WLL-E: White Lies Level of Earnestness and the Harry McVeigh Interview
Is it wrong to want to corrupt a nice young band so they’ll be more interesting? This is the quandary I face with fab UK band White Lies. Herewith, an interview with singer Harry McVeigh as he discusses new album “Ritual”, producer Alan Moulder and the wisdom of “marketing people”.
FOALS 2011 US/CAN Spring Tour…starts in Vancouver April 10!
To use a headache-inducing-cliché, this is a DO NOT MISS tour. Foals are coming back to the US/Canada this spring and YOU NEED TO BE READY. Here are the dates.
The Backstage Rider Gallery of Rock(hands) and YOU
The devil’s horns are the international symbol of rocktacularness. Which is why it is BackstageRider’s greatest goal to create the world’s largest gallery of awesome folks doing the rock hands. YOU. WANT. TO. BE. HERE.
2010 in Review: The BackstageRider UnList
Saw, met, interviewed and flirted with about 100 bands in 2010, The (First) Year of the BackstageRider. Here’s a recap of the highlights, because no music websites anywhere are doing recaps and I thought I’d be clever…she says, sarcastically. Happy ’11, folks, and thanks for being here!
Leonard Cohen Live: Let Us Compare Mythologies (My Love Letter To Mr. Cohen)
“There are some men who should have mountains to bear their names to time”…here’s my ode to Mr. Leonard Cohen, who performed in Vancouver last week. Included with the ambient review, is a story.
Black Angels – Psychotic Reactions… and Photos by Kris Krüg
All hail the return of really good, trippy modern psychedelia. Here’s an introduction to Austin, Texas’ Black Angels, by way of a 70s gonzo journalist and some pins in a map. Oh and an amazing gallery of live pics by Kris Krüg.