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Scratctvlhat, The aforementioned label is "Too Hot To Taste" which gives Girl and other like-minded outfits, from Seattle to parts unknown will Chicoutimi, with a refreshing let Mike Wiebe of The Riverboat also responsible for a gear-grindin' Trouble a run for their money, to what's noteworthy of the four soon have that pleasure. (Nerve sound that lies somewhere Gamblers do that for you—he new split 7" from San Franciscan be sure. (Steel Cage Records, P.O. songs like "Hell Is Alive" and Knives Wracking Records, 425 Bolyston between The Long Ryders and received one nasty gash to the heshers Drunkhorse, who turn in Box 29247 Philadelphia PA USA Of Twilight" is the not the atypical Ave. E Seattle WA USA 98102). Flaming Groovles. There's a great hand at a show; it now graces one "Independent Type," a teenage 19125). "shout along with melody" style The Sultans of San Diego offer roots-rockin' feel to "I'm Back" side of a new single w/ Electric Eel anthem for a bygone era, and Seems the kids today aren't of hardcore, but instead more of more stripped down garage pop and "Higher And Higher," but they Shock. The RG's rock surprisingly Belgium's bastions of boogie. just pissed off about presidents, a storytelling style that provides a on a recent effort for the crowds infuse a sixties folk-punk influence *~at mid-tempo with a tune called The Feather, who sound a lot like but also the style-conscious little more depth, even if the songs across the pond. Head Sultan The into "In Spite Of Appearance" that "That's Entertainment!" that Glueclfer, The Hellacopters et al., and the TV-obsessed, so says themselves are a little same-y, Slasher (aka John Reis, rocketeer doesn't lose any momentum and speaks to the average Joe about so if your guitar's loud and proud Knucklehead. Calgary's answer with the exception of "Two Black from the crypt extraordinaire) begs for repeated spins. (Zaxxon the spoils of rockin' so hard your and your pedal's to the metal, to Social DistorHon-meets-Stiff LitHe Guns." Still, a worthwhile debut churns out his patented guitar Virile Action Records, http://www. hand nearly falls off; our Japanese then "Joint Of Lamb" is what you Fingers punk rock deliver a brass and if nothing else, a reason to chops whilst Tony Di Prima kicks out zaxxonvirileaction.com). friends entertain us with "Rock want to be chewin' on. knuckle or three to the "Cosmetic support what appears to be a the jams and Black Velvet soothes One man band SJ fuses And Roll Can Rescue The World," Seems that since ol' Dubya Youth" to get them out of the fairly miniscule local hardcore his fans with sultry bass action. the blues. Back From The ©rave which is a pretty lofty goal, but the has been officially been back in "Prime Time Reality" they're stuck scene. (Ugly Pop Records, http:// "Walk Of Shame" is a speedy little garage punk and hillbilly country trio aims for the rock funny bone office, the music scene has been in, and even though it's a "Long www.uglypop.com). number from their most recent into his four song EP, the standout and succeeds without going too rife with protest songs, (and not Hard Road," the boys have been With all this hate, it's good full length, and they do an ace here being "Take My Time" as over-the-top. There's some witty in the folkie, flowers-in-thenr-hair round the block a few times to to have something to make you version of The Dlls "Blow Up" and it pounds and drags its hairy referencesto Van Halen and The type), so The Earaches decided know that music sends a powerful smile once and a while, and The an unreleased track "Permission knuckles across the cave floor. Ramones in there, so I'd like to see to horn in on the action and message, so listen up. Sparky! Suspicions fit the bill nicely with To Bored." I would think our English He's got a whole mess o' trouble what else these cats are capable record a garage-rockin' pissed (Longshot Music, PMB #72 302 their debut vinyl. A lo-fidelity cross friends would heartily grant this out on a number of different of, and if they can indeed save off rant, about El Presidente called Bedford Avenue Brooklyn NY USA between Nikki And The Corvettes request. (Sweet Nothing Records, labels, but you can find this one our world with their lock and loll. "Freedom Fries," expressing their 11211). and the poppier side of the garage [email protected]). on...(Delta Pop Music Ltd. 663 S. (Gearhead Records, http://www. distaste for the way they've been The anger continues with is how best to describe the tunes We wrap up this extra helping Bernardo Ave. Suite 113 Sunnyvale gearheadrecords.com). cut, deep-fried and eaten up in Hong Kong Blonde, a powerhouse "We're All Wrong" and "Memory" of vinyl vittles with a double scoop CAUSA 94087). Belgian instro-beat band The the disposable consumer culture hardcore unit from right here in off this record. The trio plays with of Francophone rock et roll, Whew-what a stack o' wax Fifty Foot Combo deliver a visually called warfare. Pretty deep, huh? Rain City, who have a four song EP spunk and seems like they'd be courtesy of Midnight Tramp and that was, I be fully spent. 'Til next stunning three-song affair that Well, thankfully on the flip, we can out for your consumption. Bringing a fun band to catch live, and Skip Jensen & His Shakin' Feet. time, record houndsl D

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THE BLACK RIDER: The Casting of the Magic mouths and tensely-flexed feet. What should Bullets have been effortlessly macabre felt perilously November Theatre close to cliche. Tuesday 11 January Fortunately, the show gathered momentum Waterfront Theatre as each of the marvelous songs took its place Arrghh... that nagging uncertainty over whether a in the fable and individual performers revealed problem lies in the piece itself or in the production. their strengths (the cast of six was usually To be honest, I'm leaning toward the latter here, strongest when not working ensemble). As the only because it's hard to believe that anything bullet-peddling Peg Leg, Michael Scholar Jr. was hot off the brain-pans of Tom Waits, William S. an iconic, seductive MC with a poignant limp; Burroughs and avant-garde theatre guru, Robert Clinton Carew was a powerhouse in his spoken Wilson could be anything but stupendous. Still, I word performance of "Crossroads"; and while was nowhere near Hamburg when the original Rachel Johnston was sometimes too "look-at- production opened in 1990, so have no basis for this" deliberate as the daughter Katchen, she comparison—only the sense of having watched had physical and vocal chops aplenty. In the role a tamed beast. of office geek Wilhelm, Kevin Corey ended up Inspired by several incarnations of an stunning me with his drunken rendition of "Lucky early 19th-century German folktale. The Black Day" and an explosion of acrobatic skill. Rider is an operetta whose narrative unfolds in a The show's music component was killer and carnivalesque procession of cabaret numbers. it came courtesy of the three onstage musicians, The tale is ripe with allegory and is very Faustian: Liz Han, Dale Ladouceur and musical director In order to win the hand of a forester's daughter, Conine Kessel. As "The Devil's Rubato Band", they a city clerk must prove himself as a hunter. Striking gave accordion, bass, chapman stick, clarinet, the proverbial deal with the devil, he learns that percussion, piano and trombone a fearsome magic bullets come at a tragically high cost. workout that would have had Mr. Waits himself Edmonton's November Theatre delivered growling with glee. the piece with leering precision, but by about In the end, there were enough high points to fifteen minutes in, I had to admit that I wanted earn my heartfelt applause, yet I still came away to be liking it more that I actually was. There was underwhelmed. So what the hell did I want? More something self-conscious and laboured about the reckless, tumbledown insanity, probably. This performance, particularly in the opening scenes Black Rider needs to lose the training wheels. D which were awash in strident singing, agape

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Until recently, I'd only had the pleasure of viewing one of Dylan Cree's films, so when the Pacific Cinematheque announced that it was devoting a whole evening to the Vancouver filmmaker's work, I played catch-up with a few video screeners and then invited him over for tea._ The most striking thing about Cree's oeuvre is that it's rude, explicit and at the same time, hilariously formalistic. He samples the conventions of transgressive cinema while taking the robust piss out of them. When I asked if he was actually somewhat attached to the very things he lampoons, he replied, "My films are constantly attempting to deal with interruptions". I took that as a yes. _ It wasn't surprising to learn that he's an admirer of Pasolini and Fassbinder, who hover over some of his earlier pieces—the former in the scatological ending of 1997's Perversions: 4 little deaths and the latter in the hideous family dynamics of vulgar...incomplete 'n yet whole from 1999. His most recent work, 2002's Of Pomology (from which the evening takes its name) is a hyper-literate send-up of academics debating pornography as a legitimate field of knowledge. According to Cree, the Cinematheque felt that his work would provide a bit of relief from "all that Swedish angst" on its current programme. Of course he's more that happy to be a palate cleanser. Of Pomology: Films by Dylan Cree screens Wednesday, February 23 with the filmmaker in attendance. Speaking of Swedish angst, the films of Ingmar Bergman will continue to glower at the Cinematheque until the end of February, so do try to inhale some of their depressing magnificence. Nestled among them is a mini-festival dedicated to contemporary Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson, whose Songs from the Second Floor is a surreal howl of socio-political distress and one of this decade's most unforgettable films so far. He also makes commercials^-which are revered as art films that eviscerate the consumerist society that they're supposed to be serving. All this, plus his two other features and a pair of shorts will screen as APOCALYPSE ad absurdum on February 11,12, 13,19 & 20. SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! Phone (604) 688-3456 or visit www.cinematheque.bc.ca for more details.

