jordan neo

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New Album from Tegan and Sara, Sainthood, Out Now

jordan neo posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 11:16 am
Tegan and Sara have taken their time growing on me. There have been some hits, like "Back in Your Head" from The Con, and "Walking With A Ghost" and "Speak Slow" from So Jealous. And some misses. T...
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Favourites: R.E.M.'s Pretty Persuasion

jordan neo posted an article on - Dec 4, 2009, 11:11 am
I have fond and long-ago memories of "Pretty Persuasion" from REM's Reckoning album. I believe I first heard it on Q107 in Toronto. A very early and very different Q107 from what it is today. B...
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New Tunes from Ume, Fake Problems, Said the Whale and Raveonettes

jordan neo posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 10:20 am
Here are few tunes that have made my ears happy recently... Ume is a hard rockin' trio with a cute-as-can-be guitarist/singer. Here's the video for "The Conductor" from their Sunsh...
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The Bravery's New Album out December 1st

jordan neo posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 10:13 am
The Bravery have a new album coming out on December 1st. It's called Stir the Blood and here's the video for the first single, "Slow Poison". You can also check out some tunes from the new a...
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Fat Cat artists The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Brakes Shine Under the Neon Palms at the Good Old El Mocambo

jordan neo posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 10:13 am
Fat Cat Records’ tour hit Toronto’s El Mocambo on Saturday October 10th and I was lucky enough to be there. The El Mocambo’s changed quite a bit since I played there more than 10 years ago. It...
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Ron Hawkins Playing a Full-Band Show this Week

jordan neo posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 9:31 am
On Friday I received the following email from Ron Hawkins: "Hey Folks, Well, here it is... again. The release of 10 Kinds of Lonely! Only this time it's with the whole band. Thursd...
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A few new tunes from Spiral Beach, Hockey, Rubik and Pinup Saints

jordan neo posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 6:39 pm
Here are a few tunes that hit my ears the right way recently. Spiral Beach's tune called "Kind of Beast" from their latest The Only Really Thing Hockey, with "Song Away" from their ap...
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Built to Spill Jam Lee's Palace

jordan neo posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 2:09 pm
See what I did there, there was a big crowd out to see Built to Spill at Lee’s Palace on October 7 hence they jammed Lee’s Palace and Built to Spill love to jam and they certainly did a lot of jam...
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Bob Mould Highlights the New and the Old at The Mod Club in Toronto

jordan neo posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 1:55 pm
Monday, October 5 marked the third time that I’ve seen Bob Mould live. I saw Sugar at the Concert Hall in the early 90’s and I saw the Bob Mould Band on their last stop at The Mod Club in 2008 su...
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Big Concert Week - Bob Mould, Built to Spill, The Twilight Sad, brakesbrakesbrakes, and We Were Promised Jetpacks

jordan neo posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 7:00 pm
As they say, when it rains, it pours. This week I have three, count 'em, three concert nights out that should give my earplugs a good workout. The first comes tomorrow with one of my gre...
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Late to the Party

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 9:01 am
I'm often late to the party, so to speak, when it comes to new music. Like many people, it can take me some time to get into new music. It can take some time for new music to grow on me. When I...
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Boy Kill Boy - Great Band that's No More

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 8:44 am
Boy Kill Boy seemed to have got a lot going for them, in my books, which is why I’m baffled that they didn’t make a greater impact. They are a straight-ahead guitar rock band with tons of energy a...
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New Built to Spill Songs, Indie-Rock Nuptuals and New Releases

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 1:24 pm
... . Stereogum is featuring two tracks from the new album There is No Enemy. The songs are called "Things Fall Apart" and "Hindsight". I have a feeling that this is going to be one of those bands th...
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F*cked Up Win Polaris Prize

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 9:22 am
And the winner is..... F*cked Up The hardcore band has won the prestigious Polaris Prize, much like the Mercury Prize for Brits, but this one for Canadians, for their album The Chemist...
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Free Metric Song!

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 10:02 am
I recently found an email from Metric in my inbox offering a free MP3. Well, I like free just as much as the next guy, so I headed over to HypeMachine and traded my email address for the tune.
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My First iTunes LP: Muse's The Resistance

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 9:11 am
... Muse |MTV Music And if you're interested in seeing the band live - I saw them on their last trip through Toronto and they were absolutely fantastic live - then look for dates on their...
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Scarlett Johannson & Pete Yorn, Minus the Bear and more Cool Stuff

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 5:25 pm
Spin has got Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn performing Relator. As I posted previously, I rather like this tune and I'm looking forward to hearing more of their songs. The album is called Brea...
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One Fun Song - Bright Red Chords by Loomis and the Lust

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 9:16 pm
I was checking out the past few weeks' episodes of Wedge on my PVR when this gem caught my ear. From their EP Nagasha, which is available on emusic, it's Loomis and the Lust with a groovy, ca...
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Speech Debelle Wins Mercury Prize

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 7:06 pm
Well, I have to admit I know nothing about Speech Debelle, but her album Speech Therapy just won the Mercury Prize. Congratulations! If you're interested in checking her out, here's a vi...
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Mercury Prize to be Awarded Tonight!

