THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

Photos/Review: LIARS – Shut Up and Play the Hits
After expecting us to wade through a tuneless pile of meh for the first half, LIARS slay and blow minds during the latter half of their Biltmore gig on July 9. Check out the pics.
July 15, 2012
Gallery/Review – Getting Lost at LOWER DENS (Includes Bonus References to NO JOY and ALAN RESNICK)
I went out and got lost in the Lower Dens. Check out this gallery of pics and a few words on the Dens’ gig at the Media Club in Vancouver on July 7. Plus a few of No Joy’s hair!
July 10, 2012
SLED ISLAND DAY 3 – NARDWUAR, ANDREW WK, stalking THURSTON MOORE, TERRY MALTS and more
Day 3 and my final day at Sled Island Festival in Calgary. Today included Nardwuar talking about me on stage, meeting Andrew WK, stalking Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth and seeing Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, Terry Malts & Boris. Rock!
July 4, 2012
SLED ISLAND DAY 2: 10 bands, 6 venues, WILLIS EARL BEAL and HOT SNAKES
In which our heroine manages to crawl across most of Calgary, checking out We Are the City, The Zolas, Beekeeper, Max Ulis, Willis Earl Beal, Baby Dee, Hot Snakes and the Sadies. Phew, I got tired just writing that. Here’s Sled Island, Day 2.
June 29, 2012
SLED ISLAND DAY 1: A mostly LOU BARLOW, slightly SHADOWY MEN sort of day
Yay for festivals! Herewith Day 1 (a slow and mostly Lou Barlow-y sort of day with a touch of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet) of the fab Sled Island festival in Calgary on June 20, 2012. The longest day of the year, and one filled with fab musicks and friends. Stay tuned for Days…
June 27, 2012
Having Lunch with CURT SMITH from TEARS FOR FEARS
Just another regular Saturday: sitting at a fave Japanese spot, sharing spot prawns with Curt Smith from Tears for Fears. Discover what the hell this social-media-savvy dude and all-around-nice guy has been up to in the last little while.
June 25, 2012
On the set (and in the video) of “Hot Dog High” with NARDWUAR AND THE EVAPORATORS!
Enjoy these rad pics and a tale of how I ended up on the set and in the video of Nardwuar and the Evaporators’ latest video “Hot Dog High”. OH YES.
June 15, 2012
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Thom Green From Δ (ALT-J). “It felt like it was music that I’d been looking for. It filled a gap.”
Possibly the best album of the year, if not the last five, has arrived and it’s a wee little debut by a four-piece of twenty-nothings from Cambridge, UK. Herewith, an exclusive interview with Thom Green of the BSR’s favest new band: Δ (ALT-J).
June 13, 2012
SPIRITUALIZED – Tune in, Turn On, Trip Out
A roundup of the sleepytrippy Spiritualized show in Vancouver at the Rickshaw Theatre on May 26. Includes a story about how I accidentally stalked the band in the 90s.
June 7, 2012