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Ellis puts his cultural and political savvy to work in Crooked Little Vein, his first novel. The book begins in the office of Mike McGill, a failed private eye who seems to be one bad case away from suicide. McGill has absolutely nothing going for him, except for his uncanny ability to find the most vile, deviant, perverse clients and cases going. What other man could crack the case of the tantric sex ostrich farm? He's contracted by the heroin-addled and patently insane U.S. Secretary of State to find a lost national treasure—the "Real" Constitution. "This is how life in America is. Moment by moment, our country has grown sicker," explains the Secretary of State, who is revolted by the horrors of subculture and deviancy. He wants Mom's apple pie and piety back, and the "Real" Constitution is the only way for him to get it. Bound in alien skin and weighted with meteor fragments, the "Real" Constitution is also a perfect mind control device, and thus the ticket to the aabninistration's rewiring of the brains of America. McGill sets out on a demented adventure that Croaked little Vein crosses both the continent and the boundaries x>f the by Warren Ellis normal. Ellis is the master of this kind of story. He has William Morrow Books an "uncanny ability to write about deviance with a f you still believe in things like innocence and personal distaste and discomfort while still remaining happiness, think that the government is here to sympathetic to members of a given subculture. Never Ihelp, and have never found yourself in a porn once does the novel become a Palahniukian gross-out theatre watchingold Japanese monsters copulate with tale or morality piece. Ellis might not like or understand humans while ihe rest of the audience masturbates a particular subculture or fetish community, but he with anatomically correct Godzilla gloves, Crooked appreciates that people are happy taking part in it-as Little Vein is probably not the book for you. long as they aren't harming anyone else. Isn't that Warren Ellis is better known for his work in comics, what freedom is really about? While we may not like especially for Transmetropolitan, a gonzo-meets-some of the things that are going on around us, we cyberpunk mashup exploring the strangest aspects should remember that the weirdness of today will be of American pop culture and politicsin an anything the mainstream of tomorrow. This book helps us get goes free market future. Ellis has also developed quite ready for that. a following in the blogosphere. He is ranked around Crooked Little Vein is a disturbing but wonderful #1100 in the Technorati top 2000 for his rants on tour through the emergent weirdness that we can politics (Stephen Harper as "the kind of actor a US, find all around us, if we bother to look. It's viciously or US-but-produced-in-Canada, TV show uses as hilarious, witty and fast-paced. While at times you the bad guy when they can't afford a British actor"), may wonder why this sick individual would fill your music (Joanna Newsom as a "yowling autistic playing head with such horrible things, you'll be cackling to a harp with a brick"), and all forms of subcultural yourself later as you subject your friends to it. Warren weirdness. Ellis only hurts you because he loves you so much. by ROBIN McCONNELL

great offshoot from the recent trend of anthologies is the exposure of more Aexperimental narrative artforms. Living in Vancouver, I am lucky enough to be exposed to a great group of talented comic artists. Nog-A-Dod is an excellent primer for comix people to enter into some oddly sequential art. The one drawback is the price: at $25, it can be a steep investment for novice interests. So, instead of telling you why you should just get that book, I am going to tell you about a couple of other small books from the artists compiled in Nog-A-Dod that are a more affordable way of checking out something new and different. You should still get Nog-A-Dod because it is so awesome. Jason McLean and MarkDelong have put together a nice little book on Nieve called Melanie Sheepwash. As a flipbook, it successfully presents two very unique talents. Delong's stuff is a great mix of Gary Panter with a sort of street-like struggle. He really brings odd mountain settings, filled with great chunks of a neat complexity to the page that works on many bold imagery, much like a patchwork blanket. levels and gives you a lot to absorb. This is the first Last, but not least, is Marc Bell, who edited and time I have really had a look at his stuff, and I think curated the Nog-A-Dod collection. Bell has cemented any fans of the Fort Thunder crew would really find his role as an interesting creator by putting out vibrant some love for Delong. new work and constantly stepping up his game in the I am little more familiar with McLean's work. art world. Most people will recognize Bell's work; he Looking at one of his paintings is like looking into is the guy who did those crazy one-pagers at the back the mind of the creative process. His work is at once of Vice Magazine—artistic representations of horrible incredible to look at, but also a story in itself, filled pop songs mixed with his imaginative creations. For with an array of complex imagery. It is easy to lose Bell's straightforward comic work, check out Shrimpy Oneself in trying to absorb all of McLean's artwork. and Paul and Friends, from Highwater Books. It's a great Every little corner of his pages are packed with collection of his hard-to-find comic work, including a thoughts and emotion. I really wish I could afford one selection of really nice collage work near the end of of McLean's originals, just to be able to look at it up the book. Bell's work has a very surreal edge to it, too, close, over long periods of time. playing with storytelling and taking things into some The other great book that I just picked up is Luke very odd directions. Ramsey's ongoing project on Islands Fold. It's a Nog-A-Dod is a very adventurous collection of collaboration with Justin B. Williams, a great young years of collaborations from a group of Vancouver's talent from whom I predict big things. Williams did most talented creators. If one was to try and find the a great piece for Beasts (from Fantagraphics), and in original printings that Nog-A-Dod collects, it would be his Islands Fold contribution, he really shows some a hopeless endeavour. There are so many neat little great progress. A Great Big Stillness has what I really mini-comix and small microprint run collections in love about Williams's work: he creates these great Nog-A-Dod, you would never be able to findeverythin g characters that seem filled with conflicting emotions contained in it. For Vancouverites, Nog-A-Dod\s a great and thoughts, as though there is a madness from testament to the artistic talent in our city—not to which they are trying to escape. Williams also utilizes mention being an archival retrospective of goodness. J) The year is 1915, the world is at war, and France's streets are filled with poverty. Cotillard, known best in North America for her role as Josephine in Tim Burton's This was the world in which Edith Piaf, the iconic French singer, was born and Big Fish. In addition to possessing extraordinary acting talent, she bears enough raised. Her life consisted of profound disappointment and unspeakable hardship, of a physical likeness to Piaf to be believable in the role. Cotillard was enthusiastic but her vofce and passion elevate her from the streets and into music halls around about the part, naming Piaf as one of her idols. The film required the leading the world. In his film, La Vie En Rose, Olivier Dahan reveals the woman behind the actress to portray Piaf in all stages of her life. The older years were the biggest voice that captured the heart of France. challenge, as Cotillard had to perform in very heavy make-up. Dahan's vision was Edith's childhood was defined by loss and longing. Abandoned by her mother, executed brilliantly by Cotillard, who successfully morphed herself into Piaf, both she was raised in a brothel run by her grandmother, and later, in the travelling inside and out, right.downt o the tiniest movement and subtle voice inflection. circus where her father performed. Her childhood was punctuated by a period of Although most of the singing in the film is Piaf's actual voice, lip-synching temporary blindness, caused by acute conjunctivitis, from which she eventually her singing in some scenes was still the most difficult element for Cotillard. She recovered. This childhood experience left her with an incredible faith that she studied footage of Piaf's performances in order to accurately mimic the way she carried with her throughout the rest of her life. sang, moved and even breathed. The result was worth her hard work, as Cotillard's It was her dire circumstance that forced Edith to discover her amazing gift. She performance is seamless and convincing, making the audience feel as though they began singing on the street for money, enchanting passers by. She was discovered are watching Piaf herself. by a night club owner who offered her a job, and who also nicknamed her Piaf, The narrative is not presented in a linear manner; it jumps between time periods meaning "little sparrow." She gained fame and recognition as people began to and portions of Piaf's life. Here Dahan's innovative vision becomes evident. The identify with the palpable emotion in her ballads, which expressed her struggle film refrains from becoming disjointed and confusing. Rather, the segments flow in and longing for love. She eventually graduated from a downtrodden cabaret singer and out of each other beautifully. Although its 140-minute length is daunting at to a glamorous music hall performer, developing friendships with many of the rich times, the filmmanage s recapture its audience by maintaining an astounding level and famous of Paris and America along the way. Most notable was her love affair of emotion throughout its entirety. Each scene is more heart-wrenching than the with the famous boxer, Marcel Cerdan, who was tragically killed in plane crash, last. The emotion reaches its climax with Piaf's legendary final concert at the Paris leaving Piaf utterly devastated; she began to overindulge in, and become dependent Olympia, when she performs her celebrated song, "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" ("No, on, the morphine she took for her developing arthritis. Her health deteriorated Regrets"), moving the audience to tears. rapidly to the point where she could no longer perfqrm, or even feed herself. Piaf's La Vie en Rose is a triumphant tribute to the little sparrow, who's voice came to extraordinary and tragic life ended at age 47. -/*' «' symbolize the "soul of France." With a gut-wrenching story, superb acting and Dahan became inspired by the idea to make a filmabou t the French legend as beautifully woven narrative, there are no regrets from the audience as they leave he leafed through a book that delved into her life. The challenge was to find an the theatre, fc able actress to play the complex chanteuse. Dahan immediately thought of Marian 6 July 2007 techs and i _

