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Tag Archives: Metric
Tuesday Tunes: Chronology of my favorite music artists
Below is a table identifying my favorite musical artists over the years. As can be seen, they vary from time to time, with some appearing more than once. Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Weezer, The Stills, and Wolf Alice have all accomplished … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, history, Ireland, Music, music reviews, pictures, Radio, UK, video, writing
Tagged Aerosmith, artists, Canada, Carole King, chronology, DCFC, Def Leppard, entertainment, Fleetwood Mac, fun, Ireland, Metric, music, Pat Benatar, Pearl Jam, Phoebe Bridgers, Radiohead, Scandal, The Beatles, The Cars, The Monkees, The Stills, U2, UK, USA, Weezer, Wolf Alice
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Best and Worst Live Concerts Seen – UPDATED
BEST Wolf Alice – Denver 2022, at the Ogden Theatre – added 10/12/22 Metric – Detroit 2012, at the Fillmore Theatre Death Cab for Cutie – Detroit 2012, at the Fox Theatre The Eagles – Purdue 1976, at Elliott Hall … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, fun, history, music, music reviews, songs
Tagged Aerosmith, bands, Beach Boys, concerts, DCFC, Doobie Brothers, Grand Funk, Kings of Leon, Loverboy, Metric, MGMT, Pat Benatar, performers, The Eagles, The Joy Formidable, The Stills, U2
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Thank you, METRIC for a Rock n’ Roll Masterpiece
Every once in a while you hear an album that completely knocks your socks off the very first time your listen to it. Today was one of those days. NPR was kind enough to provide a “First Listen” to METRIC’s … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, Love, music, pictures, Radio, video, Women
Tagged Art of Doubt, Canada, Emily haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead, Joules Scott-Key, Metric, music, Rock 'n' Roll
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Favorite Female Lead Singers of Rock Bands – Updated
This can be a tough category to define, as what constitutes a rock band is a moving target. For this list, a rock band is a group of musicians who play under a group name, not an individual’s name (unless … Continue reading
Posted in art, entertainment, fun, Music, music reviews, Women
Tagged 10, Berlin, Blondie, Cranberries, Eurthymics, Fleetwood Mac, florence & the Machine, garbage, heart, Hole, Jefferson Starship, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, July Talk, Metric, Missing Persons, music, No Doubt, Paramore, Portishead, rock, Roxette, Scandal, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, The Go-Go's, The Joy Formidable, The Motels, The Pretenders, Til Tuesday, Wolf Alice, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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‘Can’ada ya’ say song of the year, eh?
Two years ago, Montreal’s Arcade Fire took home the Grammy for Album of the Year for their masterful album The Suburbs. In 2012, I think Toronto’s Metric could very well lay claim to Song of the Year honors for the … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, culture, diversity, entertainment, globalization, history, music, music reviews
Tagged albums, Arcade Fire, art, Canada, entertainment, Grammy's, Metric, music, records, songs, video
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By any Metric, a superb album (NSFW)
I have been eagerly awaiting Metric’s newest album entitled Synthetica ever since their previous release Fantasies came out. Fantasies was clearly one of the best alternative/indie rock releases of the first decade of the 21st century. The foursome from Toronto, … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, alternative rock, art, Canada, Emily haines, Fantasies, indie, Jimmy Shaw, lyrics, Metric, music, songwriting, Synthetica, Toronto
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