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  • Nouvelle Vague Live: Les Femmes, Le Fun, Le Fromage

    French women wearing mini-dresses singing 80s post-punk songs while jumping around like deranged go-go dancers? What could possibly be gimmicky about that?

    February 7, 2010
  • Me, Richey Edwards and the Manic Street Preachers

    Remembering my night with Richey Edwards, guitarist and lyricist for the Manic Street Preachers, on the 15th anniversary of his disappearance. Readers, meet my diary. Diary, meet the Interweb.

    February 1, 2010
  • REWIND: Making Beans on Toast With Therapy?

    Irish noiseniks Therapy? spent a lot of time in Toronto during the 90s. I was there. And they taught me many things. Here, they share an ancient British recipe.

    January 29, 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
  • Me and Steve Earle (Live at the 2010 Cultural Olympiad)

    Twenty years on from first meeting and interviewing Steve Earle, and the hardcore troubardour is still telling great stories…and talking about jail. Of course.

    January 24, 2010
  • Joel Plaskett…and Dad (Live at the 2010 Cultural Olympiad)

    Nova Scotia’s former Thrush Hermit wins friends, influences people and sings some tremendously amazing songs…with his dad.

    January 24, 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
  • Mike Doughty: Top 11 New Year’s Resolutions

    What sort of New Year’s Resolutions would a big player of small rock have? Friend to the Backstage Rider and perpetual crush, Mike Doughty shares his hopes and aspirations for this year…in 11 bite-sized pieces.

    January 8, 2010
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