Members:
Danny T - Bass/Vocals
Nazzy - Drums
GM - Guitar
Dano - Guitar
Monti - Keyboard/Vocals

Out of all the bands that played at the Horseshoe on March 18th, it was Jet Black Stereo that showed the most promise. The band presented those casual music-happy patrons with an interesting harmonic mix - a sound quality that managed to stand out and force ( Read more... )

The Elmocambo (amiably called the Elmo by the not-so-underground punk scene of downtown Toronto) presents an image of black on black and is littered with semi-ripped promotional posters, all printed on cheap, copy-center paper. All this is accented nicely by Sharpie scribbles on the walls - some declaring sexual deviations, while others scream ( Read more... )

I’ve recently found myself enamored with a new album - no surprise there. The shock value (and yes, there is significant shock value here) comes from the fact that this time around, that album is none-other than Hedley’s newest release, Famous Last Words (2007, Universal).
            I stumbled across Hedley through the workings of a pure accident ( Read more... )

There’s certain something to be said for a band willing to drag itself through the somewhat dingy guts of downtown Toronto on a Tuesday night to play for a more than half-empty room and a more-or-less uninterested crowd. Then again, I suppose it says a great deal about the “take what you can” mentality of most independent bands that don’t care who ( Read more... )

With so many bands out there, and so many genres of music, it is sometimes hard to know what’s good and what isn’t. For that, though, there is always the trusty internet or the radio. What about those songs and artists that aren’t necessarily mainstreamed? Those artists that are more-often-than-not well known but considered odd? Equipped with my ( Read more... )

For the most part, yesterday was boring. Sent a bombardment of emails to people I will probably never hear from (because the real working world sucks ass and nothing ever happens as planed), became acquainted with the inner workings of AfterWord (because you’re looking at the new Senior Editor -- that on it’s own is a very scary thing because ( Read more... )

Made up of five youngish-looking gents who know how to dress themselves Socratic is a band that can be easily pictured singing at the front of a coffee-lounge-turned-concert-space. Their debut EP Just Turn  - Recorded on Drive Thru Records - is a small collection of songs that represent the band in a soft and surprisingly melodic outburst of sound ( Read more... )