Photo via We Are Soldiers We Have GunsI'd never heard of Spanish site Buffet Libre before, but they've made a hell of a first impression with their enormous, 58-song '80s covers and remixes compilation entitled Rewind, all available to download for free (and legal). The majority of artists are unknown to me but range from around the world and there are some familiar names in the mix - Someone Still...

Photo by Frank YangWhile I'm the last person to look a gift stat holiday in the mouth, I don't think I'm such a fan of those that drop in the middle of the week. Having Canada Day fall on a Tuesday this year not only eliminated the conventional long weekend (it would have cost me a vacation day to get the four days off), but made Wednesday feel like Monday when it should have been Sunday since Tues...

Photo by Frank YangAnalogy of the day - Mogwai albums, and by extension their live shows, are like visiting the ocean. Technically, if you've been once (heard one), you've gotten the gist of it. Endless vistas, rolling waves, the majesty of nature (quiet quiet LOUD LOUD, darkly foreboding, mostly instrumental post-rock soundtrack to the end times). But to take a "been there, done that" attitude is...

Photo by Frank YangHappy birthday, Canada. You don't look a day over 140. It's become a local Canada Day tradition to trek down to Harbourfront Centre where they offer free concerts featuring the happening Canadian artist du jour - past fetes featuring the likes of Feist, The Dears and Final Fantasy - and that tradition continues tonight with performances from Martha Wainwright and Basia Bulat. But...

Photo by Mick RockPerhaps my position on Alejandro Escovedo pretty much sums it up - "Yeah, I've heard of him - he's supposed to be really good, isn't he?". Despite heaps of critical acclaim and high-profile fans like Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle, he remains an underground hero at best and inexplicably overlooked by those who should be fans, if they'd only had gotten around t...