Ongoing History Daily: Modest Mouse facts
Here are a few things you need to know about Modest Mouse. (1) This band has been around in one form or another since 1993. They were formed in Issaquah, Washington, which is
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Photos and a review of The Pixies in Toronto
[Ross MacDonald came in from Ottawa to catch The Pixies. – AC] In the summer, there is no better venue to catch a concert than Toronto’s Budweiser Stage. However, on Saturday evening (8 June),
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Modest Mouse and the story of “Float On”
Before Modest Mouse released “Float On” in the spring of 2004, the band was best described as a cult act, an indie group with a small but loyal fanbase. But after that song
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Random music news for Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Here’s how that “I’m not a robot” checkbox really works. Cool. And here’s how music news works for December 29, 2022. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Why?
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, September 16, 2022
Watch that last step. It’s a doozy. And watch what we’ve done with music news for September 16, 2022. There was panic at a Panic! At the Disco show when a fire broke
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Ongoing History Daily: The Modest Mouse punch-out
Back in 2000 when Modest Mouse was recording their third album, The Moon and Antarctica, in Chicago, singer Isaac Brock was staying in an apartment near the studio. Deciding to take a smoke
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New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (June 22, 2021): The Casual Sexists, Modest Mouse, Miles To Nowhere, & More!
The Casual Sexists Song: “I Like Shapes”Album: SingleRelease Date: June 18, 2021Location: Brooklyn, New YorkWhy I Like it: Quirky, synthy, post-punk.Watch: Modest Mouse Song: “The Sun Hasn’t Left”Album: SingleRelease Date: June 18, 2021Location:
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Concert Review: The Black Keys at Scotiabank Arena (10/09/19)
There’s a great advertising campaign currently going on in Toronto for the “No Name” brand of grocery products, characterized by their plain yellow packaging and self-deprecatingly straightforward descriptions. It’s oddly appropriate that The
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New Music From The Inbox: Luca Fogale, Modest Mouse, Aly and AJ, and more!
Artist: Luca FogaleSong: Half-Saved The lyrics of this song, which wrestle with questions he’s had since leaving the Catholic faith ten years ago, are so beautiful and honest and heartbreaking. You can feel
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Modest Mouse has sent fans a weird puzzle in the mail
How long has it been since the last Modest Mouse album? Four years? It appears that the hiatus might be over. Hardcore fans found something in the mailbox recently: a puzzle that forms
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Random Music News for Friday, December 1, 2017
Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music news for December 1. In the latest #MeToo news, Russell Smith, head of
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