Forest City Lovers at The Great Hall, Toronto – Gig review and concert photos

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August 14, 2010
Forest City Lovers at The Great Hall, Toronto, 12 August 2010 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

The Gig: Forest City Lovers w/ Gentleman Reg Where: Great Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 12 August 2010 In One Word: Disappointing n.b. The following review has received a fair amount of blowback (via email, comments and even Twitter) in the past 24 hours from people who perceived my review to be “angry”, or...
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Interpol at Kool Haus, Toronto – Concert review

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August 11, 2010
Interpol at Kool Haus, Toronto – Concert review

The Gig: Interpol Where: Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 10 August 2010 In One Word: Evocative It’s uncommon these days that I attend a concert as media without a camera strung around my neck, but tonight at the Kool Haus I was happy to watch the show with just a beer in my...
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Artery at The Lexington, London – gig review and show photos

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August 10, 2010
Artery at The Lexington, London, 7 August 2010 - photo by Michael Bowser, Music Vice

The Gig: Artery Where: The Lexington, London, England When: 7 August 2010 In One Word: Intense Having been a long-time fan of the British post-punk movement, I bought a DVD documentary some years back entitled “Made in Sheffield”…and while my main interest lay in bands I have known and loved for eons such as...
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Underage Festival 2010 review and photos – M.I.A. and Ellie Goulding provide smiles to a young London crowd

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August 7, 2010
M.I.A. at Underage Festival, Victoria Park, London, 1 August 2010 - photo by Lauren Towner, Music Vice

The Gig: Underage Festival 2010 Where: Victoria Park, London, England When: 1st August 2010 In One Word: Fab East London’s Victoria Park is usually a calm and tranquil place, but not today as 10,000 14-18 year olds descended on the park for a day of the hottest new bands to some of the industries...
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Airbourne at Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – Gig review and show photos

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August 6, 2010
Airbourne at Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – Gig review and show photos

The Gig: Airbourne Where: The Phoenix, Toronto, ON, Canada When: Wednesday 4 August 2010 In One Word: Explosive STATUS REPORT………. This is Lieutenant-General Brian A. Banks reporting from the rock ‘n’ roll frontline for Music Vice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reports of an Australian group invading Canada can now be confirmed. The four-piece invasion...
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Osheaga 2010 review and pictures – Sunday round-up with photos of Weezer, Devo, Metric and Sonic Youth

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August 5, 2010
Emily Haines of Metric at Osheaga music festival, 1 August 2010 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

The Gig: Osheaga music festival Where: Montreal, Quebec, Canada When: Sunday 1 August 2010 In One Word: Special Saturday at Osheaga was incredible but Sunday was a lot more of the same – and then some! Sure, Arcade Fire’s performance was not  bettered, but the atmosphere and fun times  had been kicked up a...
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Album Review: Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice (Polaris Prize nominee)

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August 23, 2010

This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize...
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Album Review: O. Children

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August 18, 2010

Title: O. Children Artist: O. Children Label:  Deadly People Recordings Released: 12 July 2010 In one word: Gloomtastic A...
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Album Review Radio Radio – Belmundo Regal (Polaris Prize nominee)

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August 16, 2010

This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize...
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Album Review: Samsara – Instinct Over Influence

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August 9, 2010

Title: Instinct Over Influence Artist: Samsara Label: Trial & Error Records / Stomp Released: 9 July 2010 In one...
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Album Review: Factor – Lawson Graham (w/ song clip and a Toronto G20 slideshow)

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July 30, 2010

Title: Lawson Graham Artist: Factor Label: Fake Four Inc. Released: 27 April 2010 In one word: Exceptional I took...
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Album Review: The Sadies – Darker Circles (Polaris Prize nominee)

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July 30, 2010

In this first installation of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums, I’m going to be looking at...
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Interviews

Pinky Beecroft interview – a Q&A with The White Russians frontman

Pinky Beecroft interview – a Q&A with The White Russians frontman

Pinky Beecroft used to be a member of the infamous Australian band/cabaret act that was Machine Gun Fellatio, but these days his pet project is called The White Russians.  Michael Bowser gets the low-down on milk-based drinks, the brilliance of Ween and the merits of writing for TV shows like Farscape (as one’s day...

The Bedroom Philosopher interview – On music, ‘nu-Australian’ and Mexican space stations

The Bedroom Philosopher interview – On music, ‘nu-Australian’ and Mexican space stations

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, The Bedroom Philosopher is the musical persona of one Justin Heazlewood, a multi-talented comedian/writer/whatever-the-hell-else-he-feels-like-doing who clearly has spent far too much of his time travelling on trams.  Michael Bowser drills him about his heady new concept album, Songs From The 86 Tram, among other hot topics such as the “nu-Australian”...

Deadly Are The Naked

Deadly Are The Naked interview

Deadly Are The Naked are a Melbournian band who know how to Party – that’s with a capital fuckin’ “P”, folks! – both live and on record, as well as mellow out with the occasional silky-smooth, chilled ballad.  Michael Bowser moves up close enough to the flying sweat and the high-energy forces of nature...