Hey everybody,
Yes, we are alive. We apologize for taking an unannounced leave of absence, but we are back! We wanted to let everybody know that Signal Magazine is returning next month in full force. We will be redesigning, revamping and relaunching our website with a whole new layout and all new content.
To whet your appetites for this upcoming deliciousness, we have prepared a tasty new podcast for you to enjoy - you can stream it here at our MySpace or you can download it right now at SignalMag.com. Listen up for new tunes by Eagles Of Death Metal, The Bronx, Stephen Brodsky, and way more.
We're going to have a TON of stuff for you come February - boatloads of interviews, live photos, a new blog and a few very special features will be yours to peruse in the very near future. Stay tuned - big things coming soon!
Oh, and we missed you too.
- Shehzaad and Jeremy
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
update city, population: you
hey everybody
so it's been a while, and i just thought i'd check in with a quick update. how's everyone been? everybody enjoying the early winter weather we're having? i certainly am not! i tell you, how is it that stores don't sell winter jackets at the end of october? it's canada, we should be selling them year-round. sheesh.
on the plus side, the chilly autumn season brings with it some fantastic shows! we recently got shots of BLACK MOUNTAIN, CHINESE STARS and YOUNG WIDOWS, who all played excellent sets in toronto this past month. we're also going to be snapping shots of MONOTONIX tomorrow night @ wrongbar, whenever they decide to keep still for the camera.
on the interview front, i spoke with the lovely Steve Snere of THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES last week about their new album as well as relationship issues and the upcoming presidential election. TAAS will be in Signal for the third time in a row! we must like them a bit too much. also featured will be our buds OH NO FOREST FIRES who just played their cd release at supermarket a couple weeks ago. be on the look out for fun features with those guys plus a few more come november!
there are a few more things i'm excited about but can't speak of just yet, but be sure that they kick all ass and will be worth the wait. also be on the lookout for a big year-end party hosted by jeremy and i on behalf of the zine. if you came out to our launch back in august, you know that it's going to be a raucous rock-n-roll event, so stay tuned for deets on that.
in other news, check out some cool stuff by friends of ours! if you're in toronto this weekend, make damn sure to be at THE BOAT on Saturday for the first HALLOWEEN FUNREAL EVENT! do the monster mash proper. also check out the recently launched arts and culture magazine Steel Bananas, for all your post-modern needs.
if you simply cannot wait to see some fun stuff, check out this interview i did last month with THE BRONX, who are featured in this month's podcast. those good ol' boys will be playing november 4th @ the opera house, and if you enjoy getting your face rocked off, you'll be there right along with us - just outside the pit, so as to not hurt ourselves.
that is all for now. eyes to the sky and ears to the ground, folks!
-shehzaad
so it's been a while, and i just thought i'd check in with a quick update. how's everyone been? everybody enjoying the early winter weather we're having? i certainly am not! i tell you, how is it that stores don't sell winter jackets at the end of october? it's canada, we should be selling them year-round. sheesh.
on the plus side, the chilly autumn season brings with it some fantastic shows! we recently got shots of BLACK MOUNTAIN, CHINESE STARS and YOUNG WIDOWS, who all played excellent sets in toronto this past month. we're also going to be snapping shots of MONOTONIX tomorrow night @ wrongbar, whenever they decide to keep still for the camera.
on the interview front, i spoke with the lovely Steve Snere of THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES last week about their new album as well as relationship issues and the upcoming presidential election. TAAS will be in Signal for the third time in a row! we must like them a bit too much. also featured will be our buds OH NO FOREST FIRES who just played their cd release at supermarket a couple weeks ago. be on the look out for fun features with those guys plus a few more come november!
there are a few more things i'm excited about but can't speak of just yet, but be sure that they kick all ass and will be worth the wait. also be on the lookout for a big year-end party hosted by jeremy and i on behalf of the zine. if you came out to our launch back in august, you know that it's going to be a raucous rock-n-roll event, so stay tuned for deets on that.
in other news, check out some cool stuff by friends of ours! if you're in toronto this weekend, make damn sure to be at THE BOAT on Saturday for the first HALLOWEEN FUNREAL EVENT! do the monster mash proper. also check out the recently launched arts and culture magazine Steel Bananas, for all your post-modern needs.
if you simply cannot wait to see some fun stuff, check out this interview i did last month with THE BRONX, who are featured in this month's podcast. those good ol' boys will be playing november 4th @ the opera house, and if you enjoy getting your face rocked off, you'll be there right along with us - just outside the pit, so as to not hurt ourselves.
that is all for now. eyes to the sky and ears to the ground, folks!
