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Lollapalooza 2009 Was For The Kids

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By Mike McCann (CHARTattack) August 14, 2009 3:54 pm
Festivals like last weekend's Lollapalooza are supposed to be irresistible to music fiends. You know, like Yogi Bear can't say no to a picnic basket. I attended the first seven Lollas back when it was a) a traveling carnival and b) more culturally relevant, so I've struggled the last few years between wanting to go to the new "destination...
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Sasquatch!: Of Montreal Amazes

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By Alyssa Noel (CHARTattack) May 29, 2009 3:05 pm
May 23 I'd prefer to start my day with a Rolling Rock than Starbucks. Cracking the former before noon indicates you're going to spend a day in the blistering heat enjoying a magical spread of the biggest buzz bands of the year. Pouring the latter into your mug means you're back at your desk cranking out doomsday copy in the moderately warm...
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Sasquatch! Festival (photo by Alyssa Noel)

Of Montreal Cause Pain With Lamping

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) October 29, 2008 2:36 pm
Regardless of whether or not you're into the music, when you buy a ticket to see Of Montreal, you're not really paying for the actual "music." The Georgians have built up quite a reputation for their wildly flamboyant stage antics, and it definitely helps mask the fact that their multi-layered songs don't come across quite as strong in a...
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Of Montreal — Skeletal Lamping

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By Logan Broger (CHARTattack) October 17, 2008 2:30 pm
In theory, Of Montreal are the perfect band. They combine psychedelic art rock with poppy melodies and hooks. And in reality, they're pretty damn close to being a perfect band. Skeletal Lamping, the band's ninth full-length, shows the band at the top of their game. Lead singer and songwriter Kevin Barnes was quoted as saying that Skeletal Lamping...
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Of Montreal Gain Steam As Show Progresses

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By Pras Rajagopalan (CHARTattack) March 16, 2007 10:00 am
Much is always made of Of Montreal's live show, and if early reports of their current tour were any indication, there was every reason to be optimistic that the Toronto stop would offer something out of the ordinary. After all, it was said to be a psychedelic extravaganza, complete with visuals, costume changes and unexpected covers. Plus,...
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Of Montreal — Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?

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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) January 23, 2007 4:01 pm
It's hard to believe that Athens, Georgia's Of Montreal are turning 10 this year. Their first album, released back in '97, was an understated pop record that was embraced by Elephant Six nuts and a few in-the-know music fanatics. With the release of 2005's Sunlandic Twins and the strength of the insanely infectious single "Wraith Pinned To The...
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Of Montreal Glam It Up At The Mod Club

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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) March 10, 2006 4:00 pm
Listening to Of Montreal, you can't help but imagine a maddening genius working away in his bedroom on an eight-track mixer. The layers and layers of guitar, bass, keys and drum machines just don't seem like they could be recreated by a band. But Kevin Barnes can't stay home all the time, so what does he do? He puts together a frantic and...
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Of Montreal — Satanic Panic In The Attic

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) April 6, 2004 9:27 am
I’m pretty tired of bands like Elf Power, Beulah and Of Montreal continually getting the "second-tier Elephant 6" tag placed on them whenever they release a record. Yes, they were part of the second wave that followed the more exalted Apples In Stereo, Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control, but being branded the Collective’s juniors always...
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MP3 Roundup: Islands, Sad Baby Wolf (ex-shins), of Montreal

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 5, 2011 3:45 pm
1) Islands - "This Is Not A Song" "This Is Not A Song" is not a song from Islands' forthcoming LP, A Sleep and A Forgetting. It's not a subdued breakup tune, and doesn't make direct reference to songwriter (and Canadian indie music veteran) Nick "Diamonds" Thorburn. Psyche! Expect more tales of love and heartbreak when the record drops on St....
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I Read The News Today... For March 7, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 7, 2011 4:30 pm
If you're looking for a website to vote for in CBC Radio 3's Searchlight Best Canadian Music Website contest, look no further than CHARTattack contributor and Monoxides drummer Ken Kelley's The Music Nerd Chronicles. Hi site has made the top 10 in the contest. VOTE VOTE VOTE!Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood says the band recording... something...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 13, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 13, 2011 4:42 pm
When bassist Carlos D left Interpol, it was looked at as an amicable split. But now singer/guitarist Paul Banks has called him an "a-hole." But he doesn't mean it in a jerky way: he thinks Carlos is a "genius," and says he's willing to put up with a lot of shit from people he considers to be brilliant. —Undercover Neko Case is raffling the muscle...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 10, 2011 3:30 pm
Vince Vaughn's new movie The Dilemma might look like it's going to be awful, but its soundtrack looks awesome. It'll feature The Black Keys, Band Of Skulls, The Hold Steady and other awesome bands and is out tomorrow online and in stores Jan. 18.The 11th Wavelength festival will be held Feb. 16 to 20 at venues throughout Toronto. It'll feature...
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I Read The News Today... Dec. 2, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 2, 2010 2:00 pm
Drake will host the 2011 Juno Awards, which will be held at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on March 27. Maybe this will make the event a little more interesting to you youngsters, seeing as your mom loved last year's awards because Michael Buble won everything.Calgary's Braids have recorded a session for Daytrotter. You can download an MP3 of them...
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Of Montreal — False Priest

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) September 16, 2010 9:37 am
Both Of Montreal and The Apples On Stereo, the last remaining Elephant 6 bands, have gradually shifted from pure indie rock-inspired pop to something with more musical sophistication and density. Of Montreal, specifically, have morphed from their power-pop roots to slowly embrace elements of late-'60s psychedelia, funk and afro-funk rhythms,...
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Song Of The Day: Of Montreal's "Coquet Coquette"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 13, 2010 2:32 pm
"Coquet Coquette" is the first single from Of Montreal's 10th studio album, False Priest, which is out tomorrow. It's a typical mix of the band's usual cheeky, witty lyrics, synths that make it sound like it's about to take off at any moment, and crunchy guitar. It's a good example of what the rest of False Priest...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 24, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 24, 2010 1:31 pm
Kasabian celebrated the end of their tour in support of last year's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum by gatecrashing two weddings with Noel Gallagher. We're guessing there was plenty of booze involved and the language got quite... appropriately filthy. —The Sun My Morning Jacket, R.E.M. and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 20, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 20, 2010 12:14 pm
Former Inbreds singer/bassist Mike O'Neill is helping Halifax indie rockers In-Flight Safety record new material. —TwitterDallas Green has written a song about the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster called "At The Bird's Foot." But he says it's different from many of the other songs about the tragedy because he focuses...
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Video Of The Day: Of Montreal's "Coquet Coquette"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 18, 2010 2:32 pm
When you're lost in the middle of the ocean on a raft and you're fighting against a group of people on another raft, things are bound to get a little crazy. War might break out, say. Or, as is the case in the video for Of Montreal's "Coquet Coquette," cannibalism might also ensue. Forget True Blood and vampire shows being...
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