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Care of the Professional Voice pyrotechnics, and other dangers may be a sensation originating in conquering the working world Locas: The Maggie and Hopey gorgeously classic and adept, D. Garfield Davies and Anthony your voice teacher never tendons and muscles surrounding (only as a cover in case anyone Stories at no expense of expression, FJahn anticipated warning you about; it. That said, if visualizing the asks what you're up to, naturally). Jaime Hernandez imagination or nuance. A&C Black/Raincoast Books and the ubiquitous problems cricoid moving helps you get the And he has such a delightfully Fantagraphics Books Perhaps even more of the voice's interactions with effect you want, great. And if devilish sense of humor. I simply I dove into this beautiful striking than the artwork is the Singing and the Actor medications, both legal and you have no clue what I was just must have him over for dinner. hardcover collection completely characterization. Hernandez Gillyanne Kayes otherwise. This is just a brief talking about, get these books I especially liked his tips for unfamiliar with the legendary treats his creations with love, A&C Black/Raincoast Books overview—this book is absolutely and find out. getting on with the mortals - from Love & Rockets comic series. intelligence and respect, and packed with useful, and Certainly, texts like these using a dart board to decide which Created by Jaime Hernadez though the series throbs with all the I've decided to do a occasionally icky, information, are no substitute for a qualified ones to fire, keeping the mobs and his brothers Glibert and conflict and heartbreak of a soap combined review for these most of which I hope I never need voice teacher, but I did find them from one's lair, to mind control. Mario in 1981, it ran until 1996. opera, the stories are presented two excellent works since they worry about. (Except, of course, a useful additional resource, and All very useful indeed. Also useful Locas represents the bulk of the with a deftness that makes them dovetail together so nicely. Care for the travel tips. I do hope to I have noticed huge gains in the were the tips for keeping those series, but despite its impressive completely compelling. Selfhood . of the Professional Voice focuses require those in my career.) development of my voice in terms pesky pixies and fairies out of the size, isn't a complete collection. and sexuality are treated mostly on theory and medical Singing and the Actor of controllable tone and clarity house—they're always sneaking This volume reproduces the first like dynamic elements of the background information while focuses on how to get the since I started working with Kayes' around in here, and I was pleased fifty issues of the comic, which characters lives rather than as Singing and the Actor takes you idealized sound you imagine you book on my own time in addition to learn that there's a better way focus on the story of a young "issues." Hopey, Maggie, et al are from theory into practise with will have out of your brain and to similar exercise my teacher for removing them than the old Mexican-Amercian woman, fully sketched out and reassuringly various exercises to get the tone onto the stage. It covers most was having me do during lessons. fashioned broom method (which Maggie ChascamTIo, and her best three dimensional: it's rare to see and quality you want out of your of the basics of vocal training, Care of the Professional Voice really just spreads them around friend/occasional lover Esperanza female characters so realistically voice. including developing range and has also helped me in terms of differently anyway.) Now I have "Hopey" Glass. Outsiders in their rendered. I have to say that the Care of the Professional different qualities such as twang, being more aware of some of my my choice of making pixie shish own communities, the two girls find sexy drawings threw me initially—I Voice gives you all the information operatic, and belt. It also covers bad habits (caffeine, late night kabobs or simply poisoning them solace in the emerging California don't have much tolerance for the you need (and then some) to how best to learn songs, audition snacks, etc.) that may have been with brewer's yeast. punk scene of the early eighties. traditional male-penned comic understand the mechanics of tips, and character development not-so-beneficial to my voice, And the art is lovely too, I The story proceeds in real time as book's view of women (as it's how sound is produced. It also with the varying voice qualities. and therefore cleaning those up. simply must have this Bill Brown the characters grow up together mostly boobs). But after reading gives details of various potential The aim is two-fold: a hands-on Highly recommended in both do some murals for my haunted and apart. the whole series, i concluded that problems and prevention and/ approach with several exercises chateau getaway in the The early installments of the abundance of curvy female or treatment thereof. While its per section so you learn by doing, Carpathians. L&R add a heavy scoop of pulp flesh didn't indicate a creeping content may be primarily of and an emphasis on not just doing One might say there's a romance and science fiction to misogyny. I even came to enjoy interest to doctors, there is also but feeling. Can you feel how your problem with the mass release this premise: we first meet Maggie the cartoonist) sexuality of Penny plenty of practical advice for throat and mouth may shape The Villain's Guide fo Better of this volume—if it were to get fixing rockets deep in a dinosaur- Century. singers, actors and others who live themselves differently for different Uvlng into the hands of the minions, infested jungle^ Political intrigue, Reading L&R in one fell off their voices. Topics covered sounds? Can you replicate this Neil Zawacki (Illustrated by Bill they might seek to improve their superheroes, and other classic swoop, instead of issue-by-issue, include precautions and tips for at will so you always sound the Brown) lot and move up the corporate comic book elements mark is an intense and fully enjoyable reducing the impact of travelling way you intend to sound? To a Chronicle Books/Raincoast ladder and usurp your power. Be the first third of the book. As the experience. Don't shy away from on your voice; multidisciplinary beginner, this sounds insane, but if Books sure to use some necromantic story progresses, L&R settles into buying it just because you don't management of stress and stage you apply Kayes' suggestions and invisibility charm so they can't realistic, character-driven stories know the comic: I have a feeling fright; special demands and pay attention to yourself, you will Well, now here I was thinking read this book, or else make sure of life, love, and Mexican wrestling that this is the perfect way to get advantages of musical theatre eventually pick up some of the my depraved life didn't need it's thoroughly secured in the in Latin American neighborhoods. to know it. By the end, you'll feel and popular music versus the subtle clues. improving much, but I figured oubliette. Surprising plot twists remain, like Maggie and Hopey are new classical world; how to match It is worth noting that while why not? 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The Arcade Fire is one of those extremely hyped Fea (ie L'CLreaile bands that people of a certain temperament will automatically disregard. In my humble opinion, however, this is one of the few instances in which the hype is justified. Their debut album, Funeral, is stellar (and Pitchfork's #J album of the year) and their QtGcide Fire Commodore show was my favourite of last year. by Duncan McHugh The following is an abridged transcript of a conversation with Arcade Fire guitarist and Standards... [Laughing] Thank you. dysfunctional community back then. It's more That doesn't exist anymore. functional now, for sure. percussionist Richard Reed Parry, conducted via You have a music degree. Do you feel your music telephone as he sat in a van, driving through Seattle, Or you used to be. And you're in, uh. Orchestras degree is being best served by banging some a So there haven't been any stage tantrums on this on his way to San Francisco. Some of these questions des...Sorry I don't have it written down. bunch of drums and yelling? tour. were provided by a DiSCORDER Montreal music [unintelligible] [Laughing] I didn't get, like, a music performance Will [Butler, drummer/shit disturber] dropped me on degree, I got a degree in electro-acoustics sound, my head at the Commodore show. scene informant. Hopefully his contribution made this What are those bands like? How did they compare which is, like, sound art. So, yes. interview slightly more interesting than the Arcade to Arcade Fire? Did you have a helmet on at the time? Fire interviews in every single other Vancouver It's quite different. It's instrumental. It's kind of In terms of electro-acoustics, they're being well- No, I took the helmet off, I was hitting it. And then chamber music meets, like, electronic music and served by banging drums and yelling. I fell onto my head on the helmet and broke the newspaper. Questions about Howard Bilerman, jazz, or something like that. It's all orchestral and I didn't go to school to have school tell me what to helmet. Mormonism and Merge Records had to be cut to instruments. do and then go do it. I went to school to explore and make room for pictures of insect heads, and this learn and, it's like, through my whole schooling, still Fuck. Is it true there used to be a big rivalry between the sven or eight times out of 10, my favourite music to exessively spaced text. It wasn't even on my damn head. Awful. New International Standards and the Arcade Fire? listen to is still, like, pop bands. [Laughing] No. We were really good friends. We DiSCORDER: How's it goin'? Were you okay for the rest of the night? use to go see each other play and then the New Someone wanted me to ask about [ex-Arcade Richard Reed Parry: It's goin' well. I was okay enough to perform. I had a huge bump International Standards fell apart. And me and Fire member] Brendan's departure from the band. and cut on my head. It really hurts right now. It Tim [Kingsbury, bassist] joined the Arcade Fire and Apparently there was a big break-up show in which a sucks. DiSCORDER: How did the Vancouver shows go? At the Jeremy, our new Arcade Fire drummer was in that viola was broken. Commodore show, you said that it was your biggest band also. It's true. show yet. And what's next? You guys are touring and then Richard Reed Parry: It's true; it was by a couple what? I notice you sometimes use the name Richard Reid And someone wanted to know if that was staged hundred people. The Vancouver shows were good; We're going to take a little bit of time off. And then Parry and sometimes just Richard Parry. Have you at all, if there was any planning or if that was raw the Victoria show was a disaster. my other band «bold2»Les Orchestras is going dropped the 'Reed' because of fhe Shoebomber? emotion. to go to the Banff Centre for about a month. Then Was that a factor? That was totally raw disaster. we're going to go to England, I think, and play some tl was a disaster? I thought the baby Jesus saved it. Because of what? shows. Ha ha. Well, sort of. If by saved you mean ruined. Raw disaster. And you weren't in the band at that Because of Richard Reid, the Shoebomber, the guy point were you? I think a lot of people were surprised at the incredible You guys played one new song at the Vancouver with C4 in his sneakers? You weren't worried about Sort of. I played at that show. I wasn't performing at response to you guys, selling out the Commodore— show, are there a bunch of them? touring in the States or anything? every show. That was when I started performing at which is quite a feat—and Mesa Luna. We have a few, a lot of incomplete stuff. We have [Laughing] No, it's on my passport and everything. I every show actually. That was when we released the Yeah, it's pretty crazy. It's surprising for us, too. two new ones we've trying out on this tour. They're guess some people don't write it or something. It's EP. I played on a bunch of the EP and then I came not quite there. my real name; my name is Richard Reed. That's what and performed at the CD release and at the CD I read that you signed to Rough Trade In the UK. How my parents called me...People are like, 'What's your release the band sort of totally fell apart. I played did that come about? Any plans to go back to the studio? name?' and I'm like 'Richard Reed' and people are at all the shows after that, when there was no band They approached us and said they really liked the Yeah, but there's no date on it or anything. like, 'What?' 