The Modern Appeal ofVinyl by Emma Myers We' live in a digital age. The physical trappings of music formats hav*e e City gradually been abandoned for the convenience of the MP 3. Of course, this shift didn't happen overnight. First, epic record collections were tossed aside for the easily portable cassette tapes during the walkman boom of the early 1980s. Cassettes, too, were soon replaced as people opted for the thin, sleek CD that appeared in the late '80s. It was in the 1990s that the digital age dawned on music, spurred on by filesharing , and reached its twin apexes with the advent of the iPod in 2001 and the launch of iTunes in 2003. Now, in 2007, the average person's music collection has been digitized and compiled onto a single device, rendering his or her CD and vinyl collections essentially obsolete. Ironically, in the midst of this digital revolution, there suddenly seems to be a rising interest in vinyl among the younger generations. This interest is perhaps linked to their growing fascination with music of the 1960s and '70s (in other words, our parents' music). Kids are buying the same records that their parents likely threw away copies of 20 years ago, or at least this is how it is in my case. Sadly, my dad got rid of his colossal record collection when I was about five.Now , 15 years later, here I am essentially rebuilding his old collection as my own—ah, how wonderful the circle of life is. My dad, of course, thinks it is an utter waste to buy vinyl now, when I have access to CDs, iTunes and countless music-sharing programs on the Internet. I sometimes feel guilty about this supposed frivolity of buying records; nevertheless, there is a certain romantic nostalgia associated with records which seems to appeal to our generation (or maybe just to me)—something an MP3 file simply cannot provide. Much of this appeal has to do with vinyl's dynamic sound. When Keith Richards was asked in the 40th anniversary edition of Rolling Stone his opinion about digital recording technology, he answered that while digital is useful for editing, "if you really want that boom, you can't get it on digital." And who better to give expert testimony on sound than one of rock's most innovative guitarists. The sound of vinyl is definitely of higher quality than the sound of a digital file, and it lends itself particularly well to acoustic music, specifically folk and jazz. This supports my theory that this budding interest in vinyl coincides with thesurge in popularity in the music of the '60s and' 70s, which is largely folk music. Nothing beats listening to Bob Dylan on vinyl, as he was meant to be heard: his throaty voice, gentle guitar and heartfelt harmonica blending perfectly into one full, yet raw, sound. Perhaps our generation feels as though we missed out on the great youth- driven musical revolution that our parent's experienced and listening to vinyl is our way of jumping on their bandwagon. Of course, I am in no way denying the importance of our own generation's musical revolution. There is no question that the digital age has spawned a boom in musical knowledge and exposure. I love that I can carry around my entire music collection with me at all times, but this doesn't stop me from being magically, almost magnetically, drawn to records. Fairly recent technology has made it possible to convert vinyl into MP3 files. Although only true audiophiles and tech geeks will actually have this equipment, it might become the next big thing in music, as it allows the best of both worlds for those who love both the convenience of MP3s and the sound of vinyl. In the mean time, there is no reason to feel guilty about buying vinyl even if you have a digital music collection; that's like saying you shouldn't buy the first edition, hardcover copy of your favourite book just because you happen to own the paperback. While one format offers convenience and portability, the other offers authenticity, permanence and a thin slice of the past, tl Despite being able to make a living as a television always been making punk videos for D.O.A. and bands IMVF. "Now we can get the media we want, as opposed producer, one of the originators of the Independent like that," he says. "Everyone loved it, and Nicole said we to the media they want us to get," Rogers says. "What a Music Video Festival says television is going the way of should have a festival for music videos. High-quality indie great equalizer." "^fppflS the dinosaur. music videos 'cause they're really high art." Rogers marvels at the creative floodgates opened "Maybe lazy people will always want this linear The first-ever Indie Music Video Festival also debuted by increasingly sophisticated computer technology. stream of pablum fed to them," says co-founder Marcus at the Blinding Light Cinema, featuring the video art of "Previously, it was very difficult and really time- Rogers. "I think the market's going to become smaller Vancouver bands. consuming [to create video material]," he says. "You and smaller." He credits this with the rising tide of Once the festival was unleashed in independent might have spent months rendering this stuff, but now interactive broadcast technologies, such as YouTube and music circuits, it quickly gained momentum. "Word of you can render it with a G5 overnight." other online broadcasters. mouth actually does work. Something's really good, boy, "The creativity is unlimited in videos now," Steen says. The increasing popularity of digital-media techno­ it gets popular fast," says Rogers. "(We do it) without a "It's opened up a whole new palette of tools to creative logies has contributed to the success of projects like the million dollar advertising budget, and that's really cool. imagination," agrees Rogers. Independent Music Video Festival (IMVF), and the death It's better to have things sell themselves, and people just "We're seeing stuff that we've never seen before. I of television as we know it. Since IMVF's inception, user- get what they like." mean, up to a point, we thought everything had been driven online media like YouTube, MySpace, and Blogger Thefestival aims to includediverse, wide-ranging content, done. But then, when you introduced this next generation have exploded, giving independent visual art a huge as well as a broad sampling of generations and genre. of computers, it really opened my eyes." audience and distribution potential. It's a constant task for the IMVF organizers to "[The internet has] given us all an exhibition venue, Rogers is a passionate advocate of the creative encourage more submissions from female artists. To which is something MuchMusic never gave the indie possibilities for video art. He founded the Independent rally more female involvement in the festival this year, bands," Rogers says. "Our little music video festival is Music Video Festival with Nicole Steen and Frank Yahr the coordinators did something new. "On International just as easy for you to find online as MTV. It really is. And in 2002. The festival is now in its sixth year, with shows Women's Day, we did a ladies-only special—all female that's a really cool thing." t. in seven cities across Canada and the United States. Each artists," Steen says. Audiences voted for their top-five stop features a one-night showcase of 25 independent videos, which were then placed in the IMVF 2007 lineup. http://www.imvf.com music videos. This year's selections include videos from IMVF 2007 boasts 25 videos chosen by the The 6th annual Indie Music Video Festival hits Vancouver at the such indie acts as Stinkmitt, the Octopus Project, Sparks ' coordinators' secret jury. What started as a two-night, Railway Club, Wednesday July 18th, 9pm. The Vancouver show and Cadence Weapon. 50-video Vancouver festival is now a one-night, 2 5-video features a live performance by Canned Hamm. Before IMVF started, Rogers was curating a show extravaganza with shows across North America. at the now-defunct Blinding Light Cinema called Before The rise of interactive, user-driven online media has Year Zero, a compilation of West Coast punk videos. "I've helped spread word of, and interest in, initiatives like the 8 July 2007 Hl>CPERlENCe1^g 3 m '*/ 5™ ANNIVERSARY SALE SATURDAY JULY 21 AHD SUNDAY JULY 22,11 AM TO 7PM % 16% OFrF NEW 33 Y3 OFF USED IHMSJte&FCLXfESTIVAi ?StSfNi$ . kMin Shyerwoci M3D Wednesday, July 11!

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I CAUGHT UP WITH JAY BENTLEY over the phone in Vancouver mere weeks before the bassist j oined up to begin yet another tour with the rest of his band mates in the veteran American punk outfit Bad Religion. They are embarking on the two-month long Warped Tour in support of their new album, New Maps of Hell. Bad Religion has never been one to shy away from social issues and responsibility. A huge portion of the band's repertoire from its last 2 7 years together addresses some connection to the way their country is run. With perhaps the most dangerous President in recent times, George W Bush, waiting out the end of his eight-year helm in the White House, Bad Religion has moved away from bashing his regime and instead focused on the broader aspects of cultural life. Yet, Bentley insists that there is still work to be done to fix the wrongs made by the current administration. "With The Empire Strikes First (their last album), the focus was still on George Bush. But as his tenure is coming to an end, we (America) have a big mess to clean up. There's not much point in beating a dead horse talking about him. Everybody knows it's rotten to the core, it's redundant. We have to counter the real problems and aim for the future." continued on page 12

Discorder 11 continued from page 11 Bentley even suggested that whoever the next person in charge of the country is must travel the globe and apologize to the people of the world for the damage done by Bush. But even an apology from the new American leader might not be enough to reverse the damage from a war waged for capitalist purposes, under the guises of religion and freedom. That is something that, according to Bentley, will go on forever. "The Cold War was a power struggle, this war isn't," conceded the Wichita-born father of two. "The only way the US beat the Russians was because Ronald Reagan outspent Russia. You can't outspend a terrorist because it means more to them than money—it's their beliefs. They really don't care." When it comes to a Bad Religion show, in addition to enjoying the music, fans will hopefully grasp the band's message. According to Bentley, it is fans from Europe who derive a deeper meaning fromthei r lyrics: "In Europe, English isn't the first language, so the fans make more of an effort to study the lyrics and come to realize that America isn't the land of milk and honey. But all of our fans, whether they come from America, Canada or Europe to see a show, are all like-minded individuals." Bad Religion will undertake one of the more important tours in the band's long history when it hits 45 cities over the course of the next two months, on the internationally-renowned Warped Tour. Despite over two decades of touring, Bentley and his band-mates still make adequate preparations for a live show. This includes sending emails back and forth between each other about what songs they'd like to play. Bentley admitted that he still gets butterflies before heading onto the stage, "What I get nervous about is accidents happening, such as the lighting rigs falling over, or if anyone falls off the stage. I get butterflies before I go on because I'm excited, but as soon as that drum roll rises, it all goes away. It's like a rollercoaster ride: as soon as you get to the top, you just let go." Bentley also notices differences in the crowd reactions fromcit y to city, which makes each concert performance unique, "There are little idiosyncrasies you notice in each crowd, such as the different types of moshing that takes place. For example, you can tell the difference between a California mosh-pit, a Vancouver mosh-pit, or a Texas mosh-pit. It's all about what the people pick up when they go to their respective cities' clubs, and they end up taking that with them to our shows." With the imminent release of New Maps of Hell on July 10, and headlining Warped Tour, Bad Religion feels they are the best they've been in a long while—at least Bentley seems to think so: "I think Brett (Gurewitz)'s and Greg (Graffin)'s writing is phenomenal, and Brooks (Wackerman) and Brian (Baker) and Hets (Greg Hetson), in the band right, now is amazing. We could never have done some of the things we're doing now in the '80s. Am I still enjoying the music life after 2 7 years? I hope so, because if I'm not, I'm going home." Bad Religion plays the Vancouver stop on the Warped Tour July 3 at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium. VANCOUVER SPECIAL DUPLEX

