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 | WOMENSebastian BuzzalinoOrdinarily, meeting a band for an interview on the porch of their house means little more than taking advantage of a fleeting Calgarian summer. In the context of Women, however,... Read MoreContinue reading WOMEN |
 | BLACK MOUNTAINClinton HallahanIt’s always roots versus ambition. Staying in one spot offers comfort and clarity, but can keep you mired, stuck. Ruts form. Ambition is the other side of the same coin, a... Read MoreContinue reading BLACK MOUNTAIN |
 | CHALI 2NAPaul BrooksAn MC with one of the most distinctive voices in hip-hop, Chali 2na is playing seven solo dates in Western Canada this month. Chali 2na is best known as a founding member of... Read MoreContinue reading CHALI 2NA |
 | DATSIKMarisha ShegdaRecently, the electronic music scene has been pushed to new levels by dubstep, a bass-heavy form of electronic music that combines elements of dub, drum and bass, two-step, grime... Read MoreContinue reading DATSIK |
 | NINJA TUNEJordan CookWith some record labels, previewing the music isn’t necessary before you buy an album. What drives you to snatch up every new release? It’s because the label is... Read MoreContinue reading NINJA TUNE |
 | TASSELSMark BoydenWhile listening to Tassels’ self-released debut album Blog Step, it can be at times a bit difficult to believe that the creative force behind the moody rhythms was also... Read MoreContinue reading TASSELS |
 | OLIO FESTIVAL :: 2010Alex HudsonVancouver's Olio Festival is back for the second year, bringing a mixture of touring bands, hometown acts and local artists to venues around Vancouver. This year's event runs from... Read MoreContinue reading OLIO FESTIVAL :: 2010 |
 | Neptoon Records Presents...Joshua KlokeRob Frith sits across from me at Crave Restaurant, slowly picking away at a roasted beet salad. It’s sometime around three in the afternoon, and the restaurant is nearly... Read MoreContinue reading Neptoon Records Presents... |
 | VICTORY SQUARE BLOCK PARTYAnna KillenThe Victory Square Block Party makes its much-anticipated return on Sunday, September 5, and if there was one thing missing from Summer 2009, it was this homegrown party in the... Read MoreContinue reading VICTORY SQUARE BLOCK PARTY |
 | VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSarah WestwoodSince its inception in 1982, the Vancouver International Film Festival, aside from growing to be one of the five largest film festivals on the continent, has remained... Read MoreContinue reading VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
 | KOOZASara Elizabeth TaylorLet’s face it: clowns have gotten kind of a bad rap in the past. From the nightmare-inducing Pennywise in Stephen King’s It to the wicked followers of the Insane Clown... Read MoreContinue reading KOOZA |
 | VINTAGE VANCOUVERTeam BeatRouteTemple of the Modern Girl (2695 Main St) Tucked away behind a Chinese restaurant, visitors to Temple of the Modern Girl are often greeted by a yappy little dog. While TOTMG may... Read MoreContinue reading VINTAGE VANCOUVER |
 | CALGARY MAYORAL CANDIDATES’ PROFILESSarah KitteringhamKing Bronco announced in February 2010 he would not run for a fourth term as Calgary’s mayor. Now that nomination day is looming on September 20 and the election occurs O... Read MoreContinue reading CALGARY MAYORAL CANDIDATES’ PROFILES |
 | CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALCody StuartFor audiences, film festivals represent a chance to spend their entertainment dollar on something they might not otherwise have the chance to see. With just a little effort on... Read MoreContinue reading CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
 | INTERNET KILLED THE VIDEO STORECody StuartSorry Blockbuster, but it’s true: video stores are dead. The days of heading down to your local movie shop and snagging the last copy of Twilight: New Moon are quickly... Read MoreContinue reading INTERNET KILLED THE VIDEO STORE |
 | ARCADE FIRESebastian BuzzalinoWe all know the suburbs can be a dull and dreary place, a lifeless stomping ground we endure through our adolescence and youth. Some loathe it, others rebel against it, while... Read MoreContinue reading ARCADE FIRE |
