WAVELENGTH CHANGES
There are some changes coming. I think that's all that needs to be said. Oh, I'd go to www.wavelengthtoronto.com and bookmark that site right now. It will be a lot more active in the future!

WAVELENGTH TURNS FIVE!
Wavelength is having its fifth anniversary festival. This year will surely impress with four nights of ruckus rock. The Vermicious Knid, The Constantines, Jon-Rae Fletcher & The River, Final Fantasy, The Blow, Two Koreas and more. Flip through the zine for details.

IT'S HIS TIME TO SHINE
Dan Burke is plotting right now. It's Canadian Music Week soon and Dan will surely have a big show planned to combat the festival - or will he? It looks like this year Dan's showcase will not be part of the festival but will be recognized. It makes no sense to me either. Not only is Dan putting on one show, he's doing three. He's bringing the Zoobombs in from Japan to play for three shows. Hot local openers will be announced soon.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS!
Speaking of which, CMW is near and that means a plethora of hard-rock bands from Sudbury, North Bay and Brampton will be playing all the good bars that week (like the 360 Club). Maybe if you attend the festival and get really drunk and close your eyes you can just pretend you're in Austin, Texas. But I digress. Cuff the Duke, Lullabye Arkestra, Femme Generation and a few other great bands will be playing, so check your local listings.

THIS KID IS ONE BUSY BOY
You may have heard the name Eric Warner, but maybe you haven't seen him. That's probably because the guy moves at speeds that would be baffle you. On top of doing the whole school/work/promoter thing, he's got the Over The Top Festival, which looks like it will be (sorry, but) over the top this year. He's also got a new project called Busy Bodies, with five new releases coming out in a variety of formats by the likes of: Japanther/Viking Club, Newfound Interest in Connecticut, Matt Pond PA, The Sour Keys/Vermicious Knid and The Holy Shroud. Info: www.wearebusybodies.com.

FEBRUARY BLUES
It's been two issues without some news on Shameless Magazine, so here goes. Issue three will be released on Sunday February 20th at the Gladstone with an afternoon all-ages party. The Diskettes will be coming in from Montreal to play the gala. As always, it's $5 to attend and that gets you a copy of the magazine too. There will be prizes, giveaways and fun. Fuck you, if you can think of a better thing to do on a Sunday Afternoon.

FLOPPY DISC
Speaking of the Diskettes, the bossa-nova duo (say what? - Antonio Carlos Jobim) from Montreal have their sophomore release on Blocks Recording Club on February 22nd. Also on Blocks is the highly anticipated Final Fantasy album. Final Fantasy are riding the gravy train right now as they were on tour opening for the Arcade Fire throughout the USA.

BORCHERDT (PRONOUNCED BO-RCH-ER-DT)
Dependent Records head honcho, Brian Borcherdt, has a side project called Holy Fuck featuring friends of his doing live loops. They are playing CMW at some point and also playing SXSW. Holy Fuck will be throwing a party at SPIN Gallery in April and will also be playing the Wavelength Anniversary Party. Holy Fuck, that's a lot of great news.

THE ROAD IS NEARER
Jon-Rae & The River (the old River from B.C.) released a saucy little LP called The Road in late 2003. Between starting a new life in Toronto, changing bands and moving forward in life, Jon-Rae didn't bring many copies to Toronto. But they are here now just in time to satiate your fix until the new new album comes out (May 2005). You can find The Road at shows, Soundscapes and Rotate This.

BORN LOSERS
Grasshopper's Born Loser cassette from 1992 has been reissued on vinyl for the first time as Protection Records' first release. The remastered re-release features liner notes by Jonny Dovercourt, plus new artwork, photos and lyric sheets. Get it at Rotate This and Play de Record or check . Also in March, Protection Records releases the new Grasshopper Soundclash double 12-inch. Derek Madison a.k.a. DJ Grasshopper spins at Mikey Apples' Shack.Up at the Queenshead on March 3 as a release party.

BY STEVEN HIMMELFARB