This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, November/December 2006 Artist: Melissa McLelland | Label: The Orange Record Label/Universal Music Canada When I received this CD, I didn’t expect to like it. I had previously seen Melissa McClelland performing solo and was rather unimpressed. Her songs were boring and her performance did nothing to enhance them. After listening to her album however, I quickly changed my mind on this artist. McClelland has a great soulful energy to her songs.  They… Read More »Melissa McLelland – Thumberlina’s One Night Stand

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, September/October 2006 Long-time staples of Toronto’s indie-scene, The Bicycles finally released their debut record to both an anticipated local audience and an unsuspecting mass. The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly is perhaps one of the best fitting names for a record I have heard in a long time. The songs can be hit or miss, but the high points are truly high. Songs like …€œLuck of Love,…€ …€œParis Be Mine,…€ …€œB-B-Bicycles,…€… Read More »The Birds, The Bees & The Bicycles

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, July/August 2006 Night One Act: The Ride Theory Venue: The Silver Dollar & The Supermarket Date & Time: Thursday, June 8, 2006 @ 9pm; Friday, June 9, 2006 @ 5pm *Ankle’s Best of Thursday Pick* *Ankle’s Best of Festival Pick* Though not planning to see The Ride Theory until Friday afternoon, on Thursday I found myself at The Silver Dollar, late, expecting to see Matt Murphy’s new wave band City Field. Instead,… Read More »Goin’ Northeast Again: North-by-Northeast Music Festival 2006

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, July/August 2006 Label: Polydor If you ever thought that Snow Patrol should sound like Coldplay, then this album is for you. Eyes Open is a straight-ahead brit-rock album, and takes Snow Patrol in a new direction from anything they had done before. While you will hear elements of the indie pop from When It’s Over We Still Have To Clear Up   and the commercial rock of Final Straw , Snow Patrol… Read More »Eyes Open

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, March/April 2006 Label: Bluefog Toronto label Bluefog recently released a vinyl-only pressing of 1000 records, with one side featuring The Constantines performing four songs by Canadian icon Neil Young and the flipside featuring supergroup The Unintended covering four songs by another Canadian icon, Gordon Lightfoot. Gracing the cover is a black and white painting of a maple tree and on the back, a maple leaf. The Constantines perform four unpredictable Neil Young… Read More »The Constantines Play Young/The Unintended Play Lightfoot

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, March/April 2006 Who He Is: Paul McCartney is one of the most important figures in rock ‘n’ roll history.  On June 15, 1956, McCartney went to see a band called The Quarry Men perform. John Lennon was the frontman of this outfit and he asked McCartney to join the band. McCartney agreed, and with the addition of George Harrison, that band ultimately became The Beatles.  Eventually, McCartney would move from guitar to… Read More »Getting to Know: Paul McCartney

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, March/April 2006 These ramblings are my thoughts after each night of Canadian Music Week. I armed myself with a press pass, notebook, transit pass and camera. I stood, ready for rock and roll as Thursday hit. I made a decision; I could make this article a copy of last year’s, or I could do the smart thing and refuse to see any acts that I have seen before. Due to this decision… Read More »Festival Journal II: Canadian Music Week 2006

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, March/April 2006 “I was surprised / I was happy for a day in 1975,” sang Stuart Murdoch in the opening of 1996’s Tigermilk. If Belle & Sebastian could see in 1996 how far they would come in ten years time, I’m sure they would be happy. With the recent release of The Life Pursuit , Belle & Sebastian have moved into a direction that no fan could have predicted when those 1000… Read More »Expectations: The Early songs of Belle & Sebastian

This article was originally published on beingtheremag.com, an independent music and film magazine that ran from 2004 to 2007. It is presented here as part of the Being There Magazine archive. By Adam Anklewicz | Being There Magazine, January/February 2006 Artist: The Meligrove Band | Label: V2 Records When bassist Michael Small spoke with Being There for our September 2005 issue and was asked to describe his band, he used the words  “better than a face infection.” Not the greatest endorsement, but apt to the self-deprecating humour of Toronto’s Meligrove Band. The Meligrove Band’s third release, Planets Conspire, is also their major label debut.  It was recorded with By Divine… Read More »The Meligrove Band – Planets Conspire