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June 30th, 2010
Greg has been nominated for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize. He made the long list of the top 40 releases of 2009. Will he be shortlisted? Will he win? Check out http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/ to keep up to date. Congrats Greg!
Category: Greg MacPherson
May 5th, 2010
Greg Macpherson’s eastern Canadian tour is now listed in it’s completeness.
May 27 Montreal @ Casa Del Popolo
May 28 Kingston @ The Mansion
May 29 Toronto @ Sneaky Dees
May 30 Guelph @ Van Gogh’s Ear
May 31 Hamilton @ Casbah
June 1 Trois Rivieres @ Gambrinus
June 3 Moncton @ the Paramount
June 4 Saint John @ Peppers
June 5 Fredricton @ the Capital
June 6 Sydney @ st patrick’s museum
June 9 Sydney @ the Upstairs
June 10 Halifax @ Gus’s Pub
June 11 Chicoutimi @ TBA
June 12 Ottawa @ Cafe Dekcuf
Category: Greg MacPherson
March 30th, 2010
Now is the time when MacPherson needs to be considered amongst the best Canadian singer-songwriters on the scene today.
Go to Exclaim to see the full review. Or scroll down:
From the opening lines of “First Class,” this latest effort from MacPherson feels almost like a Tom Clancy thriller. The Winnipeg singer-songwriter has always been noted for injecting political intrigue into his music, but Mr. Invitation may be the first of his four albums to musically match the power of his pen. Although sonically sparse, MacPherson and his trio zero in on the core of each track, and extract meaning from each note. These are not songs that can be easily ignored, even when MacPherson dials down the drama, as on “Travelling Style.” The end result is an artist in full command of his creative faculties, and knowing it. It would be easy to compare Mr. Invitation to the best work of the Weakerthans or the Tragically Hip, but that would be doing MacPherson a disservice, since many moments on this album are better. Now is the time when MacPherson needs to be considered amongst the best Canadian singer-songwriters on the scene today. (Smallman)
Category: Greg MacPherson
March 25th, 2010
ChartAttack raves about S&S’s recent CMW showcase. Go to ChartAttack.com
Category: Sights and Sounds
March 22nd, 2010
Greg has just launched his new site at GregMacPherson.com. Available there for free download, and on our site, is the second song from Greg’s new album. Go grab Outside Edge and give it a listen. The Album, Mr. Invitation , will be available March 30.
Category: Greg MacPherson
March 18th, 2010
Mr. Invitation was the 19th most added album at College Radio in the USA and Canada this past week. Pow!
Category: Greg MacPherson
March 8th, 2010
Talk Show Night at JuiceBox Manor Interview now posted atExclaimTV to see the interview in full.
Category: Sights and Sounds
March 8th, 2010
Punkrockvids.com has an exclusive live video of Propagandhi performing the song Supporting Caste. Go to PunkRockVids to view.
Category: Propagandhi
March 2nd, 2010
This time with the Punksite.com. Go to The Punk Site to read the full interview.
Category: Sights and Sounds
March 2nd, 2010
The PunkNews.org interview done with S&S this past December in Vancouver is now up. Go to PunkNews.org for the full interview.
Category: Sights and Sounds
March 2nd, 2010
Comeback Kid go on tour with Set Your Goals in the USA this Spring. Check the tour page for all dates.
Category: Comeback Kid
March 1st, 2010
New dates announced for Passenger Action’s spring tour of Europe. Go to the tour page for full listing.
Category: Passenger Action
January 21st, 2010
Check out this interview with Greg MacPherson on his upcoming release “Mr. Invitation”.
Click the link for the interview. http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid2=844&fid1=43648&csid1=0
Category: Greg MacPherson
January 18th, 2010
The first song from Greg’s upcoming album “Mr. Invitation” is available now. You can download First Class here. The full album, will be available on March 30, 2010.
Category: Greg MacPherson
January 7th, 2010
Both Propagandhi and Sights & Sounds made it on to a number of Top 10 Lists.
