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Category: Canadian Eh

The Grapes of Wrath Reunion – What Was Going Through My Head
Welcome back to the much-loved, curly-haired, 90s rock heroes, The Grapes of Wrath. The original trio of Kevin Kane, Tom Hooper and Chris Hooper played their first gig together in over a decade this past weekend, and we were there. Check out the mahoosive photo gallery and beer-soaked memories.
July 19, 2010
The Backstage Rider NXNE 2010 Reader
NXNE has grown like Galactus over the years, and might soon be ready to eat a small planet or two. And in our so-far short lifetime, Backstage Rider has been all about bringing you the rock (and punk and alt-folk and dance and stuff). Here we combine bands we’ve covered, with bands that are playing…
June 14, 2010
Rock Hands of the Month – THE PACK a.d.
Few two-pieces make as much wonderful noise as Becky Black and Maya Miller from The Pack a.d. Bask in their rocktacular glow with a gallery from June 4, with ADDED ROCKHANDS.
June 6, 2010
GALLERY: Japandroids at the Lifetime Collective
Aren’t awesome international media darlings supposed to play awesome venues when they’re back in their hometown? Yeah, that’s what we thought. But nevermind, we will let you live, Japandroids. For you have brought the punk rock back.
May 1, 2010
Guilty About Girls: Candy Candy
Guilty About Girls has a new video out for the poppy little number, “Candy Candy”. They shot it this past weekend. Here it is in all its black and white glory, served up with some colourful anecdotes. Would you like fries with that?
April 27, 2010
Rock Hand of The Month: WOODHANDS
Throwin’ the horns. The Devil’s hand. Rock Hand. Call it what you will, it is the sign of ULTIMATE MUSICAL MAYHEM. And like revenge it is best served cold…and it is very cold in Toronto where Paul Banwatt from electro dance geeks Woodhands come from.
February 23, 2010
Joel Plaskett…and Dad (Live at the 2010 Cultural Olympiad)
Nova Scotia’s former Thrush Hermit wins friends, influences people and sings some tremendously amazing songs…with his dad.
January 24, 2010
You Want to Know About: The Manvils
Asking fabulous and dumb questions of rock and roll stars since…this morning. You want to know about Vancouver’s The Manvils and their bonkers lead singer Mike Manville? Yeah, we think you do. Read the interview.
January 17, 2010
(I’m Having) Sex With Strangers – New City Anthem Video
We went to a party. We drank beer. We were in a rock video. Check out Sex With Strangers’ first-ever video, “New City Anthem”. It is double fine.
November 23, 2009