 | CUFF THE DUKEJoshua KlokeNo one can accuse Wayne Petti of lacking sentiment. As the frontman of Cuff the Duke, Petti has cut his teeth within Canada’s alt-country community by writing tunes packed... Read MoreContinue reading CUFF THE DUKE |
 | RIVERBOAT GAMBLERSChristine LeonardWhen it comes to the dream occupations, it’s fairly certain that professional gambler and rock star have got to be in the Top 10 of any well-rounded teenage male. And while... Read MoreContinue reading RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS |
 | BART RECORDS AND REVOLUTION WINTERDevin FriesenDischord Records, the D.C.-based label founded by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson of the legendary hardcore group Minor Threat, has not only been a source of many excellent records... Read MoreContinue reading BART RECORDS AND REVOLUTION WINTER |
 | GORDON DOWNIEJoshua KlokeWhen Gordon Downie speaks, you listen. The intensity and passion of the singular frontman for the Tragically Hip are evident. And he doesn’t take his words lightly. L... Read MoreContinue reading GORDON DOWNIE |
 | STALWART SONSDevin FriesenConsidering they’ve only been together less than a year, Stalwart Sons, a Calgary-based three-piece post-hardcore band, have already covered quite a bit of (frozen) ground. T... Read MoreContinue reading STALWART SONS |
 | CALGARY BEER CORE AWARDSBig Ugly Jim and the Calgary Beer CoreThe 2010 Calgary Beer Core Awards Show is set for September 18. Once a year, we pimp out the Distillery to look its absolute best and host this parody of a gala evening. Everyone... Read MoreContinue reading CALGARY BEER CORE AWARDS |
 | PIERCED ARROWSJoe SmiglickiIt’s hard to talk about Pierced Arrows and not reference their past. Singer/guitarist Fred Cole and his wife/bassist Toody have been married since the nuggets-era of rock. F... Read MoreContinue reading PIERCED ARROWS |
 | TOKYO POLICE CLUBClinton HallahanThink about your accomplishments in high school. Tokyo Police Club took a slightly different path. Honour society, pep squad and Model U.N. are all noble bullet points, but they... Read MoreContinue reading TOKYO POLICE CLUB |
 | CHILLY GONZALESCynthia YipI. Gonzales: the pianist, rapper and music producer The man we know now as Chilly Gonzales was once just Jason Charles Beck, a nice Canadian boy in the alternative band Son that... Read MoreContinue reading CHILLY GONZALES |
 | TED LEOTim HornerEver hold down a kitchen party in some crusty eastside punk house full of design and art school students and while people in the living room with ironic moustaches drink Wildcat... Read MoreContinue reading TED LEO |
 | CRYSTAL MESSAllison DrinnanIt’s clear why Crystal Mess would be chosen to open for Canadian punk rock legends DOA at Republik this month. Although the local band formed only a few years ago, the group... Read MoreContinue reading CRYSTAL MESS |
 | THE DOCynthia YipThere is something about girl/boy duos who are devastatingly beautiful that makes music all the better. Presenting the Dø, with a Finnish fairylike singer Olivia Merilahti... Read MoreContinue reading THE DO |
 | THE GASLIGHT ANTHEMPJ LavergneTwo years, depending on your point of view, can either be an eternity or a blink of the eye. For Alex Rosamilia and his bandmates in the Gaslight Anthem, it’s been a little... Read MoreContinue reading THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM |
 | TITUS ANDRONICUSJoshua KlokeHere’s one for you: the rise of punk rock culture and the rise of America as a country are easily mirrored. Sounds strange? Not according to Patrick Stickles, genuine... Read MoreContinue reading TITUS ANDRONICUS |
 | GREAT BLOOMERSSara Elizabeth TaylorIn a country with as much self-image confusion as ours, it may be surprising to discover that a genre is emerging that is arguably defining our national sound. And yet Canadiana &... Read MoreContinue reading GREAT BLOOMERS |
