Regurgitator at The Hi-Fi, Melbourne – Gig review and show photos

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September 20, 2010
Regurgitator at The Hi-Fi, Melbourne, 17 September 2010 - photo by Michael Bowser, Music Vice

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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Album Review: Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record (Polaris Prize nominee)

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September 16, 2010
Forgiveness Rock Record drawing by Natascha Malta, Music Vice

(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 Most Serene Republic at Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto – Gig review and show photos

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September 14, 2010
The Most Serene Republic at Horsehoe Tavern, Toronto, 11 September 2010 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

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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Day 2 Deja Vu at The Mod Club, Toronto – Concert review and show photos

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September 14, 2010
Day 2 Deja Vu at The Mod Club, Toronto, 11 September 2010 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice, all rights reserved

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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Album review: Grim Fandango – Birthmark Blues

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September 13, 2010
Album review: Grim Fandango – Birthmark Blues

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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Slash at Kool Haus, Toronto – Concert review and exclusive show photos

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September 11, 2010
Slash performing at Kool Haus, Toronto, 10 September 2010 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice, all rights reserved

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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Ennis Tola at The Espy, Melbourne – Gig review and show photos

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September 11, 2010
Ennis Tola at The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne, 9 September 2010 - photo by Michael Bowser, Music Vice

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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Album Review: Chiwawa – Watermark (including a whacked-out video by us!)

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September 10, 2010
Chiwawa - Watermark

Title: Watermark Artist: Chiwawa Label: Satellite Records Canada Released: 15 September 2010 In one word: Insane Chiwawa have one the daftest band names around but their music is a whole different kind of crazy: crazy good. I’d never heard of this band until collecting a copy of this, their sixth album, on Wednesday evening...
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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

Download: Radio Wunderbar Episode 33 [AAC podcast. 1 hours 32 minutes (87.9 MB. Right-click...

The Walking Dead - screen shot courtesy AMC

Download: Radio Wunderbar Episode 32 [AAC podcast. 1 hours 54 minutes (106 MB. Right-click...

Radio Wunderbar

Download: Radio Wunderbar Episode 27 [AAC podcast. 1 hours 20 minutes (72 MB. Right-click...