'Richard Reed' and they're like 'What?' left. Well, there was a band left, but it wasn't the record. And the «bold2»Hldden Cameras signed so I'm just like, 'Richard.' band that it was before, it had totally fallen apart. with them a year ago and we're kind of mutual Anything you'd like to say to the people of We played a bunch of shows. fans of the Hidden Cameras and I know they were Vancouver? speaking really highly of us. Some people have suggested that you bear a Clean up your act. The city is in trouble. tremendous likeness to Napolean Dynamite. Have What brought you guys back together after that? you heard that? Well, it wasn't like being brought back together, it And it's pretty good cred, signing to Rough Trade. What makes you say that?. Oh god. Yes. was a new band. Win and Regine were still at the They're nice people. So they got wind of our record I don't know, there's a lot of people on drugs. helm of it, but... and they got a copy of our record. What would be your response to someone who said: At least you didn't get your equipment ripped off, like 'I caught you a delicious bass'? So, it was a very different band that recorded the EP. You joined the band in 2002? other bands do. I haven't seen the movie. But people just tell me that. Yeah, it was different. Is that right? 2001, 2002. 2002 I guess. Maybe a little That's true. At every show there's somebody who tells me that. bit earlier. Yeah. What are some of the differences between the Okay, well, I've got to get my haircut. Have a good You're much, uh, better put together than Napolean old band and the new one? You're also in the «bold3»New International drive. Dynamite. I don't know, it's more together. It was kind of a Thanks. Take care. D ' DiSCORDER - February 2005 "Blown &vvaq bu Dandi (jt/ind Bv the lovely Miss Susv Webb ^ M

It's great being among the first to write about an still obliging enough to invite a humble local writer a dream / Watching you beg is such a scream / I've inexplicable disasters." The album received attention artist. You get to sound like you're cool and down with into their private digs in the north-east of Vancouver. always wanted to use my crossbow / To kill a John like , from The Wire, All Music Guide and Muzik, but not the scene, whether or not this is actually true. You get Dressed in a one-piece '80s short-suit number, Dandi you driving by realslow." ) much local coverage. While the response may have to interview them in person, and maybe even hang ushered me graciously into a spacious studio. I was While Dandi Wind may be newcomers to the been disappointing. Die Hautfabrik firmly established out. But most of all, you can make obvious puns with impressed to note that her wild on-stage steez is not local live scene, they are old hands in the world of Szam's solid musicianship. the band name before everyone else does. Such is a stretch from her everyday loungewear. The live/ art and creativity. Szam has been playing piano and The current EP is a teaser for the upcoming the case with 2004 Shindig winners Dandi Wind. Hot work space was stuffed with their tools of one of their writing music since childhood. As he told me, "I've full-length, which will contain other songs recorded at on the heels of releasing their new EP Bait the Traps, many trades: selling clothing on the internet. While we always been creative, but it's not hereditary. My the same time, as well as several videos. The film for I was able to indulge in all of the aforementioned chatted they jumped up more than once to show me parents don't even Dice music. They put me in piano "Another Side Effect" on Baft the Traps features Dandi perks. Dear reader, bear with me as together we ride items of interest, ranging from a set of buttons about lessons. I did ice-skating, I did swimming, and none of in one of her trademark leotards stumbling through the torrential force of... Dandi Windl (Ahem.) eating meat (Szam: "Here's a really cool one: It's two them had any influence on me, but I liked piano. I an alleyway, eventually collapsing, vomiting blood. A Dandi Wind performance is an unforgettable people with aerobics outfits on, and the guy's holding hated the lessons, I hate playing transcribed music, We can only imagine what the future will hold! Other event. Szam Findlay is dapper and reserved in a a tray. He's putting a fork of meat in her mouth! Its but I enjoyed making noise." long-term plans include "an album of synth covers of dark suit, competently manipulating his Korg and totally new wave."), to Dandi's current sculptures According to Dandi, "I had an alternative Canadian pop songs, from Skinny Puppy and then sequencer while contributing occasional back­ (gleefully ghoulish heads, self-contained in glass- childhood, and worked on lots of stuff with my more and more obscure from there." Dandi mentioned up vocals. Physically and stylistically somewhere topped wooden boxes), to Lene Lovich's 1978 record dad." Like her father, Dandi's first and eternal an album made with all hand-made instruments, and between Bjork, PJ Harvey and Peaches, enrapturing Stateless. love is sculpture. While she studied at Emily Carr, more collaboration wtth other musicians. vocalist Dandilion Schlase dances, shrieks and flails, As we talked, Dandi Wind revealed an Industrial Dandi created a series of elaborate sculptures to In the very near future, I predict tours, record, each performance an impassioned, cathartic labor aesthetic. Vancouver electronic-rock greats Skinny accompany Szam's music. They were photographed sales, and many more articles about this fledgling of love. Both band members come with a history in Puppy came up more than once, as did plans for a and included as the artwork for his 2001 release. Die band. I also predict that they wiH get very tired of theatre, and it shows. "MirtSry-inspired" record after their upcoming fuit- Hautfabrik, (translation: "Skin Factory") released on articles titled with lame-ass puns ("The Dandi is Btowrn* On record, the music holds its own even without length release. White their music strikes a balance UK-based Resonant Recordings. in the Wind." etc.). D the consummate show. Made "with a few unpopular between heavy and dance, Dandi Wind's lyrics Following the record's UK release, the BBC's Colin decade old synths, a single mic and a monophonic reveal an underlying darkness. Szam told me that, Buftimer wrote a lengthy and poetic review: "Melodies Pentium 2 soundcard," Bait the Traps fuses industrial, "We have some songs that are political, but only in the appear to be always on the edge of nightmare: as the Do yourself a favor and check out their website, www. IDM and rock, striking a satisfying balance between sense of day to day life inspiring us to feel something Golem escapes the rabbi's servitude to spread fear unpredictable rhythms and delicious melodies. politically." Of course, the sights and sounds of life in and chaos, so does Szam Rndlay's music threaten to dandfwfnd.com, for glorious photos of Dandi and Dandi's vocql style flies above it all, reminiscent of Vancouver's eastern harbor can be depressing. From run amok into dischord. The photographs on the CD snippets of their music. '80s new wave greats like Lene Lovich, Kath Bush or their new EP, "O Todo o Dia," depicts the suffering booklet appear to capture inbred plantlife, effigies Lora Logic. of low-wage laborers, and "Ms. 45" describes a sex erected by superstitious peasants far from big city At this point in their career, Szam and Dandi are worker killing her clients ("Thanks for letting me fulfill 'civilization', folk memories of the victims of natural but 00 -n 1 |i i CR m z. "O DP o a D o 3 C OJ > D O ^J 33 m HH W 3D

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An old DiSCORDER editor, Merek, once said of Gangbang, "I quite Your album is doing really wen at CiTR. Who did It? What's the story? Sarah: I think the hardest thing is to put your like the idea that the best band that I ever saw in Vancouver was a Andie: Chris Dang {from] Depth Charge Studios... He's so cool. We personal thoughts into music. Then everyone did [the album] in three hours. We were like, "Don't spend too much knows what your feelings are. band that was intended as joke (or at least a band that didn't take time on it." He did everything pretty much in an hour after that. All Andie: No one needs to know that. People should be there to have themselves seriously). Most unintended things normally turn out great- the mixing and producing. a good time, not feel my pain. it's the intended things that turn to shit." Did Chris come to you? What's the Chinese Song about? Gangbang have been the darlings of the local music press Andie: I've known him for a while, so he offered to do it. I was giving Andie: That's all the words I know in Chinese. My friend Alan gave ever since their firstgi g at Ms. T's about two years ago, and for good him free haircuts for studio time, but now he shaves his head, so I me a few Chinese catchphrases, and then my friend Jermaine gave should give him some money. Chris if you readthis , call me and I'll me a couple more. reasons. No one wffi argue the fact that they write unbelievably funny, give you money. [Laughs] catchy songs, but it is an art to be able to deliver these lines on stage What do the phrases mean? in a charming and non-gimmicky way. People should laugh with you, How many copies did you make? I see that they are CDRs; you did Andie: I think Alan's was "Why are you so ugly? Why are you so them on your computer? homy?" and Jermaine's was "Why are you so stupid? Why do you not at you. It's