A GIANT recording honour/award for The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip may be done as a recording and touring unit–there can’t be a Hip without Gord–but they continue to be as popular as ever with Canadians. Last week,
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It’s the 25th anniversary of the release of this Edge compilation. It’s pretty damn solid, too.
Back in the day when money flowed like water through the music industry, radio stations, record labels, and record stores teamed up to create special compilations that could be sold
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That Soundgarden Track That Was Released Yesterday? It Heralded a Big Release of Rarities
Yesterday, a ghostly new Soundgarden track called “Storm” suddenly appeared on the Interwebs. What did it mean? This box set or rarities, apparently. Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path
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In This New Santigold Video, a Soccer Ball Stops a Riot
This appears on Beats of the Beautiful Game, which has been issued by Pepsi just in time for the World Cup. (Via FastCoCreate)
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Here’s What Kind of Music Iceland is Exporting These Days
For a tiny country–the total population is around 320,000–Iceland can sure crank out some interesting music. Have a listen to this stream of a compilation entitled Made in Iceland –
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Collection Collection of Psych/Garage/Punk for Download
Optical Sounds, a collective “label” out of Toronto is offering this compilation on Bandcamp. The collection, featuring bands from Toronto, Montreal, Boston and Brooklyn, is pretty solid. I’ve had it
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All the Best Dancing from the Movies in One Video
There are 77 dance scenes in this clip. How many can you identify? (Via BuzzFeed)
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