Midlake: Live at the Biltmore, Vancouver
Denton, Texas’ Midlake stopped by to drop some heavy flute and guitar action on Vancouver. And it was good.
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…
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.
Hot Chip – One Life Stand (EMI/Virgin)
In which a critic subjectively goes through an album and determines its relevancy based on taste, easily dismissable by the reader. In this installment, and belatedly because the Olympics put me off by two weeks, Hot Chip’s happy clappy dancey “One Life Stand”.
Rock Hand of The Month: WOODHANDS
Throwin’ the horns. The Devil’s hand. Rock Hand. Call it what you will, it is the sign of ULTIMATE MUSICAL MAYHEM. And like revenge it is best served cold…and it is very cold in Toronto where Paul Banwatt from electro dance geeks Woodhands come from.
Dean & Britta: Top 11 Things Britta Thinks Are Sexy
Hey Britta Phillips from uber-cool indie scenesters Dean & Britta! Will you be our Valentine? You will? Will you talk sexy at us? You will? *swoon* (And remember, our lists GO RIGHT TO 11!)
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.