Monthly Archives: January 2011

New Artist Watch: Florrie

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Clicking the ‘About’ tab on her website brings up the simple sentence: “Florrie is a drummer, singer, songwriter and guitarist.” Beyond that she has some of the catchiest pop songs heard in a while. Some of the tracks have a … Continue reading →

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I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade, Lord have mercy on my Rough and Rowdy ways.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

The Head and the Heart, a band featured highly on both my “top 100 songs of 2010″ and “Top 60 Albums of 2010” are giving away a free single and B-Side to the wonderful song “Down in the Valley”.  ”Down … Continue reading →

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On my last night on earth, I want to look to the sky, Just breathe in the air, and blink in the light.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

As mentioned previously, it looks like the next release from one of my favs “Noah and the Whale” is going to be of a happier variety.  But when you are referring to Noah and the Whale.  Happier does not necessarily … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s top 100 Songs of 2010

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

It always seem to have difficulty selecting my favourite songs/tracks of the year.  When there are so many great albums each with multiple great songs on them, plus all of the other albums that were good, and featured great songs, … Continue reading →

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Best Albums of 2010 (according to Kris)

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Lots of great albums this year, and not enough time to listen to them all. As with every year I have a list of about 20 albums that I didn’t listen to enough to make the list, but I’m happy … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s Top albums of the year Part III (20-1)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

And Part III of the list.  For part one and two click them.  Tomorrow, my top songs! 20 – Sleigh Bells – Treats This album Kicks.  HARD! Every song except one is over the top in your face pounding noise.  … Continue reading →

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Best Songs of 2010 (according to Kris)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

2010 has come and gone and that means it is time to count down my favourite songs of 2010. I thought I’d try something different this year and count down my Top 40 songs from 2010 with 10 new songs … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s Top albums of the year Part II (40-21)

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

And as promised here is part II of III of my Favourite albums of the year.  For part I click here.  Part III to arrive tomorrow. 40 – The Cat Empire – Cinema This is perhaps the horniest album on … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s Top Albums of the Year PART 1 (60-41)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

So it is that time of the year again.  We evaluate and reevaluate all the music that we have consumed in the last 12 months, and then we try to put an arbitrary order to it.  It seems to me … Continue reading →

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Kristyn’s favourites from 2010

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

This year, I was trying to narrow down my top ten and they just kept changing. I listen to too many types of music, and have too many musical moods for one list. So I made two top tens. I … Continue reading →

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