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  • OFF! – Keith Morris, Punk Legends and The View from the Stage

    Keith Morris from Circle Jerks/Black Flag? Present and accounted for members of Redd Kross, Burning Brides and Rocket From the Crypt? Oh, that’d just be OFF! then, playing a free show in Vancouver. As Mogwai say, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will – here’s some ace photos I took from ON STAGE with OFF!…

    April 26, 2011
  • WHY I LOVE YUCK: Plus! Amazing! Live! Photo! Gallery!

    RAGING CRUSH ALERT! I really dig Yuck. I dig all their slacker 90s US musical reference points. I dig lead singer boychild Daniel Blumberg. I dig their drummer’s afro hair. Mostly I dig their debut, “Yuck”. Here’s why I love Yuck, plus a big ol’ photo gallery of the band live in Vancouver.

    April 25, 2011
  • PHOTOS: Tame Impala Live

    And the crowds, they danced and spliffed…and the band, Tame Impala, they bent their strings and played some marginally trippy fayre…some raved about it, others were merely adequately amused. Mikala = latter.

    April 24, 2011
  • ASK BOB (from Pavement) and MIKE (Doughty): Your Questions…ANSWERED!

    YOU asked. THEY answered. Bob Nastanovich from Pavement and Mike Doughty (formerly of Soul Coughing) got together, on my Facebook page, and agreed to help the youth of today by answering YOUR questions. This is the comedy/straight guy HIPSTER INDIE ROCK ADVICE COLUMN TO END ALL.

    April 22, 2011
  • What’s on George Stroumboulopoulos’ Backstage Rider?

    What does Canada’s Boyfriend, George “Strombo” Stroumboulopoulos, want on his BackstageRider? Well, let’s ask him, shall we? WE HAVE VIDEO.

    April 19, 2011
  • PHOTOS: WIRE’s muted (post) punk live

    Colin! Graham! Robert GoToBed! Some young kid who looks like Evan Dando! Collectively they were and are called WIRE and the UK post-punk heroes were in town on April 14. Peep the pics. Read the words.

    April 16, 2011
  • PHOTO GALLERY: Trentemøller kicks off North American tour

    Superstar DJ Trentemøller from Denmark launched himself, his band, and a theremin player on the giddy, gleeful, dancin’ Vancouver fans this week as prep for his new tour. And it was blinding.

    April 16, 2011
  • Sex With Strangers: Top 11 Clues Your Girlfriend is a Robot (plus new album Frontier Justice)

    Vancouver’s alt-pop, robot-lovin’, future-livin’ Sex With Strangers release their third album “Frontier Justice” today, so to celebrate, we asked the band for some hot list action. I present to you, friends, some useful advice: Top 11 Clues Your Girlfriend is a Robot. Oh yes.

    April 14, 2011
  • Total Strife, Forever? FOALS’ “Mental, Moral & Musical Meltdown” in Vancouver

    Stagediving, amp-climbing, mic-destroying, stage-demolishing, spit-hocking….The Foals ripped themselves and Vancouver a new one in a feral live show at the Commodore Ballroom. Read on, then jaw drop. There’s even video. And a reply from lead singer Yannis Philippakis.

    April 11, 2011
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