Stars

Free Download of the Week: Land of Talk – “Swift Coin”

Free Download of the Week: Land of Talk – “Swift Coin”

We’ve got an extra special free download for you this week. We’ve got a brand new track from Montreal’s Land of Talk’s forthcoming album, Cloak & Cipher (out on August 24th via Saddle Creek Records). Put it this way, if the rest of the album is as good as this track we are all  in for a treat. Read more…

Guide to Osheaga 2010: Day 1

Guide to Osheaga 2010: Day 1

We’ve gone on and on about how good this year’s Osheaga Festival is promising to be. The initial lineup boasted some incredible acts like Arcade Fire, Stars, Pavement and The National. Over the ensuing months the Osheaga team went above and beyond in booking new acts to make the lineup even better. We are now only 11 sleeps away from day 1 of this year’s Osheaga Festival and all that’s left to decide is who to see at what time. That’s where we come in. The following is a comprehensive guide to this year’s Osheaga Festival which will hopefully make some very difficult decisions a little bit easier.

Read more…

Saturday Video Parade!

Saturday Video Parade!

Our latest Saturday Video Parade just may be our best one yet! Not only do we have some brand new videos by some Canadian favourites, including The New Pornographers, Stars and Metric but we’ve even got some new ones from albums that haven’t even been released yet. Read more…

This Week in Montreal

This Week in Montreal

So it appears that summer has arrived in Montreal, bringing with it enough ice cream, cold brews, picnics and BBQs to liven up your weekends. As much as we all love lounging in parks and terasses across town, we can’t forget that summer is not complete without its requisite tunes. So for a brief moment, drop that frisbee and come check out some of the bands that will visiting Montreal this week. If there is one show not to miss it would be LCD Soundsystem, whose new LP This Is Happening is sure to become part of your summer soundtrack. Keep on reading for a small sampling of Montreal shows this week such as Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Mono and The Twilight Sad, and Stars.
Read more…

Stars Release Another New Song, Play Montreal Apple Store

Stars Release Another New Song, Play Montreal Apple Store

Are you ready for the return of everyone’s favourite Canadian pop group? Well maybe not everyone’s, but Stars are certainly favourites of ours. Not too long ago Stars released “Fixed“; a first taste from the band’s forthcoming LP, entitled The Five Ghosts (Out June 22nd on Soft Revolution/Vagrant). Well just today the band has offered up another track (via Pfork) for our listening pleasure.

Read more…

Stars Release New Single: “Fixed”

Stars Release New Single: “Fixed”

Well they are at it again. Canadian indie-rock band Stars have recently released the details for their fifth studio album, which will be called The Five Ghosts, and will be released on June 22nd, but now they are giving us a sneak peak at what the album will sound by offering up the first single as a free download.
Read more…

twitter-icon facebookIcon myspace-icon


join our mailing list
* indicates required

Week of July 26 - Aug 1:

Land of Talk - "Swift Coin"