Cold Specks

Grimes, Justin Beiber, Metric, Leonard Cohen, The Weeknd, Crystal Castles and Drake among the 2013 Juno nominees

Grimes aboard the SS Coachella 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) Names like Grimes, Stars, Woods of Ypres (RIP), Crystal Castles, Metric and Leonard Cohen sit side-by-side with names like Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jebsen, Celine Dion and Drake as part of the 2013 nominees for the Juno Awards, Canada’s answer to the Grammys…

Arts & Crafts celebrates 10 years with Broken Social Scene / Feist-headlined Field Trip fest, compilations, art exhibits & more

Toronto record label Arts & Crafts, which was co-founded by Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and in honor of that, they’re presenting the Field Trip Music & Arts Festival in Toronto on June 8 at Fort York and Garrison Com…

Moby lists his Top 10 Albums of 2012, DJing NYC on NYE

Moby at Moogfest 2011 (more by Diana Wong) Moby was one of the commercially successful electronic musicians of yesteryear, but as popular taste shifted towards distorted synths and abrasive bass drops, Moby chose not to follow the pack…

Cold Specks plays Schubas this month (win tix!)

Cold Specks @ Hotel Vegan in Austin (BV-SXSW 2012) (more by Amanda Hatfield) Soulful folk siren Cold Specks (aka Al Spx) is currently on tour throughout North America…

Grimes, Fucked Up, Cadence Weapon and more played the Polaris Music Prize 2012 Gala along with winner Feist (pics)

As you may have heard, Feist took home the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on Monday at Toronto’s Masonic Temple. The Calgary native won the $30,000 prize for last year’s Arts & Crafts release, Metals, beating out an incredibly strong shortlist which included Grimes, Drake (who was in Toronto but did not attend the gala), Handsome Furs, and 2009 winners, Fucked Up…

RZA, Nas, Cold Specks, Common, Lady Gaga & more tix

Tickets for RZA’s show at the Double Door on October 13 are on sale now. Tickets for Nas’ show at Congress Theater on November 14 with Lauryn Hill are on sale now…

Cold Specks going on tour, playing Schubas

Cold Specks (aka Al Spx) is set to kick off a fall international tour this weekend in Hamburg, Germany. That tour features a short North American run, which hasn’t been announced in full, but includes a Chicago show at Schubas on November 29…

Cold Specks going on tour, filmed a Take Away Show (dates and videos)

Cold Specks (aka Al Spx), whose debut LP, I Predict A Graceful Expulsion, is still in the running for the Mercury Prize is touring internationally this fall and into winter…

Mumford & Sons played Hoboken's Pier A Park; Cold Specks played Glasslands and playing Union Hall tonight

(via @coreymanicone)Mumford & Sons kicked off a monthlong American tour on Wednesday night with an outdoor concert in Hoboken, N.J., providing thrills for more than 15,000 people who crowded into Pier A Park to hear these English folk rockers…

2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List (Cold Specks, Grimes, Japandroids, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Fucked Up & more)

Last month the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, which awards a Canadian album of recorded music each year, revealed their long list and this week the short list was revealed…
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