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Sound Advice: The Brown EP by Monster Truck

Hamilton's Monster Truck roll onto the scene with their debut EP, a fistful of unpretentious, booze-soaked boogie rock.

By Alex Nino Gheciu Oct. 18th, 2:00 pm

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Sound Advice: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones by Stark Naked and the Fleshtones

The first proper release from Stark Naked and the Fleshtones is 30 years late but 100% snarling, irreverent punk rock 'n' roll.

By Alex Nino Gheciu Oct. 5th, 9:00 am

Sound Advice: Analytical Dreaming by Animal Faces

Animal Faces' debut EP is a landmark 905er-core release, blending odd time signatures with elegantly tangled guitars.

By Alex Nino Gheciu Sep. 20th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: Cults by Little Girls

Little Girls explore the seedy and sinister side of new wave on their latest EP.

By Alex Nino Gheciu Sep. 13th, 4:00 pm

Sound Advice: Thursday by The Weeknd

Every Tuesday, Torontoist scours record store shelves in search of the city’s most notable new releases and brings you the best—or sometimes just the biggest—of what we’ve heard in Sound Advice.

By Alex Nino Gheciu Aug. 30th, 3:01 pm

Sound Advice: Antimacy by Dead and Divine

Dead and Divine are post-hardcore from Burlington. They like long walks in dark alleyways, and their third album, Antimacy, is sure to give you full-body convulsions

By Alex Nino Gheciu Aug. 17th, 9:38 am

Sound Advice: Tosta Mista by Hooded Fang

By Alex Nino Gheciu Aug. 2nd, 2:30 pm

Sound Advice: Outside the Barcode by Kae Sun

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jul. 19th, 3:45 pm

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Sound Advice: Awakening by Promise

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jul. 5th, 3:30 pm

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Sound Advice: Sports by Sports

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jun. 28th, 2:00 pm

Sound Advice: Little Hell by City and Colour

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jun. 7th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: Feel It Break by Austra

By Alex Nino Gheciu May. 25th, 3:00 pm

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Sound Advice: Songs of Man by One Hundred Dollars

By Alex Nino Gheciu May. 17th, 2:30 pm

Sound Advice: House of Balloons by The Weeknd

By Alex Nino Gheciu Apr. 26th, 3:00 pm

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Sound Advice: Just Wait Till February by Canadian Winter

By Alex Nino Gheciu Apr. 12th, 3:00 pm

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Sound Advice: Exhaustion 7″ by Creeper

By Alex Nino Gheciu Mar. 15th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: Something Forever: Special Edition by Slakah the Beatchild

By Alex Nino Gheciu Mar. 8th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: M I N E by More More

By Alex Nino Gheciu Feb. 15th, 2:30 pm

Sound Advice: Bo Jackson/Kelly Gruber by The Carps

By Alex Nino Gheciu Feb. 1st, 3:00 pm

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Sound Tracks: “The Anthem” by Kardinal Offishall

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jan. 24th, 9:00 am

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Sound Advice: Two Songs by Shad & Dallas

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jan. 18th, 2:30 pm

Sound Advice: Action Makes by Action Makes

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jan. 4th, 2:30 pm

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2010 Hero: Drake

By Alex Nino Gheciu Dec. 20th, 9:30 am

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Sound Advice: False Flag by The Mark Inside

By Alex Nino Gheciu Dec. 14th, 4:00 pm

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2010 Villain: Chris Bosh

By Alex Nino Gheciu Dec. 14th, 10:30 am

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Sound Advice: O by The Flowers of Hell

By Alex Nino Gheciu Nov. 30th, 3:00 pm

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Sound Advice: Dog’s Blood by Alexisonfire

By Alex Nino Gheciu Nov. 16th, 3:30 pm

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Sound Advice: Page One by Steven Page

By Alex Nino Gheciu Oct. 26th, 3:00 pm

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Sound Tracks: “Basements” by Junior Battles

By Alex Nino Gheciu Oct. 21st, 4:15 pm

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Sound Advice: Hooded Fang Album by Hooded Fang

By Alex Nino Gheciu Oct. 19th, 4:00 pm

Sound Tracks: “Had Enough” by Danko Jones

By Alex Nino Gheciu Oct. 15th, 9:30 am

Sound Advice: Pot Calls Kettle Black by Small Sins

By Alex Nino Gheciu Oct. 5th, 3:55 pm

Sound Tracks: “We, Myself & I” by Shad

By Alex Nino Gheciu Sep. 23rd, 2:30 pm

Sound Advice: When The Night Comes In by Art of Fresh

By Alex Nino Gheciu Sep. 21st, 4:00 pm

Sound Advice: Lights From Paradise by Quest For Fire

By Alex Nino Gheciu Sep. 14th, 3:15 pm

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Sound Advice: The Thing by Minotaurs

By Alex Nino Gheciu Aug. 24th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: Flash Lightnin’ by Flash Lightnin’

By Alex Nino Gheciu Aug. 10th, 3:00 pm

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Sound Advice: Under The Streetlight by HotKid

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jul. 20th, 3:15 pm

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Sound Advice: Songs For Burning Lovers by Burning Love

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jul. 6th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: Vaudeville by D-Sisive

By Alex Nino Gheciu Jun. 22nd, 4:00 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Revision (★☆☆☆☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) The Final Member (★★★★½) The Job (★★☆☆☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) The World Before Her (★★★★☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

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