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DIAMOND RINGS – Exclusive Pictures and Story, Photos by Kris Krüg
Boys love him. Girls love him. Gays love him. Straights love him. Unicorns, not so much. Glam synthpopster Diamond Rings is on a trajectory into the stratosphere of awesome. So of course Backstage Rider and photog extraordinaire Kris Krüg followed John O and his rising star…into the men’s bathroom.
November 22, 2010
GORILLAZ – The View From The 10th Row – Photos/Review
A mahoosive gallery of photos and review of Gorillaz’ end-of-North American-tour show at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. The gig, was, quite franly, amazing. And you should have been there. But if you weren’t, click through, check out the pics and talk knowledgeably to your friends about it as if you were.
November 4, 2010
Gallery/Review/Setlist: Grapes of Wrath Live in Vancouver
In which you’ll find a gallery, some idioms and a set list from the October 29 reunion show at Venue in Vancouver featuring the original members of The Grapes of Wrath.
November 1, 2010
Mumford & Sons Live in Vancouver – Photos, Words and mmmMarcus
Nufolk superheroes Mumford & Sons trotted out their earnest barnstomp for a raving, devoted crowd at the Vogue in Vancouver. How was it? Uh. Hmmm. Well. Yeah. Great. Sort of. And kind of…not. Peruse the pretty pics and swoon over Marcus Mumford’s cutie puss.
October 24, 2010
Interview + Listen: Jason Lytle of GRANDADDY/ADMIRAL RADLEY
Grandaddy + Earlimart = Admiral Radley, the new sideprojecty goodness from Jason and Aaron from Grandaddy and Aaron and Ariana from Earlimart. The album’s called I Heart California and it’s slackadelicious. I tracked down Jason on the eve of a Japan tour to chat about stuff and things.
October 20, 2010
DIE ANTWOORD Kick Off World Fokken Tour…Pics by Kris Krüg + Review by Me
South Africa’s biggest export since District 9, Die Antwoord launched its world tour in support of new album $0$ in Vancouver on October 12 at the Commodore Ballroom. Yep, Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er are pretty ZEF. Check out the smokin’ pics, too, FOK JAA!
October 14, 2010
Hangin’ Out With Wayne Coyne, The Flaming Lips and Ariel Pink
Giant hands! Confetti! Spaceballs! Grey Suit! Hugs! Twitter! The most venerable Flaming Lips and Ariel Pink were in town, and the BackstageRider well, went backstage. Here’s what we all got up to via the implementation of words, pictures, video and interpretive dance.
September 30, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Jake Shears from the Scissor Sisters – “I’m very pro-sex work”
Night Work. Ian McKellen. His love for Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. Rentboy.com. Jake Shears dishes the disco dirt in this exclusive interview and photo sesh for BackstageRider on the eve of the Scissor Sisters’ final show of its tour.
September 21, 2010
A Day with Bob Nastanovich and Pavement
Yeah, so Pavement, reunited, were in town. So what’s the BackstageRider gonna do? Hang out with Bob Nastanovich, get goofy, rock out, go on the tour bus, talk hockey and crap with Malkmus, OF COURSE. Here’s the proof in photos, video, aftershow passes and Sausage Kitchen business cards.
September 12, 2010

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