THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

THE BOATY WEEKENDER – cruising to Sardinia with BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, TEENAGE FANCLUB, MOGWAI, BUZZCOCKS, DJANGO DJANGO and more
An epic diary retelling of four days at sea with Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Django Django, Buzzcocks, Vaselines, Camera Obscura, Nilüfer Yanya and more. This is just Day 1, so buckle up!
September 8, 2019
Everything is (not) falling apart: TEENAGE FANCLUB live
Not even laryngitis can wipe the smile off of Norman Blake’s face and thank all the gods for that. Here’s a look at Teenage Fanclub’s Vancouver show at the Commodore Ballroom on February 21.
March 4, 2019
Teenage Fanclub Live – “I Was a Teenage Fanny”
Teenage Fanclub were in town. And despite my bronchitis and having seen 4 gigs in 5 nights, I kinda went all geeky, did some shots of Jager, got really excited and ended up backstage, briefly. Pics, and a tale.
October 17, 2010
BOATY WEEKENDER Diary – Day 2. Somewhere in the middle of the Balearic Sea
Day 2 of the Boaty Weekender involves drunken and epic Buzzcocks, Mogwai, my buddies Teenage Fanclub jamming with Yo La Tengo and yoga with the Vaselines. Don’tcha know.
September 8, 2019
BOATY WEEKENDER Diary – Days 4 & 5. Déjà vu all over again, and sad goodbyes
Day 4 and 5 of the Boaty Weekender, in which we maniacally try to see everyone we’ve missed, and all the same bands all over again: Japanese Breakfast, Wojtek the Bear, Campfire Social, HINDS, plus Belle and Sebastian, Yo La Tengo and Mogwai once more.
September 8, 2019
The BSR Top 11 Music Moments of 2017
At first, I didn’t think I could find 11 albums I truly, truly LOVED this year. It felt sparse this year. But then again, I didn’t really look. My health took a stubborn turn over the year, and I had to bail out of a lot of things that would have made me happy –…
December 29, 2017
BSR Live Round Up: BLACK ANGELS, FOALS, PARQUET COURTS, MOON HOOCH, THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS and UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA in photos and words
A mammoth photo diary of the last handful of gigs in Vancouver, including Black Angels, Foals, They Might Be Giants and Moon Hooch, Parquet Courts and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Read it and eep!
July 7, 2013
Introducing METZ: I Love Them. You Should Love Them, Too
In which you are introduced to a nice trio of Canadian boys who are putting out the best metallicky fuzz-punk of the moment. They are called METZ and you should love them.
November 12, 2012
POST #200: VIDEO – Top 11 Questions with… DIAMOND RINGS
Diamond Rings talks guilty pleasures, his ideal collaborators, what he’d like on his backstagerider, and oh, answers 8 more questions. Here is the first-ever, on-camera BackstageRider Top 11 Questions With…Diamond Rings. Includes moccasins.
October 4, 2011