BYTHE PACK MIKE CHILTON Guitarist-singer Becky Black and drummer Maya Miller are a bit of an anomory: they are a female duo who play gritty blues rock that would blow most guys off the ^™ stage. And they have been taking Vancouver by storm, one gig at a time. Their ^^ debut CD, Tintype, recently hit #1 on the CiTR charts for the entire month of ^^1 SUITE DEUX April—that means no other CD had more spins on the station in the entire month. They followed that up with # 1 at Nanaimo's CHLY for the week of May 8, the same ___M Amy Honey is no stranger to veterans of the Vancouver music scene. She week they began their firsttou r of Vancouver Island and the Interior. was a founding member of the successful all-girl rock band, Clover Honey, in When you hear their signature blend of smoky vocals, chugging rhythms •• the late 90s. Her solo career began with a few gigs at the Sugar Refinery, under and buzzsaw guitar, it's not only hard to believe that they're just a duo, but that ^^ the name Amy's Rock, while-she was still playing with Clover Honey. they've only been playing together as a band for only a year. So what's the. secret ^ "I somehow knew that Clover Honey would be taking a hiatus and wanted of their sudden success? ^^^ il to continue to write and record, so I went for it," Amy says. "Sure enough, both "I like to think that we play honestly," says Miller, the doubles as the band's ^^ ^^ Anita (Binder) and Lauree (Thomlinson) decided to settle down for a bit and self-styled publicist and promoter. "We're not posing as anything, if that makes &_^\ &m have babies, and eventually we stopped playing together." any sense. We're just playing exactly what we'd want to listen to, and I think linJ ____ that's kind of relatable for people. We just want to have a good time, and hope Amy also helped open Red Cat Records almost five years ago, a store that people do, too." ?*0'^-llp specializing in selling local and rare albums. For a time, it also doubled as a "There's a couple of other bands that are doing sort of the same thing, the record label, releasing Amy's first self-titled CD as well as albums fromth e likes blues-rock and all," admits Black. "I don't know, maybe we put a new spin on it." of The Doers and Tolan McNeil. The independent record store business is not an Their 'spin' is a dirty barroom blues, informed by an aesthetic of American easy one, however, and the store had to be sold last year. Civil War regalia (Miller is half American and believes some of her relatives . "Both (my partner) Andrew and I felt like we were losing a child. At a time fought in that war), and the turn-of-the-century Old West. It's the kind of stuff when we were desperately trying to hang on, the city decided to do a bunch of that you would normally hear from the likes of Robert Johnson or Son House— construction work right in front of our store, thus essentially giving us the final two of main songwriter Black's musical inspirations. Their spin seems to be working, too. Based on the strength of a handful of high-profile local gigs, as well nail in our coffin," Amy says. "Thankfully, our right-hand-man, Dave Gowans as press and spins of Tintype from such diverse outlets as Nerve Magazine and local (frontman for the Buttless Chaps), stepped up to the 'owning an indie record mainstream radio, their sudden exposure has gotten them a wealth of local gigs, store' challenge and along with his partner (and bandmate), Lasse, they have and radio airplay on CBC Radio, CBC Radio 3 and on Seattle mainstream radio. managed to keep Red Cat going. This makes me happy because I know that it "It's stressful for me because we don't have a manager or anything yet. So, -will survive, but it also breaks my heart because I feel like I lost part of my life's it's like every night is computer paperwork and that sort of thing, but it's okay," purpose when I sold the store." admits Miller. "Whatever. I'm not going to complain about that. I'm pretty happy Quite often, the most beautiful music is written from a place of grief and how it's going...I certainly wasn't expecting everyone to love (Tintype)." "It started with CiTR pretty much," says Black. "We gave you guys our little tape." sorrow. Amy's latest album, Pioneer Woman, seems to be a perfect example. That tape was a demo for Shindig!, CiTRs annual battle of the bands, held at "I used to have this big, fat, old cat named Buddy. Everything was going fine the Railway Club. However, their part in last year's competition didn't necessarily and dandy with me and the store until Buddy got really sick and died in July of go as planned: "We didn't even make it past the second round," laments Miller. 2005. About fiveday s later, my 24-year-old cousin hit a moose on the highway "Oh, it was pretty stressful. The first show, I think I cried in the bathroom and was killed instantly. My life suddenly dissolved into shock, darkness and after," admits Black. grief, and I picked up my guitar and wrote "Old Reliable Death," "Hopeless" "Yeah, it was really stressful, but it was 'fun' stressful in that twisted, and "Woods Hag" all in one afternoon," she recalls. "Looking back on the demented sort of way," agrees Miller. "Lflce really glad that we did it—and it was writing process for this record, I think I was subconsciously putting myself in great once it was done—it was, like, 'Oh, now we can kind of relax.' But it was a really good experience, and I tell everybody I know, if they haven't done it, they the position of a real pioneer woman; a woman who has lost things that are should try and enter it because it's the best way to just jump in, because you. close to her, but struggles to survive through the tough times, regardless, never don't have a choice." giving up, no matter how hard it is. After the losses of that summer, I didn't Since last year's Shindig!, The Pack has notched a lot more gigs on their want to work at the store or even play music, but I forced myself because I think six-shooter belts, including a recent gig in Portland, Oregon: "We had a wicked music is a thing that can heal a broken heart" show and it looks like we're gonna play a goat roast/fish fry in a house that is now a bar called Billy Ray's Dive in August. How flippincoo l is that?" exclaims Recently back from a music showcase inToronto, Amy is now busy spending Miller. "Everyone was really nice and accomodating and we got treated like gold... her summer in Victoria working with Self Righteous Records, the independent it looks like until we get our American West Coast tour organized, we're going music label that put out Pioneer Woman. "Self Righteous Records was founded' to be playing in Portland and Seattle on everyone else's gear and then bringing in 2004 by Jesse Ladret and Myke Hall," Amy noted. "When they agreed to them up to Vancouver—sort've a musical cultural exchange. It's pretty great." release Pioneer Woman, I assumed they would operate like I had operated The Pack have a corral of local gig on tap this month, playing July 7 at the Red Cat Records (the label), but I quickly realized that they had no publicity, Railway, July 14 at Richard's on Richards and July 21 at the Cobalt. Black and distribution or aclministrative sector in place. So, based on my knowledge of JVIiUer are planning their first Eastern Canadian tour, with their new pate in running a label, I offered to step up and help out in these areas. It's a total DIY Nanaimo band The Paperboxes (who they will play the Cobalt gig with), near the end of September effort, and for the record, if anyone has a box of money that they'd like to give us, we'd really appreciate it!" www.amyhoney.com g) http://www.myspace.com/blackm_llblues Discorder 13

