There are a few extraordinary life events that change a person. Getting married. Having babies. And even more amazing, discovering you like the same music as your parents. This is a shocking moment indeed, something you have tried for so long to resist but inevitably catches up to you. Sometimes this happens just because the [...]
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Dale Murray – “Dream Mountain Dream”
Posted by jenny on May 4th, 2012
Posted in Reviews 
Tags: alt-country, Cuff the Duke, Dale, Dale Murray, Dream, Dream Mountain, Guthries, Halifax, Murray 
No Comments »Indie403 Featured Artist of the Month – Makeshift Innocence
Posted by jenny on May 1st, 2012
Indie403 is pleased to present Makeshift Innocence as our Featured Artist of the Month for the month of May! Click here to learn more about Makeshift Innocence!
B.A. Johnston – “Hi Dudes!”
Posted by jenny on April 24th, 2012
B.A. Johnston is a legend in these parts. For a self-proclaimed ‘failed showman’ he’s been pretty successful, earning fans across Canada and a reputation for some ridiculous live shows. Based out of Hamilton (living in his mother’s basement, probably) he’s a regular fixture in the music scene and one helluva guy. “Hi Dudes!”, Johnston’s latest [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: B.A. Johnston, BA Johnston, comedy, Dudes, folk, Hamilton, Hi, Hi Dudes!, nostalgia No Comments »Mammoth Grove – “Mammoth Grove”
Posted by jenny on April 18th, 2012
A lot of young music aficionados often lament the fact that we were not born earlier. “I wish I had lived in the ‘70s!” we groan, thinking of the style, the bands, and the culture of earlier decades. Indeed, music had certain special qualities, and along with the historical and contextual importance of the music [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: Black Ocean, Calgary, ep, Grove, Hunted, Live, Mammoth, Mammoth Grove, rock No Comments »Obduracy – “Sunday’s Autopsy”
Posted by jenny on April 4th, 2012
Holy shit. Sometimes those are the only two words to describe an album. It means the album is intense, unforgettable, and completely mind-blowing, and while some music may fit neatly into a category or may be easy to listen to, ‘holy shit’ music is on an entirely different level. These are the words that come [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: Autopsy, black metal, death metal, Metal, Obduracy, Ottawa, Sunday's, Sunday's Autopsy No Comments »Indie403 Featured Artist of the Month – Septembryo
Posted by taryn on April 1st, 2012
Indie403 is pleased to present Septembryo as our Featured Artist of the Month for the month of April! Click here to learn more about Septembryo!
The Lost Lovers Brigade – “Little Skeletons”
Posted by jenny on March 30th, 2012
Regionalism is strong in Canada, and the same can be said for Canadian music. Province to province and coast to coast, music takes on different influences and driving forces, making for regionally diverse sounds and unique genres. West coast music, for example, is often recognized as having more folky roots and ties to nature. With [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: alternative, BC, Brigade, British Columbia, Elisha May Rembold, folk, Little, Little Skeletons, Lost, Lost Lovers Brigade, Lovers, roots, Skeletons, Vancouver No Comments »Black Phoenix Orchestra – “Black Phoenix Orchestra”
Posted by jenny on March 19th, 2012
There are a handful of characteristics that make for a good album: style, quality, chemistry, lyrics, the usual qualifiers. The band name, though, isn’t something we normally think about. After all, what’s in a name? A lot, apparently. Like the cover of a book, the band name says a lot about who the band is, [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: Black, Black Phoenix Orchestra, BPO, ep, Orchestra, Phoenix, psychedelic No Comments »King Dylan – “Dinosaurs On Broadway”
Posted by jenny on March 9th, 2012
Truth be told, a lot of people don’t like hip hop. It has certain connotations, definitely, and the ‘rock’ crowd tends to look down on the ‘hip hop’ scene with some disdain. There’s no real reason for this separation, maybe just a bit of misunderstanding and some built-in prejudice. Really, though, hip hop and rock [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: Broadway, Calgary, Dicken's, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs On Broadway, Dylan, Entertainers, Hip Hop, King, King Dylan, New Black, Rap, rock No Comments »The Just Barelys – “Mad Bits”
Posted by jenny on March 5th, 2012
Sometimes when you listen to an album you get a really good idea of the band’s personality. Whether it’s the lyrics, the tunes, or the overall sound of the music, the songs give good insight into the personalities of the band members and make the music a lot more fun. In the case of The [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: Bandcamp, Bits, electro-pop, Electronic, experimental, Halifax, Indie, Indie-pop, Just Barelys, Mad, Mad Bits, pop, quirky, The Just Barelys No Comments »
