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Bios
Adrian Mack
Stories by Adrian Mack
The Perfect Pop Song
From 'Jessie's Girl' to 'Melody for Lovers,' we're still swooning.
In the Name of Love, Sort of
The Walkmen's curious U2 tribute.
Neil Young Gets Back on the Horse
He's hanging with the wrong crowd again. Right on!
Rococode and the Onward March of Vancouver's Pop Kids
They've got a shiny pedigree, good teeth and pretty brilliant album to match.
Scott Weiland Ruins Christmas
And it looks like he really needs to go to the bathroom, too.
Hey, Hey We Aren't the Monkees
'Head' killed the Pre-Fab Four, but the soundtrack still puts out.
'Walk Like a Man'
In his darkest mid-life days, author Robert J. Wiersema rediscovered Bruce Springsteen, and found rapture. Saturday, a special Tyee event.
God Really Is Great
Or, how I was left behind until I heard Larry Norman.
Killing for Satan
A couple of biker movie soundtrack gems, from both sides of the line.
The Horrors, the Horrors
When greatness strikes a mediocre band.
Neil Young's Reagan Era
Shakey's forgiven. Ronnie, not so much.
My Morning Jacket's Mystery Tour
Previews from the new album suggest a band still heading for destinations unknown.
Cows Don't Mean a Thing
This and other observations from the Meat Puppets.
The Groover
Doug Sahm was the funkiest cowboy of them all. A new retrospective captures the man on the rise.
Gimme Jackie
They make blue-eyed pop with a classic twist, they're from White Rock, and they're going to be huge. Meet Jackie Valentine.
Different Strokes?
No, just the same old New York jive.
The Death of Paul Simon
He contemplates the hereafter. We contemplate his legacy.
Frugging Lycanthropes!
The Sadies make the great Canadian music video.
Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again
Smith Westerns rescue glitterpop with new album 'Dye it Blonde.'
A Punch in the Chest from Manic Street Preachers
Adrian Mack's album of the year weaves the personal with the political.
David Lynch Is Go
A curious piece of pop music from a singular artist.
Does Your Bubblegum Lose its Flavour?
From Buzzcocks to White Wires, looks like the answer is still 'No.'
Bonified Douche Nozzles?
Maybe, but I'll always love Urge Overkill.
Mark Haney, the Daredevil
An avant-garde double bass suite about rocket-powered funny cars. Finally!
The Sins of the Father
Something happened to musician Rodney DeCroo's dad in Vietnam. He's only just starting to figure out what.
It's the Feelgood Hit of the Summer
And it's not what you think it is.
The Man Who Invented Male Camel Toe
Forget about that. Tom Jones is striving for redemption these days.
Two-Litre Bottles of Urine
Just one of the problems REM faced in 1985.
Filthy Gorgeous Hot Gay Party Sex!
Time for a new Scissor Sisters record.
Sleepy Sun? Exhausted, More Like
Oh, Black Mountain, so much to answer for.
The Best Record Ever Made In Vancouver?
Yes or no, it's time to remember The Blue Shadows
Every Dog Has Its Day
Mike Patton triumphs as an Italian crooner on Mondo Cane.
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
But what about a swinging, New York power trio?
Erykah Badu Strips for Kennedy and King
The neo-soul artist's naked video was in the name of love, unlike the song.
Never Trust a Record Review
Which is why we're reserving judgement on David P. Smith's 'Mantennae.'
Dick Cheney's Entrance Music
Or, war pigs, please get your own damn songs.
Spoon Gets Thorny
But don't panic, there's still plenty of reason to go ga ga ga ga ga over 'Transference.'
Way Better than the Eagles, Possibly as Good as the Monkees
Vancouver's Pete Werner gets it right on Salvage.
Mommy, What's a Jandek?
One of music's weirdest tales comes to Vancouver.
A Challenge to the Very Foundations of Decency!
Or, the welcome return of the giant Slits.
Boys, We're Going Straight to the Bottom!
The glorious failures of Big Star.
Nothing Is Real
Crowley, Manson, Polanski, and the Beatles boxsets.
The Return of the Manics
It's another triumph for the world's greatest rock band
Sky Saxon and the Sound of Horny
Young bands are still copping his feel.
Michael Jackson's Final Death
Why did so many find his personal hell amusing?
Who is Joe Abernethy?
And why am I saying those nice things about him?
Somebody Get Eno On the Phone!
Way to Go, Einstein is making pristine pop for grown-ups.
The Day the Music Came Back
Retrofitting Buddy Holly with M. Ward.
It Just Is
Pondering the ineffable with Olson and Louris.
'That was Terry Cox!'
A YouTube tribute to a great musician and writer we really should have known.
Rock Me Softly
Let Odawas take the edge off.
All Yolks Aside
Chariots of Eggs offers sly quality alongside the laughs.
Paul Is Still Not Dead
Macca soars on quick and dirty new album.
Horror? Bankruptcy? Stress?
Try Dylan's 'Goin' To Acapulco'
Smooth Stick Work
Bluesman Ray LaMontagne sings an homage to Meg White, drummer of The White Stripes.
Dengue Fever
Good, exotic, psychedelic pop, with Cambodian spices.
Rodney DeCroo's Lightning in a Bottle
'Mockingbird Bible' puts him a new league.
Chad VanGaalen’s Real, Unassuming Genius
‘Soft Airplane” one of the best albums of 2008.
Kings of Leon’s Razor-Sharp Rock
‘Sex on Fire’ is low on hype, high on technique.
Forget Coldplay!
Try woozy, melody-rich, sun-kissed Fleet Foxes.
Ting Tings 'We Started Nothing'
Why catchy trash comes from the UK.
Rain Antidotes
When spring doesn't spring, try Vancouver's Abernethy and Ed Askew.
Magnificent Trouble Music
Ethan Miller is a charming fiend.
Nihilistic, Dead-Eyed and Simmering
The Kills are back.
Vancouver's Hinterland Is 'Dreamo'
Music writing is a crazy game. How they're winning.
Why No One Beats the Boss
But how Brooklyn's Marah is taking him on.
My Protest Against the Zep
Guitar Hero gets great music, but not Zeppelin. Why I don't care.
The Go's New Blast from the Past
Silencing today's noise of information.
The Motorcade Sped On
Early hip hop from Steinski and Mass Media.
Against Doctor's Orders
Why I'm listening to Bend Sinister.
I Like Dwight
And how he helped rescue country from 'Hee Haw.'
Space Germs, Hurricanes and Stubborn Irony
Black Lips' new album.
'Romance, Mystery, Joy and Melancholy'
Bedouin Soundclash is better than before.
Real Guitars and Songwriting
Richard Hawley's 'Hotel Room.'
Attention Britpop Fans
Indulge your nostalgia with Brett Anderson's newest.
Porter Wagoner Is Back
His country music was subversive then and now.
Power Pop Fans Unite!
Why I worship at the most maligned music genre's altar.
The Kids Are Listening to Rock Again
Heavy blues bands, like the Brought Low, are suddenly glamorous.