INDIE ROCK GROWS UP JULIE DOIRON AND CALVIN JOHNSON KEEP IT REAL ON THE HOMEFRONT

Notorious unities are forged on the sweaty dancefloors of Johnson still lives In Olympia, Washington, and is known Paris discotheques, and the musical kinship of Julie Doiron as a vanguard of West Coast indie rock. He founded K and Calvin Johnson is no exception. Records—one-time home of Modest Mouse and Built to "We met quite a few years ago when I was on tour with Spill—in 1982, at the age of 20. Among others, he has The Microphones (now Mount Eerie)," said Doiron on the collaborated with The Microphones, The Gol Team and Dub phone outsideThe Smell, a renovated Los Angeles warehouse Narcotic Sound System* He has also worked extensively in space. She and Johnson were preparing for a show there that campus and community radio, beginning in 1977 as an mid-June evening, moving speakers and merch while they on-air personality at KAOS (the Olympia campus station at talked. lEll^ Evergreen State College, which is credited with discovering Johnson, the former Beat Happening frontman and Kurt Cobain). Many consider Johnson to be the 'godfather' founder of K Records, said the Doiron deal was sealed as of the independent music movement. they worked together at a Paris music festival in 2005. While Johnson was seeding the blossoming hothouse of "We went to a lesbian disco and danced 'til 4:30 in the influencial indie rock in the Pacific Northwest since the early morning," he recalled, "and I'm dancing to Mudhoney at 4 '80s, Doiron was gaining prominence as an influential artist a.m. with Julie Doiron and thinking, 'Hey, life ain't so bad.'" in her native New Brunswick. She has been part of £ growing This year, Doiron and Johnson walked their talk and East Goast music community through more recent years. embarked on a North American tour together; they decided "I think the attitude in the early '90s was really kind of to hit a whole June's worth of cities, ranging from Brooklyn an exciting time," said Doiron. "The growth of grunge." to Saskatoon, as a team. "There was a lull in the mid-'90s and early 2000s. People The diverse geographical range of Doiron and Johnson's just stopped going to shows for a while. I don't know why. tour mirrors the polarity of their musical roots. But now, I find it's kind of back up to where it was," Doiron Doiron hails from Sackville, New Brunswick, where said. "I still haven't gotten as many people at my shows since she lives with her husband and three children. She was a Eric's Trip. guitarist for the band Eric's Trip in the early '90s, and then "When we started, we'd use cassettes," said Doiron. toured with Ottawa's Wooden Stars through to the early "You'd just tour, tour, tour. part of the 2000s. WORDS BY CONTINUED.. JACKIE WONG PHOTOS BY CONNIE TSANG ..CONTINUED "But now, with the Internet and everyone's blogs, and whatever, that kind of opened (music) up and made everything a lot easier for people. "When the Internet started to happen, that's when people from around the world started to talk to each other about music." A veteran of using analog means of production, such as 8-tracks, for his first projects, Johnson agreed with Doiron's sentiments about the accessibility of music since it went online: "People's homemade projects and tilings—there's more ability for people to find knowledge if they're interested." At the same time,Johnso n asserts that creative people will always findway s to express themselves and be heard, no matter what the state of contemporary media. "There's always going to be weirdos doing crazy, cool music. It doesn't matter what. The tools are out there to access it," he said. "People are just creative and they want to express themselves. They use whatever tools are available." And despite Johnson's prolific work at the forefront of American alternative music, spanning forthre e decades, he knows there is still much to learn, "I just found out today there's a thing called a Juno, and 0ulie) won one," he said. "So it's been very educational." Education or otherwise, Doiron looks forward to her kids getting out of school for the summer. It is a personal highlight coinciding with the conclusion of her tour. "I get to be home all summer," she said. Johnson will do a few solo performances in July before he stops touring, then it's back to his home in Olympia, Washington. If the trajectory of Doiron's and Johnson's careers are any indication, it looks like indie rock is growing up on both coasts, j)

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Don't miss out os the fun... Submission deadline August 6, 2007. Send 3 original songs to shindig.20076gmail.com Or, mall CD/cassette/minidisc to: SHiNDiG' 07, 233-6138 SUB Blvd, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1 Gfl«& WEBSITE/INFO/SPONSORS: http://shindig.citr.ca Discorder 17 big music for big places. And when they stormed Sasquatch's largest stage, they proved that sometimes size does matter.

Patrick Wolf- Sunday at 2:20 p.m. on the Wookie Stage

While Patrick Wolf's Magic Positions was a step up from his previous work, the record was still too much glam and not enough substance. In the flesh, however, all its pomp and swagger was gloriously fitting. Wolf's 'Accident and Emergency" was one of the single greatest moments of the entire weekend.

Tokyo Police Club - Sunday at 4:45 p.m. on the Wookie Stage

These Torontonians sound a little unpolished on record, but live, all the rough edges are overshadowed by their unbridled energy. They opened with "Cheer it On," and you could see the crowd turning from curious onlookers to instant fans. By From a musical perspective, there wasn't much to the Blow's set. the time the group got to "the Nature of the Experiment" a Khaela Maricich was rolling solo and was joined by only a set c pie thousand of those new friends were clapping along. pre-recorded backing tracks. A little charisma can go along way, though, and her storyteller-like set was dripping with it. Spoon - 7:45 p.m. on the Main Stage

Mirah - Saturday at 5:2 5 p.m. on the Yeti Stage After Spoon's set was postponed due to the inclement weather, the band finally hit the stage more than two hours Mirah's performance was a no-frills affair, but what she lacked after they were originally scheduled. However, they \ in showmanship, she made up for with musicianship. As the worth the wait. Singer Britt Daniel kept the banter to a air began to cool, she softly rocked the festival's smallest stage minimum, and his less-talk, more-rock attitude was coupled with songs that were as gentle as they were gorgeous. with a set that boasted all killer and no filler.

Arcade Fire - Saturday at 9:15 p.m. on the Main Stage A ton of other bands haven't been mentioned here. In fact, if you were there, you're probably asking yourself why there The thing that's astounding about this band is they're were no gushing words about (insert your favourite act actually better in a larger venue. We all know someone who's here). But that's the thing about a festival of this size: there's quick to remind us they saw the band at Mesa Luna or in a something for everyone and not nearly enough time to see it loft in Montreal, but this kind of thing only counts if you're all, let alone discuss it. in a scenester pissing contest. The Arcade Fire craft anthems: Q/sas qU quatchphotos Iff Quinn Omori ARCHITECTURE ° IP WELSinHI + VJRCHT O

• JUNE 14 +$30RDE {DO {pOLE RICHARDS ON RICHARDS JUNE 6 "Umm, yeah, it stands for Young Americans Challenging RICHARDS ON RICHARDS 3PIRL T.RLH High Technology," said Jona Bechtolt, a.k.a. YACHT, to the + g/RTRROCH crowd during his self-imposed mid-set question period. A notable irony, perhaps, considering the nature of his game: I went to see Cansei de Ser Sexy to dance and look a sometimes remixer, drummer, collaborator, artist and all- hot while doing so. But I didn't think I'd have such stiff JUNE 9 around one-man dance party freakout show, who utilizes competition. RICHARDS ON RICHARDS said "high technology" in creatmg/performing. From Sao Paulo, Brazil, the sextet's name translates as During his opening set for Architecture in Helsinki, he "tired of being sexy." Their half-Japanese frontwoman goes was powered by little more than a microphone, a laptop, by the ejaculation-inducing name of Lovefoxxxand they sing As trite and cliched as it may sound, writing a review sneakers and whatever drives him to invent wickedly about sex, music, bitches and alcohol. All this seductively for Girl Talk's sold-out showjs a pointless undertaking. To entertaining capitalistrcritiquing commentaries. His matched with simplistic disco beats, surf-inspired guitar riffs sum up a monumental gig such as this one in a few hundred performance consisted of his own organ compositions, mixed and slapdash synths. words does not do justice to anyone involved—that includes with phat, slightly goofy beats and seemingly improvised Though Brazilian baile-funk opener, Bonde Do Role, the performer and the audience. I hate to say it, but you dance routines. were to open, they were absent and no one came to take their really had to be there. Anyway, here goes nothing. Without trying too hard to maintain his 'cool,' Bechtolt place, including their supposed replacement, Busdiver. These Openers Datarock took the stage decked out in was undeniably awesome and incredibly inspiring. He no-shows forced the audience to endure a wearing two-hour. matching red name-check suits to the sounds of the proved his pudding as a real-life DIY extraordinaire, content DJ set before CSS finally took the stage. But thankfully, the Flashdance soundtrack, dispelling any doubt of the band's with ensuring a good time was had by all without giving Brazilians did a fine job of setting the crowd up for a flirty affinity for the '80s. Getting off to a rather noisy start with a particular fuck about what his audience or critics may dance-punk groovefest on their own. two uncharacteristically guitar-driven songs ("Hie New dish his way. Yet, this overall confidence appeared to come After throwing handfuls of glitter and blowing bubbles, Song" and, uh, a new song), the crowd initially seemed a easily for a guy who displayed all the humility of a stranger Lovefoxxx, clad in a geometrical-print spandex bodysuit, bit taken aback, yet still ready to accept whatever the campy handing out candy to a roomful of sugar-starved children. sprayed potato chips into the delirious crowd. Taunting us Norsemen threw its way. By the time Datarock turned out In other words, he gave the people what they didn't know with a smirk, she asked, "You want snack?" "Computer Camp Love," hips started telling the truth, and they craved, and did so without unnecessary posturing and And the crowd ate it up. During "Music Is My Hot Hot the night went uphill from then onward. After the duo left self-righteousness. Sex" it was impossible not to dance—so much so, it ignited the stage, the ridiculously packed Richard's was well-primed "Do what you love. Love what you do. It's priceless! a dance battle between Lovefoxxx and myself. But all the for the main event. It's priceless!" he proclaimed. The majority of his lyrical moves I was busting out, she was busting better. Every time If you're not familiar with Girl Talk (a.k.a. Gregg Gillis) endeavours were infused with much the same sentiment: I shot her a stellar hip-swaggering attack, she would come by now, you'll most likely be by the end of the year. While outwardly self-evident truths deceptive in their simplicity, back by ripping out some antic like running into the crowd certainly not at the peak of his popularity yet, throwing yet unpretentious in their contemplative efficiency. and singing with the mic shoved down her top. Hmmph. parties every weekend for the past two years has apparently While such an opening act may be tough to follow, At one point, she even dragged a wasted-looking fan paid off because he's mastered his near-perfect show. "this thought was quickly eroded by the energy projected onstage and toyed with her, like a kitten with a moth. The Seriously, dude knows every trick for getting people sweaty from the growing crowd that gathered for the main event. fan flopped unfortunately about, draping herself across and keeping them that way. Architecture in Helsinki took to the"stage to overwhekning unwelcoming band members while Lovefoxxx giggled and And, in a way, it doesn't matter what he played. and pre-emptive acclaim, while I looked downwards from grinded against her. The vocalist then gave 'the look' to Hundreds of bits from aU your favourite songs were thrown the balcony and considered the irony if it were to collapse in security, and the fan was promptly shoved offstage. together—not bloody 'mashed up,' but symbiotically the midst of such an episode. Before long, the encore rolled around. It began with a working together and apart, under the spell of their master. While I'm far from being the biggest ATH fan, in this forgettable new number and ended with "Let's Make Love The crowd was pretty awesome, too: looking good, sure, but particular environment, I'm in the vast minority. Yet, I and Listen to Death From Above." But during my last chance at the same time not really giving a shit, either But with the remained open as I witnessed the ensuing spectacle, where to finally stick it to Lovefoxxx, I realized something: it would bouncers already familiar with the token stage-rush that people went ape-shit for these guys. The front row was lined be a total embarrassment to get caught up in this woman's comes with every Girl Talk show, they made sure not to let with desperately flirtatious she-fans, armed with batting antics. Watching her as she stood on a stage cluttered anyone have too much fun. eyelashes and skin-bearing tops. Fist-pumping boy-nerds with smashed chips, used Kleenex and discarded Vans, she However, it's hard to gauge how much longer these and dance-ready fun-seeking types were there, too. And all reminded me of this gymnastics friend I had in Grade 7, who carefree dance parties will last before the bubble pops. At the while, the drunken dude to my right insisted that I ought was too hyperactive, too sexy and too insecure for her own this rate, Gillis will be performing in much larger venues to to describe the AIH experience as an event akin to a roller- good. much larger crowds, thus disconnecting himself from the derby, to which I totally agreed. Soon after this realization, it was all over. Lovefoxxx audience participation he's become so known for. Before Inducing as much frenzy and sheer, genuine delight held up her chip-encrusted sock to the crowd and yelled, long, you'll probably see him opening for Gwen Stefani, or as these guys did is no small feat. Being the comparatively "Look at my sock!" Yes, I did crane my neck to see, but only some such person, in some disgustingly huge space. So if you smallest supporter in the room, I may just be a slow convert. because I wanted to see her look dirty. were at this show, consider yourself one of the lucky ones.

