Articles by Travis Persaud

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  Still Life Still

  Pastel

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2009

  Still Life Still made a bold move signing to Arts and Crafts. Already heavily compared to Broken Social Scene, the group opened themselves...

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  The Kingdom

  The Rage That Guides

  PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2009

  Self-proclaimed vegan straightedge hardcore band Kingdom don't waste any time on The Rage That Guides, spitting out ten songs in less than...

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  The Red Baron

  My First Love

  PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2009

  The Red Baron continue Florida's long tradition of harvesting hardcore bands, but it's hard to tell by glancing at their album cover. A car...

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  The Weakerthans / The Constantines

  The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON April 2

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2009

  The Constantines ensured the third and final night of the Rolling Tundra Tour in Toronto went off with a bang. Although people were still s...

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  dd/mm/yyyy

  Black Square

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2009

  The seven-headed monster that is DD/MM/YYYY seemed to have found some coherency, or at least greater cohesion, on Black Square. From start...

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  Underoath

  The Guvernment, Toronto ON March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2009

  It didn't appear that the luck of the Irish was on the side of Underoath when they rolled into the Kool Haus... I mean the Guvernment on St...

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  Driver Side Impact

  Lion

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2009

  This Cleveland quintet return with their sophomore album, and a little bit more grit to their pop punk. With Branden Langhals sounding very...

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  Punchline

  Just Say Yes

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2009

  Winning the $25,000 grand prize from Heavy.com allowed Punchline to part ways with Fueled By Ramen and release Just Say Yes themselves. Wit...