After being featured on the Plus Sur Commande (the Musique Plus version of Much on Demand) for their video of Hit the Ground off their Hell Isn't My Home album, October Sky started gaining momentum.

"Next we were featured on Much Loud and then radio started picking us up more," said keyboardist Yanik Rouleau before they took the stage. "Toronto is our second home.

"But our studio is in Montreal. We went back there to practice and do the album in a home studio, keeping our costs down. We're trying to build a really big fan base in Toronto."

What else is good about The World Provider? If you like quirky, new wavey synth melodies with a little rock thrown in you'll definitely want to check out their album and their show tomorrow night at the Drake.

Full of disco tendencies, guilty pleasures and basically anything that goes, artist and designer Pieter Hansderson aka Dj Fletcher has turned a little hobby of his into something substantial.

In March, Nils met up with us to discuss RAA's debut record, Hometowns, and to provide some background information on the band's beginnings and development. Now, he's back to talk about how the talented trio was selected as one of eMusic's two November bands to be profiled, and what, if any, impact that this has had.

We met in the Green Room, a dark Annex cafe, only accessible by a back alley that runs off of Brunswick Ave. It's a very student friendly environment, which is my way of saying that it offers an affordable menu of food and beverages. I ordered a Steamwhistle, because it reminds me of the keg parties I used to host and attend in my days of yore. Nils ordered a Creemore because it was what he wanted.

Then we got down to serious business, starting with an explanation of how RAA came to be selected by eMusic.

He's been running two successful weeklies (with more on the way) and has started playing more high profile gigs - the most impressive of which takes place this Friday at CiRCA when Medley will spin the main room ahead of Junior Sanchez from New York.

I spoke to Medley about his mash-ups, his increasingly busy DJ schedule, and preparing for his CiRCA set.

The show was running a bit late, and I wondered if I could go outside quickly. I was told that we were "just waiting for Jane". I said okay, and left the back area to find myself face-to-face with Gene Simmons. Ohhhh. GENE not JANE.

It was showtime.

Hailing from St. John's, Newfoundland, Hey Rosetta! is just beginning to make their mark on the rest of the country. After finishing up a few dates with Two Hours Traffic, and a couple with the Stars, they are now opening for Hawksley Workman until they head to Australia.

But it was in the down under of the Horseshoe Tavern, that I sat down with Tim Baker (vocals, guitar, piano) to talk about everything that I wanted to talk about.

First, let's rewind some 30 years. It began in 1977 as a group of teenagers throwing one-off DIY parties under the DJ collective Jam On Productions. As punk was exploding across the pond and just starting to take foot in New York City, this group was pumping out breaks and beats, later leading to the breakdancing craze. In 1981 four core members, Cozmo D, Lady E, Chilly B and Niqué D, decided to create a recording group and their sounds soon became underground classics in night clubs around the world. Jam On Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song) (audio below) was the first single released n 1983, and it is still being sampled and mashed up today. They had also established themselves as one of the first self-contained Hip-Hop bands, playing all of the instruments themselves live.

Now let's fast track to today. This Toronto show is one of only a few the band are playing, and actually the first time they have ever played here, or anywhere in Canada.

Damn right she recognized the name. I may not be famous -yet- but I did go to high school with Vanessa Fisher. Then, I realized that I also went to high school with the other two members of Lioness, Ronnie Morris (who was not present) and Jeff Sheven. High school reunion!

And what high school reunion is complete without drinks? So there we were. Sitting at Harry's Char Broil and Grill in Parkdale, enjoying $2.50 Labatt 50s, talking about who kept in touch with who, when suddenly it hit me.

We should probably talk about Lioness.

What is important is that they were in Toronto to play a sold out show at the Phoenix Concert Theatre last week, and I wandered over to have a chat with frontman Stephen Christian.

They are often categorized as a Christian band, and even though they have said before that they are not, I made sure to mind my peas and carrots during the interview.

But put me firmly on the other bandwagon: Girl Talk blows.

Within the past month they have released their debut album, Jackson Square; filmed their first music video for O The Boss is Coming; and are midway through their national tour with headliners Matt Mays and El Torpedo.

I sat down with Dan (keyboards, vocals) at the Phoenix Concert Theatre to discuss the madness. We started with their CD release party.

'Oh No It's Love', a new album by local pop sensations 'The Bicycles', was also released. I didn't make it to Sonic Boom that day, but I did show up at their C.D. release show on Saturday.