Articles by Alex Molotkow

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  Hanne Hukkelberg

  Little Things

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Norwegian Hanne Hukkelberg's music seems to come from an enchanted junkyard. She has so many ideas that she makes her own building material...

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  Immaculate Machine

  Ones and Zeroes

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  The Immaculate Machine's debut on Mint is a great presentation of the band's sound: energetic, uplifting, and smart pop. The band are aptly...

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  Salim Nourallah

  Beautiful Noise

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Salim Nourallah makes nice pop compositions, featuring string sections, keyboard harmonies and tambourines, all tucked under a blanket of s...

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  Various

  Manifesto #2 — Want to Verb a Noun?

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  It's touching to see a show of allegiance to grassroots art such as Manifesto, a zine/CD-R that serves as a scrapbook/sampler of a bunch of...

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  Various

  Verve Remixed 3

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Getting today's leading electro-pop and hip-hop artists to remix jazz classics is a concept that could reap either terrific or repugnant re...

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  Barcelona Pavilion

  It's Because Of…

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Love them or hate them, the Barcelona Pavilion are what they are: Toronto's forerunning lo-fi pop act. Their sound is inspired by the DIY b...

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  Cougar Party

  Heartbreakers/Homewreckers

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Something about a woman's guttural holler just sounds more righteous, and from the opening strains of Cougar Party's debut, you know that r...

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  Mice Parade

  Bem-Vinda Vontade

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Mice Parade are a sort of posi-core post-rock. Imagine the shifting rhythms, sprawling percussion and guitar orchestration of the genre, bu...