The Panic Manual

Toronto – Okay here is part 3. O Oasis – I don’t even know if they made an album worth talking about this decade, but the constant bickering and controversy has somehow made them relevant this decade. I don’t know how. They j...

Toronto – Here we go! H Hot Chip Do it do it do it do it now..Ready for the Floor, Over and Over…two of the perennial indie dance tracks of our recent decades, both products of a band from England named Hot Chip. Th...

At first I thought I might tackle a Top 100 of the 00’s list, but I realised a few crucial things about 5 minutes into compiling my list: My memory is hazy at best What can I say that Pitchfork hasn’t already said? Ins...

Toronto – It’s the end of a decade. OMFG. Did that term even exist before 2000? I don’t think so. The past decade has seen many changes (as any decade would have). I’ll let other web sites or writers write about all that we have become and whether or not we are better for it. For no...

As a bit of an early new year’s present, the dudes involved in the NOVELS project have just made their five song ep available for free download from their site HERE. Get it, listen to it and distribute it. ...

Toronto – And you thought James Cameron was retiring. After the Abyss, everyone was hoping for him to direct another big blockbuster. Then came Terminator 2, and the expectation became higher. Titanic was a whooping 6 years after T2. ...

I’ve long been a fan of conspiracy theories, both the plausible ones and the totally whacked out ones, in fact the more whacked out ones are the best. With the spread of the internet as a means of disseminating information, these theories have grown in popularity. ...

We here at the Panic Manual wishes you all a happy holidays...

Toronto – Wow, 2009 isn’t even over and the folks at Canadian Music Fest have already jumped the gun by announcing their 2010 lineup. The full lineup can be found here. Ticket information are here, early prices are 60$ which is pretty good for five nights of music. He...

photo of Pick A Piper December, January and February. Three months where I can reflect on music I missed out on during the past year. Can’t wait. ...

Toronto – Albums are such a funny thing. For an album to sound right, you need to have a) the appropriate amount of time b) the right mood c) mark’s crazy stereo system most of the time, I do not have choice #c, so I rely on my headphones instead. I use: Gr...

Toronto – I went to a lot of shows in 2009, as a result, I’m going to be deaf when I’m 50. What? What? Here are some of the highlights. Glasvegas, Vice, Austin, Texas I wasn’t a huge Glasvegas fan until I saw them play, and they blew me away. The le...

2009 was a good year to me. I finally finished my Ph.D. degree in Geology after 6 long years at the University of Maryland, in the suburbs of DC. In September, I packed up for a new job in Chicago, extending my stay in the States for another year or two...

Toronto – Here are some tv shows I enjoyed in 2009, whether or not the show is from 2009 is irrelevant. Peep Show Easily one of my favorite shows of all time. ...