Tours: Maps and Atlases
Maps and Atlases have announced a series of tour dates this month and through the end of September. At various dates, the band will be performing with Metric, Ben…
August 10, 2012

Videos: Metric: "Youth Without Youth"
Toronto's Metric have posted their video for "Youth Without Youth" from their new album Synthetica. The album is set for release on June 25th, 2012. The album is the follow up to 2009's Fantasies.…
June 14, 2012

Media: Metric: 'Synthetica'
Toronto's Metric have posted a stream of their new album Synthetica in advance of it's release on June 25th, 2012. The album features a collaboration with the legendary Lou Reed and one hopes that it was a…
June 07, 2012

Media: Metric enter studio
Toronto's Metric have hit the studio to record some new material according to this tweet. We'll keep you updated as more details surface. The band self-released…
August 15, 2011

Media: Broken Social Scene's Scott Pilgrim songs reference D.R.I., Napalm Death
In a recent interview at Pitchfork, Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning discussed his band's role in the film. The Toronto indie rock act wrote the music for the…
June 30, 2010

Media: Frank Black, Black Lips, Broken Social Scene, Metric on 'Scott Pilgrim' soundtrack
The track listing for the soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World has been unveiled. Edgar Wright's adaption of Bryan Lee O'Malley's comic series will feature contributions from Frank Black of the…
June 23, 2010

Media: "Rock Band 3" to feature keyboards, Jane's Addiction, White Stripes, The Cure
On the heels of revelations about the contents of Guitar Hero 6 comes some information about the upcoming third iteration of Rock Band. It is the first sequel to the series since Rock Band 2 in 2008. In the intervening years, the makers of the game developed mobile…
June 10, 2010

Media: Various: "Twilight: Eclipse"
The soundtrack to the upcoming film, Twilight: Eclipse is streaming online. Despite the tween-focused demographic for the film, the soundtrack producers enlisted a variety of music including songs from Metric, Muse, The Black…
June 02, 2010

Media: Green Day, Social Distortion, Gogol Bordello, Devo playing Lollapalooza 2010
The line up for the 2010 Lollapalooza festival has been unveiled. Soundgarden will headline the event, with performances slated from bands like Green Day, The Strokes, The Arcade…
April 06, 2010

Media: Tegan and Sara, Metric, Billy Talent, Arkells highlight Juno nominations
Nominations for this year's Junos have been announced. Notable among them are Billy Talent racking up four nominations (Album of the Year, Group of the Year, Rock Album of the Year, Single of the Year), Tegan And Sara and Alexonfire receiving nods for…
March 04, 2010