Hey readers! If you’ve been wondering what’s been going on with me lately, well I’ll tell you. I’m currently working on the Ryerson Review of Journalism full-time in school where I am putting together two feature articles, blog posts and filling my role as the Spring masthead’s Visuals Editor. Besides this, in the past month I’ve helped Homemakers.com move over to their soon-to-be-launched new site, write an article about female music journalists for the Winter issue of McClungs magazine, write an article about Le Cyc for the latest issue of Broken Pencil and another one about something else in the upcoming issue and finally write tons of reviews and do some interviews for Exclaim!.
That sounds like a lot, right? Yeah… but hey, I’ve taken on something new! I now have writing up on Spinner.ca, which is a music website across the world run by AOL.
My first article is a short profile piece on that cute band I keep talking about from Vancouver, Said the Whale. Please do check it out! Here’s a taste for you:
Vancouver pop-rockers Said the Whale might be named after the large mammals that cruise up and down the West Coast but their music has been indelibly shaped by the entire country.
Their recently-released sophomore album, ‘Islands Disappear,’ is a musical reflection on Canada, following a Vancouver-inspired debut marked by intensely moving songs about sailing in ‘Howe Sounds’ and losing a loved one in the same waters in ‘Curse of the Currents.’
“The first was Vancouver because it was where we had been during writing,” singer/guitarist Tyler Bancroft tells Spinner. “This one, we’ve been on the road for two years, six cross-Canada tours, so we’re influenced by lots of Canada now.”
I really do miss updating this blog as often as I did over the summer. It will be back and running in the future … just not for a while, so I at least hope you’re enjoying yourself here on RoundLetters with my clippings!
Hey all – quick post here in recognition towards my pal and fellow journo Brian Coulton. He’s currently in the race to become the next MuchMusic VJ and I think he should get it. I don’t even have that channel, but if Brian was on it, I would get it.
Brian writes for Metro, is interning at Q, the CBC radio show with Jian Ghomeshi and does lots of other awesome things.
Hey all – sorry, just realized the link toGhost Trees was down in my last post. If you go back, it now works.
Also to take note is the show in my backyard with Lars Ludvig Lofgren is now Saturday instead of Friday. Let me know if you want to come!
And one more thing – they will be playing again next Friday at the Only Cafe, so if you can’t make it this weekend definitely try for next weekend (although yours truly won’t be able to make it, unfortunately.)
This is one of those great moments – when an artist lets their entire album be streamed before it actually comes out. I believe that’s great, anyway. Especially in the case of Imogen Heap, who will release Ellipse come August 25.
And another good thing – you can stream it while on RoundLetters with her handy portable player.
Vancouver-based songstress Hannah Georgas is looking for a female vocalist to sing backup and harmonies in her band.
Georgas is currently recording her next album and only has two tour dates in the next month, so there appears to be little distraction. Perfect timing to find a new Canadian voice!
Listen to her quirky melodies on her MySpace — hit tracks include “Let’s Talk” and “The National.”
If you’re interested in the vocalist postion, email her: hannah.georgas@gmail.com
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