EKKSTACY
EKKSTACY is a singer/songwriter from Vancouver.
This young Canadian indie rocker will release his 3rd album next year.
He’s one you should know.
“Shutting Me Out” is his latest single.
Bob Moses
Bob Moses is a Canadian electronic duo based in Brooklyn.
Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance attended high school together in Vancouver. Howie went on to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Vallance to producing dance music.
The two accidently reconnected in New York and formed Bob Moses, the name a tribute to Robert Moses, a major New York City urban planner responsible for many of the iconic bridges and expressways in the City, not to mention Shea Stadium.
Days Gone By is their debut including the song “Tearing Me Up”.
“Tearing Me Up”
Japandroids
The Japandroids rock!
The Vancouver duo of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals) blast through their 2nd album, Celebration Rock, with passion and poise.
“The House That Heaven Built” is the irresistible first single.
Oedipus Podcast #2: Canadian Olympian Music
We had some friends over the other night who wanted to watch the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics. Hopefully you didn’t waste precious moments of your life viewing this sorry excuse for a spectacle. It was like a bad high school production with a large budget. Ok, let me say it straight. It sucked! Sorry to my friends North. And as the commentators fell all over themselves telling us how wonderful it was, I could not help thinking that it certainly was not the Canada that I know and love. Musically it did give proper deference to Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, but the rest were American Idol wannabes. Where was Neil Young or even Rush for that matter, the latter at least having a prominent cameo in the popular film I Love You Man. Here are few other artists that I think of when I think of Canada.
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Metric
Tegan and Sara
The New Pornographers
Ron Sexsmith
Tara MacLean
Peaches
Delerium
Arcade Fire
Skinny Puppy
Sum 41