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September 5th, 2011

New Canadiana :: Apollo Ghosts – Money Has No Heart

From the ultra koolness of Paul Lawton:
To quote the press release, this single is “an homage to the Vancouver punk scene circa 2007-2010… i.e. a post-30 interpretation of Nu Sensae/B-Lines/Chris-a-riffic… an allegiance to the Nanaimo 4-track scene and Lethbridge garage.” The new wave of adjective-punk has arrived folks — post-adjective-punk, or perhaps more fittingly, subjectivity-punk; the end result of talented individuals swimming in the ocean of access, filtering music like baleen whales filter krill. Success in this new musical epoch will require talented people (people like Apollo Ghost’s Adrian Teacher) to actually do something creative with all of this excess. It’s not even December and I will already declare this the best 7” to come out in 2011. Impossibly good musics.

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Apollo Ghosts – Ultra Kool

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Apollo Ghosts – Money Has No Heart

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September 1st, 2011

New Canadiana :: Madam Raz – EP

From the deft jams of Paul Lawton:
Madam Raz features Paul Saulnier (bass) and Benjamin Nelson (drums) of PS I Love You, a band which has certainly hit the stratosphere in the last year or so, and thus providing heavyweight status right from the drop. The pair do not disappoint on the debut Madam Raz EP with a pounding, relentless groove throughout the seven songs of this cassette. However, it’s the pairing of vocalist Amanda Balsys and vocal/guitar shredder Carlyn Bezic that really put this band over the top; the combination of New Wave emoting and deft harmonization that give Madam Raz a unique opportunity to get people fired up. If you can’t tell, I’m really excited about this band. This is a life-or-death grip-emergency.

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Madam Raz – Kingston Smell

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Madam Raz – Other Side

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February 14th, 2011

WYRD III :: MAY 20, 21, 22

Because ya’ll keep asking.

WYRD III
Weird Canada’s Traveling Festival

MAY 20 :: EDMONTON @ Dinwoodie
MAY 21 :: CALGARY @ No. 1 Legion
MAY 22 :: VANCOUVER @ Waldorf Hotel

… with …

Theory of a Nicklecreed
Raggalife
Soul-n-Decision
Rush Hermit
54÷40
Trouble Charger
Platinum Bond
North of Kanye West
Edwig
Salon

… and special guests …

Tragic Hip Replacement

Real announcement of (hopefully) real artists to come soon. Awaiting confirmation on Learjet rental.

Hearts,

Aaron Levin & Paul Lawton
Wyrd III

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February 9th, 2011

New Canadiana :: NEEDLES//PINS – Drop It b/w Kalifornia Korner

From the scummy buzz of Paul Lawton:
While compiling the Bloodstains Across British Columbia 7”, I asked bands to recommend their favourite new Vancouver band that I hadn’t heard of yet, and almost everyone came up with the same answer. NEEDLES//PINS fit nicely in the modern garage-pop cosmos currently being mined in Ottawa (White Wires, Steve Adamyk) and the Bay Area (Nobunny, Bare Wires, etc). While it can be easy to dismiss genre bands, NEEDLES//PINS gets it right where so many bands fail: hooks and songwriting. Incredible songcraft is at work here, both songs being the winning combination of instantly likable and infinitely memorable. Top notch stuff, highly recommended.

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NEEDLES//PINS – Drop It

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NEEDLES//PINS – Kalifornia Korner

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December 10th, 2010

New Canadiana :: James Leroy – Distinction

James Leroy
Distinction
(Scotch Tapes)
Lethbridge, AB
::web/sounds::


From the power pop distinction of Jesse Locke:
Since the dawn of the aughts, Lethbridge music mainstay Paul Lawton and songwriting partner JL Hankey have been cranking out infectious little pop tunes under a variety of aliases (James and The Giant, Coruscant, Light Years and James Leroy). The pitch-shifted vox will turn heads first, yet the duo’s tweaked backdrops include everything from slacker jangle to AM radio breeze, canned crowd sounds to Rapture-ous debauchery (when’s the last time you heard that comparison?). Distinction collects the cream of the crop before the pair’s latest project The Ketamines drops its debut LP on Dead Beat Records, plus 7-inches on HoZac, Southpaw and Odd Box.

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James Leroy – Wasting Our Time

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James Leroy – Celebration

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James Leroy – Nervous

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December 9th, 2010

New Canadiana :: Myelin Sheaths – Get On Your Nerves

Myelin Sheaths
Get On Your Nerves
(Southpaw Records)
Lethbridge, AB
::web/sounds::


From the nervous sheets of Aaron Levin:
The most realized piece of psy-fi punk shreddery from the camp that put Alberta on the map for fringe aficionados. Burning beyond saturated garage riffery, Get On Your Nerves cauterizes all hemorrhaging power-chord burnitude, thrusting a strychnine hybrid of freejacked harmonies and maximum guitar overdrive straight to the dome. Bask in the crushed pop panoramas bursting through membranes of a nihilist future. Glorious 12″ vinyl LP with a limited clear version. Pass the grippy on the left hand side.