Here is the full listing of things we just happened to stumble across. Highlights include Propagandhi’s cover choice as year end band of the year for Exclaim; Kent Monkman’s album artwork on Supporting Caste being chosen as one of the best album covers of the year; and Paste Magazine’s Top 100 band names including Propagandhi. (*Disclaimer: this list is not an endorsement of any of these sites by anyone including my mother or the office cat, Dr. Puddles. Although, Dr. Puddles has been known to endorse things behind our backs - eucalyptus massage oil? Really? Come on, Dr. P…).
SIGHTS & SOUNDS TOP 10
http://www.terrorizer.com/content/james-hoares-albums-2009-part-one-four
http://grindingtheapparatus.net/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,65/func,view/catid,522/id,33491/
http://log.thedom.net/archive/2009/12/25/das-war-2009-musik
http://thomyerk.tumblr.com/post/301240961/best-of-2009
http://www.chartattack.com/features/78067/chartattack-staff-top-10-album-lists-for-2009 (travis Persaud)
http://www.asice.net/specials/350/
http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/18078/tempidx/5/menuid/3
http://vowtoremember.com/brooksreynolds/blog/?p=600
http://happinessbythekilowatthan.blogspot.com/2009/12/so-this-is-new-year.html
PROPAGANDHI TOP 10
http://theperfectsausage.blogspot.com/2009/12/andys-top-ten-albums-of-2009.html
http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/top-75-albums-of-2009-part-two
http://rantatter.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-favorite-releases-of-2009-by-month.html
http://matview.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-top-100-albums-of-2009.html
http://morningaftershow.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/top-10-records-of-2009/
http://betterofftoday.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-2009-strung-outs-jordan-burns.html
strung out drummer, who also names his own album in the top 10
http://houseofd.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/records-of-the-year/
http://cjscrisis.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-5-for-2009.html
http://chrishibbard.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/best-albums-of-2009/
http://www.hour.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=18997
http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/music/81522/best-and-worst-music-of-2009 (Hank Shteamer)
http://www.undergroundscene.co.uk/forum/play-list-music-feedback/56670-top-10s-2009-a.html
http://www.alterthepress.com/2009/12/albums-of-2009-lists.html (frank turner and mike moak, Justin hacki)
http://elliotimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-10-of-year.html
http://taicligh.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/2009-best-of-the-rest/
http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/my-late-best-of-2009/
http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/my-late-best-of-2009/
http://flatlinemusic.blogspot.com/2010/01/brads-top-ten-albums-and-five-honorable.html
http://vandallane.blogspot.com/2010/01/top-20-albums-of-2009_02.html
http://www.codaclothing.ca/?p=1244
http://picassoblueyo.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-year-in-music-2009.html
http://virulentstain.blogspot.com/2010/01/top-ten-too.html
http://onesidedwar.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-10-albumseps-of-2009.html
http://sonicdiet.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/wmse-dj-picks-of-2009/
http://thesilvertongueonline.com/?p=5751
http://signalmag.com/main/?p=150 (various writers)
http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=139&csid2=864&fid1=42694
http://breakdownslam.blogspot.com/2009/12/sygs-best-of-2009.html
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/music/aught-nine-oughta-hears-80254282.html
http://www.cerebralpop.com/2009/12/top-5-well-duh-albums-of-2009.html
http://flatlinemusic.blogspot.com/2009/12/brads-top-ten-songs-of-2009.html
http://myownpirateradio.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-year-another-list.html
http://www.bringonmixedreviews.com/?p=4882
http://am138.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-5-albums-of-2009.html
http://dailymusicreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-best-of-2009.html
http://hugthedark.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-20-of-2009.html
http://nastynatmusic.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-2009.html
http://blendingwithmachinery.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-music-of-2009.html
http://www.blurt-online.com/features/view/525
http://bobdylanwrotepropagandasongs.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/top-50-songs-of-2009-26-50/
http://thosewhowander1.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-09.html
http://familiarizeyourself.com/2009/12/22/2009-in-recap-the-list-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2009-in-recap-the-list-edition
http://amusicallyrelatedblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/018-another-year-another-number.html
http://vowtoremember.com/brooksreynolds/blog/?p=600
BEST BAND NAMES TOP 100
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/12/the-100-best-band-names-of-all-time.html
COVER OF THE YEAR LIST
http://www.redefinemag.com/music/reviews_cover_2.php?artist=46-Fantastic-Album-Covers-From-2009,-Part-Two&id=1378
Category: Various Artists
