The carnivals that I remember as a child were filled with a lot of cheap games, sad looking roadies, and miserable, smelly petting zoos that I never went remotely near. Continue reading “GALACTIC – Carnivale Electricos”
DODECAHEDRON – Dodecahedron
“Progressive Black Metal” from the Netherlands. Continue reading “DODECAHEDRON – Dodecahedron”
MEME Festival
by Victoria King
When the stage in Old Market Square was torn down and replaced by the Cube in 2010, the structure was met with mixed emotions. Its futuristic design, its odd and confusing functionality, and a remaining nostalgia for the former, more traditional stage seemed to be major concerns in some people’s minds. Continue reading “MEME Festival”
Municipal Waste – The Fatal Feast
Album number five from these thrash/crossover giants is packed with both humour and the party references that we have come to expect from Municipal Waste. These boys burst onto the scene in 2001 and have been making face ripping, head banging, full throttle thrash ever since. Getting progressively better with each release and aging like a fine wine. Continue reading “Municipal Waste – The Fatal Feast”
YOUNG LIARS – Homesick Future
Hello, bright indie electropop! These beats are fast and I can see a crowd dancing to this – but will they remember it the next day? I can’t be sure, but speaking for myself, I forgot what some of the songs on here sounded like five minutes after listening to them. Continue reading “YOUNG LIARS – Homesick Future”
UNLEASHED – Odelheim
Their BRUTAL bio calls them THE viking metal band. As with most things Nuclear Blast, there are moments here, but largely this comes off as calculated and formulaic. Riff followed by perfectly assembled verse. Acoustic segue. Etcetera. You know the drill and so do they. Continue reading “UNLEASHED – Odelheim”
Hillbilly Highway – End times for Times?
by Sheldon Birnie
Well, the Free Press hit music lovers with a dose of bad news last Thursday morning. Unfortunately, I’d only been up for about ten minutes when my day was dumped on when I opened the story headlined “Another downtown icon falls?” Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – End times for Times?”
YANN TIERSEN – Skyline
If you ever come to the situation where the world is ending and you have to take a resolute leap off a cliff, the first track off Skyline, “Another Shore,” is the soundtrack for it. Continue reading “YANN TIERSEN – Skyline”
BROTHER OCTOPUS – Yukilo
The title to the Edmonton duo Brother Octopus’ debut EP, Yukilo, comes from the two band members’ pets: Yuki the dog and Kilo the cat. Continue reading “BROTHER OCTOPUS – Yukilo”
The Ripperz – You are the Moon
The sophomore release from these local dudes has been long awaited and anticipated. Continue reading “The Ripperz – You are the Moon”