Greg Keelor still isn't quite ready to acknowledge Blue Rodeo as much more than something he likes doing "very very much."
Canada. True north strong and free. Land of the beaver, poutine and maple syrup. Lumberjacks. From Gordon Lightfoot to Malajube, the Canadian winter has been a source of inspiration (and despair) for many.
Jeff Beck betters The Yardbirds; Tommy debuts in North American movie theatres; The Number of the Beast is released; Jimi Hendrix sets himself on fire in protest of his first-ever UK concert
Just who is trying to copy whom? In this Battle of the Bands, SoundProof pits She & Him's Zooey Deschanel against pop singer Katy Perry.
Nearly 20 years after Portishead and Massive Attack put Bristol on the musical map, the city's music scene still lives in the shadow of the trip hop giants.
The Dodos' Logan Kroeber on trying to create music without external pressures and expectations seeping through, and working with Neko Case on their latest record.
TORONTOFEATURES: BLUE RODEOGreg Keelor still isn't quite ready to acknowledge Blue Rodeo as much more than something he likes doing "very very much."
OTTAWAFEATURES: FIVE CANADIAN SONGS ABOUT WINTERCanada. True north strong and free. Land of the beaver, poutine and maple syrup. Lumberjacks. From Gordon Lightfoot to Malajube, the Canadian winter has been a source of inspiration (and despair) for many.
SOUNDPROOFSOUNDBYTE: BATTLE OF THE BANDS - BEST 80'S BAND - AUSTRALIA VS. NEW ZEALAND
SOUNDPROOFFEATURES: THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: MARCH 5-11Jeff Beck betters The Yardbirds; Tommy debuts in North American movie theatres; The Number of the Beast is released; Jimi Hendrix sets himself on fire in protest of his first-ever UK concert
SOUNDPROOFFEATURES: BATTLE OF THE BANDS: ZOOEY DESCHANEL VS. KATY PERRYJust who is trying to copy whom? In this Battle of the Bands, SoundProof pits She & Him's Zooey Deschanel against pop singer Katy Perry.
SOUNDPROOFVIDEO: DIAMOND RINGS - SOMETHING ELSEToday's video comes from Toronto's over-hyphenated indie-electro-glam-pop act, Diamond Rings.
SOUNDPROOFFEATURES: THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: FEB 26 - MAR 4Britney's bubble gum; Tommy Lee is a cowardly immoral dirt-bag; Wham! haters rejoice; This Is Spinal Tap premieres
BRISTOLFEATURES: MAKING A SCENE - BRISTOLNearly 20 years after Portishead and Massive Attack put Bristol on the musical map, the city's music scene still lives in the shadow of the trip hop giants.
SAN FRANCISCOFEATURES: THE DODOS GET BACK TO THE BASICSThe Dodos' Logan Kroeber on trying to create music without external pressures and expectations seeping through, and working with Neko Case on their latest record.
SOUNDPROOFFEATURES: YOU SHOULD ALREADY OWN: FIRE OF LOVE BY THE GUN CLUBSoundProof's Kyle Whaley takes us on a track-by-track analysis of why we are foolish, foolish people for not having The Gun Club's seminal record in our lives.
CALGARYEVENTS: VANS WARPED TOUR @ RACE CITY SPEEDWAYWarped Tour 2008 shook up Calgary and SoundProof correspondent Chris Dowsett was there to capture Rise Against, Story of the Year, Cobra Starship, Katy Perry and more...
SOUNDPROOFBEST OF THE GATOR: WHAT ON EARTH IS . . . CRABCORE? (THE GUARDIAN)"If you've already stumbled across Attack Attack!, you've probably gone through several cycles. You begin by hating everything about them."
SOUNDPROOFFEATURES: A VIDEO HISTORY OF MICHAEL JACKSONFrom The Jackson Five to "Thriller" to weird dancing in the backseat of a car, we take a look back at Michael Jackson's forty year career as the King of Pop.
TO THE FOUR CORNERSSOUNDBYTES: ART ON OUR SLEEVES: ALIEN ALBUM COVERSSoundProof takes a look at one the greatest album-art genres ever: Alien Album Covers.
TORONTOEVENTS: MAYHEM FESTIVAL @ DOWNSVIEW PARKFrom death metal to '80s power metal, Mayhem brought Toronto headbangers the fix of brutality that Ozzfest couldn't deliver.
TORONTOSOUNDBYTES: ART ON OUR SLEEVES - MANTHERSThere's a growing pandemic in the world and this time it isn't a disease. It's the "manther" or male cougar. Escaping from their natural habitat (the sports bar), they've made it onto the covers of some famous albums!
LOS ANGELESLIVE: AMANDA PALMER @ THE HENRY FONDA THEATREThe female half of The Dresden Dolls' Brechtian road show is not an act to miss even on the final day of a worldwide tour.
TORONTOLIVE: MY BLOODY VALENTINE @ KOOL HAUSThe reunited psychedelic shoegaze rockers proved their determination to be the loudest musical act in recent memory.
LONDONFEATURES: AN INTERVIEW WITH LAURA MARLINGAhead of the announcement of the Mercury Prize, nominee Laura Marling talked to SoundProof about life on the road and her quest to keep music personalized.
