Album review: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones

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September 29, 2011
Stark Naked and the Fleshtones

Title: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones Artist: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones Label: Soul Surfer Media(self-released) Released: 1 October 2011 In one word: Twistin’ Stark Naked and the Fleshtones are a punk rock band that gigged around Toronto and southern Ontario in the early ’80s before calling it a day by 1985. After a...
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Bring Me The Horizon at The Phoenix, Toronto – Concert review and photo gallery

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September 19, 2011
BMTH at The Phoenix, Toronto on Friday 16 September 2011 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice.

BMTH singer Olly Sykes on stage at The Phoenix in Toronto The Gig: Bring Me The Horizon w/ Parkway Drive and Architects When: 16 September Where: The Phoenix, Toronto In One Word: Intense Lessson #1: don’t invite the classy folk singer girl to a metal-core show. Lesson #2: Parkway Drive deliver a great live...
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Album review: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud

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September 16, 2011
Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud (2011) album artwork

Title: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud Artist: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud Label: Projekt Released: May 2011 In one word: Understated In every classroom there is always one or two loudmouth kids who make themselves heard above everyone else. Obnoxious, attention-seeking little know-it-alls who grow-up to become bloated adult versions of their...
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Album review: Stone Mary – Hell Bound Gypsy Train

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September 16, 2011
Stone Mary - Hell Bound Gypsy Train album artwork

Title: Hell Bound Gypsy Train Artist: Stone Mary Label: Independent Released: July 2011 In one word: Mind-numbing There are some really great artists around right but the trouble is that they are often obscured beneath a surfeit of mediocrity. Artists like Stone Mary, from Nova Scotia, take mediocrity to its mind-numbing peak. Where do...
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Strawberry Fields Festival 2011 – Review and photos

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September 6, 2011
Scottish band Modern Faces on stage at Strawberry Fields Festival 2011 - photo by Farid Singh

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? – Modern Faces on stage as SFF11 photo Farid Singh/iSnap by Farid It is often said that music festivals take around 5 years to cement themselves on a National level… but this is one festival baby with a bright and promising future! THE GIG: Strawberry Fields Festival WHERE: Leicestershire, England WHEN:...
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Album review: Solids – Generic Dogs

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August 25, 2011
Solid - Generic Dogs

Title: Generic Dogs Artist: Solids Label: Machette Records Released: August 2011 In one word: Dissonant The German shepherd on the cover of the Solids EP Generic Dogs instills a thought within me that I might be about to hear something loud and fuzzy. Thank the bands Turbonegro and You Dead! for those Alsatian musical...
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Osheaga 2011 – Sunday review with The Tragically Hip, Crystal Castles, Flaming Lips

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August 10, 2011
Crystal Castles at Osheaga music festival 2011, Montreal - photo by Liz Keith, Music Vice

THE GIG: Osheaga WHERE: Montréal, QC, Canada WHEN: 31 July 2011 IN ONE WORD: Temperamental I arrive late on Sunday to Parc Jean-Drapeau, but just in time to catch the end of the set from Montréal locals The Luyas – beautiful and loud, ethereal and powerful, they’re like a power breakfast starting off my...
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Osheaga 2011 – Sunday photo gallery with The Flaming Lips, Crystal Castles, Cypress Hill

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August 7, 2011
The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne at Osheaga music festival 2011, Montreal - photo by Liz Keith, Music Vice

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips at Osheaga 2011 MAGIQUE! The Gig: Osheaga 2011 When: 31 July 2011 Where: Jean Drapeau Parc, Montreal, Quebec In One Word: Magic Full photo gallery from Sunday at Osheaga 2011, featuring Beirut, The Luyas, The Low Anthem, Cypress Hill, Crystal Castles and The Flaming Lips… © Liz Keith,...
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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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Radio Wunderbar

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