a fine line to tread and they succeed admirably. Andie: Yeah, whenever someone wants one. People email me for smell so bad?" or something. , One snowy Vancouver night, I spoke with the two very nice them so I just bum them. We burned 50 to start. I don't have any ladies of Gangbang, Andie Maddalozzo (vocals, guitar) and money, I don't know how bands can afford CDs and stuff. So they thought these would be useful phrases tor you to use In the future? Sarah Campbell (drums, vocals). Be warned: while there will be no You mean manufactured CDs? Do you think that would make a Sarah: Really eh, who's she hanging out with? talk of excessive copulation or extreme hairstyles in the following difference if you have a "rear CD? You think people will be more interview, there will be a brief mention of Wil Sasso at the end. willing to buy it? Your songs have a fair amount of swearing In them. Have your Andie: No, but it wouldn't be as irritating. My computer doesn't work parents heard your music? Have they been toyou r shows? so I have to findpeople' s houses all the time and burn [the CDs Sarah: My parents did. My mom liked it a lot, but I don't think she got DiSCORDER: How did you get started? there]. And buy CDs from Future Shop, it necessarily. She was dancing. She wasn't very happy about the Sarah: Andie and I worked together. She and Reggie started to write . Sarah: You know I have a CD burner. name choice. songs, and then I came aboard pnd put some beats to them. Then Andie: Yeah, I didn't know you did until today. [All laugh] they added Taunya, Jen and Rory. And then we decided to strip it Andie: I didn't give my parents my CD ... when [my dad] heard our Sarah: I haven't been doing my part. radio show with you he was like, "Blah, why did you have to use down and make it two. those kind of words?" ... As far as my dad's concerned, we don't Andie: Due to circumstances, but then we liked it. So we kept it. Andie, you drew all the different covers too. I have the hockey one. even have a CD. What other covers are there? Circumstances? Sarah: Everybody went on vacation one night when we had to Andie: There's Ninjas with Attitude, Keeping it Riel... Oh, Chucky Do you have a favorite place to play? Nufs, a peanut driving a car, that's personally my favorite. One that Sarah: I really like the Railway. play a show. We wanted to do the show, so we decided to do it people really like is the one with the mime in the front and it's called | anyways. Andie: I know we've had bad experiences at the Lamplighter, but Hard Rockin' Gentle Talkin'. we've always play good shows there. Andie: We don't say no to anything. Are you happy with how the album turned out? Bad experiences? You mean the Infamous Wil Sasso incident when So after the show you thought "Oh, this Is way better?" you played with Unclean Wiener? Sarah: Well, it wasn't necessarily better. [Laughs] Andie: I don't know about you Sarah, but hearing [my] voice on recording was disgusting. I sound like a fat prepubescent boy. I like Andie: Well, that guy broke Sarah's ankle. Andie: It wasn't much worse. It was fun. Challenging, but in a way Sarah's voice a lot though. She can sing. Sarah: He didn't break it, just sprained it. It wasn't WD Sasso. It was easier, because when you don't know how to play, not having to Sarah: I sound like Jewel. one of his lackeys. He was unplugging the amps from Unclean coordinate with anyone is way better. You are your own team. Andie: Like Jewel on crack. [Laughs] Wiener, and somebody tried to plug them back in, and he started Sarah: We can just go for it and not worry about being in tune with beating him up. I happened to be standing next to him. I got anybody else. What do you sound like to yourself. In your head? knocked over and got beer poured all over me. Twisted an ankle Andie: I don't even have to tune my guitar. It rules. [Laughs] Andie: I sound way hotter inside my head. Way hotter. Sexy. and I had to play. Sarah: You're a sexy prepubescent boy. [Laughs] Was there any drama or resentment when you let the rest of the .What were you thinking when that stuff was happening? All those band go? Your songs are really funny. It Is hard to come up with them? drunken idiots from Wil Sense's posse screaming at Unclean Wiener? Andie: Not really. Andie: I don't think there's a serious bone in my body. Sarah: There isn't. Sarah: I was kind of worried about how they're going to accept us. Sarah: They understood. It didn't have anything to do with them, of Andie: I want to be all gay and happy. I don't want to be Andie: I got reallymad . i just wanted to go up there and have them course. It just felt right. sentimental or anything, there's already enough of that. 1 don't like hate me. You know what I mean? Andie: It kind of just kept going like that. We booked so many shows; everybody saw that we were a two-piece so they were booking us depth and meaning, although it's not a bad thing. Hopefully that kind of crap doesn't ever happen again. Have you as a two-piece. Sarah: It's just not you. ever been heckled in any extent? It's safe to assume that none of the songs are real life stories and Sarah: No. We should though. D I have to ask, I guess-^where did the name of band come from? experiences then? Sarah: I had nothing to do with that. Andie: None of it. Except for the one about the robot. [Laughs] Gangbang win be playing at the ANZA Club February I Ifh and the Andie: Me and Taunya drank one bottle of wine each one night. I think it'll be weird to put anything personal into it. I'd feel very She was like, "You know what would be a good name for a band? Railway Club March 3rd. , uncomfortable if I did that. Gangbang!" and we were like, "That's awesome!"

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With each passing year the boundaries of hip-hop become more as the last single. There's a remake of that that's JO minutes long with put your home studio equipment-in there. Having a home studio is a loosely defined. Artists have been experimenting more with the Andrew Broder from Fog doing all the vocals and he re-wrote all my very elaborate exhibition of "I make music sometimes" unless you're writing kind of in his own way. scheduling time in it. medium by incorporating different concepts that transcend the Are you ever apprehensive about lyrics? Do you ever write "beats, rhymes and life" aesthetic that has been the backbone That's "the long vein" remix that Patton is working on. Are you in something and go "shit, that's a little much." contact wtth Mike Patton at all, are you guys going to try and get Everybody has their own way of letting in weak unfortified thoughts. of most hip-hop music for so long. The collectively owned Anticon some more stuff happening? Thoughts that don't have a form, that can't stand alone. You can't Records has exemplified this genre-transcendent qualify since Yeah. The reason I met him is that he's doing this thing called hit it all, when you first write it down, so you have all these lines that its beginnings in 1998 when co-founders Sole (Tim Holland) and Peeping Tom and he has all these producers making sort of his are in the stages of weak and in the throes of being great. The earlier adapted rap. So it's got Jel and Odd Nosdam doing beats on it and stuff was a lot like that; I smell it on all the other writers out there. Dose One (Adam Drucker), after fruitlessly distributing their demos, pther people also. I did some vocals that Jeff [Jel] and Nosdam are That's why I like or dislike any music: it's the lyrics. What really makes decided to form a collective record label of their own. I had doing and 1 did this Fresh Prince cameo verse and a couple other me love a band is good lyrics and what really quickly makes me the opportunity to catch up with Adam "Dose One" Drucker (of verses. We're gonna work together, we're very similar. A lot of what hate a band is non-existent mumble. ' he's doing is very inspiring, just as a person, because he was thrust Themselves, Subtle, and Clouddead) here in Vancouver (the city he out to the world and he was successful-and-then he made the You wouldn't say you're concerned with alienating listeners then? now calls home) to discuss his beats, rhymes, life, and side projects. most of it for himself and now I see where he is. So I think it's really I don't know. You kinda alienate yourself when you listen to fuckin' interesting to meet someone like him. music that's like [sings] "in the summer when love is shining." Discorder: Where were you living before you came to Vancouver If you see someone rockin' to that in their convertible, it's like and why did you choose Vancouver as your new place of Subtle's latest album "A New White" n Lex Records. Why didn't nowadays you can honestly judge someone when they're eating residence? Anticon handle it? at McDonald's. You look like you're full of shit, you probably feel like Adam: Oakland [California]. I lived there with everybody from Subtle is almost four years old now. When we started doing Subtle, you're full of shit. But I also don't want to judge all these people. It's Anticon, pretty much. But my girlfriend of over two years is here. She Anticon didn't have the space for it and it didn't have the space for relative, it think, all that stuff. was in Guelph so she moved out here and so I moved out here to be Anticon. with her. I've heard you refer to your music as masturbatory. is that still Would you say that Lex is bigger than Anticon? relevant now? What's up with fhe hands and arms in the artwork for the Subtle No and yes. I don't think that it's really relative. But the funding is I don't know. There's a truth to that, but that's like saying it's self- record? healthy and there're opportunities to open up different avenues indulgent. All things are. We make music selfishly, the pace of our I just totally got stuck on it, I realized I've always been a body that I think add to Anticon. I've enjoyed very much stacking their music is dictated only by our own concerns, palates and aesthetics, mutilator in low-key nervous child ways. expenses so that they are interested in pushing the record. It's good and by what we know we've done before. That's a very selfish way faith and it's good music, which is the bottom line for me. to make music; that's why it's not under everybody's Christmas tree. Fingernail biting? It remains built in this peculiar way, it goes places that maybe you Yea, things like that. I realized that there's something about taking Has Lex been able to back you wtth more money for recording? don't want to go. It's highly fashioned in that sense, and so it's totally the whole arm off, thoughts about wilted suicide at a ripe age. A little bit more, but not so much. Anticon could do the same but masturbatory. Because it is about winning when you're quitting. Quitters win: then I would feel tike I was asking a lot because it's my collective. It's quitters get rest, quitters get to fall asleep on the job. I just realized heavy. It involves me asking for a massive amount of money from a Clouddead, and Themselves to a certain extent, seemed to have that there was something about giving the whole arm. I'd like to stockpile that my best friends and favourite artists all draw from. an