The Gig: Eagles of Death Metal and Small Sins at NXNE 2010 Where: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 16 June 2010 In One Word: Devilish Just a fortnight after Virgin Mobile Canada left Canadian music fans disappointed with the cancellation of Virgin Festival for this year, the company scored some good vibes...
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The Gig: Umlaut with Dr. El Suavo and Mandek Penha Where: The Spanish Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 12 June 2010 In One Word: Magic It would be something of a crime, methinks, for such a die-hard Mr Bungle fan as yours truly to miss a local show featuring one of its key players,...
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Title: Immersion Artist: Pendulum Label: Warner Bros Released: 8 June 2010 In one word: Hyper The quick and dirty intro to this album “Genesis” is an impressive little orchestral piece, acoustic, with some synth added to enrich the sound. It lasts only long enough to suggest something magic is going to happen, and then...
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The Gig: The Futureheads Where: Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 10 June 2010 In One Word: Mint I was fortunate to be studying in northeast England around the time when The Futureheads were making their breakthrough. Some five years since last seeing the band in their local surrounds, I was eagerly awaiting...
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Gig/Concert: Kcavemen with Headkase and Errata Venue: The Pony Bar, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Date: 5 June 2010 In One Word: Freakshow! After hearing that Brisbane-based circus-metallers Headkase had played to an almost empty house in Sydney a couple of nights prior, I shared the band’s anxieties that the same might be true of tonight’s...
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The Gig: Evelyn Evelyn (Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley) w/ Sxip Shirey opening Where: Theatre Corona, Montréal, QC When: 5 June 2010 In One Word: Vaudevillian So many surprises in this show – flying blind into the night where the bands have previously been filed under “heard-of, as yet unheard” can really go so...
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Title: White Crosses Artist: Against Me! Label: Sire Released: 7 June 2010 In one word: Punchy With their fifth full-length album, and second on major label, Sire, Gainesville, Florida’s Against Me! return with a disc which runs the gamut from rich and textured melodies to the harder-hitting urgency more traditionally associated with punk music....
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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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