SoundProof speaks with Bjorn Ytling about his band's new record, producing Lykke Li, and why he's not sick of "Young Folks"
Toronto's indie-pop darling Diamond Rings played a triumphant show in his own neighbourhood on the last night of NXNE.
The Hoa Hoa's deliver on what you would expect from them: two-note riffs, lots of reverb, and melodic lines stuck in your head for the rest of the night.
There's a divide between bands whose meaning is intentionally ambiguous and bands that have something to say. Thomas D'Arcy and his band Small Sins land soundly in the former camp
It is that time of year again in Toronto, and SoundProof will be there all weekend bringing you live reviews, photo galleries and more.
Not even Claire Boucher's drunken antics could save this set, which was marred from the start with people emptying out of the venue.
Is this the same Foxfire that put on killer live shows filled with raw sexual energy just a couple of years ago?
STOCKHOLMFEATURES: PETER BJORN AND JOHN GET BACK TO THE BASICSSoundProof speaks with Bjorn Ytling about his band's new record, producing Lykke Li, and why he's not sick of "Young Folks"
PORTLANDALBUMS: THE GRAILS - DEEP POLITICSSOUNDS LIKE: Fairly standard issue post rock.
TORONTONXNE 2011: DIAMOND RINGS @ WRONGBARToronto's indie-pop darling Diamond Rings played a triumphant show in his own neighbourhood on the last night of NXNE.
TORONTONXNE 2011: THE HOA HOA'S @ COMFORT ZONEThe Hoa Hoa's deliver on what you would expect from them: two-note riffs, lots of reverb, and melodic lines stuck in your head for the rest of the night.
TORONTOALBUMS: DRYER - OUT LIKE A LIGHTSOUNDS LIKE: A promising collection of dreamy pop tunes from this Toronto duo.
TORONTOFEATURES: SMALL SINS' BIG IDEASThere's a divide between bands whose meaning is intentionally ambiguous and bands that have something to say. Thomas D'Arcy and his band Small Sins land soundly in the former camp
TORONTOFEATURES: NORTH BY NORTHEAST 2011It is that time of year again in Toronto, and SoundProof will be there all weekend bringing you live reviews, photo galleries and more.
TORONTONXNE 2011: GRIMES @ THE GREAT HALLNot even Claire Boucher's drunken antics could save this set, which was marred from the start with people emptying out of the venue.
TORONTONXNE 2011: FOXFIRE @ THE DRAKE HOTELIs this the same Foxfire that put on killer live shows filled with raw sexual energy just a couple of years ago?
SOUNDPROOFFEATURES: THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: JUNE 24-30The White Stripes' now legendary 2007 cross-Canada tour; Elvis's last live gig; weekly death round-up; John Entwistle's 1996 solo gig in Toronto, that few saw
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...
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.
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.
