Date of show: June 9, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Now in its 18th year, SCENE Fest played a large role in my personal musical upbringing and continues to hold a special place in my heart. No matter how many larger-scale festivals we here at buying shots for bands cover, we also both always enjoy […]

Tokyo Police Club has covered 10 songs spanning 10 years, from 2001-2010. The band spent 10 days at the Red Bull Studio in LA for 10 hours each day. Tokyo Police Club even invited some special guests to help them record some of the songs. In addition to the covers, the band has been documenting […]

Edgefest, presented by 102.1 The Edge, made its reappearance in Toronto after the 2010 hiatus. While the event was not nearly as packed as I’ve seen Downsview Park (or other Edgefests, for that matter), it was still a great turnout and the vibe was wonderful. On top of all the great music, the sun was […]

Date of show: January 15, 2011 PS I love You opened up the night. The duo is loud, and only got louder when frontman Paul Saulnier received a text telling him to turn up the guitar. Coupled with Saulnier’s skill on guitar and rock vocals, Benjamin Nelson’s tight and furious rhythms are easy to be […]

  None of us could stop at 10 favourite Canadian voices. Trying to keep it as close to 10 as possible, here’s what we came up with. Amanda – Top 12 (in no particular order): Bryan Webb (Constantines) → her vote for #1 Sam Roberts Jenn Grant Hannah Georgas Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta!) Dan Mangan […]