Sugar Laced Soul

NOW and Eye Weekly give props to The Diableros' debut CD "You Can't Break the Strings in Our Olympic Hearts". The band's website had posted some mp3's over the summer which I had the opportunity to download and listen to. (The mp3's are unfortunately not available anymore but you can hear some streaming audio over at New Music Canada.) Song titles include "No Weight", "Push It To Monday", "Tropical Pets" and "Smash The Clock". It's terrific stuff that has echoes of The Walkmen and Echo and The Bunnymen at least to my ears. I'd have definitely included their album in my submission to i(heart)music's poll had their album come out earlier. [original photo from http://../]

Back in June, Are You Familiar? posted an exclusive mp3 of The Diableros' "Sugar Laced Soul". Go download it!

The Diableros play their CD Release show this Saturday November 26th in Toronto at Sneaky Dee's and their New Music Canada page indicates they're playing The Duke of Marlborough Pub in Mississauga(which is practically in my neighbourhood) on December 3rd.

Eye Weekly and Jam!Showbiz spoke to controller.controller in advance of their CD Release show in Toronto at Spin Gallery which takes place tomorrow(November 25th).

I read over at chartattack that Stars just added a matinee all-ages show at Lee's Palace for Sunday December 18th. 6 shows in 4 days. This has to be some kind of record. Someone please call Guinness World Records.

cleverlazy's most recent podcast features an interview with Bell Orchestre/Arcade Fire member Richard Reed Parry.

Ya da, ya da, ya da...everyone's already blogged about this but I'll post about it anyway. Take Your Medicine polls UK music bloggers and compiles a list of the 48 Hottest Bands in the UK. Anyone in Australia willing to bite, 'cause I'd be interested in seeing a list of the hottest bands in Australia.