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Frankie Rose Makes Life Tougher for Journalists

With Interstellar, 'lo-fi fuzz pop' just doesn't cut it anymore.

By Alex Hudson, 9 Feb 2012

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Cloud Nothings' Alt-Rock Wet Dream

The sad-sack grunge revival continues apace.

By Alex Hudson, 26 Jan 2012

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The Toilet Overflows

They were demented, unpredictable, inspired, and for one night they're back.

By Shawn Conner, 12 Jan 2012

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Rococode and the Onward March of Vancouver's Pop Kids

They've got a shiny pedigree, good teeth and pretty brilliant album to match.

By Adrian Mack, 5 Jan 2012

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Inside the Xmas Music Underground

Vancouver filmmaker Mitchell Kezin helps rescue weird holiday tunes from oblivion.

By Steve Burgess, 22 Dec 2011

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Scott Weiland Ruins Christmas

And it looks like he really needs to go to the bathroom, too.

By Adrian Mack, 22 Dec 2011

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Don't Know the Difference Between Dubstep and Brostep?

Have no fear, old-timer, here's that primer you've been waiting for.

By Michael Mann, 8 Dec 2011

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Pop-Punk Revisionism, Anyone?

Or, how history was re-written by Vancouver band Wars.

By Alex Hudson, 1 Dec 2011

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Music Is Not a Commodity

In fact, Iceland's Ólafur Arnalds is giving it away -- all of it.

By Thom Wong, 24 Nov 2011

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Vancouver's Creative Space Crunch

It's a hot issue in a city with lots of red tape but few old, affordable places to gather.

By Grace Scott, 18 Nov 2011

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Queen of the Coffee Shop

Feist's 'Metals' goes down well with that Iced Peppermint White Mocha.

By Alex Hudson, 17 Nov 2011

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Hey, Hey We Aren't the Monkees

'Head' killed the Pre-Fab Four, but the soundtrack still puts out.

By Adrian Mack, 10 Nov 2011

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Gamers Let the Music Play

Indie vets like Jim Guthrie are creating beautiful music for the button-mashers.

By Thom Wong, 3 Nov 2011

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Kathryn Calder Takes the Spotlight

The local singer-songwriter is nobody's second fiddle on Bright and Vivid.

By Alex Hudson, 27 Oct 2011

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M83 Will Make You Feel Like a Teenage Girl

A whopping 22 tracks of French electro-pop makes you feel, like, stupidly dreamy.

By Michael Mann, 20 Oct 2011

life

Artists and the Drive

Is the famed East Vancouver street still attracting creative types? Portraitist Frank Vena captures Commercial today.

By Christopher Grabowski, 13 Oct 2011

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The Gift of the Concert Film

Sigur Ros misses the mark but Andrew Bird: Fever Year hits a bullseye.

By Thom Wong, 13 Oct 2011

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Heartbreak, Fisticuffs, and Cuddlecore

A new book goes way behind the scenes for the 20th anniversary of Mint Records.

By Gregory Adams, 6 Oct 2011

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'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.

By Adrian Mack, 29 Sep 2011

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The Pack a.d. Go Motor City, BC

It's back to the garage on the Mint stars' latest.

By Alex Hudson, 22 Sep 2011