My Best of 2008 article is online now at Punknews.org. It features a list of a my top 20 albums, a bit of commentary and some of my music videos from my favourite acts of the year. The lists features bands like Fucked Up, the Constantines, Kathleen Edwards, Parts & Labor, Jason Collett, Vivian Girls, [...]
There’s a very Canadian notion that underscores the Constantines’ entire body of work. While most of us live in cities, urbanites by birth and habit, we take great pride in portraying ourselves as rural creatures. We’ve romanticized the pioneer, that ideal of the rough hewn, nature conscious, working class figure that’s at the heart of [...]
My “Best of 2007″ list is now online over at Punknews. These articles seem to grow more massive every year and this one was no exception. I’m not even going to attempt to repost the content here.
Best of 2007 - Adam’s Picks
Also check out the rest of the staff picks from our dozen or so [...]
Of course we were right to be wary of Vice. While not technically a major label (in fact, I think they lost their major backing earlier this year), they’ve definitely set themselves up for suspicion. Let’s remember that this is a brand offshoot of a smarmy indie lifestyle magazine. For the Black Lips to take [...]
Despite the sheer reverence shown for the Winnipeg act, the Weakerthans are really a delightfully simple band. Particularly in Canada the indie scene’s treated them with the acclaim afforded to bands like Broken Social Scene and the Arcade Fire: the luminaries. While I’d argue that John K. Samson and company certainly deserve it, they’re clearly [...]
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