Monthly Archives: September 2012

Video spotlight #11

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

The Rest- “Hey! For Horses” The description of this video is pretty straightforward- it features “puppets in compromising positions.” Not much more needs to be said, other than the fact that it’s NSFW. The song is pretty great, from the … Continue reading →

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Review – “Plumes” – Plumes

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

reviewed by Laura Stanley  Being one of the first to hear an album that you know is going to be huge is always exciting. While some might try and hide their new musical discovery, savouring the music before the masses … Continue reading →

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Calling all musicians!

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

We here at Grayowl Point do our best to let people know about the great musical talent that Canada has to offer. That’s why we want to let musicians know about Canadian Music Week 2013. It’s six months away, sure, … Continue reading →

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Review- “Waiting Room”- the WAX

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

reviewed by Michael Thomas It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that waiting rooms in this day and age have been mythologized. We will often picture a fairy nondescript place filled with chairs, old magazines and maybe an atmosphere of … Continue reading →

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Review – “Having Friends” – Couriers

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

reviewed by Eleni Armenakis  Couriers are a five-piece band new to Toronto. Meeting serendipitously in the city after coming here from the far reaches of The Great North (Whitehorse, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Sudbury, Ottawa and Saint John, NB) the band, only … Continue reading →

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Review- “Murder Ballads & Other Love Songs”- The Heavy Horses

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

reviewed by Michael Thomas In high school and university English classes, like pretty much every other student in Canada, I was required to read many pieces by Canadian authors and poets. It was around grade eleven when I whispered to … Continue reading →

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Review- “Get Going”- White Blood Cells

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

reviewed by Michael Thomas “Everything’s so overwhelming when you’re sitting there starin’ at the mountain/Better get up off your ass and start walkin’.” Thus begins Get Going, the debut album from a “ragtag cast” of Vancouver musicians known as White … Continue reading →

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Why Yamantaka // Sonic Titan should win the Polaris Prize

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

by Elena Gritzan Most thunderstorms start with a slow rumble before erupting into something monumental and memorable.  This describes the start of Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s debut, YT//ST, (sampled thunder, slow-moving chords and harmonies growing into a fierce, fast-paced metal-infused … Continue reading →

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Why Handsome Furs should win the Polaris Prize

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

by Michael Veenstra Why should a band like Handsome Furs win a prize like the Polaris? Why not? The prize’s stated mandate is to “honour, celebrate, and reward creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music” and Sound Kapital is certainly … Continue reading →

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Rich Aucoin II: Dance Fever Returns

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

by Michael Thomas Rich Aucoin occupies a unique position in the Canadian music scene. He’s one of the few artists who can have the audience in the palm of his hand straight from the get-go and in fact his show … Continue reading →

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