affinity for odd Items. Lots of blenders and ambient sound—the see myself give the whole arm in this. Instead of slitting your wrist subtitle for "You Devil You" is "Bang on Shit fill it Sounds good." How you just keep going, you give the whole arm and finish life with one So Anticon is totally a collective. If you are taking money from important has experimenting with sound been for those two projects arm, strong. And you've actually spent that much of yourself on Anticon to put Into recording you're reducing fhe amount available and other projects in general? something, it seemed very relevant to me. for someone else? Well, I'm finishing a solo record, like a Slow Death II, of all my Right. And I think it should be an even and healthy distribution. own production and stuff... It's still very much "Bang on shit tiU it Subtle has remixed a track for Beck and now there are rumours Something felt healthier and more even about putting Subtle where sounds good." It hasn't changed too much. We don't have great • about the possibility of being Included on a tour with him. there's room to develop. It's not an overwhelming amount of money equipment and we have big ideas... A lot of times our best ideas It's up to him, if he wants to put us on. He really likes us; it's that I'm privy to at all, but I'm really into the jump in size. If you're come out of humour and jerking off together in the same room. apparently one of his favourite remixes. We'd love to tour with him not going to hand me a tree that money grows on, I'd really like a Especially "You Devil You." When we did that song we were fuckin' but y'know, he's on a massive label and if they want to pick us I little Chia Pet that I can grow. At first I thought it was just my luck, going nuts, it sounded like shit and then Jeff [Jel] starts playing the don't know how that goes. But the remix was a blast. like, "I can never win at anything." There're aH these elements to my sink to piss me off because I was trying to record something. And personality that are still that. But then I realized it just the pace that then alt these things start sounding good and he moves a mic and Is that remix out now? I'm comfortable with. It's working on a lot of art all the time and then we record aH this great shit. It's always like that... It's a lot more human, it's a lot more errored. D That's coming out on his release first in early spring. Then we're my progress with success and the world is aMhfc buffer distance. [Subtle] gonna put out this Plus CD with all our other mixes that are on vinyl that we are just putting out. Mike Patton did this all a What about selling up an Anticon studio? cappella thing. We did an instrumental of "I Heart LA.."with Hrvatski That'd be cool if we did that but it's better off that people invest Subtle's latest record A New White is out now (www.fexrecords.com). playing guitar. "Swan Meat" is sort of the end of "A New White," the personally in their home studios and then one day when you have last song on the record that's not on the record—we're putting it out a little bit more of a home that you own you stick a room on it and For all other things Dose One. visit www.anffcon.com. photo Patrick Blaeser

Blame it on the mash-ups: where differing styles a whore." He explains, "I was feeling a little bit like a are woven together to create something familiar sell-out and the idea was not like "bitch" as in girl or yet new. They're even showing up on MTV, with in a hip-hop 'money on my mind, and my bitch is on big time acts like Jay-Z and Linkin Park put head to my money' kind of way. It was more like I felt like a head. Which leads one to ask, what if you had a whore, 'cause I was whoring out for the industry and mash-up between the Foo Fighters and The Beach being somebody's bitch, more like in a prison kind of Boys? What would that sound like? It might sound way...I dealt with it by writing that song." like Marianas Trench and their blend of melodic But they're happy with their producer, alternative vocal rock. This Vancouver band took a former Matthew Good Band guitarist Dave Genn. moment from their December recording schedule Keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Matt Webb can't to sit down With DiSCORDER for a chat in their chilly believe that they get to work with "somebody I downtown rehearsal space. personally look up to and have looked up to for a Though it's not technically a soda-pop, bassist/ long time." Josh believes that Genn's influence will vocalist Mike Ayley says their sound is "like Pepsi but help Mat Webb's playing skills "become godlike...or more like Pepsi Twist. It's Rock Twist." Lead vocalist/ Genn-like anyway. [He] is really an artist-friendly guitarist Josh Ramsay takes another approach and producer so we're gonna sound like a band and describes by what he would like to be known fon not just cookie-cut and mechanically perfected in "It's punk rock, meets rip rock, meets tons of vocal a computer." rock like Queen and the Beach Boys." Vocal rock? There's more to the recording process It's not a term that's thrown around a lot on playlist experience than just turning knobs, and Ian feels categories these days, but then, what other band that "the band has a sound right now whereas can say that they all share the same high school before you're always trying to find your sound." choirboy pasts? Not being rushed in the studio. Josh says the band Oh, they don't don gowns like the Polyphonic is "taking time to get the right takes as opposed to Spree to display their vocal roots, but at concerts, the other school of recording that's happening now they've been known to treat the crowd to an a [which is] just recording on the first take and that's cappella ditty or a little "Good Vibrations." Josh that and you digitally fixi t all." unabashedly admits that, "at the heart of every With the release of their first official album on band, there's a band dork somewhere. And I'm a the horizon, there are other "firsts" that the group is band dork AND a choir dork." Once a choirboy, looking forward to. Josh, deadpan shared this wish: always a choirboy; the group continues to take "I'm hoping to lose my virginity soon." Other definite voice lessons to maintain their tight harmonies. "firsts" for the band include the filming of their music Marianas Trench invests this time and effort into their video for "Fix Me" and soon after, a national tour. voices in the hopes that this will set them apart from If they had it their way, Marianas Trench would the resto f the music scene. have a tour that incorporated everything. Josh Drummer/vocalist Ian Casselman believes that proclaims, "I wanna get a tour bus but not a normal "[the vocals] sound like nothing that's out there right one...I want it to be painted in rainbows and say, now." Ramsey adds that "it is all real—live, not fake, 'Reading is fun' on the side...we could give out not digitally doctored—so it's got a real live, good books to people after shows and stuff. Like copies energy." of Hemingway and Steinbeck...but as a pop-up Their firstfull-lengt h album will be released this book." Talk about promotion mash-ups. Sadly, this spring by 604 Records, the large indie label owned is just initial brainstorming. At least, the long days of in part by Nickleback's Chad Kroeger, and home tburJng,ahead shouldn't be boring. D to local gloom-stars The Organ (speaking of strange musical Mash-Upsl). Though they've only recently been signed, the Cfieckoufwww.604records.com for Info on Marianas band isn't overly naive about the business. Josh's Trench's official release and tour dates. lyrics already reveal some frustrations with the music epitaph.com • sagefrancis.net industry. He explains the song, "Shaketramp," and its chorus "slap you like a bitch and you take it like

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SwHchfoot No one seemed to know who the opening The date was December 8th, and as far as I was give the Swayzak clan the middle finger and worked Acceptance act was. When two young girls, barely 12-years old, concerned, the bill was a double line-up with minimal the Techniques all night, I would have bought the December 06 walked onto the stage to take their respective places techno darling Matthew Dear. For me, the venue. man a drink or five. Unfortunately, Matthew was Croatian Cultural Centre behind the drumkit and keyboard, it looked as if they Sonar, was a bad omen to begin with. If you've never finished all too soon. The glory that is known as the "all-ages" show; many had taken a wrong turn on their way to the mall. It been to this bastion for suburban kids and (on this Swayzak are one of those groups who have people talk about it, seldom people attempt it. After wasn't until the duo began playing that we learned particular night) place for aging electrona-hipsters, ' achieved legendary status but perhaps need to. a summer visit, SwHchfoot returned to Vancouver for a what Smoosh was. They had a mature sound, taking then you're in for a night crapper to say the least. throw in the sampler. With their genre-mutating (tech- sold-out show at the Croatian Cultural Centre. cues from quick '80s New Wave dance tunes. The Imagine a place with the maze-like feeling of an house, dub, micro-house, etc.) critically-acclaimed Oh, the humidity. Big props to anyone who can drummer seemed to use the same drumbeat for Escher painting where you end up walking around studio albums and multiple 12"s under their belt, they survive a sea of sweaty, hyper kids. Someone must be more than one song through, which 90t tiring real looking for but never actually seeing the people seem to have run out of ideas. Still riding high after eating his/her vitamins or hormone-injected produce fast. The vocalist's thin voice wailed over her manic you came to the gig with until the night has finished, their 3rd full-length Dirty Dancing, their latest Loops because it was hard to see past the towering heads keyboard playing. The only times where the group's and you have the not-so-pretty picture of one of from Bergerie is, frankly, flat and not representative on the floor. sound became childish was during the pseudo-rap Vancouver's "premier" bars. Determined to have a of the masterful production that the Swayzak duo Acceptance had the golden opportunity to numbers, but that didn't stop the audience from gay old time despite the venue, the night started off of James Taylor and David Brown have come to open the show. It was fitting since they're living the happily singing along to their choruses of "yo, yo". well. In case you didn't know, Matthew Dear is riding be known for. Boasting of a live band performance . teenage-angst mantra that a lot of emo-punk-rock The girls were given a lot of support, ending with high on critical acciaim, not to mention being the equaled by no other electronic act (who make the outfits are wearing out these days. Live, the guys gave cheers for an encore. Here's proof that not everyone darling of one of North America's hottest electronic jump from geeks in the studio turning knobs to a full- off a pretty polished sound and the majority of sounds grew up listening to Britney. labels. Ghostly International. Basically, think Warp live