2009: A Great Year for Music
- 4:09 AM — Dec 31 —
- Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH
Soon enough we will be underway with the second decade of the 21st century. Read More
Chris Counts Down Buzzworthy's Top 5 Videos Of The Year -- Number 2: Handsome Furs, 'I'm Confused'
- 2:27 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: MTV Buzzworthy Blog
Director Scott Coffey's clip for the Handsome Furs' lo-fi/new-wave rave up (taken from their awesome album, Face Control ) is basically Night Of The Living Dead Cool Kids . Read More
The 00’s – A to Z Guide, Part 2
- 9:20 AM — Dec 29 —
- Source: The Panic Manual
Hot Chip Do it do it do it do it now..Ready for the Floor, Over and Over…two of the perennial indie dance tracks of our recent decades, both products of a band from England named Hot Chip. Their original take on electro pop, innovative videos and great live shows make them one of the bands to be excited for as the new decade rolls around. Read More
The year in pop music: 20 albums that wowed us
- 5:48 PM — Dec 27 —
- Source: The Toronto Star - Toronto ON - Canada
No, 2009 didn't exactly amount to a watershed moment in popular-music history. Read More
rslblog.com presents PARLOUR STEPS and THE BEATINGS
- 2:50 PM — Dec 27 —
- Source: Ryan's Smashing Life
10 Best Albums (1) 13 (2) 19 (1) 1950s (1) 1962 (2) 1965 (1) 1970 (1) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1975 (2) 1978 (1) 1980s (1) 1986 (1) 1991 (1) 1992 (1) 1996 (1) 20 Albums You Need to Buy (1) 2000 (1) 2001 recording (1) 2002 (5) 2005 (1) 2006 (4) 2007 (19) 2007 album (12) 2008 (92) 2008 Golden Globes (1) 2008 Tour (18) 2008. Read More
The Ettes - No Home (live mp3!)
- 5:40 PM — Dec 25 —
- Source: Ryan's Smashing Life
10 Best Albums (1) 13 (2) 19 (1) 1950s (1) 1962 (2) 1965 (1) 1970 (1) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1975 (2) 1978 (1) 1980s (1) 1986 (1) 1991 (1) 1992 (1) 1996 (1) 20 Albums You Need to Buy (1) 2000 (1) 2001 recording (1) 2002 (5) 2005 (1) 2006 (4) 2007 (19) 2007 album (12) 2008 (92) 2008 Golden Globes (1) 2008 Tour (18) 2008. Read More
Christmas with Kristy McColl & The Pogues
- 2:39 AM — Dec 25 —
- Source: Ryan's Smashing Life
10 Best Albums (1) 13 (2) 19 (1) 1950s (1) 1962 (2) 1965 (1) 1970 (1) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1975 (2) 1978 (1) 1980s (1) 1986 (1) 1991 (1) 1992 (1) 1996 (1) 20 Albums You Need to Buy (1) 2000 (1) 2001 recording (1) 2002 (5) 2005 (1) 2006 (4) 2007 (19) 2007 album (12) 2008 (92) 2008 Golden Globes (1) 2008 Tour (18) 2008. Read More
Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes (mp3)
- 2:09 PM — Dec 24 —
- Source: Ryan's Smashing Life
10 Best Albums (1) 13 (2) 19 (1) 1950s (1) 1962 (2) 1965 (1) 1970 (1) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1975 (2) 1978 (1) 1980s (1) 1986 (1) 1991 (1) 1992 (1) 1996 (1) 20 Albums You Need to Buy (1) 2000 (1) 2001 recording (1) 2002 (5) 2005 (1) 2006 (4) 2007 (19) 2007 album (12) 2008 (92) 2008 Golden Globes (1) 2008 Tour (18) 2008. Read More
Joel Plaskett tops list of Canada's finest of 2009
- 10:49 PM — Dec 23 —
- Source: Metro Canada
With just a couple weeks left in the year, every music fan is likely busy compiling a list of the decade's best records. Read More
Toronto's Magenta Lane in Boston
- 5:38 AM — Dec 23 —
- Source: Ryan's Smashing Life
10 Best Albums (1) 13 (2) 19 (1) 1950s (1) 1962 (2) 1965 (1) 1970 (1) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1975 (2) 1978 (1) 1980s (1) 1986 (1) 1991 (1) 1992 (1) 1996 (1) 20 Albums You Need to Buy (1) 2000 (1) 2001 recording (1) 2002 (5) 2005 (1) 2006 (4) 2007 (19) 2007 album (12) 2008 (92) 2008 Golden Globes (1) 2008 Tour (18) 2008. Read More
Biography
The Montreal-based duo Handsome Furs formed in 2005 around the talents of Vancouver transplants Dan Boeckner (frontman of Read the full Handsome Furs bio.
