Articles by Alex Molotkow

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  Jon-Rae and the River / the Silt / Castle Music

  The Music Gallery, Toronto ON - October 28, 2005

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Jon-Rae and the River had barely returned from their brief Maritime tour and already the Music Gallery swelled with anxious fans ready to w...

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  Pleasant

  Awkward as a Beehive

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Do you remember a time in your life when Pavement seemed really off-the-wall? When Matador records was mature, and when relating to Cap’n J...

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  Erin Tobey

  Erin Tobey

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  When "ordinary person” music goes further than the basement, it poses a problem: a lot of ordinary people with such ambitions get a complex...

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  Caribbean

  Plastic Explosives

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  The Caribbean are a self-described "experimental pop band,” a term that seems to refer to the fact that their beats change more times than...

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  Constantines

  Tournament of Hearts

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  Possibly the most disappointing thing about the Constantines’ latest release is the fact that the band could do much better, and have. Thei...

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  American Princes

  Little Spaces

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  American Princes’ debut sounds like a family affair. I imagine two young siblings, one with a boner for swagger-rock along the lines of Jet...

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  Broken Social Scene

  Broken Social Scene + EP To Be You and Me

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  BSS should cut some members. The eleven mainstays and their guests may provide manpower and a pool of ideas, but the collective need to be...

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  Caroline

  Where's My Love

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  Electronic production has long been emo’s safety sheath. The likes of the Postal Service and Styrofoam have managed to safeguard a heavily...