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July 6th, 2010 - 5:32 pm § in Indie Music Industry, Punk, Toronto, Women In Punk

Interview With: Sandy Miranda (Fucked Up)

Over the past few months we have been posting interviews with women from across the country who have had a phenomenal impact on the underground Canadian punk scene, with hopes of putting it all into print by the end of 2010 ( the name “push mosh” was suggested)  This is an interview with Sandy Miranda, bassist for the globe trotting, Polaris Prize winning punk 6- piece Fucked Up.

Who are you?

I am a thirty year old female, born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am a sister to my two older siblings, Aida and Tony, and daughter to my mother, Valentina. I am caregiver of a white Persian-turkish van cat by the name of Buster. I am the bass player in a rock band called Fucked Up.
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June 25th, 2010 - 6:06 am § in Rap, Toronto

Spit It Out: July 15th

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June 25th, 2010 - 6:03 am § in Hip Hop, Radio Party, Rap, Toronto

The Roundtable Podcast: Manafest & White Lung

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About Manafest:

manafest-headshot Over the past seven years, Chris Greenwood has used the moniker Manafest to organically build his fan base playing over 1,000 shows on four separate continents and selling over 100,000 records worldwide.  He’s had multiple videos on high rotation on MuchMusic accompanied by live appearances, has impacted radio stations with numerous singles, and has garnered multiple television placements including with So You Think You Can Dance and a Nike Rewind video.  His 2010 project is his most aggressive and sonically evolved to date with the catapulted success already set to overdrive, he’s taking the world by storm.  For more info: www.manafest.net

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June 23rd, 2010 - 5:02 pm § in Uncategorized

The Roundtable Podcast: Cedar vs. The Nobel Rouges

About Cedar

Cedar are a four-piece indie rock band who bring their rural roots into the heart of Toronto.  Weaned on open fields, lush forests and riverside campfires, the band draws influence not only from the early 90’s alt. rock they grew up on, but the organic surroundings from which they originally called “home”.  Natural instrumentation and smooth wandering vocals engage and encompass the listener with the familiar, straying only from the long worn foot path occasionally to see what’s beyond the next hill.

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June 22nd, 2010 - 10:32 pm § in Hip Hop, Indie Music Industry, Rap, Toronto

Hip Hop Ain’t Dead: Peter Jackson- Next Up From Toronto?

Chris McKee

There is a saying that is being thrown around in Canada that “Hip Hop Aint Dead…..It Lives In The North.” That statement is no longer being said by a bunch of Canadians with inferiority complexes hoping to seek the attention of their American counterparts.  Because the truth is….. that statement is now a matter of FACT.  With Toronto’s own Drake now dominating the radio & video airwaves across the United States (and soon to be Soundscan charts) and the recent international success of Toronto’s other top dog Kardinal Offishall, the eyes & ears of the hip hop world are now focused north of the border to find out just exactly how these “nice, friendly & passive Canadians” are dominating the American born & bred craft of Hip Hop.

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June 10th, 2010 - 7:34 pm § in Punk, Radio Party

Artist Profile: xRapeRevengex

About a month ago we had the pleasure of interviewing a new band from Calgary called xRapeRevengex.  Before you make grandious assumptions about what their name stands for and the “state of the scene”, here’s their bio:

Rape Revenge is a feminist, straight edge, vegetarian band from Calgary Alberta, Canada. We have a 7″ record out on XTrueX Records. If you would like to order one, please to go: www.xtruexrecords.com

When these mid-west moshers came to Toronto in early May, I was speachless.  Polite, classy, and modest would barely describe it; they treated the promoters and their fans with respect, they returned every smile with 3, they held doors open for eachother, and they totally ripped the stage apart with their frantic politicized grindcore.  This is the phone interview we did with xRapeRevengex on The Sound Pollution Roundtable, for Indie Love Radio on Monday May 3rd/2010.

Sound Pollution 2010

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June 4th, 2010 - 5:43 pm § in Uncategorized

Roundtable Host Gena Meldazy Interviewed on Liquid Lunch…

As we brace ourselves for the craziest month of June ever- the NXNE Festival, Toronto Pride Parade, and the G20 Summit- Roundtable host Gena Meldazy dropped by Liquid Lunch (daily on Thatchannel.com) to talk about politics and Sound Pollution’s special event ‘Spit It Out- Toronto’s ONLY Lyricist Lounge‘.

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