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Discorder 19 THE PIPETTES

JUNE 15 THE PLAZA

The Pipettes were a tired-looking trio as they finished up $HE giOLUR fRRTS their North American tour at the Plaza. It was their twelfth 10TH giRRILJERSRRV $_IUE ^/LBUm flEOORDIRG- performance in two weeks, and it showed. The girly mod outfit from the U.K. normally delivers a brand of '60s-esque pop that relies more on energy {PRCRDE^IRE MAY 27 and attitude than it does originality. Each song is loosely BLARNEY STONE choreographed with enough doo-wops and horizontal slicing- hand moves to fill an Austin Powers movie twice over. MAY 24 But unfortunately, the Pipettes' Vancouver performance Cliches tend to lack conviction. Just'because a phrase lacked the necessary polish to pull off a style of music that DEER LAKE PARK is repeated and sounds dull, it doesn't mean it's false. How doesn't bring anything new to the table. Doing the mod often is the sentiment echoed that listening strictly to a CD thing is fine, but since it's been done so many times, it has to The sun was just setting behind the trees of Deer Lake limits perspective on a band? Well, no matter how often done well to succeed. Park as concert goers giggled and shuffled their feet. They you've heard this, it definitely holds true for the Town Pants. On this particular night, the songs were virtually indistin­ anxiously adjusted positions, waiting with anticipation for Without seeing them live, it's impossible to catch the genuine guishable, as the sound at the Plaza wasn't much better than the event ahead. People swatted at bugs attempting to take essence of the band, whose show is an experience that leaves at a high school gym. This, along with limp choreography and refuge in their summer jackets, and those seated on the a lasting impression. lacklustre energy, combined for a boring performance. grass ambled to their feet to bettertheir view. The stage was On this night, the Town Pants made their return to the The girls didn't seem to take it all that seriously. set perfectly at the bottom of the slope, and, as the last of Blarney Stone where the band was originally incarnated 10 Sometimes they'd walk across the stage to say something the instruments were tuned and set into place, Arcade Fire years ago. Throughout the evening there was Celtic dancing, to another member mid-song, and when they became appeared. a jeering chorus of patrons and raised mugs, as band dissatisfied' with the sound guy, they would stop and As soon as the band took their positions, they started members repeatedly made toasts. The roof of the Blarney give him the evil eye. Considering most of the songs have right into their set. The crowd bounced and twisted as it barely capped the energy and euphoria of the concert goers, synchronized dance moves, such antics were distracting received each note and verse, absorbing the sound and who never slowed down—even after last call. and came off as amateurish. sending its energy in return. "We don't want to influence While watching the Town Pants, one can't help but This casual attitude might be a strength or a weakness, you or anything," crowed vocalist Win Butler, "but it sure appreciate the versatility of its members, as they effortlessly depending who you ask. On the one hand, the Pipettes' is nice to know you're appreciated." And with this, the switched roles and instruments. At times, Aaron Chapman live performance has the feel of a trio of fun-loving friends audience took off into a frenzy of hoots and hollers that would take the mic, at others, Duane Keogh would lead. braving the mic at a wedding, with no estranging star could be heard towns away. Playing through a solid set of Dave Keogh was also equally impressive as he alternated quality to distance the audience from the band. But on the songs, Arcade Fire finally reached "Rebellion (Lies)," where between banjo, guitar, vocals, mandolin and tin whistle. • other hand, this show wasn't free, and concert goers should the emotion and volume of the audience shook the park Joining the band only a year ago, Virginia Schwartz added be able to leave feeling like they saw a performance better with gratitude. another element to the band, as well. She played the fiddle than one which could easily be replicated at a mod-themed Before returning for an encore, the band brought out a with so much energy and poise that she made it look easy. birthday party. ers^.**' cardboard cut-out of Butler to centre stage. It matched the Throughout the night, the Town Pants expressed As for the four male backing musicians, known as singer's outfit to every detail, except it was without his face. their gratitude to their cult-like following here on the West the Cassettes, they too seemed to lack a certain polish that When the band broke back into song with "My Body Is a Coast. The band shared interesting anecdotes, from their would have improved the performance. Despite wearing Cage" from their latest album, Neon Bible, Butler stood at the humble beginnings in Vancouver, and of course, to their homemade yellow vests embroidered with their initials, the * back of the stage, and as hesang, his face was projected onto first performance at the Blarney. But not only were the occasional baseball hat and an uneven aesthetic made their cut-out, making for a rather stunning effect. And things like Town Pants celebrating 10 years together, they were also image seem half-assed, to say the least. this went on throughout the show, like when little, hidden welcoming the release of a new album. Fans had traveled However, there was a highlight to all this. During the video cameras filmed each band member, projecting their abroad from as far as New York to celebrate the special night, encore, teenage openers Smoosh joined the Pipettes on images in and out of focus on screens behind them. which was actually being recorded live. stage. The Smooshers had a gay old time jumping up and When Arcade Fire came to their grand finale, nobody Honestly, I had seldom listened to Celtic music before, down and belting out the final pair of songs with abandon. wanted them to go. If you asked anyone in attendance what and knew fuck-all about Celtic dancing, yet I never felt out If only the Pipettes had some of that energy and they thought, chances are they'd say this was one of the of place. The energy of the band and audience was amazing. conviction, this night could have perhaps been a worthwhile most amazing shows they'd ever attended. I was even ready to dance and try to pick up a few Celtic experience. moves in the process. It was a wonderful night all around. Sarah Fischer Rob Peters Nick Pannu On All This Could Kill You, the husband- album with some of their best-selling artists and-wife duo weave a patchwork of various (the Gay and the New Pornographers). sounds and styles, play one element off Some people will love this simply because another and, ultimately, make an elegant they really, really want to love it. balancing act out of ther debut. Touches of Now, I may just be the wrong person avant-pop, folk and mid-'90s slowcore all to review this genre of music. Most of the can be heard, but no one genre dominates; artists in the Choir Practice are venerable rather, they all intermingle into a cohesive and talented local musicians. So, I suggest whole, which at times can be light, floating you don't get influenced by who's in the and beautiful, and at others, tough and group, but rather get this album if you dissonant. love thick, soft female vocal arrangements With this union of harmony and accompanied by subtle, clean pop music disharmony, it should come as little surprise arrangements. I personally can'thackit, but then that AH This Could Kill You is produced still, it's a very talented group of musicians. at torttact ssS s UgHI by Daniel Smith, who's made a career out The name is appropriate, though; it sounds of this approach with his own Danielson just like a choir practice to me. projects. His rich, organic production instills the record with a warm and generally Maude Lachaine All Smiles inviting air, giving equal weight to Ben's deep Scott Walker-style voice (typically 10 Readings of a Warning accompanied by Vesper's harmonies) and the intricate arrangements that back it. A (Dangerbird Records) few other members of Smith's famile also join Ben+Vesper, such as the producer's wife All Smiles is Jim Fairchild's solo project Elin, brother David, and friend Sufjan, who and Ten Readings of A Warning his first help contribute to the variety of stringed solo outing since his days in the band instruments, organs, and percussive devices Grandaddy. that fill the album.' This album was almost entirely created Only for a brief period in the record's on an 8-track, recorded for no money in middle section do Ben, Vesper and friends living rooms up and down the West Coast stumble slightly. A few overly dark numbers, and mixed by Brian Deck (Iron and Wine, such as "The Stomach" and "Force Field," Modest Mouse). Surrounding himself drag in comparison to the more optimistic, with talented musicians such as Janet Weiss upbeat ones, like "Rockaway Twp" and (Sleater Kinney, Quasi), Joe Plummer "An Honest Bluff" (a track that sounds (Modest Mouse, Black Heart Procession), remarkably like American Analog Set Danny Seim (Menomena), and Solon meets Bedhead). Bixler (Great Northern), Jim Fairchild has But overall, Ben + Vesper are rarely put together a very delicate and inspired thrown, carefully balancing all weights. Sage Francis album with airy passages and lighthearted and measures into an album well worth songwriting. His vocals may not be striking, Human The Death Dance but it sounds warm, honest, intimate and (Epitaph) beautifully melancholic sometimes. Can we Brock Thiessen call that Lo-Fi Folk Pop kind of music, or a '70s-feeling melodic pop trip? I don't know, Sage Francis is back for his third album, and personally, I don't really care. Just by and this is probably the most difficult of bis hearing the beautiful "Of Course It's Not Up works to get into. This veteran underground To Me" or the perfect orchestration of "Leave rapper has matured greatly with time, and Love" should be enough to convince anyone this album is probably the most complex to go and get this album. thing he has produced yet. Human the Death Dance is alienating compared to his Simple melody, acoustic guitar, piano sophomore work, A Healthy Distrust, which chords and Jim Fairchild's floating vocals is perhaps his most enjoyable. He has toned are what this album is about. And if you've down the humour and the politics to create just broke up with your girlfriend, the something that is a lot more introspectively melancholia of Ten Readings of a Warning personal than that previous endeavour. might certainly be the appropriate summer This new album is very aware of the soundtrack to think things over, or maybe criticism that has been directed at