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Arcade Fire release two teaser tracks
Arguably one of the most predominantly powerful bands that really got Montréal music out to the rest of the nation, Arcade Fire recently baited fans with two songs from their upcoming The Suburbs. Being released by Merge Records on August 3, this is the rock...
Lady Gaga + Ace of Base Mashup = same song.
I'm so glad someone made a mash up of this. It's uncanny! It's very clear that "Don't Turn Around" and "Alejandro" are the same song. At least, the same pop formula. Thanks to jproc911 for making this, it's perfect....
Broken Social Scene release trailer for “This Movie is Broken”
It's the best marriage of indie Canadian music and indie Canadian cinema, bridged together by the baroque-rock gods Broken Social Scene. Starring members from the band, as well as that really annoying guy from the cell phone commercials (I loathe that group of...
diskJokke’s “En Fid Tid” -> album review
Norwegian producer Joachim Dyrdahl (AKA diskJokke) has been very busy since his 2008 release Staying In. Now with his latest offering, En Fid Tid, which translates loosely into "a happy time" in his native tongue, Dyrdahl's mastery of juxtaposition has come into...
Kaskade’s “Dynasty” -> album review
The playboy of high-fashion house music is back with his seventh full-length album, Dynasty, and it certainly does say something about his posterity. The Chicago-based producer, whose true name is Ryan Raddon, has pumped out 12 very infectious dance anthems, a few of...
Massive Attack plays at Malkin Bowl
For Exclaim! Magazine Despite the fine mist that pervaded the air at this Vancouver outdoor venue, the kids and the weirdos danced in bass-heavy reverie at the show. Pounded by low-end frequencies, dazzled by bizarre show outfits and the smell of summer rain mingled...
Interview with Trentemoller
For Exclaim! In 2006, Anders Trentemøller established himself as one of the greatest electronic musicians in Europe with The Last Resort, his ground-breaking debut. Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, the multi-instrumentalist producer has been successful on the...
Aphex Twin reveals new untitled track!
Booya! Just read in Exclaim! that electronic genius/madman/misanthrope Aphex Twin (a.k.a. Richard D. James) played a new, untitled song at a concert in Europe during his tour recently. Here's concert footage revealing the mystery track. It sounds equally ethereal as...
Poirier: An Interview by Amanda Ash
Montréal-based DJ and producer Poirier brought his dancehall beats and soca energy to Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret on May 1. Before the show, Amanda Ash and Mine Salkin got a chance to sit down with him to discuss his latest two-disc album, Running High....