February 7, 2010
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?
Read more →February 1, 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…
Read more →January 29, 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.
Read more →January 25, 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…
Read more →January 24, 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.
Read more →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.
Read more →January 22, 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.
Read more →January 17, 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…
Read more →January 8, 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…
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