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
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?
He’s Mr November, he did fuck us over
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
He’s Mr November, he did fuck us over
We have officially run out of band names.
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We have officially run out of band names.
Me in the 1st inning / Me in the 14th inning
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Me in the 1st inning / Me in the 14th inning
…while Kevin Drew previewed a song that will be on the next Broken Social Scene album coming out in 2026.
October 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
…while Kevin Drew previewed a song that will be on the next Broken Social Scene album coming out in 2026.
Last night at Dream Serenade at Massey Hall, Feist played a couple of new tunes…
October 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last night at Dream Serenade at Massey Hall, Feist played a couple of new tunes…
David Byrne: the missing link between Pere Ubu and Paramore
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
David Byrne: the missing link between Pere Ubu and Paramore
Among the many, many visual delights of the David Byrne show is a 360-degree view of his apartment that makes it feel like you’re looking up his place on a real-estate site and doing a virtual tour.
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Among the many, many visual delights of the David Byrne show is a 360-degree view of his apartment that makes it feel like you’re looking up his place on a real-estate site and doing a virtual tour.
Hey baby, it’s the bottom of 8/ I feel I’ve got to move (runners into scoring position)
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Hey baby, it’s the bottom of 8/ I feel I’ve got to move (runners into scoring position)
Kirk and Suarez together look like the Daft Punk/Death From Above 1979 collab that never happened in 2005.
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Kirk and Suarez together look like the Daft Punk/Death From Above 1979 collab that never happened in 2005.
I believe this officially qualifies me for a Top of the Pops appearance. open.substack.com/pub/stuberma...
October 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I believe this officially qualifies me for a Top of the Pops appearance. open.substack.com/pub/stuberma...