Anberlin is somewhere in England right now. Could be Bristol, could be Loughborough -it's really not important right now.

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.

It seems like just about everybody and their stepmother has something to say about Gregg Gillis of late. I don't want to talk about who he is and what he does because that's been covered elsewhere in prose so sycophantic it's practically syphilitic.

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

If you've been paying attention to billboards, mainstream music outlets, or this site then you have likely been exposed to the Arkells.

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.

November 4th was a busy day for me. Barack Obama won the presidency, I had a 10-hour shift at work, and it was garbage day on my street.

'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.

In addition to the amazing films being shown this week at the Reel Asian International Film Festival, the organizers are once again putting on RAMeN - their annual indie music showcase. I was at last year's event and had a blast. This year's installment takes place this Friday at the Rivoli and it features an exciting, eclectic line-up.

Jen Polk, "just" 29 years old ("My birthday was a couple weeks ago...") Queen's Park.

Jen Polk is one of the unsung heroes of the Toronto music scene. No, she doesn't play a mean bass guitar. She doesn't manage 'Spiral Beach'. Jen is a PHD student by day and an indie music blogger by night.