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The National: High Violet + Violet Tickets + Tour + YouTube Event = Awesome
The National are back! The National are back! High Violet launches today and comes with a marketing juggernaut. Also find out why on May 15 you should be glued to your computer and turn up the speakers.
May 11, 2010
Yeasayer Live: Gig of the Year? Errr…
Yeasayer’s Vancouver visit was prepped and primed and ready to go off. And it did. Just not at the levels of nuclear awesomeness that many of us expecting. Find out why, and peruse the exhaustive – well, okay, there’s 12 photos – gallery.
April 22, 2010
Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich: Top 11 Favourite 7″ Records
In the spirit of rock n’ roll randomness and the fact that their reunion dates are (praise all gods) upon us, the BackstageRider pins down Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich to talk about his 7-inches. Get your mind out of the gutter..and remember, our lists go right to 11.
April 5, 2010
Interview: Lou Rhodes and “One Good Thing”
An ode to Lou Rhodes, the flaming redhead singer-songwriter of loveliness, and her brand new new album One Good Thing. Oh, and there’s an interview, too.
March 29, 2010
Interview: Gomez on New Album =”More Balls, More Swagger”
How the hell did the BackstageRider end up drinking Beck’s and talking Beck with Gomez while watching Danish band Efterklang? The story starts in 1998. And then weaves its way to 2010 and the Cultural Olympiad in which Tom Gray discusses what he wants from the band’s new album… and it isn’t wallpaper. Click through…
March 18, 2010
The Only Answers: Mike Doughty Tips Out the Question Jar
What is Mike Doughty’s Question Jar? It is a thing of beauty. And when the Brooklynite came through town this past weekend, we felt obliged to metaphorically tip the thing over on a quest to discover its awesomeosity. And we did.
March 15, 2010
Midlake: Live at the Biltmore, Vancouver
Denton, Texas’ Midlake stopped by to drop some heavy flute and guitar action on Vancouver. And it was good.
March 10, 2010
Interview with Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: “Harps are nice”
What’s Stuart Braithwaite’s favourite Mogwai song? Are they louder than Dinosaur Jr? If the universe were to implode in on itself taking with it every guitar effects pedal except for one, which one would Braithwaite choose? Find out the answers.
March 5, 2010
Hanging out with…UK’s EDITORS
BackstageRider sits down on a couch for a chat with Tom Smith and Ed Lay from England’s Editors. Check out the interview, the photos and the video of “Papillon” live in Vancouver. Oh and I gots you the set list, too.
February 9, 2010

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