-shehzaad
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
OCTOBER 2008 ISSUE ONLINE NOW
CHECK OUT THE SECOND ISSUE OF SIGNAL MAGAZINE, ONLINE NOW AT SIGNALMAG.COM!
Read interviews with Polaris Prize nominees BLACK MOUNTAIN, Kentucky noise-rockers YOUNG WIDOWS, local virtuoso guitarist MANELI JAMAL, and a special Q&A feature with NATE NEWTON of DOOMRIDERS and CONVERGE!!
Check out live shots of MUDHONEY, THE BRONX, HOLY FUCK, SHAD and BARONESS!!
Listen to our podcast for tunes from all the bands featured in our October issue, plus new songs by THE BRONX and THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES!! Download it @ SignalMag.com or stream it @ MySpace.com/SignalMag!!
Cruise through our brand new PHOTO ARCHIVE for additional photos of bands we've covered in previous issues as well as extra pics exclusive to the archive, including SEBASTIEN GRAINGER & THE MOUNTAINS and HEY OCEAN!!
If you're in the Toronto area, tune in to 89.5 FM @ 10PM tomorrow night for HOWL with Nik Beat. We'll be talking about Signal - how it started, where it's headed and all the rad stuff we just mentioned!
We worked extra hard at making this second issue jam-packed with awesome stuff for you to peruse, so get perusing! Let us know what you think!
SIGNALMAG.COM
-Shehzaad and Jeremy
Read interviews with Polaris Prize nominees BLACK MOUNTAIN, Kentucky noise-rockers YOUNG WIDOWS, local virtuoso guitarist MANELI JAMAL, and a special Q&A feature with NATE NEWTON of DOOMRIDERS and CONVERGE!!
Check out live shots of MUDHONEY, THE BRONX, HOLY FUCK, SHAD and BARONESS!!
Listen to our podcast for tunes from all the bands featured in our October issue, plus new songs by THE BRONX and THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES!! Download it @ SignalMag.com or stream it @ MySpace.com/SignalMag!!
Cruise through our brand new PHOTO ARCHIVE for additional photos of bands we've covered in previous issues as well as extra pics exclusive to the archive, including SEBASTIEN GRAINGER & THE MOUNTAINS and HEY OCEAN!!
If you're in the Toronto area, tune in to 89.5 FM @ 10PM tomorrow night for HOWL with Nik Beat. We'll be talking about Signal - how it started, where it's headed and all the rad stuff we just mentioned!
We worked extra hard at making this second issue jam-packed with awesome stuff for you to peruse, so get perusing! Let us know what you think!
SIGNALMAG.COM
-Shehzaad and Jeremy
Saturday, September 27, 2008
it's coming...
do you people understand what we go through to make this magazine happen, so you can get the goods on some of the raddest bands around right now? DO you? because i'm not sure that you do. seeing as this is a blog and i did promise rants at some point, i think this would be a great time to tell you about the last few days.
so wednesday might have been one of the most ridiculous days of my life. it was a hilarious comedy of errors, or at least it would have been if it wasn't happening to me. first thing in the morning, i tried to take my bike on the bus, but the guy wouldn't let me. apparently we're not allowed to bring bikes on the bus at rush hour, but it was like 9:45 and there was NO ONE on the bus. when i asked what exactly i'm paying $100 a month for, the driver's response was, "why don't you bike?" to which i replied with an expletive and exited the bus. the next bus? no problem. he even waited for me to unlock said bike and bring it on the bus.
after class, biked from st george and bloor to soundscapes at college and bathurst to buy baroness tickets for jer and i. since we're not the biggest zine on the block (yet), we weren't listed, and thus had to purchase $40 tickets to take pictures FOR YOU! that's one. biked to richmond and spadina to get $25 tickets for holy fuck, same reason. then i decided to bike all the way to carlaw to pick up jer's camera, as i needed to take pics of the bronx that same day. right as i got there, i noticed my tire was low on air. no problem, just a little low, right?
