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Mother Mother / Hannah Georgas at the Orpheum
FOR EXCLAIM! MAGAZINE Finishing off a tour in celebration of their latest offering, The Sticks, Mother Mother are finally home. Vancouver singer-songwriter sweetheart Hannah Georgas started off the night with some of her sugary-sweet tunes, mostly from her self-titled...
INTERVIEW // PROPHESY SUN
FOR THE POLYPHONIC PIXEL prOphesy sun is a a multidisciplinary performance artist and musician who lives in East Vancouver. Her latest offering, Bird Curious, is a collection of songs that weave together elements of vocal improvisation, organic room noises and...
SONG OF THE DAY // Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Jeans”
I feel as though Lana Del Rey has been a bit of a product of some unfortunate incidences. With her debut album being overly hyped up, and a poor performance on SNL, the singer's offering "Born to Die" has received mingled reviews ranging from high praise to pure...
SONG OF THE DAY // The Shins “40 Mark Strasse”
The newest offering from The Shins has made me very, very happy. I started listening to their retro-style indie pop back in 2004 during my first year of university, and many of their tunes eventually became anthems and the soundtrack to my life at several points. As...
SONG OF THE DAY // Mumford and Sons “I Gave You All”
Monday mornings can be surprisingly introspective for me. I found myself listening to this on the morning commute, watching the rain beating at the windshield, my mind wandering. Based in London, Mumford and Sons have a distinctively soulful twang that they throw into...
SONG OF THE DAY // Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
A coworker sent me this yesterday and it's been lingering in my head ever since. I don't know the name of the song, but somehow I like it better that way. I hope you all enjoy. blingster-radio-rip-premiered-on-kcrws
TEASER // Beach House’s new track “MYTH”
It's only been 24 hours since this new teaser track was released, but it's among my favourite tunes so far this year. Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, the duo from Baltimore, have been diffusing the pop soundspace with their dreamy textures and pulsing reverb since...
Review // Die Antwoord // Feb 19 2012
Commodore Ballroom For EXCLAIM! MAGAZINE Die Antwoord have been attracting their fair share of attention for the group's provocative music videos that lend themselves nothing short of viral. The Cape Town originals (whose band name means "the answer" in Afrikaans)...
VIDEO // THE MAKING OF BIDO LITO! MAGAZINE
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/32019579] Bido Lito! Magazine is a new arts and music publication, representing the local talents of Liverpool's finest. I made this video to showcase the vision behind the publication, in time with the soft launch of the new website. As the...