EDMONTON RADIO: The little station that couldn’t
So much for the Sound. It’s called “Lite 95.7” now. Goodbye, cool rock songs. So long, Beck. Hasta la vista, Kings of Leon. Hello, “soft adult contemporary” music – rushing to fill the void left when EZ Rock turned into Virgin. Hello, Michael Buble, Elton John, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Train and Bon […]
Hot Picks, March 25: Show your love for Autotune!
This is your chance to catch one of the most important artists of our generation, a legendary artist that has revolutionized the art of vocal performance – Mr. Autotune! Performing at the Edmonton Event Centre tonight – featuring the voice of special guest vocalist T-Pain – Autotune is a remarkable piece of software made by […]
Hot Picks, March 23: Black metal band has bone to pick
When exploring the subgenres of metal in the manner of Dante descending through the nine levels of hell, we come to one of the most “underground” genres of all: Black Metal. What the hell is it, you ask? It is darker than death metal, more deathly than metalcore, faster than doom metal, more melodic than […]
Demonika’s celebration of the underground at The Starlite
Listen: It’s a big, big world, the underground world, and if it’s going to be an interesting one as well, interesting enough for all of us, then everyone has to do their part. Everyone’s got a thing that they can do, and they’ve just gotta do it. Some will have to dress scantily so as […]
SHOWBIZ: Chris Brown goes bonkers
Watching the clip of Chris Brown’s awkward interview on Good Morning America today (here), it’s obvious why interviewer Robin Roberts kept pressing him on the Rihanna thing. The prospect of talking about his new album F.A.M.E. was just so unbelievably, excruciatingly, mind-numbingly boring that she just snapped. She lost it. She started with a Rihanna […]
Hot Picks, March 21: Thank God it’s spring
Let’s talk about God. It’s the one thing we all have in common: the knack for knowing that if there wasn’t a God, people would just go ahead and invent One. Johann Sebastian Bach lived in a time where atheism didn’t even exist. They would’ve thought you were crazy – before ripping out your innards […]
PREVIEW: Music’s longest-running freak out
Back in college, I had a friend who speculated that the band The Residents were really just Van Halen in disguise. I asked her to explain her reasoning. “Well”, she said, “There’s four of them; we don’t know the identities of the members; and you never see them on the same bill…” Sound logic to be […]
PREVIEW:Diamond Rings appreciates the attention
Everybody wants a piece of John O’Regan these days. The Canadian indie-pop sensation known as Diamond Rings can find his colourful image splashed all over the Internet. And the phone calls keep coming. After Gig City connects with O’Regan, behind schedule, our conversation is abruptly cut off. We reconnect a few minutes later as O’Regan […]
FILM AND MUSIC AT SXSW: Fish takes Austin up a notch
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Whatever doubts you have, stick them in a panty drawer. This sprawling creature called SXSW (South by Southwest Music + Film + Interactive Conference) may not be what it used to be, as the ultra-hip above us claim, but that’s kind of like saying sex is no good. It’s always up to […]
Hot Picks, March 18: Electric Six high on Charlie Sheen
Electric Six is one of these weird bands few mainstream listeners have ever heard of, yet the Detroit Band Formerly Known as Wildbunch is worthy of interest for at least two reasons. 1. They combine disco with heavy metal – and so many other things that the genre labels basically become meaningless. Ditto most of […]
