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GALLERY: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Vancouver, March 6
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club bravely performed 8 songs off of their new album Beat the Devil’s Tattoo, on March 6 at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. Then they played the good stuff off of their first two albums. They even smiled. And Robert even – gasp – chatted a bit. Here is visual proof of a pretty…
March 7, 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
2010 Cultural Olympiad: Hal Willner’s Neil Young Project
From disastrously sleepy to utterly sublime: how Hal Willner’s Neil Young Project was saved from snoozeville by Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Metric and a few other indie rockers.
February 21, 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
Social Experiment in Hair Metal No. 432: Mötley Crüe
PYRO! JAGER! BOOBS! HAITI! A FAKE PIANO! TOMMY LEE’S BRAIN CELL! NIKKI SIXX LEADING THE AUDIENCE IN A PRAYER = Awesome. Mötley Crüe returns to Vancouver. All Hail Tommy Lee and the other guys.
January 25, 2010
White Lies: Top 11 Things We Like About Canada
Our Top 10 lists go right to 11. Here are some crucial things that London, England’s altrockers White Lies love about Canada and yes, it includes South Park.
January 22, 2010
You Want to Know About: The Manvils
Asking fabulous and dumb questions of rock and roll stars since…this morning. You want to know about Vancouver’s The Manvils and their bonkers lead singer Mike Manville? Yeah, we think you do. Read the interview.
January 17, 2010
The Nervous Wreckords by way of Louis XIV
The new Nervous Wreckords’ Ep “Nailbighter” is out now. Who the hell are the Nervous Wreckords? Find out.
November 21, 2009
Celebrating Movember with the Eagles of Death Metal
Celebrate Movember with some totally trash rock talk from Jesse Hughes the Eagles of Death Metal, as well as a damn-fine video and personal message from Boots, and tales of backstage and onstage shenanigans.
November 21, 2009

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