After watching the recently unearthed footage of Arcade Fire playing a house party in 2002 and a 17-year-old Robin Pecknold covering Radiohead and Simon & Garfunkel, I thought it would be fun to…   Read Story »

We got the word on this one from a reader named Kate, who informs us of the following: Broken Social Scene were going to have a show on the island in Toronto but because of the city strike they had…   Read Story »

So far the videos from Brendan Canning's Something For All Of Us... have found the Broken Social Scenester running for his life in the woods and battling Kevin Drew. BC's also at the center of this…   Read Story »

This one's a trip. The Stills have been particularly ominous in this Oceans Will Rise era. And come to think of it, the album title's apocalyptic undertones should have been an initial hint. Their…   Read Story »

The last time we saw Brendan Canning, via "Hit The Wall," he was running away from animals, wearing a red tracksuit, and looking a lot like Jeff Lynne. For the George Vale-directed video for…   Read Story »

In the Sean Michael Turrell-directed video for previously mentioned (and listened to) "Hit The Wall," Broken Social Scene bassist and Spirit If... tour mate Brendan Canning wakes up in the woods in…   Read Story »

It's totally reductive to associate Memorial Day Weekend solely with drinking and eating (and not, you know, Memorializing), but here it is, that special weekend custom made for welcoming summer,…   Read Story »

Now that Broken Social Scene is through Presenting Kevin Drew, the collective can move on to Presenting other people who make music. But first, what exactly constitutes a Broken Social Scene Presents…   Read Story »

You read that city right. Boss man Scott is blogging abroad this week, pointing out the Stereostaff's typos on a locally envied, but ultimately impractical iPhone. Last night he hit up La Cigale dans…   Read Story »