so after i get the camera and make my way to the docks - which is without a doubt the most inaccessible venue in toronto, bar none - the front tire starts coming off the wheel of my bike. uh, great! this wouldn't be a problem if i was anywhere near anything, but i was at king and sumach, which is essentially a no man's land on the southeast end of the city. not fun. i had to leave my bike there and WALK to the docks (!) which is a) not fun and b) not close by. TO ANYTHING.
half an hour later, i get to the venue, and i'm greeted by greg from distort records, who might be the sweetest guy ever. i was doing an interview with the bronx for chart, so i was at the venue a bit early to talk to them. i spoke with joby and matt, who are super rad guys, and we chatted for about 45 minutes about whatever. i've been a fan of that band since the beginning and i've always wanted to talk to them, so that was definitely the highlight of my day.
i was told the guys would be on at 7pm, but they were actually on at 8:30. the problem with the docks is that it's in the middle of god damn nowhere, so even if you do have time to kill, you can't really do much of anything. except maybe hit golf balls. i decided to rescue my bike and drop it off at my work, but i had to take a van cab. my store was CLOSED, so i dropped it off at the one next to mine and then headed back to the venue in the same cab. so that's $30 right there.
got to the venue, shot the show, had a blast rocking out to one of my favourite bands, then grabbed a taxi again ($10) to meet up with jeremy at the studio where arietta is recording. hung out for a bit, then made our way to lee's palace to cover baroness. they rocked SO hard, it's not even funny. got home way late, woke up for work the next day, dead tired.
i didn't know that we were listed for holy fuck until the day of the show, so there was $25 down the drain. that day wasn't so bad, only i had to fix my bike ($12) and then the subway broke down, so we didn't get home until 1am when we wanted to be home by like 11:30 to catch up on all the sleep we'd lost over the last week. oh, and i lost $5.
as kind of a footer, instead of ducking out and staying home friday night, i decided to party with some friends at the boat to watch dinosaur bones with still life still and born ruffians. coming home at 5am after a long, sleepless, work-filled week is not the best.
especially when you have to wake up the next morning to prepare for two days of sitting in front of a laptop, making your magazine happen! so yes, we will be here ALL WEEKEND finishing up the second issue of signal, JUST FOR YOU. $120 later and i'm not bitter at all, but super stoked to bring you this AMAZING second issue! no bitterness whatsoever. my wallet is somewhat sore, but that's okay!
how could we ever complain about this stuff when it's something we love so much? exactly, we can't. stay tuned, because in 48 hours, our kick-ass second issue is going to kick YOUR ass. in a nice way. GET STOKED.
-shehzaad
so wednesday might have been one of the most ridiculous days of my life. it was a hilarious comedy of errors, or at least it would have been if it wasn't happening to me. first thing in the morning, i tried to take my bike on the bus, but the guy wouldn't let me. apparently we're not allowed to bring bikes on the bus at rush hour, but it was like 9:45 and there was NO ONE on the bus. when i asked what exactly i'm paying $100 a month for, the driver's response was, "why don't you bike?" to which i replied with an expletive and exited the bus. the next bus? no problem. he even waited for me to unlock said bike and bring it on the bus.
after class, biked from st george and bloor to soundscapes at college and bathurst to buy baroness tickets for jer and i. since we're not the biggest zine on the block (yet), we weren't listed, and thus had to purchase $40 tickets to take pictures FOR YOU! that's one. biked to richmond and spadina to get $25 tickets for holy fuck, same reason. then i decided to bike all the way to carlaw to pick up jer's camera, as i needed to take pics of the bronx that same day. right as i got there, i noticed my tire was low on air. no problem, just a little low, right?
so after i get the camera and make my way to the docks - which is without a doubt the most inaccessible venue in toronto, bar none - the front tire starts coming off the wheel of my bike. uh, great! this wouldn't be a problem if i was anywhere near anything, but i was at king and sumach, which is essentially a no man's land on the southeast end of the city. not fun. i had to leave my bike there and WALK to the docks (!) which is a) not fun and b) not close by. TO ANYTHING.
half an hour later, i get to the venue, and i'm greeted by greg from distort records, who might be the sweetest guy ever. i was doing an interview with the bronx for chart, so i was at the venue a bit early to talk to them. i spoke with joby and matt, who are super rad guys, and we chatted for about 45 minutes about whatever. i've been a fan of that band since the beginning and i've always wanted to talk to them, so that was definitely the highlight of my day.