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Myelin Sheaths – Half-Wit

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Myelin Sheaths – Chemistry Lessons

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July 9th, 2010

Review :: Fist City – Queen of the Slugs b/w Crime Spree

Fist City
Queen of the Slugs b/w Crime Spree
(Pop Echo Records)
Lethbridge, AB
::web/sounds::


From the crime sprees of Aaron Levin:
Southern Alberta’s hilly wasteland continues to explode with Fist City’s anamorphosis from the pop spectrum. Their twin-shriek phenomenon bludgeons us with searing, distorted leads, rolling bass lines, and a bewildering catchiness that has become their harmonic core. Fist City’s debut single is a brilliant sortie from the disempowered rurality of Alberta, charging forward into instant hit and pop satisfaction. Limited to 99-copies and available to Wyrd Alberta patrons exclusively, the 7″ will luckily be rereleased owing to an epic pressing flaw on the b-side. Recommended grippage.

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Fist City – Queen of the Slugs

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June 23rd, 2010

Review :: Famines – Syllables b/w Got Lies If You Want Them

Famines
Syllables b/w Got Lies If You Want Them
(Mammoth Cave Recordings)
Edmonton, AB
::web/sounds::


From the berserker barrage of Aaron Levin:
The third offering from berserker garage duo Famines is to-date the best showcase of their ferocious double amp massacre. With Mammoth Cave recording pioneer Paul Lawton at the helm, the low-end split guitar destruction and relentless drum-pattern rampage burst through with brilliant crunch and clamor. The grooves on this 7″ can barely contain Garrett’s E-Honda drummery, so play it loud and watch your needle dance to the rhythm of the heat. Sleeve design by Raymond Biesinger. GRIPGRIPGRIP.

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Famines – Syllables

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Famines – Got Lies If You Want Them

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June 22nd, 2010

Review :: Tonetta – 777

Tonetta
777
(Black Tent Press)
Toronto, ON
::web/sounds::


From the there-is-no-describing-this-confusion of Paul Lawton & Aaron Levin:
Long overdue debut LP from Toronto-based sexual hyperbole that collects material recorded between 1983 and 2009. Tonetta’s recipe for success consists of wasted erotic lo-fi dripping in wet bass, fruity drum loops, and occasional 80′s guitar sleaze; backdrops for his variety show of graphic sexual acts, perverts, prostitutes, drug use, hedonism and occasional political rhetoric. Once a song is recorded, Tonetta dons a costume (g-string, Kabuki mask, demon makeup, etc), takes off most of his clothes, and dances. After the initial sexual overload, a gripping desire to break through the facade takes over. The songs are compelling enough to dive right in and the LP, removed from the visceral overload, allows a new entry-point into Tonetta’s garish existence. As a compilation of material spanning 25 years, the album is one highlight after another, from the soaring 80’s cheese of “Drugs Drugs Drugs” and “I Want to Marry a Prostitute” (which could be a viagrafied Jimmy Buffett song), to the Bowie-esque album standout “I’m Still a Slave.” In the tradition of musical oddities like Jandek, J.T. IV, or more recently Blank Dogs, Tonetta is a mystery best left unsolved. Weird Canada grants this our highest recommendation.

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Tonetta – Still A Slave

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Tonetta – Drugs Drugs Drugs

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Tonetta – John And Yoko

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June 16th, 2010

Review :: Todos Caerán – Todos Caerán

Todos Caerán
Todos Caerán
(Bart Records)
Edmonton, AB
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From the mid-90s emo nostalgia of Paul Lawton:
When I randomly checked Todos Caerán a few weeks back, I felt four things. 1) Shame: in not running from something labeled “emo/hardcore.” 2) Confusion: for thinking I had long left my emo/hardcore days once it started getting co-opted by Vans Warped Tour and mall-punks. 3) Nostalgia: the first wave of mid-90′s proto-emo bands in Alberta – a welcome respite from the glut of Fat Records wannabes droning on for many boring hours in half-empty community halls. They came as a reaction to the forms that were readily being co-opted. Moss Icon, Portraits of Past, Frail, Angel Hair were a way out, and though it didn’t last very long, it was really great while it did. 4) Inspiration: the best emo/hardcore bands, like Todos Caerán, inspire. Despite already playing in 100 bands, I want to start another group in this vein. I want to play shows with Todos Caerán, go on awful tours, and soak in the idealism that is at work here. Todos Caerán’s first cassette just gets it so right. I can’t wait to hear more.

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Todos Caerán – Comfort in Chaos

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Todos Caerán – The Futility of Fight of Flight

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