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I AM ME wrote:really i was under the impression that Snow Patrol was Canadian...hmmmm.


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They're mine :evil:

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i totally bought their cd on a whim (it was $6 at target and i had a gift card) and now i adore them. :drool:
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by indie i don't mean the music genre, which is the most retarded idea ever. I mean bands that are underground or signed onto indie labels. I'd consider Tegan and Sara a underground band considering not many people know who they are, and they play small bars
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Well, i must give them a listen! If they're based in scotland, you know its Class.
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and if they're from northern ireland well ... we know what that would interest you my dear :P
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.


And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
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HEY
I'm not a bigot man, unless the band plays songs in a Rangers strip, theres no problems :D.

It isnt my fault i have illegal connections!
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most of the ones that i can think of right now have been mentioned

except this gem from halifax :drool:

Matt Mays
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"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."

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The February's

:D
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Isn't Neko Case Canadian too?
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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i'm not into canadian indie too much, well i haven't come in a lot of contact with it. but i'm a HUGE broken social scene fan
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yeah i've just recently gotten into it. I've had a subscription to Chart for a long time now, but i never really paid much attention to any of the bands they rave about untill recently. Canada really does have an amazing music scene just under the surface. You look at some of the critically acclaimed college radio bands in America and it seems like Canada has tons of bands better then them just under the surface.

I would suggest trying out some of the local bands Chart suggests.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Ohhh Yeah. Chart reccomends some reallly awesome sauce music. Alot of who i listen to now, was because of chart. :nod:
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Yeah people get down on Chart about how their writing isn't very good, but i love it. It's really casual and they have a great sense of humor. It's more like real people writing then "magazine writing". Not to mention they're probably proping up the Canadian music scene, they're awesome for exposing awesome bands in local areas.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Back in the day when Matt was underground he was a Chart darling, even became artist of the year
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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I love chart :oops:
I dont really care who knows, its a great Magazine.
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I AM ME wrote:Isn't Neko Case Canadian too?


yes. but she hasnt been for too long.

I AM ME wrote:yeah i've just recently gotten into it. I've had a subscription to Chart for a long time now, but i never really paid much attention to any of the bands they rave about untill recently. Canada really does have an amazing music scene just under the surface. You look at some of the critically acclaimed college radio bands in America and it seems like Canada has tons of bands better then them just under the surface


Completely agreed. I recently got into it also
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THE CONSTANTINES!!!

I'm serious, this band is amazing! Saw them open for Hawksley one time and slowly became hooked...Shine A Light and their self titled album are awesome....oh ya and their very good live too....like at one show in London, someone told them to "take of [their] pants!" and they did..like the lead singer took off his clothes and rocked out with his guitar...well maybe that doesnt float your boat (lol) they were still really awesome!

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Well i fthat ins't rock and roll i don't know what is
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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