the artist just to rub it in. In a nutshell, All Smiles isn't, who has been described as the emo of the rap going to blow you away, but it can move world. The-comparison has never seemed you on a certain level, and that's more than apt, as Francis tends to draw on humour and enough to appreciate the album. anger as much he does on the sorrow of emo. The comparison is not completely without Henri Cording merit, though, as some of the tracks on this The Choir Practice album come across as an overly defensive The Choir Practice whine directed at critics who attempt to pigeonhole ftancis as 'the emo rapper' or (Dangerbird Records) 'the white rapper.' Such rhymes tend to draw attention to these comparisons and invite the listener to test the validity of the There has been a lot of hype claims, leading this reviewer to wonder if he surrounding tile Choir Practice's debut might have done a better job avoiding these album. This brought me to believe that a labels by simply ignoring them altogether. linear picture was a sarcastic pure white However, it is hard to claim that Human the esthetic from dirty hipster chicks. Well, Death Dance lacks the quality of his previous I was wrong, unless they hide it really works, as it is merely the content Francis * well. As the first song started with a lame delivers that has changed. While this album pop guitar melody, followed by crammed certainly gives a more in-depth look into glittering white Christmas female vocals, I the soul of the rapper, it is harder to identify waited for something interesting to develop, with as a Ustener. but after the fifth song, my hopes were down. It was quite difficult to listen to the Despite the misgivings I have about this album through to its end. I wondered why album, it does have a couple stellar tracks so many reviews underline group leader to discover on it, in particular "Got Up This Coco Culbertson's (bassist from the Gay) Morning." a collaboration with Buck 65 Ben + Vesper supposedly original choir idea. Perhaps all and Jolie Holland. Francis has drawn All This Could Kill You those critics get excited seeing a bunch of on a number of friends to make beats on t5 this record, including the aforementioned indie pseudo-cool musicians making utterly (Sounds Familyre) uncool music. This so-called innovative Canadian, Alias, Sixtoo, and Reanhnator, which at least keeps the beats interesting, if Balance is a delicate art: shift a bit organization seems to be based on image not the rhymes. too much in one direction or another and rather than music. Mint Records definetly it's thrown. As a result, striking the so- hit a great marketing coup by releasing an called 'perfect balance' is tricky business Jordie Sparkle cr and rarely does anyone get it truly right. However, some individuals come mighty close—Ben + Vesper being two of them. I numerous exploratory moments. It seems the booming, minimalist percussion of the to me like there could have been a lot more current Top 40 singles he both aspires to discretion in the track selection: at 16 songs, forced-artsy moments like "The Beach" Gays Gone Wild, of course, is not for (built around samples of someone crying) everyone. The album, although tongue-in- should have been easy cuts, but somehow cheek, is entirely about gay sex and getting they snuck in. The bouncy "Sex Raptor" drunk with go-go boys. Even people who are incorporates elements of New Order and okay with queer culture might not be entirely The Cure, but is too jarring a departure comfortable listening to songs like "Girl, I from the band's metallic oeuvre. The Fucked Yo' Boyfriend" or "Dick Swang Out!" Sli horribly cheesy "Kangarooster Meadows" is but for those who enjoy hearing about naked its I just one more track better left unheard. dudes, Gays Gone Wildis twelve tracks of dirty •oaui The album came along with a promo gay fun. The album's first single, "Somethin' SiDifcff description, speaking of 'epic soundscapes,' for the Fellas (That Like the Fellas)," has been evoking 'the vastness and emptiness of on the top spot on the Logo Network's Click the universe.' However, its more inspiring List for the past two months straight for a Metric moments—such as "I Think..." and its reason: underneath the sequins and raunch, Grow Up and Blow Away Wv^ expansive range of sound, or the slow Johnny McGovern has the talent to be more A Ghost to angst of "New York City"—don't lock into than just a one-hit wonder. (Last Gang Records) any meaningful flow or concept. What Kill Again HORSE needs here is more focus: either Maxwell Maxwell Songs about death and grey skies aren't A Ghost to Kill Again stick to simpler metalcore and curb the aspirations to high art, or fully plunge into usually synonymous with Metric or Emily (Independent) experimentalism and leave behind all the Haines, but 2001's Grow Up and Blow Away one-dimensional riffs. The sad thing is, even is exactiy those, things. Ranging from the in taking either of these approaches, what's summery, echoing tales in "London Halflife" This sounds really good, and it's all left of A Natural Death would be nothing to (included on this re-release), to the almost- really hard to play, but I wish it had a litte get terribly excited about. operatic tune "Soft Rock Star," Metric's more energy. When people say shit like, long-shelved debut album is a far cry from "Woah, dude, those guys are so good they the heavy riffe in "Monster Hospital," or the could probably rock out in their sleep!" this Simon Foreman experimental electro-pop on "Dead Disco"- is hopefully not what they mean. Don't get -so much so that Haines chose to deny it me wrong, it's really technical and good. even existed, as Metric's sound changed over The drummer, in particular, kills. However, the years. But with the international success it gets boring. My favourite song is the two- of Haines's solo album, Knives Don't Have Your minute instrumental break in the middle. Back, and new interest from die-hard fans, the No other song is less than twice as long as band has been rewarding fans for their new­ that though. found intrigue by playing songs from the album live. Last Gang Records released this Justin Banal lost album as Metric prepares for the" release of their fourth album, slated for the fall. Grow Up and Blow Away starts off with Linda McRae the bleak title track, featuring only the two original members, Haines and guitarist Carve It to the Heart James Shaw (bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key had not yet been (Black Hen Music) added), allowing the duo to experiment with electronics without the thumping basslines When- talking about depression-era- and prog-rock drumming they now have. inspired country, there's usually a few "On The Sly" is an artsy plea for acceptance, Jonny McGovern failsafe terms freely bandied about the not dissimilar to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Gays Gone Wild subject: 'lazy midsummer days porch jams,' signature sound; a cleverly-inserted guitar 'last call saloon music,' 'murder balladry,' solo distances this song from the more 60s- (Gay/Nerd Music) 'torch song country,' 'hurtin' music,' and influenced 'summer of love' feel that other the like. Thing is, with Linda McRae's third songs on the album incorporate. "Soft Rock solo effort, these are more truisms than Star" is sung in a very low key throughout. Novelty singles get old fast, and the cliches. While that tune is hummable, perhaps the artists behind them tend to fare similarly. With this local roots songstress' nods to song may have worked better with Haines Chumbawamba have aged like mayonnaise, the lineage of Kitty Wells to Loretta Lynn singing normally. "Raw Sugar" is possibly Right Said Fred are most likely selling still as intact and as confident as ever, McRae's the danciest, most vibrant song on the whole HORSE the band insurance by now, and last year's semi- music bridges the gap between such icons in album, with a beginning almost identical to A Natural Death singing sensation Kelly ("Those Shoes are the genre as Patsy Cline to Oh Susanna Dr. Dre's "Still D.R.E." On this track, layers Mine, Betch!") is about six months from without missing a step or coming off glib. of Haines's voice and simple piano crash the (Koch) trading her electroclash revival act in for a Meanwhile, McRae's odes to music from song progressively. "London Halflife" talks full-time job frying meat at Burger King. our grandparents' time make modern-day about Haines's desire to get over her mid­ Here we have the third full-length release It's a little weird, then, that five years listeners nostalgic for a time that only ever life crisis, and the sombre, almost distant from HORSE the band, self-proclaimed after New York nightlife impresario Jonny really existed in Westerns and Gunslinger vocals compliment this song perfectly; it is a pioneers of the "Nintendocore" genre. But McGovern (better known as the Gay Pimp serials. But we don't mind that at all. lonesome track full of regret and disdain at instead of the frenetic video game theme to his fans) blanketed gay bars across North However, this album would not be being beaten down by life. song covers of The Advantage (the other America with "Soccer Practice"--a single- what it is without the group of local semi- There are a couple of other tracks that main Nintendo-inspired group out there), entendre-filled musical exploration of the regulars from McRae's previous two solo were originally intended to be on the album, HORSE punish us with aggressive metalcore erotic possibilities inherent in the men's efforts. It features Paul Pigat on upright but were withdrawn on the re-release. peppered with bursts of vintage console locker room—he's managed to release Gays bass, Canadian Country Hall of Fame artist "Parkdale," which used plentiful horns sounds. In actual fact, those old-school Gone Wild, a follow-up album which is not Gary Fjellgard on background vocals and and a Deborah Harry-esque rap in a sea touches are only present on a few tracks of only equally raunchy, but also surprisingly Stephen Nikleva on guitar and mandolin, of mild dub/reggae, perhaps should have A Natural Death. With the exception of an listenable. The album's twelve tracks, among others. This is yet another McRae been kept on the album, because it is a far attention-grabbing solo on "I Think We Are produced by fellow New Yorker, Adam recording that has the easygoing feel of old cry from the tub-thumping electro-thrash Both Suffering From The Same Crushing Joseph ("Flow With My Soul," "Faggoty musical pals getting together to jam for an Metric now plays. Despite these exclusions, Metaphysical Crisis," such sounds are used Attention"), are a fresh blend of skittering afternoon, tell stories and reminiscence. We it's still obvious why so many of the loyal rather unspectacularly. electronic beats, crunchy synthesized reap the benefits of the seeds of creativity fanatics of the band