Articles by Alex Molotkow

Azalia Snail

Avec Amour

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

Avec Amour is a perfumed note from the ’90s underground. Azalia Snail’s songs straddle epic and lo-fi descriptions — she moans in familiarl...

Spiral Beach

Spiral Beach

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

One out of every three press bios contains the phrase, "quirky, neurotic, Talking Heads-inspired pop.” Most of the bands these bios describ...

Tender Forever

The Soft and the Hardcore

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

Tender Forever is the alias of Melanie Valera, the latest girl-next-door to join K Records’ league of daydreamers. She comes from Bordeaux,...

Sons and Daughters' Reality Show

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Sons and Daughters' sound is the result of bubbling chemistry, friction and emotional extrication. "I think honesty is one of the core elem...

The Meligrove Band Get Started (Again)

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

At one time Toronto/Mississauga's tightest East coast revival act, the Meligrove Band had only to step out from behind the curtain of their...

From Fiction Keep Fit

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

As anyone who's seen them play can attest, From Fiction are a real bunch of athletes. They've been both praised as high-energy math-rock co...

Asobi Seksu Let Songs Speak

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

The mark of a good band is that the music speaks for itself. In Asobi Seksu’s case, the music certainly says more than guitarist/vocalist J...

Translating <b>Nina Nastasia</b>

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Nina Nastasia lives in her own head, judging by the disconnection between her music and her surroundings. Though she grew up in Hollywood a...