band) my expectations were sadly unrealized. were catchy. They had the hard guitar riffs, and the The kids are alright. All the pent-up energy (and records if they didn't get crappy post-millennium and When the quartet that is the touring Swayzak vocal styles ranging from raspy vocals to can-you- fake IDs) was reserved for Jimmy Eat World's arrival. As you have Ghostly. Matthew's set was as expected: took the stage, the half-full Sonar seemed ready for hear-me-shout? choruses. Acceptance even showed soon as the band came on, they wasted no time and a nice mix of minimal techno with electro elements greatness. What we got was something different. A their softer side by playing a rock staple power tore into "Bleed American"; it was no talk, just rock. thrown in for good measure. If Matthew decided to few songs in, I quickly realized that this wasn't the ballad lead by keyboards; this prompted lighters There was just a little chit-chat in between songs and to be whipped out and a question: how young are quips of songs like "Beautiful People" were thrown in for the kiddos smoking these days? The lead singer was- fun. The band got through almost 20 songs, featuring pretty energetic and the drummer pounded out the mostly tracks off of their latest release. Futures. One tunes. The band managed to keep the attention of of the night's finest moments was the title track; its the crowd for their whole set. They'll be sure to be crowd-friendly chorus and catchy melody was hard on the Much Music rotation faster than you can say to beat. Vocalist/guitarist Jim Adkins was the ying to George Strombolopogus. [sic] vocalist/guitarist, Tom Linton's yang. While Adkins was And on the 6th Day, God created the concert. drenched in sweat from frantic playing, Linton was Okay, so He didn't, but promoters have learned that perfectly cool, standing his ground. if you book a Switchfoot concert, they will come. It seemed like nothing could calm this crowd The band certainly has a faithful and devoted lot of down. The band changed the pace with the crowd- fans; no other concert could fill a parking lot with a pleaser, "For Me This is Heaven", playing a more rockin' church school bus. Not sure what to expect from a version but keeping the bittersweet lyrics of "Do you still Christian rock band, the sushi waiter that served the feel the butterflies?" intact. These teenage anthems group earlier said it best, which lead singer Jonathan had massive live sing-alongs that rivaled the Death Foreman shared with the audience: "Rock first". And Cab for Cutie crowd. Other highlights included the they did. slow, moody "Polaris" and "Get it Faster". The latter Switchfoot opened with a bass intro and guitar had a great spacey reverb guitar intro, followed by pedal effects, fit for any Radiohead fans, which pounding guitars and spitting vocals. Major moshing segued into "Ammunition", a heavy rock smasher. and crowd surfing ensued. Kudos to the dude who Most of the setlist was taken from their latest release. rushed the stage to hit the drum kit cymbal, then tried The Beautiful Letdown like the slow-burning "On Fire", to escape security by diving back onto the floor, to to older songs like the energetic "Company Car". un-open arms. That scene was taken right out of a It was nice to see the band alter songs especially movie, complete with the pause of silence and the the radio hits; the hard metal-like outro from Beautiful singer saying "he's alright". Letdown merged into a harder version of "Meant to The band was in the holiday spirit of giving Live". "Dare You to Move" featured playing around because they gave out treats like the hit single, "The with the vocal timing but that didn't stop fans from Middle", and the appropriately timed "Last Xmas" joining in. They debuted a few new tracks like the but without the campy sound. They touched upon tamborine-happy "Easier than Love", but the songs some older material like "If You Don't, Don't" and that had the most impact during the show were the "Sky Harbour". After chants of "Jimmy", they played slower ones. a wicked 2-song encore of opposites: "Pain" and The highlight of the night had to be the much- "Sweetness". The harsh dueling guitar riffs of "Pain" requested number song, "24". Foreman appeared demonstrated how strong their new material is live. solo on stage with just an acoustic guitar; his only "Sweetness" was oh-so-sweet with Zach Lind's mad backup was a lone stage spotlight aided by cell drumming feeding off of the deafening crowd. phones display lights and lighters to light up the The tire-laden floor got a massive workout. There simple-but-moving song which the crowd lovingly must have been some good girls and boys at the sang along to. Commodore 'cause Christmas came early. Plain and simple: Switchfoot is very appreciative Em/7y Khong of their fans. They would bend over backwards to play song requests they don't normally play like the poppy Swayzak Everclear-sounding "Like Everybody Else" during the Matthew Dear encore. Foreman would take every chance to stand December 08 on the rails to be closer to the crowd and hold up the Sonar mic stand to amplify all the voice's singing along. I haven't been to a show in a while. Ask me six months Jonathan Richman PHOTO MICHELLE MAYNE By the end of the night, it was a teenage ago, and I could have told you about a number of December 11 wasteland of happy souls, ready to take on a brand shows I would have seen on any given week. My Richards new (school) day. absenteeism from the Vancouver live music scene is Three days after this show I had my parents over for microphone. This is a lapse which I normally would £m/7y Khong due to many not-worth-mentioning factors, the most dinner and put some of his mp3's on the playlist. have griped about and been all "The music was significant of which is that post New Forms Festival, It rujned my night. I couldn't hold a decent okay, but It bothered that he didn't sing into the Jimmy Eat World there hasn't been too many significant electronic conversation, I'd be in the middle of discussing microphone," because I was the captain of my Smooth shows to see. To be honest, the last two electronically- BC politics or What I Am Doing With My Life or life Intramural hatin' team. December 07 inclined shows I saw in 2004—Books on Tape, and yes, insurance or something, when I'd trail off and be This time though. He was so thoroughly Commodore Ballroom Swayzak—both landed in the shoulda-stayed-home- "and then when he played this song he did this charming—I've never met someone so charming— The only thing that could have toppled the crowd's and-contemplated-my-navel category (although the little dance..." Because he was always doing a that I didn't care a whit whether he sang into the excitement over Jimmy Eat World's sold-out line art of Olo J. Milkman's at the Books on Tape show little dance, just shaking his hips and moving his feet microphone or not. I was totally sucked in. appearance at the Commodore tonight was if school was definitely noteworthy). But I'm supposed to write so much that sometimes he wasn't even near the Graeme Worthy got cancelled for the rest of the year. about Swayzak, aren't I?

DiSCORDER - February 2005 Swayzak on the records. All my somehow they managed to Content; the author put up a made noise off of any hard surface, there and pure musicianship, which featured the crowd singing posturing about how a full band shit on this solitary gem through comic about how, at their live including the plastic cow taped and despite their claims to have to the band, and Will wrapping can often flesh out synthetic vocals sounding like 'Bom Slippy" shows, one of their members' to the kick drum, the proscenium, "never really toured before", Richard's head in a towel before sounds live was lost on the friends era Underworld, not to mention entire function was to bang a the motorcycle helmets, each the band knew how to get and simply collapsing. I dragged along. There was a playing the song fucking twice large drum, dance around, and other, the glockenspiel on stage, keep a crowd moving. "Une Hampered by a midnight drummer, but I couldn't hear any over the course of the nightl I rock out at appropriate moments. and ending with Richard perched Annee Sans Lumiere" provided a curfew, the encore almost didn't of what he was doing due to the doesn't matter how much Ecstasy His name is Will. He did exactly atop a chair drumming his sticks breather before "Neighbourhood happen; luckily, the band waited drum machine drive on almost all or overpriced Stella the crowd that, and he did it very well. Also off each other while Will looked #3 (Power Out)" segued into patiently for the filler music to the tracks, coupled with the simply had consumed, not even low there was Richard, who looked a around, then tackled Richard, "Rebellion (Lies)", and the stop, dancing to it while they retched sound quality of the room. rent one hit wonders try to play bit like Napoleon Dynamite, had crashing down to the floor, normally stonefooted Vancouver waited, before surprising us all This was unfortunate since the the same song twice live. I tried bells attached to one leg and where they wrestled for a bit hipster crowd became a sea with a cover of the Talking Heads' man on the skins really looked like to give Swayzak as much of a played aH sorts of instruments. The before slumping, drained from of bobbing heads and twisting "Naive Melody". Another round he was enjoying himself. Maybe chance as I could, but in the end, two of them fed off the crowd, the the exertions and the emotional bodies, abandoning themselves of applause and trepidation having a mixer as the focal point their anthem of "In the Car Crash" music, and each other to produce content of their performance. to the emotionally charged went by before the band for a live performance isn't the was too much of an analogy for spontaneous displays of energy Moments afterward, they rose, music and mirroring the actions assumed their positions for "In best thing for sound despite its the show in general. and emotion, sometimes with one embraced, and prepared to of the band, who, despite The Backseat", fhe last song on uniqueness. Robert Robot wrapping the other in a towel while launch into the next piece. And looking like they were going to the album and a fitting,catharti c The highlight of the night was the one being wrapped plays this was the second song. pass out at any moment, powered closer to an emotional show. the band's nod to electro-clash, Arcade Fire a guitar, sometimes playfighting They followed it up with a through, taking a welt deserved After the concert, I walked out "In the Car Crash" (which is a December 12 between songs, or dancing with pair from their ealier EP, before rest before "Neighbourhood #4 (7 of the Commodore; sweaty, local favorite due to Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom Sarah, the guest violinist leading into a new song and Kettles)". hoarse, exhausted, and wearing own March 21 having worked My introduction to The During "Neighbourhood #2 then the mostly-French "Haiti". The show closed with the a ridiculous grin. I wasn't alone in on the track with the Swayzak Arcade Fire came through a {Laika)", they donned motorcycle The band infused their songs with energetic "Crown of Love" and doing so. D boys), which was thumping, but webcomic called Questionable helmets, grabbed drumsticks, and life, both by virtue of simply being "Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)" Gerald Deo

