Paper Lions Interviewed @ NXNE 2012
July 17th, 2012 | by ftbtv
FTB's Cassie Doubleday interviews Colin Buchanan and John MacPhee from the Charlottetown, PEI-based band Paper Lions during the 2012 North By Northeast music festival in Toronto
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NXNE: Poor Young Things, Yukon Blonde, Twitter Gong Show & Country
June 22nd, 2012 | by Cassie Doubleday
So after the Rooftop BBQ we headed right down to The Horsetavern to see Poor Young Things, and the secret
NXNE: Boat Cruise, BLEACHED & Rooftop BBQ
June 20th, 2012 | by Cassie Doubleday
On our last day exploring NXNE we ventured to the M for Montreal Bruise Cruise, ended up at a rooftop
NXNE: Pop Montreal Showcase & Paper Lions
June 18th, 2012 | by Cassie Doubleday
Friday night we hit up the Pop Montreal showcase at the Silver Dollar. The line-up included The Redmond Barry's, Goose Hut, Hooded Fang, Parlovr, Bleached, TOPS, UN and The Disraelis. Silver Dollar's is a pretty sweet venue in that you're not dying of sweat, you can jump out the back to the patio if you're ears need a break or hide in the back room and chill in a booth. Again, options are fantastic. Anyway, let's talk about some of the bands...Hooded Fang are a foursome from Toronto who play pop songs that swirl around memories of The Cure
NXNE: The Bright Light Social Hour & Tupperware Remix Party
June 15th, 2012 | by Cassie Doubleday
I've made it through day one. Once upon a time I could go for days, but these days I enjoy sleep. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Let's talk about what happened, and not how hung over I am. Unless you want to do that? Jokes! So, our first night hitting the mean streets of Toronto for NXNE lead us
FTB is Kickin’ it in Toronto for NXNE
June 14th, 2012 | by Cassie Doubleday
Summer is always filled with dreams of finding new music or revisiting your favourites. It’s like musicians hide all winter, in their little or big spaces, working hard away at whipping up new music for the coming Spring and Summer seasons. And as Summer creeps towards us, so do all the music festivals that tag onto these hot, steamy months. NXNE may have started Monday, June 11, but most of the bands aren’t hitting the outskirts of Toronto until today
Pots and pans echo through Toronto as ‘casserole’ protest takes hold
May 31st, 2012 | by Tomas Urbina
The clanging of pots and pans rang through Toronto’s west end Wednesday night as an estimated 2000 people of all
Rob Ford (still) doesn’t care about queer people
May 22nd, 2012 | by Julian H Ward
Canada’s most irritating mayor, Rob Ford, spoke to Toronto’s queer community for the first time ever when he read a proclamation against homophobia and transphobia last week. Who knew that the straight-laced Ford was an ardent supporter of queer rights? But seriously, the mayor’s proclamation may have won praise from some, but his words rang hollow in the ears of this queer
Sounds of Spain and The Rainbow Connection
April 12th, 2012 | by Stephanie Laughlin
There are a few things that I learned about myself at Canadian Music Week: 1) I wish I was a Muppet 2) Spanish rockabilly is officially my new favourite kind of music. 3) Life would be way cooler if I could use a press pass to breeze through any tough situation or long line ups in life. Sigh
Yardlets @ Canadian Music Week
March 29th, 2012 | by Heidy Pinet
The last night of Canadian Music Fest, after having gone to bed at 11am that morning, one can say I was not in the best of shape. So with almost no sleep it was any wonder I found myself dozing off to some folk music band. I had to go take an emergency disco nap to keep going. It was 10pm and none of my Forget The Box colleagues believed I’d wake up from that nap
The Long Musical Walk: Heidy’s CMW Night 1
March 25th, 2012 | by Heidy Pinet
It's official! The Forget the box team is at CMW and there’s no way back. Personally, it’s my first year attending this event and the least I can say is that I wasn’t prepared for such an intense weekend. The whole city is turned upside down. Bars are closing at 4am, people from everywhere are gathering together, every single venue in the city has at least four bands playing every night and, of course, everybody is on a beer diet. Here’s the report of my first Canadian Music Week night
Galaxie, Dirty Nil, Half Moon Run, Teenage Kicks & Tim Chaisson at Canadian Music Fest
March 25th, 2012 | by Jerry Gabriel
So begins another crazy year at Canadian Music Week in Toronto and I have to wonder: Will the first night deteriorate into a booze filled nightmarish dream leading to liver damage and a splitting hangover? Or will the music prevail and carry this evening out to the elation of national pride
Canadian Music Week 2012 Preview
March 17th, 2012 | by Stephanie Laughlin
We here at Forget the Box had an amazing, sleep deprived experience at the 2011 CMW. So in early January, when we began to sketch out ideas of what festivals and events we wanted to cover over 2012, going back to Toronto for another CMW was an obvious choice. Now without further ado, here’s a preview of some of the acts Forget the Box is excited to catch at this year’s festival
CMW Preview: Punk and Metal
March 15th, 2012 | by Jerry Gabriel
One thing I remember about last year in Toronto was all the amazing metal and punk shows I randomly came across during Canadian Music Week. Here's the guide to this year's CMW for those of you who like it loud, fast and distorted
There’s nothing sexier than rock ‘n roll: The Triple Gangers, Hut and Moves at The Bovine Sex Club
December 23rd, 2011 | by Stephanie Laughlin
When The Triple Gangers asked me to cover their show at The Bovine Sex Club on December 15th along with
A Frightfully Good Time: The 9th Annual Toronto Zombie Walk
October 27th, 2011 | by Stephanie Laughlin
"Do you have the bag of sores?" one of my roommates said cheerfully as bacon sizzled in the background. "It's right here! Where's the jugs of blood?" the other responded lazily, putting on the coffee machine. Pulling myself from bed, I discovered that my roommates were going to spend the day working on a zombie themed music video
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