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post-rock

Narcotica: Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To

by Jeff Merrion on January 14, 2008

Psychedelia is the genre of music that evokes the experience of taking psychedelic drugs. But with so many varieties of drugs, you’d think there would be more accompanying musical genres. Teetotaler Jeff Merrion begins to bridge this gap by describing a genre of droney, down-tempo rock: narcotica.

How to Start a Post-Rock Band

by Jeff Merrion on December 3, 2007

Are you the only person in Canada who owns a guitar and hasn’t appeared on a Broken Social Scene album? Jeff “Mogwai�? Merrion reveals his step by step guide to becoming a successful post-rock star.

Horror Music

by Jeff Merrion on October 8, 2007

It’s fun to be scared shitless, especially in October. When he wants to be terrified, lionhearted Jeff Merrion turns to music instead of movies.

Staff List: Underrated Music

by The Bureau Staff on September 28, 2007

In this era of unprecedented cynicism, it’s far too easy for good music to be denigrated or even forgotten. Fed up with the world’s injustices, the Bureau staff stands up to defend great tunes that have been callously spurned or tragically ignored.

Good Morning, Captain

by Nick Martens on July 16, 2007

Slint’s 1991 release Spiderland is considered by many to be a seminal post-rock album. Nick Martens examines the album’s brilliance and the band’s track-by-track performance of it at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival.