During her first ever North American tour, Irish singer and songwriter Róisín Murphy performed her amazing art-rock record Take Her Up to Monto in Toronto and AMBY had the delight of speaking with her beforehand. Dive into our conversation as we discuss photographing buildings, fashion, love comedies, being a weirdo,
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Gimme Your Answers 2: A Video Interview w/ Everything Everything
While having a blast at TIME Festival in Toronto, AMBY had the absolute delight of interviewing one of our favourites, Everything Everything, before their first Canadian show ever! Dive into our latest video as we speak with the art-pop group's Jonathan Higgs and Alex Robertshaw to discuss clichés, trying to
Photos: Pet Shop Boys @ Sony Centre – Toronto
Exclusive Track Premiere: Teen Commandments – “Big Old Brain”
Teen Commandments are a band who consistently churn out clever, danceable, synth-pop jams. AMBY was first introduced to the Williamsburg foursome two years ago with their sassy single American Special - a song which now sits among a list of my favourite tracks of all time. It was a delight to recently
Photos: For Esmé and Bossie @ Adelaide Hall – Toronto
Gimme Your Answers: A Video Interview w/ FFS (Franz Ferdinand x Sparks)
While in town in support of their whimsical and cheeky self-titled debut record, AMBY had the pleasure of interviewing FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) by sitting down with Alex Kapranos and Bob Hardy from Franz Ferdinand. Enjoy our exclusive interview as we discuss thrift shopping, hoping collaborations do work, recording with
Exclusive: Language Arts announce sophomore record “Able Island”
Today we're pleased to exclusively share that Language Arts have announced the details of their new record Able Island. Scheduled for release on October 9th, the sophomore album from this Toronto art-rock group -- comprised of Kristen Cudmore (guitarist and vocalist), Neil MacIntosh (drums), and Joel Visentin (their prairie party boy
Getting Cozy With: Technicolor Hearts
Getting Cozy With… ROAR!
Getting Cozy With… Newsmen!
Newsmen are questioned by their lyricist [Sean Fitzpatrick] on behalf of A Music Blog, Yea?! S: First off, where and who are you? Andrew [Fitzpatrick, Singer/Pianist]: We’re a rock band from Toronto. We are you, me, and our good friends Matt [Frewen] and Justin [Justin]. They respectively play drums and basses. S: Do