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voice behind all of the action, from the band Cursed displayed insists that John Frusciante is, if not a maybe there was some promise Oh man, alphabetical order is so great! If it weren't for alphabetical j and while there are similarities in on the stereo, witlr a demonic genius, an artist worth recognition hidden here. On fhe third listen I I order we wouldn't know that potatoes come before Plato or that a all three bands, Black Mountain's visage paralyzing' the officers' and respect. Thinking back to my dawned that I was listening to c ! C+ in organic chem isn't so stellar after all...and how would you ever j self-titled album is an entity on gaze for a brief moment, but as know who to sit next to during, graduation! The horror! Here are the earlier alt-rock days of listening albums reviewed this month, in alphabetical order, for clarity and j its own. Sprawling 60's and 70's they passed over it, it was already to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I . convenience. nostalgia may openly display too late. As the eruption of guitars realized that the idea of revisiting some of the band's influences roaring, drums pounding and these moments didn't necessarily fled Zeppelin, The Velvet The Anomoanon bass rumbling in an unparalleled sound appealing. There were, fury swept over the room with a however, two factors that pushed Balacade and The Sunbeam Tigers metallic vengeance, there was no me to give Sphere a chance. Black Mountain escape. The officers barely made First, John Frusciante is one of. Cursed it out with their sanity intact, and the most prolific artists out there Dandi Wind the coroner was later quoted as today, this being something like John Frusciante and Josh Klingheffer saying, "A suicide note set to music his sixth album of 2004. Secondly, Ghostsfor was what killed this tortured soul." Frusciante was chosen by Vincent Hood Soon after, other reports of Cursed Gallo to write the soundtrack for Shuyler Jansen less fun Sadies coupled with a less and their destructive impulse had Lee Livingston interesting Red House Painters. been reported in cities across the Maps of the Night Sky Well, Before isn't a total loss—the country. Scientists, intelligentsia Roses are Red ^instrumental moments are great, and other pundits were-calling it Yohimbe Brothers. ^ and the song about the captain Underground), but there is >|fifl an "...epidemic where no one is James Yorkston and the Athletes that drowns and washes ashore is something new and fresh in their safe. God help us all." entertaining (for the lyrics alone), song structures. Typical chorus- Bryce Dunn but there just isn't enough heart into the car stereo during a drive verse-chorus songs are given new [This review was found scrawled or variety to pull it all together into on a country highway, but to be life by blending sounds overtop on the walls of his office, in blood. anything greater. honest, probably not as often into one another. Guitars coalesce Bryce has not been seen for Soren Bros. ' my stereo at home. with horns, and vintage pianos; several weeks. If you know of his Robert Ferdman and Amber Webber's soft vocals whereabouts, please contact float perfectly overtop McBean's DiSCORDER Magazine.] Gallo's latest romantic comedy. Hood bluesy delivery. The buzz Balacade (And The Sunbeam The Brown Bunny (and even Outside Closer surrounding this band is huge, and Tigers) though Gallo didn't end up using (Domino) my guess is this is going to be the The Sunbeam Tigers any of the songs, that's still an The orthodox and banal way west coasts answer to Montreal's (The Deer Records) honour, right?) Keeping in mind to start this review would be to Arcade Fire so make sure to pick The Sunbeam Tigers takes that Sphere isn't just Frusciante describe Hood's new album as up this local debut before they this Vancouver artist from his on his own, but atso features the "the much anticipated follow- get signed to Warner records and acoustic guitar-based, Eliot electronic artist Josh Klinghoffer, up" to Cold House, but artists do The Anomoanon totally change their sound (a la i Smith-like beginnings into a I approached the album with not always lay some clear, linear Jo// Hot Hot Heat). more experimental phase in his a bit of caution (oh, and I also progression in the course of their (Temporary Residence) Chris Walters recording career. Both organ tried to forget the comment that life. That old notion of assembling The Anomoanon's second offering and drum parts are integrated Sphere was Frusciante's Kid A). one's oeuvre piece by piece, from of 2004, Jo// is a decent enough much more effectively in this, Though I would like to see more humble beginnings, pathetic and album in the tradition of Neil Young, Balacade's, (correct us if we're Cursed experimentation still (beyond the uninspired in someone's garage CSNY, and the Grateful Dead, etc, wrong) fifth release to date. The Two pretty standard electro-beats until you hone your skills, perfect etc. Not that it's a straight copy or Sunbeam Tigers join Balacade (Goodfellow Records) offered), Frusciante's strength is your individual style—to put it anything, but the heavy influence (usually a solo flyer) on more prevalent in his own individual lightly, it's a crock of shit. [That's is there, no mistake about it. This tracks than have ever previously and recognizable style. This isn't because a artist's first album is isn't necessarily a bad thing, mind been recorded as group projects. Dandi Wind is the work of two the most intellectually challenging always their best. The ability to you; it's when Ned Oldham and The record's cover is reflective very dedicated pioneers, who are rock/electronic album out there, produce two or more albums Co. wear their influences on their of it's inner musings, taking on a bending the rules and embracing but it's not weak either, and makes you a sellout. Seriaasly. sleeves that they shine most on lighter, more peaceful tone than not only.jMsic, but art as well. there's a lot of variety for such a -Ed.] this record. Songs like "Mr. Train" or Balacade's previous offspring; Dandi Wind are changing the prolific composer. While it's still If you want evidence of this, "Green Sea", with their multiple- his youngest child promises to be way posgje^should view music- commercial enough sounding to just look at Outside Closer. This part harmonies and jangly guitar, a congenial one. The frustration , •#&**?jjohj}' I- said view music. attract adventurous RHCP fans, latest release by the Leeds-based could make me smell the country present in earlier releases has Sometimes there are albums that Sphere is also just strange enough musicians known collectively air in the middle of downtown subsided as he and The Sunbeam give you a visual experience as to raise some other eyebrows as as Hood does a great deal of Toronto. It's a good thing too, Tigers take on a more introspective you listen to it, and that's what Bait well. what their audience has come because the trod-through-the- tone; contemplation winds its way the Traps does. Thick synthesized Soren Bros. to expect. Dub-like grimy reverb mud of the opening song "Down through all 12 diverse and melodic A BRIEF RECAPITULATION OF THE beats sit atop even more artificial blends a hushed British accent into and Brown" damn near ruins the tracks. This record is something DRAMATIC EVENTS: instrumentation tb^% fitted to a Ghoststory the background of swirling pedal record right from the get-go. we'd never be ashamed to say Police are called to the rough vocal delivery that makes Befom the Night's Around Me distortion; the drum kit reterrtlessly Thankfully, the next four songs we'd fistejfed to countless times scene of a "domestic disturbance" your hips shake. Instantly, Dandi (Bluefog) rides and crashes while soft atonal form the core of the album, and on repeat (unlikei say, "Drop it Like where witnesses were said to have Wind wants to persuade you to Unfortunately, I'm not horns, gentle guitar picking, save it from what I thought would It's Hot"). This stellar EP belongs in heard "ungodly screams, followed dance, they want you to get off familiar .with The Deadly Snakes, and the occasional accordion be certain doom. So be patient, the CD players of people like us; by deafening roars like nothing your ass and move: not just hear and I'm not familiar with Andre embellish the songs rather than OK? of coastline highway drivers, of I've ever experienced." Upon the music, but feel it and see it. Ethler's solo work, so please don't construct them. It doesn't sound Speaking of patience, the sunny day bus passengers, and entering the house in question, Dandi Wind's debut is a wonderful ask me for any comparisons. As far Hke much, but for me it's enough. following two tracks, "Wedding people who contemplate their officers found a man splayed on step in an artistic direction, as Snakes' bassist Chad Ross' side But it looks like Hood had love" and "Nowhere", last a tad navels all too often. the floor, arms akimbo, almost as blending music and performance project Ghoststory is concerned, set their sights a little higher this too long past the "OK, 1 get it" Mairin and Phelps if he were shielding himself from art into one beautiful listening though, I can point y'all in the time around. In the promo for point. This is a minor complaint, some impending blow, blood experience. right direction. Right off the bat, this release, glaring emphasis is though, about these otherwise trickling from his right ear. With no Chris Walters it's hard not to feel cheated by placed on the homage that Hood solid songs. The last song, "Bird signs of forced entry and no visible Black Mountain the rootsy, pointless jam ethic in would pay to their much beloved Child" closes the album on an weapon in sight, the officers were s/t John Frusciante/ Josh k effect, which is probably fun to and revered fellow artist, Scott upbeat note, in contrast to the drawn toward the bedroom (Scratch) Kllnghoffer participate in, but meaningless as Herren. And certainly laptop-style brooding way the record begins, where what sounded like fhe Finally! After first experiencing A Sphere In the Heart of far as an audience is concerned. electronic noodling has been much to my liking. Jofi. while not apocalypse was emanating from Jerk With a Bomb, then The Pink Silence On the second listen, I noticed that characteristic of Hood ever since a masterpiece, is a perfectly behind the partially unhinged, Mountaintops, we are all blessed (Record Collection) the first song is about a captain their 1991 conception, so why capable bluesy roots-rock record paint-chipped door. Scouring the with the wonder that is Black One of my friends whose taste in who fell off his ship, drowned, and shouldn't they update their sound that will probably make its way room for evidence of a struggle, Mountain. Stephen McBean is the the officers spied a CD cover music I share and trust continually washed ashore, and I realized that a bit and incorporate a few new

