Pop singer Lady Gaga, well known for her songs like ‘Alejandro’ and ‘Bad Romance’ as well as her… shall we say out there dressing style, has made history (for the moment) twice. That’s right: she broke two records! The first is that she had 13 nominations overall, and the other is that two nominations in [...]

Bottled in the dirty south (Dandridge, Tennessee) and delivered crystal clear to anyone feeling the need to make it rain on them ho’s for $25 – $75 a bottle. I’m not referring to Ludacris’ sad attempt to “conjure” his way into the alcoholic beverage industry, I’m talking about Bling H20. That’s right ladies and gentlemen [...]

Maps & Atlases Perch Patchwork album review reviewed by Garin Fahlman People are sometimes very fickle when it comes to expectations versus change. There are people whose idea of music is a neatly organized dresser with hundreds of drawers, one for each possible colour of sock. Inside every drawer, there are endless rows of dividers, [...]

Caribou live in Vancouver, BC May 29th 2010
Joshua Grafstein photographed Caribou for MVRemix when they performed at The Rickshaw Theatre this past weekend.

The Mohawk Lodge – Crimes
written by Terri-Ann Thomas
The world needs an album like, “Crimes,” because who hasn’t felt like punching out a friend for f*cking your lover? According to a press release, this is indeed what The Mohawk Lodge’s third album, Crimes, was inspired by. And ladies and gentlemen these guys don’t just talk [...]

Growing Interview
by Heather Snowball and Amber Bryant-Peller
MVRemix: Have you ever been to Vancouver before?
Kevin: Once, a long time ago.
Sadie: I’ve never been here before. It’s my first time.
Joe: We played a show here in 2004 or something.
Kevin: Yeah, that’s sounds about right.
Joe: And then I’ve been here before just randomly [...]

Growing live in Vancouver reviewed by Heather Snowball and Amber Bryant-Peller
The band Growing, currently based out of New York, describes their sound as unique, fun, or in the words of one member during an interview before their show, “funique.” Their sound is definitely just that and could certainly be described as unforgettable. Growing recently took [...]

Forgiving RockBroken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Records
reviewed by Garin Fahlman
Known as being the quintessential indie rock super group, Broken Social Scene has always been an entity that surprises. They seem to grab momentum out of nowhere, and perpetually rise up to the peaks of success and [...]

Canada Digital Rights Bill Reaction Piece written by Terri-Ann Thomas
June will be an eventful month filled with outrage from Canadian consumers, according to a blog posted by Michael Giest.
The blog insinuated that the “Prime Minister’s office reached a verdict over the next copyright bill.” The passing of this bill, according to Giest, will prevent the [...]

Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
review written by Terri-Ann Thomas
At first listen, you may be thrown off by Steven Ellison’s (better known as, Flying Lotus) new album, Cosmogramma (especially if you are unfamiliar with his music). But fear not, just because you aren’t familiar with his musical stylings, it doesn’t mean a second listen won’t have [...]