Stuart Berman
@stuberman.bsky.social
Producer at COMMOTION (CBC Radio 1); writer for Pitchfork, Toronto Star; author of THIS BOOK IS BROKEN: A Broken Social Scene Story + TOO MUCH TROUBLE: A Very Oral History of Danko Jones; publisher of stubermania.substack.com + hamontlive.substack.com
Temu’s vinyl section has the most random-ass Columbia House selection of overstock, but instead of 12 CDs for a penny, it’s $50 for a Morcheeba B-sides compilation
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Temu’s vinyl section has the most random-ass Columbia House selection of overstock, but instead of 12 CDs for a penny, it’s $50 for a Morcheeba B-sides compilation
Hamilton has at least four Heated Rivalry dance nights coming up in the next month. Hopefully, this heralds the imminent arrival of the “I’ll Believe in Anything” house remix we need right now. #hamont
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Hamilton has at least four Heated Rivalry dance nights coming up in the next month. Hopefully, this heralds the imminent arrival of the “I’ll Believe in Anything” house remix we need right now. #hamont
Broken water mains
🤝
“Harness Your Hopes”
🤝
“Harness Your Hopes”
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Broken water mains
🤝
“Harness Your Hopes”
🤝
“Harness Your Hopes”
I’ll see your “Cameron Winter got parodied on SNL” and raise you a “Mark E. Smith made it onto Connections”
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I’ll see your “Cameron Winter got parodied on SNL” and raise you a “Mark E. Smith made it onto Connections”
Just think: in 30 years, Geese could be playing a show like this with Benson Boone and mgk
December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just think: in 30 years, Geese could be playing a show like this with Benson Boone and mgk
Shoegaze is the best
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Shoegaze is the best
The funny thing about rewatching The Beatles Anthology series is that the ‘90s-era interviews oddly feel a lot more dated than the ‘60s footage.
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The funny thing about rewatching The Beatles Anthology series is that the ‘90s-era interviews oddly feel a lot more dated than the ‘60s footage.
The Dears just put out a great new album called ‘Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!’, and tonight at Mills Hardware in #hamont, they earned those exclamation points.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The Dears just put out a great new album called ‘Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!’, and tonight at Mills Hardware in #hamont, they earned those exclamation points.
Nice of Wordle to recognize the genius of the Super Furry Animals
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Nice of Wordle to recognize the genius of the Super Furry Animals
…Leanne Betasamosake Simpson treating us to Willie Dunn’s national anti-anthem.
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
…Leanne Betasamosake Simpson treating us to Willie Dunn’s national anti-anthem.
Scenes from a wonderful wintry night of Indigenous indie-rock at Mills Hardware (#hamont), with Zoon rocking the harmonica/Casio-digital-guitar combo like Neil Young’s Tonight’s the Night + Trans phases rolled into one…
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Scenes from a wonderful wintry night of Indigenous indie-rock at Mills Hardware (#hamont), with Zoon rocking the harmonica/Casio-digital-guitar combo like Neil Young’s Tonight’s the Night + Trans phases rolled into one…
Stephen McBean: still fucking mountains after all these years
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Stephen McBean: still fucking mountains after all these years
“And I’ve got such a long way to go…”
“Such a long way to go!”
“Such a long way to go!”
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“And I’ve got such a long way to go…”
“Such a long way to go!”
“Such a long way to go!”
“East Coast ‘90s Indie Rock Bands” doesn’t seem to fit
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“East Coast ‘90s Indie Rock Bands” doesn’t seem to fit
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Tobais Jesso Jr. aging nicely into his Westerberg years
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tobais Jesso Jr. aging nicely into his Westerberg years
Oh yeah, 3 levels, lots of black paint and at least one Shaq
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Oh yeah, 3 levels, lots of black paint and at least one Shaq
Also, the basement concourse where I got my first COVID shot now has a Rizzo’s House of Parm #mozzasticks
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Also, the basement concourse where I got my first COVID shot now has a Rizzo’s House of Parm #mozzasticks
Hamilton’s revamped arena, TD Coliseum, officially opens this Friday with Paul McCartney, but they’re doing a preview show tonight w/ Earth Wind & Fire, and the opening act is a cover band made up of construction workers, so the first people to play the joint are dudes who built it. Awesome. #hamont
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hamilton’s revamped arena, TD Coliseum, officially opens this Friday with Paul McCartney, but they’re doing a preview show tonight w/ Earth Wind & Fire, and the opening act is a cover band made up of construction workers, so the first people to play the joint are dudes who built it. Awesome. #hamont
Kiwi Jr at The Underground in #hamont, debuting a great new tune that proves the old adage: every song sounds better with “Tally Ho” keyboards.
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kiwi Jr at The Underground in #hamont, debuting a great new tune that proves the old adage: every song sounds better with “Tally Ho” keyboards.
The White Stripes + OutKast getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on the same night reminded me of my favourite Eye Weekly cover concept, commissioned for our Jan. 22, 2004 Music Critics Poll issue. (Illustration: Ben Shannon)
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The White Stripes + OutKast getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on the same night reminded me of my favourite Eye Weekly cover concept, commissioned for our Jan. 22, 2004 Music Critics Poll issue. (Illustration: Ben Shannon)
I think Feist + Olivia Rodrigo are going to be friends after duetting on “We Are Going to Be Friends” for the White Stripes’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I think Feist + Olivia Rodrigo are going to be friends after duetting on “We Are Going to Be Friends” for the White Stripes’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
The Besnard Lakes gently melting faces at Mills Hardware with “And You Lied to Me,” aka the “Comfortably Numb” of late-2000s Montreal space-rock jams #hamont
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The Besnard Lakes gently melting faces at Mills Hardware with “And You Lied to Me,” aka the “Comfortably Numb” of late-2000s Montreal space-rock jams #hamont
The Boojums answering the question: what if Born in the USA came out on SST?
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Boojums answering the question: what if Born in the USA came out on SST?