DiSCORDER - February 2005 elements into the scheme? to prove wrong those critics who (Trustkill) of tap dancing and impromptu One rationale comes to still feel as though any musician Roses are Red seems like one of steel string that might feel more mind. There's a reason why who's worth listening to has a the more melodical acts on the comfortable on a compilation •iMYflwm Hood is most often described as healthy hype to boot. I mean, disc with Jack Rose and Steffan ZIB USHER51 KmTnww, v«rmraq| BE a lo-fi outfit—it's not due to their seriously. Each CD is four tracks, Basho than it does matched up technical mastery over studio presumably with Morning to be with classically-themed rap music equipment, I can tell you that played before Afterlife. Morning and occasional metal riffage. much. Whereas Scott Herren and spans styles from deceptively "Overcoming," on the other hand, fiiESWERS REST HUE HP RV HBR Montreal's Akufen both seem to simple acoustic and alt-country blends steel string arpeggios, HEBE - HIIEE i/BJ luiBnUE possess some intrinsic aptitude to a rocking experimental muddy beats, skronking electric for translating William Burroughs' melodrama reminiscent of Blonde guitar masturbation and some Su^an&smi PILSSEI DrmES «75 concept of cut-up into its rich and Redhead. Both Morning and old-fashioned turntablist quirks innovative musical manifestation. Afterlife share a dark current that without sounding the least bit trite. LU SIB BDB1E-FIEE Pm-DEIT HS Hood's attempts are more feels like a hand gently tugging As for the. acoustic/hip-hop fusion reminiscent of early Joan of Arc's the listener downwards, though of "30 Spokes" and the sample- bedroom studio masturbations. Morning has a sense of peace Trustkill label, which is a definite philic outro track, "Perfect Traveler Fortunately this is just a and happiness that distinguishes positive for someone so unsure (Tourist Europe)," even they furnish fiBff lUK'HEBM DJE'CHHF DHHK5 minor stain on an otherwise solid it from its sister album. Both also of how deep into this hardcore enough interest and instrumental recording, but if you believe in share a wonderfully rough level Of pool she should dip her little dialogue to be considered linear progressions then Hood is production that only emphasizes toe. More punk than the rest of something far beyond simple filler. HBSTED ST DJ JfflW EHDEM one band that, if you can pardon the quality of the songwriting. Trustkill's releases, Roses are Red Yet the album's girth rests equally WaannauBFun'turns Ms «BLT * the clich, has already passed their I don't know where this album are a band I can easily equate on vocal tracks, particularly blends prime. came from, or what it's supposed with folks like AH, Yellowcard and of heavy rock guitar and politically FSESEBTEB £f RflKMC T*1I IO fiUKS Benjamin Ralston to mean, but I know that without Funeral for a Friend: melodic and charged rap; thus we return to it my new year may have already harmonious vocals are applied to the album's real context. When DEEP flSBSE FBI SBEL'STELLi SPEDlt Shuyler Jansen been much rougher. energetic and drum/powerchord- Hobofron Soren Bros. Oll|t|l driven instrumentais. Vocals PM'T MBS THESE FEE. ElfESTS (Black Hen) and instrumentais aside, their TH - 5TJEE FUSTS f BBMFK5, EH - gflf What would Grandaddy sound Alexisonfire-like lyrical stylings, -m an - SWEETS I mmm f like if they were from Edmonton Maps of the Night Sky both in content and delivery, left TJttIlMfflJSTS,ISn-JjllUE(5EirTLE), and listened to the Corb Lund Twilighters EP me pleasantly surprised rather 259 - ans Bum a IELEISE PUTT, band? Well, one listen to Hobofron (Locust Mount?) than disappointed to be listening _m - snr wun un would at the very least be a start. Emokids at their finest. Maps Of to "just another punky hardcore act." My only hesitation in my From the beginning, it becomes The Night Sky's new record puts DMPLETE 5CHED8LEI lOT'TrnWlBTCEfrEi evident that even though this the likes of Matchbook Romance praise of this album would be BFS USEtEiTKSHJEEE is Shuyler Jansen's debut solo to shame with a sophisticated and that these guys may be having album, he isn't new to the scene. refined take on the genre that was their own set of" 13 Conversations BKUETEniMmTlElJuffimrTB^t As the lead man of Edmonton's driven to infamy by its incessant about One Thing" and may need I say that the Yohimbe Brothers Old Reliable, Jansen has also acoustic power chords and to look to subjects other than blend heavy metal guitar and played with enough big name whiney tortured middle class kids. "love and all its many forms" for wild beats beneath aggressive acts (Gord Downie, Calexico, The Twilighters EP, a melodic, beat their lyrical inspiration. To call them rhyme schemes, don't think of Tegan and Sara, and Green driven brand of piano based... emocore -seems so degrading Old Dominion or D§lek, instead Day just to name a few) that it's what I hesitate to call "emo" for (we all know my feelings on emo's recognize the fact that these almost a wonder that his name fear of invoking prejudice of the bad rap these days), yet they are musicians more accustomed isn't better known already. Even readership, is taking this whole seem to fit well into that category. is a Scottish band, backed by a milky song begins to blend into to attending the Grammies than though his allegiance is closer to "emo" business in a simpler, I'm not afraid to admit, however, label with an impressive line up. one another as time passes, being picked apart by Pitchfork the alt-country than it is to 4he melodic direction. Both naturally that sometimes. Just sometimes, If that doesn't 'inspire confidence, and simple strummings become Media. Still, if this is where electronic, Hobofron walks the and possibly intentionally following someone needs more than just Just Beyond the River is also banal and stale. Yorkston's brand 'mainstream' is headed then the electro-country line in a stately the vocal stylings of Isaac Brock a good cry. A good scream can produced by Kieran Hebden of musings lack, the colourful distinction is soon to be obsolete. manner, flushing out walking-pace • (Modest Mouse), Ray Cammaert's help tool (AKA Four Tet) and preceeded by viewpoint found in the work of BenR. songs with synths galore. Hobofron melodies come off as raw and Mare-in the acclaimed debut. Moving Up label mate Bonnie Prince Billy, isn't the most immediate album emotionally driven. Further, Country. However, Just Beyond or M Ward. I'm a big fan of folk, James Yorkston and The (outside of perhaps thefirst tw o Cammaert's voice and piano Yohimbe Brothers the River doesn't reach beyond but the greatness of the genre is Athletes songs. Whipping Boy and Write contrast well with his methodical The Tao of Yo - okay: Yorkston's soft folky vocals found in the innovation that keeps Just Beyond the River your Will), but it's the best thing guitaring and accordion harmony (Thirsty Ear) and instrumentation are peaceful it vital; an innovation that this (Domino) I've ever heard to come out of reinforcement, provided by Jared Let's pretend that the Yohimbe and pleasant but really offer no album sadly lacks. James Yorkston and the Athletes Edmonton, and its many subdued Ozuk. Maps Of The Night Sky are Brothers are making music in a substance or progression. Each Ebony moments hint at something something that should grace the cultural vacuum where no one greater than just a few listens' stages of The Red Room/Drink, remembers Vernon Reid's work offerings. and The Brickyard, as opposed with Living Color and the world Soren Bros. { to those larger and more bustling has yet to discover Dj Logic, who locations of Richard's, or The has appeared on albums all over Commodore, and yet I can see the musical map (includingworks Lee Livingston their crowd being equally as by DJ Spooky, Vitamin C, and Morning/Afterlife moved as the audience was at the terribly Phish-esque String (Short & Sweetie Music) The Faint's most recent Vancouver Cheese Incident). All formal For months I've been noticing show (though in a mellower, more aspects of the songwriting are the mysterious double EP by Lee emotional way). The Twilighters solid and in the execution Reid's Livingston, but knowing nothing EP, while not something I could guitar work is consistently tight about her I always opted for see perfecting my indie kid strut while Logic maintains interesting, something more familiar. Luckily, to, is made for long bus rides, rainy if not innovative, work on the I finally took a chance on the afternoons, for dark nights staring turntables. But does this make it bass player for local Vancouver at your bedroom ceiling. worth listening to? With or without artsies The Radio, and I'm not Mare-in context, half the tracks on this just impressed by the results, I'm album are just plain good, with astounded. How come nobody's the duo throwing the weight heard of her?? It's one of those of their abilities into some finely crazy mysteries of life maybe, and Roses are Red crafted instrumental work. "Shape these CDs are a perfect example Conversations 4" and "Shape 1" present a blend Hel of Radio Shows! 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RADIO (PO) BEATUP ROCKERS THESE ARE THE 1 RONIN Msiuifiitt)—] mm SHOW(RG) WE ALL FALL DOWH (EC) BREAKS (HH) POWERCHORD PARTS 2 (MT) 2 UNKNOWN (PO) « CIRCUIT TRACING DEMOCRACY NOW (TK) THE OHOMATOPOEIA SHOW (TK) RADIO ZERO (EC) 3 (DC/EC) 3 BLOOD AFROBEAT SANDBOX THEATRE (TK) RUMBLETONE MOTORDADDY CODE BLUE EN AVANT RHYMES & 4 OH THE (WO) RADIO (RR) (RT) 4 UMUSHMJE (Ht) NARDWUAR SADDLE (RT) (RR) REASONS (HH) ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (EC) PRESENTS (NW) 5 5 WENER'S BBQ (SP) LOCALHOS THE f UPSIDE (TK) NECESSARY VOICES (TK) MAKE GOOD (EC) CiTR NEWS AND ARTS (TK) LEO RAMIREZ SHOW (WO) . 6 6 FLEX YOUR NUTHOUSE QUEER FM THE NORTHERN WISH BATTLE ZONE (TK) 7 HEAD(HC) AND SOMETIMES BLUE MONDAY RADIO THEATRE (TK) (EC) 7 WHY(P0/EC) SHADOW JUGGLERS 8 ON AIR WITH AFRICAN RHYTHMS (DC) 8 PRIMAL (TK) JUICEBOX (TK) WIGFLUX RADIO (RG) SALARIO MINIMO GREASED HAIR (RR) (WO) RHYTHMSINDIA 9 (WO) 9 (WO) FOLK OASIS (RT) HOMEBASS LIVE FROM... SYNAPTIC SANDWICH 10 (DC) 10 THE JAZZ THUNDERBIRD HELL (LM) THE LOVE ESCAPISM (DC/EC) SHOW 11 TRANCENDANCE DEN (EC) 11 (JZ) (DC) HANS KLOSS' 12*M WORLD HEAT PLUTONIAN m MISERY HOUR 12- (WO) NIGHTS (DC) (HK) I UKE THE THE ANTIDOTE VENGEANCE 1 ELECTRONIC SCRIBBLES (EC) 1 AURAL LAUGH TRACKS (TK) SPECTRUM IS MINE! w TENTACLES EARWAX 2 (DC) 2 (EC) (HH/DC) 3 3 FIRST FLOOR PSYCHEDELIC BEATS FROM THE BASEMENT 4 SOUND SYSTEM TNE VAMPIRE'S 4 AIRWAVES FILL-IN (EC) BALL (GI/MT) (DC/EC) 5 REGGAE UNKUP(RG) 5 6 6 DOdance/electronic • EOeclectic • EX=experimenral • FR=French language • Gl-goth/industrial • HOhardcore • HH=hiphop • HK-Hans Kloss • JZ=jazz page 23 LMHive music • LO-lounge • MT-metal • NO-noise • NW=Nardwuar • PO-pop • PU=punk • RG-reggae • RR-rock • RT-roots • SK=ska • SP=sports • TK=talk • WO-world ZULU'S IVRIS1CF0RUM Listen, ttscuss,an d C^ebrate the New Music BHGHTEIB DESTROYS! THE LOCAL REPORT:

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