No Age at The Great Hall, Toronto – Gig review

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November 21, 2010
No Age - photo credit Todd Cole

Mosh Unto Others As You Would Have Them Mosh Unto You… THE GIG: No Age WHERE: The Great Hall, Toronto, ON WHEN: 18 November 2010 IN ONE WORD: Visceral There were some interesting vibes in the Great Hall when some friends and I arrived for the No Age show presented by Primary Colors. The...
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Mumford and Sons at Sound Academy, Toronto – Concert review, photos and artistic interpretations

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November 16, 2010
Mumford and Sons at Sound Academy, Toronto, 13 November 2010 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice, All Rights Reserved

THE GIG: Mumford & Sons WHERE: The Sound Academy, Toronto, ON WHEN: 13 November 2010 IN ONE WORD: Overcrowded Mumford & Sons, the four-piece folk rock behemoth from Blighty, danced against the lights on stage while playing to a rumbustious crowd. Adoring girls screamed and swooned while boys whooped and hollared, as people got...
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MAdM at Cabaret Juste Pour Rire, Montréal – Review and concert photos

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November 12, 2010
MAdM (Melissa Auf der Maur) at Cabert Juste Pour Riche, Montreal, 6 November 2010 - photo by Liz Keith, Music Vice, All Rights Reserved

THE GIG: Melissa Auf der Maur with Final Flash opening WHERE: Cabaret Juste Pour Rire, Montréal, QC WHEN: November 6, 2010 IN ONE WORD: Charmed Opening Saturday’s show at Cabaret Juste Pour Rire is Montréal’s Final Flash, a retro-rock outfit who give a nod to their hometown’s bilingual culture by singing in English and...
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The Barons of Tang with The Woohoo Revue at EBC Melbourne – Gig review and show photos

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November 12, 2010
The Barons of Tang at East Brunswick Club, Melbourne, 5 November 2010 - photo by Michael Bowser, Music Vice

The Gig: The Barons Of Tang (EP launch) with The Woohoo Revue Where: East Brunswick Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 5 November 2010 In One Word: Rollicking ‘Tis a pity I arrive a little the worse for wear this evening – blimmin’ day jobs – and wearing but ONE of my world-famous dancin’ shoes. ...
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Album review: Destineak – Sirens

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November 8, 2010
Destineak - Sirens

Title: Sirens Artist: Destineak Label: Moshpit Productions Released: 31 August 2010 In one word: Atrocious Electronic duo’s are sprouting up everywhere these days. In Canada alone we have Crystal Castles, Woodhands and Thunderheist, to name just three of the best. And that’s limiting it to groups who have just two members. There is no...
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Album Review: That 1 Guy – Packs A Wallop!

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November 4, 2010
Album Review: That 1 Guy – Packs A Wallop!

Title: Packs A Wallop! Artist: That 1 Guy Label: MGM / Pop Ten Released: 6 November 2010 (Australia) In one word: Gobsmacking Okay, so it took me a merry while to get around to it, but I finally, “properly” checked out an artist I’ve been meaning to for some time.  So what do I...
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DVD review: Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones

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November 3, 2010
The Rolling Stones - photograph ™ Ethan Russell, All Rights Reserved

Title: Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones Artist: The Rolling Stones Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Released: October 2010 In One Word: Authentic In 1974 it was named the  “…the most powerful rock film ever made” and many Rolling Stones fans consider it to be the finest Stones performance that was ever captured on film...
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The Vaselines with Schwervon at Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto – Review and pictures

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November 1, 2010
Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines performing at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, 30 October 2010 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

The gig: The Vaselines Where: The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 30 October, 2010 In one word: Dinger Halloween is a really big deal in North America – and it’s as much as a party time for the adults as it is ‘trick or treat’ time for the kids who go out guising....
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Music Vice photojournalist Liz Keith takes prize at Sound Image photo exhibition in Toronto

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February 4, 2012

Liz Keith next to her winning image of Flaming Lips flaming lead singer Wayne Coyne On Thursday night, 2...
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Happy Burns Night – Five new Scottish bands you need to hear

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January 25, 2012

The Machine Room Happy Robbie Burns day! In celebration of Scotland’s national literary hero, here are five new bands...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers add 2012 tour dates – RHCP coming to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal… not Oshawa

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January 20, 2012

RHCP… by an Oshawa backyard? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced new dates to their forthcoming I’m With...
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New ‘Industry Insider’ interview series starts this weekend

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January 20, 2012

Want to work in The Music Industry as a Promoter, Producer, Publicist, Executive, DJ, or Tour Manager? Music Vice...
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Interviews

Mark Rheume

Industry Insider: CBC Radio Head of Music Resources Mark Rheaume

Mark Rheaume is head of CBC Radio’s Music Resources department. CBC Radio refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Operation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches; these channels are CBC Radio One, CBC Radio 2, and CBC Radio 3*. Mark...

Steve Stumble with The Lucky Ones

Industry Insider: Founder of SCENE Music Festival and Stumble Records, Steve Stumble

Want to work in The Music Industry as a Promoter, Producer, Publicist, Executive, DJ, or Tour Manager? Industry Insider gives Music Vice readers an exclusive insight from inside the industry as we talk to music professionals. We find out the specifics of their position and how you can grab their attention. In the latest...

Tim Atherton

Industry Insider: Want to work in radio? Radio Account Executive Tim Atherton of Astral Media gives advice

Want to work in The Music Industry as a Promoter, Producer, Publicist, Executive, DJ, or Tour Manager? Industry Insider gives Music Vice readers an exclusive insight from inside the industry as we talk to music professionals. We find out the specifics of their position and how you can grab their attention. In the latest...

Podcasts

Aereogramme - photo Brian Banks, Music Vice

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The Walking Dead - screen shot courtesy AMC

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Radio Wunderbar

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