Email Author Chandler Levack

2010 Stories by Chandler Levack

• Anamanaguchi

  published December 29, 2010

  Four Loko supporters and the men behind the soundtrack to the Scott Pilgrim video game, Anamanaguchi make erratic soundscapes out of a... More >>

• Lee Fields & the Expressions

  published December 29, 2010

  Before Sharon Jones rightly led a new class to get on the goodfoot, she was singing backup for vintage soul singer Lee Fields. The revival has... More >>

• Class Actress

  published December 22, 2010

  For the intrepid music lover, the ideal New Year's doesn't involve $900 bottle service and a Black Eyed Peas remix. Instead, ring in 2011 with... More >>

• The Slackers

  published December 8, 2010

  The last time you heard ska in a bowling alley, it was "Santeria" by Sublime. Tonight, New York outfit the Slackers will draw upon their highly... More >>

• The Hood Internet

  published December 8, 2010

  Girl Talk paired Britney with Akon. Chi-town mash-up duo the Hood Internet took the concept one step further, creating sublime confections in... More >>

• OK Go

  published October 20, 2010

  These four nerds on treadmills have staying power. Approved by Ira Glass and YouTube favorites for their music videos, 2010's Of the Blue Color... More >>

• The Black Crowes

  published October 20, 2010

  The Black Crowes--still a little Led Zeppelin and a lot Lynyrd Skynyrd--have embarked on their Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys Tour, in which they... More >>

• K-OS+Shad

  published October 20, 2010

  Canada's answer to Kanye is equally bat-shit and well groomed, though the conscious rap of K-OS cares not for Balmain's fall collection. 2009's... More >>

• Corin Tucker Band

  published October 13, 2010

  Now that Carrie Brownstein's doing standup and Janet Weiss has joined forces with everyone from Stephen Malkmus to Bright Eyes, ex-Sleater-Kinney... More >>

• 'CMJ: PS I Love You+Soft Reeds+Dear Comrade'

  published October 13, 2010

  While your CMJ may pass in a drunken haze of Twitpics and Surfer Blood make-out sessions, let's make one thing clear: PS I Love You will prevail... More >>

• My Morning Jacket

  published October 13, 2010

  On the humpday of their five night, five-album stint at Terminal (where else?) Five, the Jacket dust off their 2003 masterpiece It Still... More >>

• Scout Niblett

  published September 29, 2010

  This flaxen-haired English rose is Steve Albini's muse, for better and for worse. On this year's The Calcination of Scout Niblett (an... More >>

• Semi Precious Weapons

  published September 29, 2010

  Before Lady GaGa wore steak tartare, she was a de facto groupie for New York glam rockers Semi Precious Weapons, who espouse a similar belief in... More >>

• Gorillaz

  published September 29, 2010

  Created as a response to Blur's incessant touring, Damon Albarn's 2D side project Gorillaz have finally been elevated to a live performance,... More >>

• Born Ruffians+Winter Gloves+First Rate People

  published September 22, 2010

  Tonight showcases three of Canada's jangliest and gangliest indie rockers. From Toronto, First Rate People will charm with their infectious sweep... More >>

• The Clean

  published September 22, 2010

  Even if you haven't heard the Clean before, you know what they sound like; the droning lo-fi of this '80s New Zealand outfit has been copied by... More >>

• Stars

  published September 15, 2010

  A merry band of Montrealers who did time in Broken Social Scene before emerging with their own dangerous liaisons, Stars rests on the overblown... More >>

• Anti-Flag

  published September 15, 2010

  One of the more politically inclined bands to emerge from the late '90s W,arped Tour circuit, PA punks Anti-Flag fought fascism, racism, and... More >>

• Broken Social Scene+the Sea & Cake

  published September 8, 2010

  They come together, they break apart. Such is the nature of sprawling collective Broken Social Scene, whose recent forays into publishing (This... More >>

• Ra Ra Riot

  published September 8, 2010

  A New Jersey sextet that takes pleasure in cello solos and keg stands, Ra Ra Riot are the state school to Vampire Weekend's Ivy League. (Frontman... More >>

• Spoon

  published September 1, 2010

  Spoon's skeletal electro-steeze has inspired more modern musicians than the Strokes; just listen to the latest tracks of their touring mates the... More >>

• Marc Anthony

  published September 1, 2010

  J Lo's squeeze is good for much more Stateside than just his appearance in Shall We Dance?. The Puerto Rican star brought his music to the... More >>

• Think About Life

  published August 18, 2010

  From artist/workspace Friendship Cove in Montreal comes the insatiable hype crew Think About Life, comprised of Miracle Fortress' Graham Van Pelt,... More >>

• Justin Bieber

  published August 18, 2010

  He's the pint size wunderkind from Ontario, Canada who made a Faustian development deal with Usher to become the music industry's only hope, and... More >>

• Juliette Lewis

  published August 11, 2010

  Kickass character actress Juliette Lewis could've gone the Minnie Driver or JLove route with her music, crafting poppy vagina monologues that... More >>