but notice his very European style, his full beard, long hair and signature black sunglasses. This look made it very hard to believe that he’s only 34.
He didn’t say anything when he first got on stage. He just picked up his electric guitar and started playing his catchy electro song “Kilometer”. The crowd quickly responded with a loud cheer. We were all so excited to begin the Sebastien Tellier sultry ride.
He eventually greeted the crowd, started telling us jokes (He’s very funny) and went straight to his bottle of white wine, that was sitting on his keyboard and poured himself a glass, which he would repeatedly go back to after each song. He loves his wine!
His performance was excellent! He would wale out on his electric guitar, go off on some crazy solos and then create a smooth sultry symphony on his keyboard. He played a lot of his electro hits at the beginning of the show, while thrusting at his guitar, seducing the mic stand and waving his fingers in the air, as though he was touching long flowing hair.
Towards the end he played “La Ritournelle”, one of the most beautiful love songs and “Lamour et La Violence”, which caused a tear to run down my face. There’s something about his French voice that I love. Maybe it’s his accent…I’m a sucker for accents.
Over all, he made me feel sexy, he made me feel happy, he made me feel sad, he just made me feel!
Check out his latest album Sexuality, which was produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk.
Tags: mod club, sebastien tellier
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Surviving The Recession With Boytech
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
by Sarah Taylor
Sadly the Recession is upon us and most of us are beginning to feel (or at least hear about) belts being tightened across the country. Since I definitely use musical therapy in the face of economic crisis and Toronto’s favourite electro-sleaze/pop band BoyTech seem to enjoy a somewhat minimalist existence, I though I’d ask them to give us their top ten tips for surviving an economic drought. I was expecting some humour here, and I’ll remind you that these words definitely don’t represent The NewMusic…..although we enjoyed them.
How to live cheaper, smarter, and happier….by BoyTech
1 - Steal. As much of anything as possible.
2 - Cook your own meals. Absolute no dinning out unless someone else is paying.
3 - Bike or run. Fuck cars and the TTC.
4 - Sleep around. Ditch your apartment and let the nurturing instinct of women take over.
5 - Pull clothes. Pretend you’re a stylist shooting a music video and just never bring them back.
6 - Cary your own tea bags. When your rich friends want to go to Starbucks, you can go too.
7 - Take advantage of rich people with low self-esteem.
8 - Chapters. You can stay inside reading and avoid the harsh elements as long as you want and they will never ask you to leave. Combine with tip 6 and you can have a nice leisurely afternoon.
9 - Experience the four seasons first hand by living in the park.
10 - Stop using condoms. They cost money and dull the sensation.
Tags: boytech, recession
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