Sometimes you hear a song for the first time and are blown away. This happened to me when I first heard “The Black Dog” by the Canadian artist Black Atlass. The haunting Babe Ruth sample and hushed R&B vocals play off beautifully against the looped and layered instrumental backing. It sounds like something that could [...]

Who: Ango /Andrew Gordon Macpherson Where: Montreal, Quebec, Canada What he does: Synth pop/R&B singer and producer with a new release on UK’s LuckyMe label. Filmmaker behind videos for Jacques Greene and videos for designer Rad Hourani. What’s on his mind today: Trust issues. The illusion of control. Paranoia mistaken as inspiration. I think I [...]

Plans to extend the Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands in Canada, to the Gulf Shores in the United States have officially been put on hold this afternoon. In a statement, President Obama said, “the Secretary of State has recommended that the application be denied.  And after reviewing the State Department’s report, I [...]

A so-called last minute deal at the COP17 Climate Talks in Durban, South Africa has led politicians and some media outlets to laud the cooperation of diplomats to come to an agreement to ultimately curb anthropogenic carbon emissions. Environmentalist are largely left bewildered by the cheers. Under the veneer of supposed progress, all that one [...]

Two major energy policy issues have been garnering attention recently, and they may serve to test the Obama administration’s commitment to the environment and sustainability. The simultaneous debates over the failure of Solyndra and the proposed Keystone XL pipeline highlight and contrast the dialogue around our domestic energy sources, and the role of government in [...]

In 2004, our neighbors to the north proved that their reputation for being polite and peace-loving does not prevent them from truly rocking out. This proof came in the form of Death From Above 1979, a Toronto-based band that took traditional indie rock and turned the intensity meter up about 10 notches. The band’s true [...]

If there is one Renaissance man left in the indie rock world it is definitely Spencer Krug. Having played various roles and instruments in bands such as Frog Eyes, Fifths of Seven, and Canadian supergroup Swan Lake, Krug is most widely known for co-fronting the widely popular Wolf Parade and having released 4 albums with [...]