i was told the guys would be on at 7pm, but they were actually on at 8:30. the problem with the docks is that it's in the middle of god damn nowhere, so even if you do have time to kill, you can't really do much of anything. except maybe hit golf balls. i decided to rescue my bike and drop it off at my work, but i had to take a van cab. my store was CLOSED, so i dropped it off at the one next to mine and then headed back to the venue in the same cab. so that's $30 right there.
got to the venue, shot the show, had a blast rocking out to one of my favourite bands, then grabbed a taxi again ($10) to meet up with jeremy at the studio where arietta is recording. hung out for a bit, then made our way to lee's palace to cover baroness. they rocked SO hard, it's not even funny. got home way late, woke up for work the next day, dead tired.
i didn't know that we were listed for holy fuck until the day of the show, so there was $25 down the drain. that day wasn't so bad, only i had to fix my bike ($12) and then the subway broke down, so we didn't get home until 1am when we wanted to be home by like 11:30 to catch up on all the sleep we'd lost over the last week. oh, and i lost $5.
as kind of a footer, instead of ducking out and staying home friday night, i decided to party with some friends at the boat to watch dinosaur bones with still life still and born ruffians. coming home at 5am after a long, sleepless, work-filled week is not the best.
especially when you have to wake up the next morning to prepare for two days of sitting in front of a laptop, making your magazine happen! so yes, we will be here ALL WEEKEND finishing up the second issue of signal, JUST FOR YOU. $120 later and i'm not bitter at all, but super stoked to bring you this AMAZING second issue! no bitterness whatsoever. my wallet is somewhat sore, but that's okay!
how could we ever complain about this stuff when it's something we love so much? exactly, we can't. stay tuned, because in 48 hours, our kick-ass second issue is going to kick YOUR ass. in a nice way. GET STOKED.
-shehzaad
Friday, September 19, 2008
Second Issue - October 2008
hey folks!
as previously stated (and as we'll state for as long as we can get sympathy out of it), we've been working diligently to hit the ground running for our second issue, and i have to say it's turning out to be well worth the effort. we've got a GREAT collection of bands for you in our october issue, and we're sure you'll get as stoked as we are when you hear what we have in store! on the menu for the second edition of signal...
Interviews with:
Black Mountain - Vancouver riff-rockers recently nominated for the third Polaris Prize
Young Widows - Bombastic noisemakers speak on their new album, the Kurt Ballou-produced Old Wounds
Maneli Jamal - Local virtuoso guitarist who's recently recorded his debut album
PLUS a special feature with Nate Newton of Doomriders/Converge!
on the photography tip, jeremy's got some tasty shots of Shad, Baroness, Mudhoney and a bunch more for you. if that isn't enough, keep an eye out for our upcoming photo archive, where we'll be adding even more shots in addition to the pics we have in each issue for you to peruse at your leisure.
if that doesn't get you excited for the next issue, then you must know of some other magazine that gives you the sweetest bands. oh, right, there isn't one. i forgot. so GET STOKED and be on the look out for the second issue of SIGNAL coming soon to screens and internets everywhere!
-shehzaad
as previously stated (and as we'll state for as long as we can get sympathy out of it), we've been working diligently to hit the ground running for our second issue, and i have to say it's turning out to be well worth the effort. we've got a GREAT collection of bands for you in our october issue, and we're sure you'll get as stoked as we are when you hear what we have in store! on the menu for the second edition of signal...
Interviews with:
Black Mountain - Vancouver riff-rockers recently nominated for the third Polaris Prize
Young Widows - Bombastic noisemakers speak on their new album, the Kurt Ballou-produced Old Wounds
Maneli Jamal - Local virtuoso guitarist who's recently recorded his debut album
PLUS a special feature with Nate Newton of Doomriders/Converge!
on the photography tip, jeremy's got some tasty shots of Shad, Baroness, Mudhoney and a bunch more for you. if that isn't enough, keep an eye out for our upcoming photo archive, where we'll be adding even more shots in addition to the pics we have in each issue for you to peruse at your leisure.
if that doesn't get you excited for the next issue, then you must know of some other magazine that gives you the sweetest bands. oh, right, there isn't one. i forgot. so GET STOKED and be on the look out for the second issue of SIGNAL coming soon to screens and internets everywhere!
-shehzaad
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