On the Subject of DURAN DURAN and “All You Need Is Now”
Track by track breakdown of the new Duran Duran album “All You Need Is Now”, released today on iTunes. I also digress heavily and talk about Simon Le Bon and John Taylor on Twitter, and wrote this whole thing while high on painkillers and hunched over. Only for Duran Duran, man. Only for Duran Duran.
PASSION PIT Live + Pics: “Uh, wait. Hold up. I’ve forgotten the words…”
Here’s what happens when happy electropop up-and-comers Passion Pit forget the lyrics to their own song…and still put on a great little show in Vancouver. Complete with a big-arse photo gallery, verbs AND nouns.
The Brandon Flowers/Fran Healy Gallery – What’s the Story Mormon Glory?
You roll the dice, you takes your chances. In this case, the Backstage Rider rolled snake eyes and had to be somewheres else (Dean Wareham) the night that (The Killers’) Brandon Flowers and (Travis’) Fran Healy came to town on November 15. So she dispatched her Wing Man Peter Leung to collect photographic proof just…
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.
SCISSOR SISTERS Live – Band? Stellar. Venue? “Sucks balls”
Stunning live shots of the Scissor Sisters’ end of tour gig at Malkin Bowl in Vancouver by lensman extraordinaire Kris Krüg. Plus a few breathless and still-wet words from yours truly. They are a study in awesome.
Past, Present and Future Crowded House: Interview with Neil Finn
Once and a while, the Backstage Rider likes to throw in a wild card to see if you’re all paying attention. Crowded House are good, okay? Here’s an interview with Neil Finn about their new album Intriguer. Plus lots of nostalgia, BSR-stylee.