Posted on April 23, 2011
By Albert Smith
Front Slider, Music
You wouldn’t think a white guy growing up in South Africa would have problems with racism, at least from the receiving end – but when your musical partner is black and it’s illegal to for a mixed race group to perform in public venues, it kind of puts a crimp in your career. This may […]
Posted on April 22, 2011
By Albert Smith
Music
Always wondered: Good Friday marks the day Jesus was crucified, right? So what’s so good about it? Turns out it’s actually “Pious” Friday, as in holy, which explains why it’s such a sombre day for many people, those many people being pious Christians who might rather celebrate this special day that marks the birth of […]
Posted on April 22, 2011
By Chad Huculak
Music, The Latest
These days, Nero are fronting a swell of popularity for back-track beats and remix thumpin’ that gets the dance floor jumpin’. The UK DJ’ing duo are headlining the Starlite Room’s Bassic Examination End of Exams Party Monday night. The concept of thumping subwoofers seems like just the right amount of fun – although DJ/producer Joe […]
Posted on April 21, 2011
By Staff
Music
Have you ever heard of a song being used in a television commercial BEFORE winning a Grammy award? Welcome to the wonderfully topsy-turvy world of dance culture, people, epitomized by global stars like Dirty Vegas. The British house trio – spinning the tracks tonight at Buffalo Underground – has claimed a good deal of its […]
Posted on April 21, 2011
By Mike Ross
Music
In the end, maybe Dead Jesus broke up because its members were getting a sense of humour about the whole “black death metal” schtick – and that, friends, is the kiss of death. “Yeah, there’s a lot of dour-faced, inner-circle, moping around in the metal scene,” admits bassist Lord Bedingfield IV with a laugh. “It’s […]
Posted on April 20, 2011
By Mike Ross
Culture, Film, Front Slider, Music
If you’re trying to build a bridge between the punk rock scenes of Edmonton and Cuba – a place not known for its punk rock, where rock ‘n’ roll was actually once illegal until Fidel Castro realized John Lennon was a comrade, and which is so screwed up that the entire grassroots economy runs on […]
Posted on April 20, 2011
By Chad Huculak
Music, The Latest
Raise your devil horns with pride. Holy Grail singer James Paul Luna says Canadian metal crowds are superior to those in his native United States. In fact, after a couple years of touring and some high-profile festival gigs in Europe, he says we’re right up there with the metal-loving Europeans. “In the States, people will […]
Posted on April 20, 2011
By Staff
Music, The Latest
Question of the day: What makes country “alt”? Answer: If the musicians on stage are wearing cowboy hats ironically, then the music they are playing is probably alt-country. Thing is, one usually can’t tell irony from a distance. Or even by the sound of the music, sometimes. That wasn’t much help after all, was it? […]
Posted on April 17, 2011
By Craig Elliott
Music, The Latest
Anderson. Mae Anderson. Does that name sound familiar? Well yeah, sure, you might just recognize this young woman. The eighteen year old singer songwriter has, after all, been making the rounds of the small festivals and venues in the area for about three years now. She’s got a couple of singles, not to mention an […]
Posted on April 17, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Front Slider, Music
Is it possible for an album to be euphemistically grim and giddily sombre? The Raveonettes dropped their latest album “Raven In The Grave” on April 5. The Danish duo’s music is firmly placed in the noisepop genre, but infused with a more modest vocal style, akin to Tennis – although they’ve obviously been doing […]
Posted on April 16, 2011
By Tom Murray
Music, The Latest, TV and Radio
Canada’s Country Gentleman is hanging up his spurs after nearly 55 years in the business. Tommy Hunter doesn’t sound particularly torn up about it, though. Relaxing at his Florida home before the final tour that will take him across Canada this month – playing at the Jubilee Auditorium tomorrow (Sunday, April 17, buy here) at […]
Posted on April 16, 2011
By Staff
Culture, Music
The beloved Empress Ale House has been through some trials that we’re not going to get into here – but the latest was almost the last straw: a fire that gutted the building next door on the early morning of Thursday, April 7. That the Empress only suffered “minor smoke damage” is occasion enough for […]