 | AHNAVanessa GlouxWhat do you do with your anger and frustration? Some bury it down, deep inside themselves, trying to ignore it. Some individuals let it come through in heated words and fisticuffs,... Read MoreContinue reading AHNA |
 | JIMI HENDRIX 40TH YEAR ANNIVERSARYSebastian BuzzalinoOne of the most depressing books on the Beatles is also one of the best: Peter Doggett's You Never Give Me Your Money (2009) starts where many other biographies choose instead to... Read MoreContinue reading JIMI HENDRIX 40TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY |
 | The DoCynthia YipThere is something about girl/boy duos whom are devastatingly beautiful that makes music all the better. Presenting The Dø, with a Finnish fairylike singer Olivia M... Read MoreContinue reading The Do |
 | COMRAD SOUNDMichael B WallacePeople are always asking me what’s going on with Comrad Sound and our status with the city. And the answer is that there is a lot going on! I do want to keep people informed... Read MoreContinue reading COMRAD SOUND |
 | HOT HOT HEATKatherine GreenAt one point, Hot Hot Heat could have been grouped in with young promising indie bands such as Modest Mouse and TV on the Radio. But as far as the majority is now concerned, they... Read MoreContinue reading HOT HOT HEAT |
 | MIESHA AND THE SPANKS 7" RELEASESebastian BuzzalinoEasily one of the most memorable songs on Miesha and the Spanks' debut album, Mmmade for Me, is "You Just Wanna Love Me," with a chorus that features frontwoman Miesha L... Read MoreContinue reading MIESHA AND THE SPANKS 7" RELEASE |
 | AGAINST ME!Chris SchiemanIn the face of fame and success, it almost seems cliché for artists to lose themselves and their values and substitute them for self-indulgence and ego. It’s a common... Read MoreContinue reading AGAINST ME! |
 | TEEN DAZEJenna RogersAbbotsford local Jamison Dick has been playing in bands for most of his life. Moving from the vast, cold prairies of central Canada to the warm yet encumbering Fraser Valley has... Read MoreContinue reading TEEN DAZE |
 | NO PROBLEMChris SchiemanAlberta is probably one of the worst places in North America to try and be an artist. You can feel the frustration in this fact when you talk to local Edmonton punk rock outfit, N... Read MoreContinue reading NO PROBLEM |
 | BROCK ZEMANSpencer BrownEvery once in a while, you'll hear the phrase "working musician" and it isn't meant as some kind of ironic joke. Rather, this refers to those talented and brave souls... Read MoreContinue reading BROCK ZEMAN |
 | HAYES CARLLSpencer BrownTexas has no shortage of character and neither do Texan musicians. The list of influential artists who call, or called, the Lone Star state home is exhaustive. One of the main... Read MoreContinue reading HAYES CARLL |
 | RAE SPOONLindsay WilsonSeven years since his debut in the music industry, transgender country-turned-indie-rock artist Rae Spoon feels he has chosen the right path of direction for the future of his... Read MoreContinue reading RAE SPOON |
 | RODNEY DECROOSpencer BrownThe whole "sometimes you have to hit rock bottom" cliché in music is often true. Drugs, alcohol and divorce seem to be prevalent with musicians, probably because... Read MoreContinue reading RODNEY DECROO |
 | HELMETSarah KitteringhamPage Hamilton just got home from New York, and doesn’t miss his old hometown compared to Los Angeles. At home, it’s 75 degrees Fahrenheit in February and the humidity... Read MoreContinue reading HELMET |
 | JJS3Chris SchiemanThe Yukon isn’t the first place most people think of when it comes to housing hard rock and heavy metal bands, but JJS3 is about to change that. “The Yukon sound... Read MoreContinue reading JJS3 |
 | MARK OF CAINAllison DrinnanWho says death metal needs to be about gore, carnage and brutality? Instead of fearing the musician yelling guttural vocals at the crowd as he clenches his fist and stares... Read MoreContinue reading MARK OF CAIN |
 | NOCTIS IV CONFERENCESarah KitteringhamFor the second year in a row, the annual Noctis Valkyries Metal Festival will host a conference for those hoping to hone their metal craft. Running on Friday, September 24 from 10:... Read MoreContinue reading NOCTIS IV CONFERENCE |