have been lobbying for bass loops, and gospel-influenced backing So what does that leave us with? Several she and her crew work diligently to sew. the long-awaited re-release of this album. songs are fairly straightforward in their fast, vocals. McGovern's sound is much fuller, heavy attack, while elsewhere there are more energetic, and more upbeat than Mike Chilton Sarshar Hosseinnia indeETt cover versions. The band may be replicating a positive vibe and progressive energmy Lou Reed the originals to perfection, but most of the that make this album easy to listen to, songs are too well-known to be enjoyed and even more fun to groove to. The long Hudson River Wind Meditations as a by-the-numbers remake, and there is instrumentais in between vocals keep the interest in songs going, especially with the (Sounds True) little hint of any inherent artistry capable of transcending the mundane. Smith's breezy "Dune"; Meretsky's soaring vocals Considering Lou Reed's most famous backing is lacklustre and perfunctory, and coupled with Brent "Gisto" Hongisto's instrumental opus, Metal Machine Music, is mostly offers repetition of overly familiar Santana-influenced guitar solos bring a howling cacophony of wailing feedback material. Such familiarity breeds contempt, a touch of psychedelia to the already and a possible middle finger to contractual with yet another dull retread of "White diverse-sounding album. "Belly-Up," obligation, then Hudson River Wind Rabbit" or "Gimme Shelter." one long instrumental, is the focal point Meditations, his new vocal-less release, Considering the vitality of Smith's of the album; a lengthy wild Western is entirely dissimilar to its predecessor's previous transformations of traditionalrock sound piece, akin to something off Butch construction. As the liner notes state, this songs back in the 1970s (Van Morrison Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the song fits album has been composed to facilitate and The Who), this new compilation is a in despite the difference in genre from the meditation, the practice of Tai Chi, and is big disappointment. It is also an indicator of rest of the album. Other tunes such as the Phonemes meanttobe, "musictoplayinthebackground how an artist can go from a position of high transcendental "Forever" and the straight- of life." It's soft wind-like rhythms or long- regard to self-regard over a period of time. up dub reggae "Counterman," with lyrics There's Something We've thrumming drones are gentle but insistent. If the majority of the covers included are about angels, planting seeds and the earth, Been Meaning To Do In the 3 5 years between the reverb-drenched unable to refresh, or even add an interesting cement Wassabi Collective as pioneers of clamour of the one record, and the gradual slant to the originals, the purpose of the organic reggae. Recording Club) throbbing electronics of the other, there has enterprise seems superfluous. Overall, 12 At the end of the album there is an been a clear change of mood and intent. exists as an empty vanity project when added piece where Meretsky raps over the OK, I'masuckerfor sheik packaging, sol'll Reed has often been distinguished as compared to the brilliance of her legacy. band's combined beat-boxing efforts, an freely admit that, upon seeing the handmade contrary, but Hudson River Wind Meditations Despite the stink of trite complacency, impressive ending to a magically mellow sleeve for this album, I was predisposed will not shock the listener, nor will it be as there are a few scant surprises. The Dylan album. Like the Easy Star All Stars hit towards it. However, once I popped it in and surprising as his Edgar Allan Poe concept number, "Changing of the Guards," is album, Radiodread, or Michael Franti's gave it a listen, it did not disappoint. I mean, album that came before it. For all the fairly obscure and there are songs chosen Yell Fire, Wassabi Collective's Stories Not come on, who wouldn't be charmed by a perversity and myth that surrounds the by Tears for Fears and later-period Paul Forgotten is certain to be a major influence beautiful woman's voice singing, "I met a unholy noise of Metal Machine Music, it Simon. Only on Smith's take of Nirvana's - on the new reggae sound that is taking man who thought he was a tree / All those was nonetheless created as a serious piece "Smells like Teen Spirit" does any Vancouver by storm. below better watch out for his leaves"? of art (or, as Lester Bangs said, "to be taken invention make itself apparent. Complete The whole album has a very dream-like every day like vitamins"). Now, there may with a middle-eight poetry rendition, and Sarshar Hosseinnia quality to it. The first track is sparse and be cynical guffaws^ over aging rock stars composed as a bluegrass dueling banjo gentle, making the listener a feel they are producing indulgent ambient soundtracks song, this version of very familiar material being put under a spell or hypnotized. Once for the pace of their twilight years, but these towers above its more routine neighbours. the energy builds up, and the first touches new compositions are successful in moving It is a shame none of the other 11 tracks of drums come in halfway through the beyond the more pedestrian constraints of were recorded in the same fashion. second track, it is with the feeling of laughter the oeuvre. Instead of sounding like a soon- Like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bubbling up to the surface. After this, one forgotten generator humming in the corner, itself, 12 can't help but come off as is truly under a spell and the Phonemes are where a stereo is situated, the aural textures self-congratulatory and maybe a little free to whisk you away to a land of rainbows of these pieces probe and surround to create redundant. The vibrancy of music isn't and daisies—where time moves at a slower the ideal atmospherics for a journey into meant for the museum, or to be repeated ' pace, and images and ideas flitter in and out inner spaces. with a lack of imagination. For an artist of consciousness. The album's gentleness KHAN, Hudson River Wind Meditations offers little who used to be consequential, even when is interspersed with moments of childlike for those who wantarepeatofReed'sprevious covering other people's songs, this album is energy. Moments of percussion hit all that art rock incarnations, or another chapter of a bit of a blunder. much harder since they are so rare. Every lull his particular brand of street poetry. Two seamlessly transitions into a high. of the four tracks are around 30 minutes If I have a criticism it may be that, since long, repetitive, and completely different the album is so dreamy and hypnotic, some of from the other extended works in his back m_M it can easily float by unnoticed. I've listened catalogue. There is nothing that resembles to it several times and still I find myself hard- "Sister Ray," or even "Street Hassle," but as pressed to remember some of the songs in a suite of slow electronic pieces, the album Khan the middle. However, this is not necessarily delivers the subtlety and the detail required Who Never Rests because they are either bad or not noteworthy, for meditation. It also exists as an engaging (Tomlab) ^3§teJ it is simply that while listening to the album, background, without the use of a crescendo one feels truly transported and it is easy to get of angry guitar feedback. Maybe it's just that the first two tracks lost in the spell it creates. If one ever strays too are "^communication" followed by far, there are plenty of memeorable moments Christian Martius "Satan backwards," but there's definitely to shock one back, like the defightfully something very irreverent about Khan's unexpected eastern European, Jewish, folky Who Never Rests. Nothing is sacred and sounding "Lewis." So, I guess my only real everything, from goth rock to jazz to funk, complaint is that, goddamn it, I just can't is ripe for Khan's makeovers. The results are stop singing the mantra-like chorus of "Pain sometimes great, like the awesomely funky Perdue." Fuck the Phonemes. "I Got To," and at other times they are just Wassabi Collective plane silly, but always fun. Jack Prus Stories Not Forgotten The picture on the back shows an oddly- dressed man, with dyed white hair (or is that a wig?), leading a horse through a field. If this is Khan, then it would seem like getting Fresh from a morning high, a cool laid is not one of his top priorities. However, breeze in the air helped put my feet back on if the album has any common theme, it is the ground. Listening to Wassabi Collective's sex. The libido simply drips off the vocals, the new album, Stories Not Forgotten, a mix of beats scream 'fuck me' and with choruses dub, reggae and tranquil soft-rock, only like, "I got to /1 got to /1 got to do it to you," eased the mood. well, I think you get it. Some of it feels a bit The tense moments I felt leading up to raunchy, and subtle it ain't, but if you're a telephone interview I conducted with looking for the soundtrack to that dirty porn Patti Smith Bad Religion bass player Jay Bentley party you were planning, look no further. were replaced, after the relaxed chat, with Like I said, the main draw of this album euphoric calm and controlled pleasure, and is its fun factor. Whether Khan is hammering if ever there was the perfect album to listen (Columbia) your ears with musical testosterone, to when in your own world then Wassabi grooving in smooth, jazzy beats, or simply Collective's just released third album surely taking you back to when Fatboy Slim was Following Patti Smith's recent induction has to be a top contender. The yet-to-be- cool (although whether this was an actual into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a signed five-piece band from Nelson B.C. time period is debatable), it's a fun ride. The somewhat fusty institution, her album 22 is serve up a fresh flavour of music to chill album does get a little tedious after a while; arather obvious collection of post-induction, not really one that you could handle on conservative cover versions. Museum pieces to with their space-like guitar hooks and repeat. However, if you need some energy of Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling percussionist Melissa Meretsky's strangely for a drunken spring cleaning or want to Stones and The Doors all appear among a rasta-like, jazzy voice. throw a little curve ball into a dance party, roll call of other recognizable baby boomer Perfect reggae for a perfect day is the Khan's your man. artists. Apart from Smith's distinct drawl, best way to describe Wassabi Collective, but there is nothing that differentiates these the band also incorporates tribal jazz, folk songs from the abundance of other bland music and soul into their sound to create Jack Prus Q Oigportbr 23 J "There may not be a more perfectly matched vocal assemblage in pop music today." -Chart

