The Gig: Regurgitator with Rat Vs Possum and Laneous & The Family Yah Where: The Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 17 September 2010 In One Word: Bouncing A press release I recently received featured a quote comparing the frontman of Laneous & The Family Yah to Mike Patton, and while there’s no denying...
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(Illustration by Natascha Malta) Title: Forgiveness Rock Record Artist: Broken Social Scene Label: Arts & Crafts Released: 4 May 2010 In one word: Expansive It’s hard not to associate the success of indie rock over the past 10 years with Broken Social Scene. Since the band/music collective’s formation in 1999, many members have become...
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The Gig: The Most Serene Republic – Fantasick Impossibliss EP release show Where: The Legendary Horsehoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 11 September 2010 In One Word: Unbridled After spending nearly 2 hours at the wrong show (read about Day 2 Deja Vu here), I arrived at the ‘Shoe to catch the last fifteen...
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The Gig: Day 2 Deja Vu Where: The Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 11 September 2010 In One Word: Dancey I discovered Day 2 Deja Vu by complete accident. It was the case of being in the wrong place at the right time. You see, I was meant to be seeing The Most...
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Title: Brithmark Blues Artist: Grim Fandango Label: Poison City Records Released: 6 September 2010 In one word: Intricate Birthmark Blues is the debut long-player from Perth, Western Australia cow-punk/power-pop quartet Grim Fandango, following from their 2008 debut EP IV: Eat Not The Heart and a 2009 split-release with Melbourne’s Kill Whitey. Be warned: this...
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The Gig: Slash Where: Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 10 September 2010 In One Word: Awesome I never imagined I’d get the chance to see Slash in concert. Guns N’ Roses first – and best – album Appetite for Destruction was released in 1987 when I was just a wee tot whose only...
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The Gig: Ennis Tola with Lan Party, Mandek Penha and Three Phase Where: The Espy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 9 September 2010 In One Word: Eclectic It’s a Thursday night at The Esplanade Hotel (affectionately known as “The Espy” in these parts), and while it’s hardly packed, it’s a decent enough crowd all things...
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Liz Keith next to her winning image of Flaming Lips flaming lead singer Wayne Coyne On Thursday night, 2...
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The Machine Room Happy Robbie Burns day! In celebration of Scotland’s national literary hero, here are five new bands...
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RHCP… by an Oshawa backyard? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced new dates to their forthcoming I’m With...
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