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 3:54 pm
I posted before about the Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominees. Well, if you follow such things, tonight is the night. The prestigious Mercury Prize will be awarded tonight. Who do you think wi...
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Them Crooked Vultures, Poliaris Prize, new James Song, Pearl Jam and more cool stuff

jordan neo posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 6:32 pm
I had seen the band name The Big Pink floating around the Interwebs recently, but hadn't heard any of their music. I saw a post over at Artrocker that echoed my feelings about the name and its or...
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Emerging: An Horse

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 7:54 pm
An Horse, is an Australian band that I became aware of in the past several months. I think it was a blog post over at Chromewaves that first mentioned the band to me. The first song I heard was ...
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Origins: Bob Mould

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 29, 2009, 9:45 am
In previous Origins posts, I've written about Husker Du and Sugar. Now it's time to address Bob Mould. What can I say about Bob Mould? He's been an amazing influence on my songwriting a...
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The Cribs New Single "Cheat On Me" Out Now

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 7:18 pm
I mentioned before that The Cribs have a new album coming out. The first single from Ignore the Ignorant, "Cheat on Me", is available on iTunes. The album's out September 8 and is available in a...
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New Young Galaxy On It's Way!

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 5:43 pm
Young Galaxy have a new album on the way. It's called Invisible Republic and it's out August 25. There's a free mp3 link for the song "Long Live The Fallen World" on their home page and ...
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The Cribs' New Album Has A Release Date

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 8:51 pm
The more I listen to The Cribs, the more I like them. As they progress through their career, the more I like them. I like each album more than the last. I hope this continues with their new album I...
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Imogen Heap, Radiohead, The Junction, Built to Spill and Other Cool Stuff!

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 7:10 pm
Spinner has the premiere of Imogen Heap's video for the track "First Train Home" from her new album Ellipse. I've really enjoyed Imogen's earlier albums and I'm looking forward to spe...
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Editors New Release, In This Light And On This Evening, On Its Way

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 16, 2009, 8:33 pm
Ever since I heard "Munich" from the 2005 release The Back Room, I've been hooked on Editors. It's solid British rock with a dark edge. Tom Smith's deep voice and delivery inevitably lea...
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Video Released for Arctic Monkey's "Crying Lightning"

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 6:47 pm
As I posted previously, Arctic Monkeys have a new album called Humbug coming out August 25. The first single is "Crying Lightning" and they've released a video for it. There was also a track cal...
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Scarlett, Spinnerette, Stereophonics and Other Cool Stuff!

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 13, 2009, 5:46 pm
I read a number of RSS feeds on my Blackberry on my way to work every day. I save the one's I want to follow up on, either because they have some content I want to see or hear that doesn't co...
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Ron Hawkins Performs CD Release Shows at Graffiti's

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 10:58 pm
Ron Hawkins is many things - singer, songwriter, guitar player, painter - but first and foremost he is a storyteller. Many of the greatest songwriters are storytellers at heart. Ron's songs are ...
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Canadian Copyright Consultations on Now

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 4, 2009, 9:40 am
I don't want to be political or comment too much about what I think is right or wrong with the music business, but I think everyone agrees that copyright is a big part of the music business. It&#...
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The New Customer Service - United Breaks Guitars

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 8:52 pm
It's not exactly my kind of music, but I love the sentiment of the tune. It's Dave Carroll with his tune "United Breaks Guitars". I don't think United Airlines would have expected a diss...
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The Twilight Sad, BrakesBrakesBrakes and We Were Promised Jetpacks on Tour

jordan neo posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 12:42 pm
The Twilight Sad, BrakesBrakesBrakes, known as Brakes outside of North America, and We Were Promised Jetpacks are touring and hitting Toronto on October 10 at the El Mocambo as part of the FatCat Tour...
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I dig music. Lots of different kinds of music. I love discovering new music, but I don't reject the old and classic. I play guitar and played around the clubs in Toronto for 10 years in an indie / alternative band. I enjoy reading many blogs and decided to start this one to share some of my taste and opinions. I hope you enjoy it and maybe even discover something new and exciting!

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