Try as we might, we can’t all be in New York’s Terminal 5 tonight. However, Broken Social Scene have teamed up with Bowery Presents and Youtube to stream their show live. The show starts at 9pm EST, or 2am if you are in the UK. The show will also be re-broadcast at a later date.
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K.C. Accidental – Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub / Anthems for the Could’ve Bin Pills
A collection of Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin’s pre-Broken Social Scene post-rock combo, do these two long-deleted obscurities stand up as anything more than juvenilia? Alex Wisgard reviews.
Heartland Festival – Vevey, Switzerland 11/12/13 November 2010
Cheese, Chocolate, Canadian Indie Rock? Over four nights, the Salle de Castillo played host to the Heartland festival, with headline shows from Owen Pallett, Broken Social Scene and Do Make Say Think.
Constellations Festival – Leeds 13-14/11/10
Broken Social Scene, Les Savy Fav and Sky Larkin all shine at Constellations Festival, a three-stage one-dayer of epic proportions, which absolutely deserves a regular place in Leeds’s thriving musical calendar.
Kevin Drew & Charles Spearin’s bedroom recordings get release
Before Broken Social Scene there was K.C. Accidental. The lo-fi bedroom recordings of Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin. Their hard to get EP’s are getting a proper reissue on Arts & Crafts in November.
The Posies – Blood/Candy
An album demonstrating just how varied, diverse, beautiful crafted and deceptively complex a band can become while still producing songs that lift the heart.
Broken Social Scene & Tortoise co-headline London dates
Well, this sounds like a perfect evening’s entertainment. Broken Social Scene and Tortoise have been invited by those cheeky scamps at ATP to co-headline two dates at London’s Koko this November. They’re playing Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th November. Tickets go on sale this Friday. More information here.
Polaris Prize Shortlist announced
The 5th Annual Polaris Prize Shortlist has been announced, and features some old favourites, 5 returning nominees, and some TLOBF favourites….
[Photos] Broken Social Scene – The Forum, London 30/06/10
The jury is well and truly out on the new Broken Social Scene album Forgiveness Rock Record, but one fact remains – Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning and their Canadian massive blow up one hell of a shit storm in a live setting. Sebastien Dehesdin was at last weeks London Forum show to capture them on film.
The ATP Diaries // Weekend 2
Oh ATP, you kill me. I thought it would be fun, I thought it would be fine, but by the time I hit the bends of the A39 I could already feel last weekend’s hangover rising in my stomach.
The Great Escape Festival, Brighton
3 days of Sun, Sea and Songs as London descends on Brighton for another installment of The Great Escape featuring Ed Harcourt, Zeus, Ghost Bees, Broken Social Scene and more
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
For their first record in 5 years, Broken Social Scene enlist John McEntire and make what is for them, a straight up rock record. Predictably it’s something of a triumphant mess…
Broken Social Scene, Japandroids, Delphic and much more for Great Escape
The initial line-up for this year’s Great Escape festival in Brighton has been announced, with an impressive list of bands
TLOBF Albums Of The Decade
It’s the last TLOBF feature of the year… The best, and must hear, albums since the noughties arrived – as chosen by TLOBF contributors. Enjoy.
Amy Millan – Masters of the Burial
At first listen, ‘Masters of The Burial’ may come off as bland and uninspired but the devil’s in Millan’s details – scratch the surface and there’s a veritable treasure trove of heartbreak and lost love.
The Most Serene Republic – …And the Ever Expanding Universe
Adam Nelson reviews the third album from The Most Serene Republic – yet another band from the outstanding Canadian label Arts & Crafts. Will it be another classic? Or lumped in with that second Stills album that no-one ever talks about…?
