 Yeah sure, American Idol is alright, but what about the bad singers? Like it or not, it’s the bad, or rather, unconventional singers that make the world go ‘round. Where would we be without Mick Jones’s quavering tenor? Or how about Joey Ramone’s shouty, monotonous drone? Gordan Gano’s quivering falsetto can be called unorthodox, at best, to say nothing of the tuneless cacophony of Johnny Rotten. The point is this—music, especially punk music, could not survive without bad singers.
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 After announcing in late June that they were finished tracking their new CD, Burlington based Saint Alvia Cartel (now appearing to be called just 'Saint Alvia'), have posted a full copy of their album which can be streamed from their MySpace page.
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Two-fifths of alexisonfire, Wade MacNeil and Dallas Green (extra credit: the Black Lungs and City and Colour, respectively) have teamed up with Sparta frontman Jim Ward (who also leads Texas-based alt-country band Sleepercar). The trio gathered at the Edge 102.1 studios back in June to record a cover of Attack in Black’s ‘If All I Thought Were True,’ which first appeared on their 2007 album Marriage.
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Following the loss of 21-year-old musician Nicholas Hurlbut to cancer in August 2006, friends wanted to "turn their grief into something positive, meaningful and productive," and planned a benefit concert to raise money for Nick’s family.
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When I tried to explain to my coworkers the importance of the show that will undoubtedly become legendary, I couldn’t quite find the words. I wanted to say, "I’ve lost feeling in my hands and in my feet, all the blood is rushing to my heart and it made it skip a beat," but that wouldn’t have meant much to anyone
but me (and maybe the 800+ people who packed the Opera House Wednesday night).
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 Chad Michael Stewart, who previously
hid in the shadows of the indie/acoustic/solo scene and performed
under the moniker, Machete Avenue, has joined forces with Protest The
Hero’s Rody Walker to record ‘This Love,’ a
three-and-a-half minute tune that continues Stewart’s tradition
of producing emotion-driven, heart-on-his-sleeve folk music.
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 Like any new love, Peter Katz’ and the Curious’ latest release, More Nights, brings feelings of giddiness and goose bumps as the Torontonian’s warm and inviting voice envelopes the room. Knees weaken, blood rushes and thumbs ache as they repeat repeat repeat the poetic verses on the iPods containing them.
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 This September Toronto will
play host to two of the world’s biggest bands. It has just been
announced that, come September, not only will the Foo Fighters be
gracing the stage at Toronto’s Virgin Festival, but they’ll be doing it
alongside British troublemakers, Oasis.
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The Hamilton based rock quintet Arkells have released their first studio video blog to the group's MySpace page. The band is hard at work to follow up thier Deadlines EP which was released earlier this year on Dine Alone Records and in the iTunes music store. 
