July Talk thrilled a packed crowd from the WayBright stage – photo Brian Banks Hozier What: WayHome Where: Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada When: 24-26 July 2015 In one word: Vibes WayHome photo gallery featuring Hozier, July Talk, Sylvan Esso, Broncho, St. Vincent, Alt-J, The Highest Order, Fucked Up and lots of beautiful Wayhomies! Click on any of...
BREAKING NEWS: Winter is set to come to an end tonight. The arrival of spring will be celebrated with a special event in Toronto this evening. All around the city, anticipation has been spreading for the arrival of this event, and the warmth that comes with it. Rumour has it that...
Who: PUP Where: Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto When: Thursday 17 October 2013 One word: Breakthrough It’s a rare thing for an artist to have an entire venue full of people all pulling for them, cheering them on and celebrating with them. For sure, most decent bands, no matter how long they’ve been...
The Gig: Long Winter Pt. 4 featuring Fucked Up, Holy Fuck, Kids on TV, Rituals, Odonis Odonis Where: Great Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: Friday 8 February 2013 In One Word: Brrrrrrrrr Let the records show, that on Friday February 8th 2013 it snowed in Toronto. A lot. But while CityNews, CBC,...
NOFX at Riot Fest The Gig: Riot Fest Toronto Where: Fort York Garrison Common, Toronto, Canada When: Sunday 12 September 2012 In One Word: Raging Opening the day were Toronto bands including Organ Thieves, Junior Battles, and Mockingbird Wish Me Luck. It was great to see that the festival has included...
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova – source Despite the cries of the world, Pussy Riot have been Putin jail. But one girl still stands tall… and sales of neon-colour balaclava are about to skyrocket. This one’s for you, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. Over to you, Fucked Up. #VOTD: © Brian Banks, Editor, Music Vice Share and discuss using...
No, that’s not Doc Pickles, that’s Damian Abrham of Toronto band Fucked Up – tonight’s Wavelength fest headliners Wavelength Music Series kicked off in Toronto last night with the first show of this year’s festival. This year Wavelength celebrates it’s twelfth anniversary. During the opening night at Parts & Labour, Music...
I used to waste more time making extensive album of the year lists, then I took an arrow in the knee. FUS RO DAH! © Brian Banks, Editor, Music Vice Brian BanksEditor and Founder, Music Vice Magazine. Writer. Photographer. Poet. From Scotland. Not Ireland. Proudly based in Toronto,...
North By North East music festival was another blurry fun-filled week of music and shenanigans in Canada’s music capital, Toronto. Everybody’s experiences are different, natch, but I will remember NXNE 2011 for a few reasons. Here’s my cut-to-the-chase look back at what mattered at NXNE 2011 to me. Un: Jay Reatard...
POWER BOMBING! The Gig: Fucked Up Where: Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 16 June 2011 In One Word: Unprecedented On 16 June 2011, Toronto’s equivalent of Times Square was closed-off to traffic to make way for the Thursday night headline bill of Fucked Up, OFF and Descendents at North By...Music Vice Magazine - www.musicvice.com - Independent online music magazine established 2002: UK, Canada, Australia and Planet Telex
