Punknews Podcast: Some Party - Episode 2
On this, the second episode of Some Party: the Punknews.org Ontario, host Adam White continues to explore independent music from the Org's home province of Ontario, Canada. Once again we present an eclectic mix of local punk rock, alt-country, folk and some more difficult to categorize offshoots. On this…
February 14, 2012

Contests: Win tickets to see Elliott Brood in St. Catharines
Some Party: The Punknews Ontario Podcast is thrilled to launch a series of contests tonight giving you the chance to see some fantastic live acts from Ontario's burgeoning independent music scene. Today we've got a pair of…
January 17, 2012

Tours: Elliott Brood / The Pack A.D.
Toronto alt-country three piece Elliott Brood have announced a U.S. tour with Vancouver garage rock duo The Pack A.D.. The Ontario group will head for the U.S. west coast in late February, playing shows in…
January 12, 2012

Tours: Fucked Up win the 2009 Polaris Music Prize
Celebrated Toronto hardcore act Fucked Up were awarded the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize last night for their 2008 full length The Chemistry…
September 22, 2009

Tours: Fucked Up, Metric, Elliott Brood among Polaris short list nominees
The ten albums shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize have been announced. The bands selected include Fucked Up, Metric,…
July 07, 2009

Tours: Arkells, Fucked Up, Metric, Elliott Brood, Pink Mountaintops among Polaris Prize long list
Music journalists across Canada, including our own New Brunswick based Ben Conoley, have narrowed down the 40 act long list for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. The list includes recent records from Arkells, Fucked Up, Metric, Joel Plaskett,…
June 15, 2009

Tours: Elliott Brood: "The Body" / "The Valley Town"
Toronto alt-country three piece Elliott Brood have unveiled two new songs online. You can stream "The Body" and "The Valley Town" now via the band's MySpace. The songs will appear on the band's new full length, Mountain Meadows, due in Canada and Europe on June 24th via Six Shooter Records. A US date is to be announced. The record follows up 2005's…
May 30, 2008

Tours: Elliott Brood to release "Mountain Meadows" this summer
Alt-country three piece Elliott Brood will release their new record Mountain Meadows in Canada and Europe on June 24th via Six Shooter Records. A US date is to be announced. The record, which follows up 2005's Ambassador, will feature the new track "Miss You Now." That tune can be streamed via the group's MySpace page. The band has announced the first in…
May 06, 2008