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Friday, April 17, 2020

Anyway Gang Skewer Capitalism in New "Eyes of Green" Video

--taken from: Exclaim!



by Allie Gregory

While hunkered down in isolation, members of Anyway Gang have shared a brand new music video for their track, "Eyes of Green" from their debut self-titled LP.

Having planned to release the visual effort ahead of an upcoming tour schedule, the band have shared the work early because, as you can imagine, they won't likely hit the road anytime soon due to ongoing tour postponements in the wake of COVID-19. Instead, the animated video arrives today alongside a political statement from the band, rallying against capitalism and its effects on climate change.

Read the band's statement below:

"Eyes of Green" is a song and video about the extinction of humanity. It was written long before this pandemic, and its theme addresses an issue that we must face when we eventually emerge from our cocoons. So today we've decided that we should release the video.

We hope this pandemic is Mother Nature's way of sending us all to our room to think about what we've done. A moment for us all to reflect and take stock, reset and reflect about how we are going to live when things get back to normal.

We'd like to dedicate it to all the healthcare workers and brave humans working at the neighbourhood grocery stores, taking care of the sick and keeping us fed, until we can get to the other side of this.

"Eyes of Green" was animated and directed by Bossie's Anne Douris, who further suggests the clip is a criticism of unregulated capitalism.

"It's suicidal to pursue endless growth," Douris said in a statement. "A capitalist succeeds by cutting costs and gaining wealth. Workers are treated as disposable. The environment, collateral damage. When we're poor, sick or dead (and probably underwater) who will be left to buy the latest birthday cake-flavoured breakfast cereal? It's not just that capitalism can't survive itself (it can't). Civilization cannot survive capitalism. Democratise the enterprise. We're fucked otherwise."

Anyway Gang formed late last year, combining Sam Roberts, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Dave Monks from Tokyo Police Club and Hollerado's Menno Versteeg for a new Canadian supergroup and the release of their debut LP Anyway Gang. The record arrived in November via Royal Mountain Records.

--taken from: Exclaim!
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Thursday, April 9, 2020

Royal Mountain Records Instagram post about World Tour ft. Chris Murphy

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Canadian Artists Weigh In on Their Wildest Celebrity Encounters

--taken from: Exclaim! (read more here)



by Alex Hudson

Sloan:

Jay Ferguson: I'm standing in a coat check line next to Big Daddy Kane while someone mistakens me for Beck as I'm watching John Cale sit alone at a table tapping his fingers.

Chris Murphy: We toured with Redd Kross in 1997 and they brought this precocious 17-year-old kid along who was in a band that were signed to Geffen and he was such a little brat but I loved him. A few years later I went to see a movie called Rushmore while I was on tour in D.C. and the lead was this kid Jason Schwartzman. I didn't even put it together until later that he had been that bratty kid. I adored Rushmore and I've become friends with Jason.

Andrew Scott: I've had way better brushes with normal people —— celebrity is such a let down, for both sides.

Patrick Pentland: A bronze Ronald McDonald sitting on a bronze park bench. Not much of a talker.

--taken from: Exclaim! (read more here)
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Royal Mountain and NPR's World Cafe launch new World Tour livestream series

--taken from: NOW Magazine

The series features two artists from two countries every night in April, including members of Sloan and Wolf Parade, Luna Li, Ellis, Fred Penner, Nap Eyes and more

In the age of physical distancing, music livestreams have been popping up quicker than anyone could reasonably track – though we are featuring ones with a Toronto connection in our new virtual event listings). Now there's a full livestream world tour, courtesy of local label Royal Mountain and NPR's World Cafe (which is hosted by Toronto expat Raina Douris).

The World Tour livestream series runs throughout April at 7 pm ET, featuring two artists, each from a different country, every night. The schedule will be published at the beginning of each week. Shows will run live on Royal Mountain's Instagram.

The list of confirmed artists (heavy on the Canadians) includes: Haviah Mighty, Chris Murphy (of Sloan), Young Guv, Robin Hatch, Luna Li, Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade/Operators), Hatchie, Ratboys, Dave Foley and Annie Murphy (of Schitt's Creek). Find the full lineup of performers announced so far on the poster below.

Here's the week one schedule:

April 1

Royal Mountain Records founder Menno Versteeg (of Hollerado) & World Cafe host Raina Douris + Fred Penner (Vancouver Island, Canada)

April 2

Nap Eyes (Montreal, Canada) + Crake (Leeds, UK)

April 3

San Mei (Gold Coast, Australia) + Islands (Los Angeles, USA)

April 4

Bartees Strange (Washington DC, USA) + Sam Roberts (Montreal, Canada)

April 5

Ellis (Hamilton, Canada) + Alexandra Savior (Portland, OR, USA)

April 6

Hubert Lenoir (Quebec City, Canada) + Gustaf (New York, USA)

April 7 (9 pm start)

Ducks Unlimited (Toronto, Ontario) + Say Sue Me (Busan, South Korea)


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Royal Mountain Unveils Nightly Livestream Series with Dave Foley, Chris Murphy, Dan Boeckner

--taken from: Exclaim!



by Brock Thiessen

Royal Mountain Records is the latest label to get in on the exploding livestream game, announcing a nightly series featuring the likes of Sam Roberts, Kids in the Hall's Dave Foley, Sloan's Chris Murphy, Wolf Parade/Operators' Dan Boeckner and many more.

The "World Tour" livestream series is a collaboration between Royal Mountain and World Cafe. Starting tonight, it will run nightly throughout April, with each livestream starting a 7 p.m. ET and each featuring two artists via Royal Mountain's Instagram. The schedules will be posted every seven days.

In addition to the aforementioned artists, the livestream series will feature Hatchie, Ratboys, the Beths, Nap Eyes, Ezra Furman, Haviah Mighty, Manchester Orchestra, Shady Nasty, Say Sue Me, Tim Burgess (of Charlatans), Moaning, Hannah Georgas, Field Music, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Fred Penner, Bartees Strange, Tim Baker, Jayy Grams, Tim Baker, Dizzy, Annie Muprhy (Schitt's Creek), Abby Jasmine, Ellis, Young Guv, Hubert Lenoir, Nick from Islands, San Mei, Ducks Unlimited, Little Junior, Luna Li, Wild Pink, Into It. Over It., Higher Power, Deanna Petcoff, Boniface, Mav Karlo, Robin Hatch, For Keeps, Jessica Mindrum, Rogue Tenant, Jensen McRae, One Lung, Kirty and Lily Konigsberg.

More artists will be announced, but for now, you can see the first week's schedule below.


--taken from: Exclaim!
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