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Broken Social Scene's secret weapon on 'Hug Of Thunder'? New member Ariel Engle

Broken Social Scene Hug Of Thunder FILE UNDER: (Other) Great Canadian supergroup strikes again ROCKS LIKE: Chvrches, the New Pornographers, Grizzly Bear WHAT’S DIFFERENT: It only took seven years, but they finally got the band back together—all 15 original members of the group, too, including Leslie Feist and Metric frontwoman Emily Haines. Their secret weapon […]

AP Presents: Friday Fives with William Control

[Image: Katie Imogen] We here at AP know you Internet denizens love lists. And we know that folks in bands have other interests beyond cranking out decibels. So we’re introducing Friday Fives, a column that solicits a list of five subjects from a number of various rockers. Just in time for Halloween, electro-goth-punk crooner WILLIAM […]

Eight And A Half - Eight And A Half

Eight And A Half Eight And A Half This review originally ran in AP 286. In some respects, this collaboration between Broken Social Scene drummer Justin Peroff and two members of now-defunct rockers the Stills (keyboardist/percussionist Liam O’Neil and vocalist/guitarist Dave Hamelin) sounds exactly what you’d expect from musicians with their pedigree. Indie-leaning pop constructed […]