Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Indoor Recess Patrick Krief is probably best known as the lead guitarist for indie darlings the Dears , but what people are discovering is that the Montreal native is a formidable solo artist in his own right. Starting in 2007, Krief released a debut EP titled Take it or Leave , followed it up with 2009's Calm Awaits under the band outfit Black Diamond Bay, and just last week the 32-year old singer/songwriter released his third effort A Hundred Thousand Pieces on Pirates Blend , the label operated by reggae rockers Bedouin Soundclash ...

I really wasn't eager to toss on War">Good Old War 's new album Come Back As Rain .  I had nothing against the Philadelphia trio, I just had no reason to expect that they were anything more than a slightly buzzed-about band that would fade quickly. Boy was I a fool.  What I got was one of the most varied and, risking hyperbole, masterful albums of the year and a very early serious contender for best album of 2012. The album's a bit tricky.  At first it sounds like World-influenced stoner rock.  Songs like "Over and Over" and ...

ColeCo have been racking up the accolades in the last several months, taking care of all live programming for The Weeknd’s upcoming tour as well as remixing for them, Torro Torro, Bedouin Soundclash, and Young Empires. They’ve supported The Magician, Com Truise, Fake Blood, and they played CMJ in NYC at the end of 2011. [...] Related Posts No related posts.

Juraría que ya había hablado de los canadienses  Bedouin Soundclash   por aquí, pero ahora no veo nada sobre ellos... ¡Menudo fail! ¡Si tienen uno de los discos más importantes del 2011 para mi...! Sí, aparte de ser un buen disco, ' Light the horizont ' es un "very important album" de año que se nos acaba de ir.  Os recomiendo que le echéis un oído en Spotify  y quizá también os enganche tanto como a mi y deseéis una fecha en España ya... Aprovecho este post para decir: Gracias por más hacerme más fuerte. Ya te echo de menos

Recently I've discovered that I really like French pop music. Or rather, that I really like one French-Canadian pop singer in particular. Her name is Cœur de Pirate, which is French for Pirate Heart, and you might have heard of her through her vocals contribution to a Bedouin Soundclash track.

by teepoo Another weekend, another chart. Here’s this week’s most visited single-song posts! Position Last Song Link 1 - Said the Whale- Heavy Ceiling post 2 2 Florence and the Machine- What the Water Gave Me post 3 4 Gary Clark Jr.- Bright Lights post 4 3 Bedouin Soundclash feat. Coeur de Pirate- Brutal Hearts [...]

Bedouin Soundclash tapped famed Canadian director Bruce McDonald to oversee their latest video, one for the song “Brutal Hearts,” a duet with Coeur de Pirate and a standout track on the... Click on the headline to read the rest of the story.

There are few other directors -- Canadian or otherwise -- to whom music plays such a key ingredient in their work than Bruce McDonald. Joining the select ranks of folks like Cameron Crowe, Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino (though with an much more mixed output) McDonald's films are as identifiable by their musical milieu as they are by anything else. And lately, he's been rocking it pretty hard. In 2010, the ever prolific director delivered three movies: the prison centered documentary "Music From The Big House"; the Broken Social Scene powered concert film/romance "This Movie Is Broken" and the ...

Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Jeremy Chan Photography Spinner just premiered the Bruce McDonald -directed music video for Bedouin Soundclash 's 'Brutal Hearts' featuring Quebec singer Coeur de Pirate , and now we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the stunning short film. "Living in [Toronto's historic] Kensington Market, it feels like a circus, so once we brought a camera in there it just added to that," Bedouin Soundclash frontman Jay Malinowski tells Spinner. "And at the park, people just started tweaking and it became a gong show. Everything became the set as ...

by teepoo Here is this week’s top single song posts! Position Last Song Link 1 - Still Life Still- Kid post 2 7 Dance Movie- Benson post 3 - Dad Rocks!- Weapons post 4 5 Gary Clark Jr.-Bright Lights post 5 5 Bedouin Soundclash feat. Coeur de Pirate- Brutal Hearts post 6 - Ohbijou- Balikbayan [...]

With the release of their debut EP “Wake All My Youth” happening on January 31, 2012, Young Empires is definitely a band to pay attention to in the new year. Young Empires are currently signed to Pirates Blend Records. Pirate Blend Records is the label venture of Canadian rock-reggae band, Bedouin Soundclash — the label [...]

Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Jeremy Chan Photography 'Brutal Hearts' was one of the standout tracks off Bedouin Soundclash 's recent album, 'Light the Horizon,' so when it came time to make a music video for the tune, the Toronto outfit knew better than to hastily slap something together. To visualize the moody love song -- which features frontman Jay Malinowsk i's former flame, Quebecois chanteuse Coeur de Pirate -- they called in Canadian director Bruce McDonald (the beloved director behind ' Logo">Hard Core Logo ' and Broken Social Scene 's concert-drama ' This Movie Is Broken '). "Working with ...

The Balconies are currently working towards a new album, expected out sometime next year. Until then, be sure to catch them on the road as the Toronto trio has just announced a slew of Southern... Click on the headline to read the rest of the story.

Infectious pop rockers The Balconies announce upcoming tour dates in support of their new 'Kill Count' EP, available from the band, strictly at shows. The Balconies will play a number of dates throughout Ontario this fall, including supporting performances with Bedouin Soundclash. The band has shared the stage on previous tours with famous crowd pleasers like Mother Mother, War Kids">Cold War Kids, and Sloan - just to name a few.

Here's a quick look at the notable concerts announced for Toronto this week: The Falklands w. Previous Tenants , Studio BLR, Oct 22 The Balconies , Horseshoe Tavern, Oct 29 The Falklands w. Previous Tenants , Sneaky Dee's, Oct 31 J Mascis and Luke Doucet , Great Hall, Nov 4 Adaline , El Mocambo, Nov 12 The Love Machine , Horseshoe Tavern, Nov 15 Kim Wempe , Supermarket, Nov 16 The Radio Dept  w. Memoryhouse , Mod Club, Nov 17 Puscifer , Sony Centre, Nov 18 The Tea Party , Sound Academy, Dec 1 The Arkells , Sound Academy, Dec 3 Like Moth To Flames , Opera House, Dec 3 ...