Have a hipster emergency? Want to impress your date but don’t know how? Afraid you might be losing your edge? ASK JON WURSTER of Superchunk/The Mountain Goats? Jon is our latest casualty in offering advice on BSR. We want YOUR questions!
M83 Live in Vancouver – John Hughes’ 80s Woven With Unicorns
Anthony Gonzalez brought M83 back to town on April 27 at the Vogue Theatre, a set that came replete with bright lights, layers upon layers of ethereal and 80s film soundtrack reference points. Par usuel.
Top 11 Reasons Why K.FLAY is Awesome (Review/Photos/Video)
Because our lists go right to 11, here’s the Top 11 Reasons Why Kristine Flaherty, aka K.Flay, is rad, and was awesome on April 20 at the Media Club in Vancouver.
GOTYE live in Vancouver – PHOTOS/REVIEW
Gotye’s Wally De Backer and band played a warm and energetic live show at the Vogue Theatre on April 7th, attended by Sarah McLachlan, doe-eyed young girls and a whole bunch of nice middle-aged couples. Peep the pics of this handsome Australian and his various gadgets, and read the review.
6 January 2011Rockhand of the Month: from Scott Helland of Gypsy Nomads/Deep Wound – Plus Stories About J. Mascis!
What do you get when a former highschool bandmate of J. Mascis and Lou Barlow gets in touch and has a concept for some original rockhand artwork? Well, yer gonna have to click to find out.
17 December 2010Hey you, talking loudly at gigs? SHUT THE FUCK UP.
‘Tis the season to get cranky. When is it okay to talk really loudly and piss off all the people around you AND the band at a gig? Try never. Here’s a selection of some of my favourite Shut the Fuck Up videos from Mike Doughty, Roger Waters, Lou Barlow, Tegan & Sara, Regina Spektor and Zach Galifinakis.
29 November 2010SEBADOH – West Coast Tour Dates Announced!
Received from Lou Barlow hisself less than 20 minutes ago, I present Sebadoh’s West Coast Tour Dates for February. Read them and weep with joy. I am.
2 October 2010SeBADoh Bakesale Reissue + Tour Dates (Sort Of)
HOLY CRAP! The Gods have heard my prayers. SeBADoh are coming back out on tour to support the reissues of Bakesale and Harmacy in 2011. Here’s a few details.
23 June 2010A Day With Dinosaur Jr/Sebadoh’s Lou Barlow in Seattle
Seven hours with with the King of Lo-Fi. What to do? Start with soundcheck, detour to a homemade dinner and the kindness of strangers, end up backstage with a scaredy cat poster, drink beer, rock out, then laugh a lot. Here’s a photo gallery of the first day of summer, BackstageRider-style. There’s even rockhands.
24 November 2009REWIND: A letter from Lou Barlow, Dinosaur Jr/Sebadoh, 1993
Attention all indie record store clerks! Want to know what Lou Barlow got up to when he was last in Vancouver with Dinosaur Jr? Or see what really makes him a great big Sebadoh-songwriting softie? Read on.
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