Tim the Mute

Canadian Artists Come Clean About Their Musical Guilty Pleasures

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2021

What exactly counts as a "guilty pleasure" these days? Back in the '90s, people might have harboured a secret love for Britney Spears or th...

Kingfisher Bluez Crams 12 Artists onto a Single 7-Inch with 'Short Songs' Comp

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2019

It's been 20 long years since Fat Wreck Chords released the iconic, 101-song compilation Short Music for Short People. While the label has...

Tim the Mute Returns with 'Welcome to the Sad Cafe' LP

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2019

When he's not releasing records for half of Canada's bands with his Kingfisher Bluez imprint, Tim Clapp makes heartfelt, pop-punk tinged in...

Vancouver's Wax Cowboy Enlist Tim the Mute to Star in Their New Video

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2019

Vancouver indie rock quartet Wax Cowboy are gearing up to release their new EP Scott on July 20. Ahead of its arrival, the band have introd...

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'Do In Yourself' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2018

Tim Clapp is the Suge Knight of indie pop via his unstoppable Kingfisher Bluez imprint, but the Vancouver music figure also manages to keep...

Tim the Mute Shares New Single Ahead of Third Album

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2018

In addition to releasing a steady stream of other people's music, Kingfisher Bluez honcho Tim Clapp maintains a seriously prolific pace as...

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"Lights on Broadway" (Ruiseart remix) (video)

PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2017

Last year, Kingfisher Bluez boss man Tim the Mute (a.k.a. Tim Clapp) released his surprisingly dense LP Take My Life... Please! Before he d...

Kingfisher Bluez Gets Peach Pit, Kim Gray, the Jins for 10th Annual Xmas Party

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2017

It's hard to believe, but Tim Clapp (a.k.a. Tim the Mute) has been organizing his annual Vancouver holiday party for a full decade now. The...