More KLAXONS – Gallery/Review/Setlist from Vancouver
Too much Klaxons for one site? NEVER! Here’s a quickie review, lovely new gallery of delicious photos and a setlist rundown for all you gig nerds. This was The Klaxons, live at Venue (yes, that’s what the venue’s called), in Vancouver, on October 4.
ARCADE FIRE and Calexico – The View From The Front Row
The Backstage Rider somehow (okay we got there really early) ended up in the front row for Arcade Fire on September 28 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Check out the pics, read a few words and figure out how you’re going to be the one down in front the next time they come through…
Gallery/Review: Hot Hot Heat – “Awww, Bless”
Victoria’s Hot Hot Heat made it back to the West Coast on Sept 24 to play the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. For the numbers-inclined of you, they played 6 songs from their 1st (proper) album, 3 from their second, one from their third and a whopping 7 from their latest. So now you know.
Crystal Head Vodka – Gently Take My Skull For a Ride*
Ignore the horrible rockhands picture of the Backstage Rider and Dan Akyroyd from Sept 23, assume the photographer was drunk, and click through to read about a vodka whose POWER IS CAPTURED BY A GLASS SKULL.
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.
Gallery/Review: The National Live in Stanley Park
Musings on the September 9 Vancouver National show including controversial statements, overthinking, a set list and a gallery of rather-okay photos taken on a sneaked-in wee camera. Wow, I had a lot to say on this one.
Have a Listen To: Röyksopp – Senior
Have a listen to the wooshy and wonderful brand-new Röyksopp album, Senior, a week before its release. It’s pretty and fantastic and works amazingly well with a hangover.
Klaxons Debut New Album at Intimate London Show
What’s a visit to London, England without a last-minute plea for guestlistage to the Klaxons as they debuted their brand-new second album Surfing the Void? Not much, really. The Klaxons sorted the BackstageRider out, put us on the list and also managed to make a fair few other feet dance in the process. Welcome back,…
Swedish Meatballs: What OK GO’s Treadmill Choreographer Did For Fun (And It Involves IKEA)
OK DO(n’t): Here’s what happened when Trish Sie, choreographer for OK GO’s infamous treadmill video “Here It Goes Again” decided to make a video for fun with the Mantis Dance Troupe (basically, Jason Hill from LouisXIV and his mate). Bookshelf + Karate + Dance = Fun