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Chromeo have a lot going on. This year’s hit album Fancy Footwork launched synth, keyboard and talk-box king P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) and ultra-smooth vocalist and guitarist Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) even further into the private jet-fuelled, champagne-soaked world they’ve created. Playing at the Marquee on November 10, Chromeo’s songs are all about one subject: Ladies. […]

With a family tree like Cara Luft’s, it’s no wonder she’s a songwriter. The Winnipeg-based illuminated optimist comes from a long line of talented folk musicians; her parents performed professionally as a duo in Calgary during her childhood, her grandpa was a big-band guitarist and teacher, not to mention her great-grandfather, who was a renowned […]

Stephen Hughes laughs often and easily during conversation, out of sheer enjoyment from talking about what he’s doing. A vocalist, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Hughes founded The Blown Gasket Orchestra with seven of his closest musical pals. Some of them go way back—for example, Hughes and guitarist/vocalist Jon Andrews first met during grade eight in Port […]

More pop explosion:Tonight’s Listings | Blog | Playlist | Photo Blog | Public photos | Video | CD Reviews | Stories Apostle of HustleAndrew Whiteman, an integral member of the Broken Social Scene collective, taps into the solo-terrain bandwagon with Apostle of Hustle. The trio present themselves at the Marquee on October 18. “I’m a […]

More pop explosion:Tonight’s Listings | Blog | Playlist | Photo Blog | Public photos | Video | CD Reviews | Stories I’ve interviewed a lot of musicians, but this was the first time I’d been asked to meet a band at a member’s parents’ house. “It was my bedroom, and a rec room,” confirms Rick […]

More pop explosion:Tonight’s Listings | Blog | Playlist | Photo Blog | Public photos | Video | CD Reviews | Stories Peter RowanHalifax Pop Explosion co-instigator, spearhead, blunt object and punching bag, 1993-95. The highs: Stereolab. While chaos reigned around me, they took me far, far away. And Eric’s Trip, always. The lows: Angie Fenwick […]

“Given that I’m in a country where the popularity of the president is comparable to that of Nixon during Watergate, one would think there would be a general disdain for the administration here. You also have to factor in that 71 percent of the country now believes they’re in a war they shouldn’t be.” Matthew […]