YOUTH LAGOON
A MAN OF EVER-EXPANDING SOUND AND MATURITY One listen to Youth Lagoon’s sophomore LP Wondrous Bughouse and you will realize Trevor Powers is in a different place now than he […]
Category Archives: BC MUSIC
REC CENTRE
TIMES A BILLION: A BIG NEW SOUND AND A SMALL BOX OF TAPES Rec Centre is Alex Hudson and friends, a musical side project that’s been around for a few […]
THE BELLE GAME
TINY FIRES BURN BRIGHTER The Belle Game has come along way since “Tiny Fires.” After their first two EPs, characterized by fun and folky acoustics, it’s refreshing to hear the […]
MALCOLM JACK
KISS (KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID) Malcolm Jack is as cool as a cucumber sitting across from me at a cafe on Main Street. I’m teasing him about how he still […]
DEPRESSING
NICE GUYS FINISH WORST Some say that most heavy metal artists must have a split personality. Otherwise how can they be so evil and violent onstage but yet most are […]
KYLESA
A KICK IN THE MOUTH FROM THE SOUTH Two years may not seem like a long time, but for Savannah, Georgia-based psychedelic sludge titans Kylesa, the nearly two-year gap since […]
ARIEL PINK
NEW WAVE WEIRDO PLAYS AGAINST THE ODDS Playing against the odds on an uneven playing field seems to be Ariel Pink’s biggest accomplishment to date. Last year, the new wave […]
JUICY J
30 DIFFERENT WAYS OF GETTING PAID “Well, y’all Canadians are turnt up!” This is the only way that Juicy J could explain the difference between Canadian and American crowds. I’d […]
YO LA TENGO
STILL GOING STRONG AFTER 20 YEARS Yo La Tengo is a name that has that ability to introduce itself. With a 20-plus year history and the cult following to match, […]
SUUNS
TWENTIETH-CENTURY BOYS Hot off the heels of their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Image du Futur, Montreal rock troupe Suuns falls between no-wave New York, a little bit of grunge, and lilting […]