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Hosted ing is by the late, innovative rently airing Necessary Voices Beautiful arresting beats and 8-9pm ALTERNATIVE RADIO (Talk) by the ever-suave Gavin Walker. pianist/composer Andrew Hill. lecture series. voices emanating from all con­ Rhythmsindia features a wide 12-lpm Features at 11 pm. Here with a quartet with tenor THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM tinents, comers, and voids. Sel- range of music from India, in­ Hosted by David Barsamian. July 2: Tonight we feature the saxophonist Sam Rivers, bassist (Rock) 9:30-11:30am . dom-rattled pocketfuls of roots cluding popular music from the middle Heath brother: tenor Walter Booker and drummer Open your ears and prepare for and gems, recalling other times, PARTS UNKNOWN (Pop) 1930s to the present, classical saxophonist/band leader/com­ JC. Moses is an all-Hill program a shock! A harmless note may and other places, to vast cross­ music, semi-classical music such Underground pop for the minus­ poser/arranger on a fine big band of his pieces that have, until now, make you a fan! Hear the men­ roads en route to the unknown as Ghazals and Bhajans, and also es with the occasional interview album just re-issued. It's called been unavailable. acing scourge that is Rock and and the unclaimable. East Asia. Qawwalis, pop, and regional lan­ with your host, Chris. Really Big and has an all-star July 30: Pianist/composer The­ Roll! Deadlier than the most South Asia. Africa. The Middle guage numbers. LETS GET BAKED W/MATT & band, with the-Adderly brothers, lonious Monk ends the month dangerous criminal! East: Europe. Latin America. MONDO TRASHO (Eclectic) DAVE (Eclectic) 3-4pm Clark Terry and others. Great with a date recorded at the leg­ [email protected] Gypsy. Fusion. Always rhythmic, 9-1 Opm Vegan baking with "rock stars" stuff with Jimmy Heath and his endary Blackhawk in San Fran­ MORNING AFTER SHOW always captivating. Always cross­ orchestra. cisco. Monk's working quartet, TRANCENDANCE (Dance) like Laura Peek, The Food Jam­ (Eclectic) 11:30am-lpm ing borders. Always transporting. with tenor saxophonist Charlie I Opm-12am mers, Knock Knock Ginger, The July 9: Trumpeter and band leader GIVE 'EM THE BOOT (World) THE ROCKERS SHOW Rouse, bassist John Ore and Join us in practicing the ancient Superfantastics and more. Woody Shaw in an incredible set I-2pm (Reggae) 12-3pm newly-acquired drummer Billy art of rising above common NATIVE SOLIDARITY NEWS recorded at the Village Vanguard, Sample the various flavours of Reggae inna all styles and fashion. Higgins, plus the addition of two thought and ideas as your host (Talk) 4-5pm with his working band. Woody Italian folk music from north to BLOOD ON THE SADDLE great West Coasters: tenorist DJ Smiley Mike lays down the lat­ A national radio service and part kept the jazz flame burning dur­ south, traditional and modern. (Roots) 3-5pm Harold Land and trumpeter Joe est trance cuts to propel us into of an international network of in­ ing the dark (for pure jazz) ages Un programma bilingue che es- Real cowshit-caught-in-yer-boots Gordon make this an interesting the domain of the mystical. formation and action in support in the 70s. Woody belongs to plora il mondo delta musica folk country. date with Mr. Monk, in fine form. [email protected] of indigenous peoples' survival a great legacy of players, begin­ italiana. CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING DISASTERPIECE THEATRE and dignity.We are all volunteers ning with Miles Davis and Dizzy CIRO SYNDICATED (Talk) (Pop) 5-6pm (Talk) l2-2am An odyssey into committed to promoting Na­ Gillespie on down. 2-2:30pm British pop music from all de­ time and space in audio. tive self-determination, cultur­ July 16: Tonight we pay homage All the best the world of punk Syndicated programming from cades. International pop (Japa­ ally, economically, spiritually and to the late giant of the tenor has to offer, in the wee hours of Okanagan's CIRO. nese, French, Swedish, British, ___m____M MONDAY otherwise. The show is self-suf­ saxophone who was one of the (Replaces Besneric Rhyme) US, etc.), 60s soundtracks and BREAKFAST WITH THE most influencial players in the last lounge. Book your jet-set holiday ficient, without government or REEL TO REAL (Talk) 2:30-3pm 35 years of jazz history...Michael •TUESDAY BROWNS (Eclectic) 8-1 lam corporate funding. Movie reviews and ci Brecker. We'll feature Michael's Your favourite Brown-sters, EUROQUEST CAREER FASTTRACK James and Peter, offer a savoury last recording, called Pilgrimage (Eclectic) 5-6pm (Talk) 3-3:30pm EN AVANT LA MUSIQUE ness, and encouraging pleasure NARDWUAR THE HUMAN (French) 3:30-4:30pm at all stages. Sexuality educators SERVIETTE PRESENTS En Avant La Musique! se con­ Julia and Alix will quench your (Nardwuar) 3:30-5pm centre sur le metissage des search for responsible, progres­ NEWS IOI genres musicaux au sein d'une sive sexuality over your life span! (Talk) 5-5:30pm francophonie ouverte a tous les www.juiceboxradio.com WI.N.G.S. courants. This program focuses HANS KLOSS' MISERY HOUR (Eclectic) 5:30-6pm on cross-cultural music and its (Hans Kloss) I lpm-1 am THE CANADIAN WAY influence on mostly Franco­ This is pretty much the best (Eclectic) 6-7:30pm NCFC phone musicians. thing on radio. Canadian independent music, WENER'S BARBEQUE (Sports) from any given genre, from all 4:30-6pm ______THURSDAacrosY s our massive and talented 2 0 0 7 Join the sports department for country, with your host, Spike. their coverage of theT-Birds. END OF THE WORLD NEWS www.myspace.com/canadianway FLEX YOUR HEAD (Hardcore) (Eclectic) 8-1 Oam thecanadiai WRAP-UP 6-8pm DEMOCRACY NOW AFRICAN RHYTHMS (World) Up the punx, down the emo! (Talk) I OH lam 7:30-9pm Keepin' it real since 1989, yo. ALTERNATIVE RADIO David "Love" Jones brings you To describe the CiTR Radio facilities as 'quiet' these days might just (Eclectic) 11 am-12pm Flexyourhead. the best new and old jazz, soul, be the understatement of the decade. But now that the National DUNCAN'S DONUTS Latin, samba, bossa and African SALARIO MINIMO (World) (Eclectic) 12-lpm Campus and Community Radio Conference (NCRQ's hundreds of 8-1 Opm music from around the world. Hosted by Duncan, sponsored delegates, volunteers, and speakers have gone home, we at CiTR Salario Minimo, the best rock in www.africanrhythmsradio.com by donuts. have been kicking back, enjoying a beer from the machine, and Spanish show in Canada. SWEET'N' HOT (jazz) CAUGHT IN THE RED (Rock) WE ALL FALL DOWN 9-10:30pm savouring the taste of pulling off another successful event. (Eclectic) I-2pm I Opm-12am Sweet dance music and hot jazz Punk rock, indie pop, and what­ Trawling the trash heap of over from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. ever else I deem worthy. Hosted The conference is a yearly event put on by the National Campus and 50 years' worth of rock n' roll SHAKE ATAIL FEATHER by a closet nerd. Community Radio Association (NCRA), the umbrella organization debris. Dig it! (Soul/R'n'B) 10:30pm-12am INKSTUDS representing campus and community stations like CiTR all across the AURAL TENTACLES (Eclectic) I LIKE THE SCRIBBLES (Talk) 2-3pm (Eclectic) i2-2am country. From lobbying the CRTC, to supporting the development It could be punk, ethno, global, CRIMES* TREASONS Beats mixed with audio from old of emerging stations, to fighting for media democracy, the NCRA trance, spoken word, rock, the (Hip Hop) 3-5pm . '-;|p||| films and clips from the internet. is one of the most important national indie media organizations in unusual and the weird, or it MY SCIENCE PROJECT (Talk) 10% discount for callers who the country. This year's conference put host station CiTR back on could be something different. are certified insane. Hosted by Hosted by DJ Pierre. Zoom a little zoom on the My Chris D. the radar of national campus-community radio. Science Project rocket ship, ••WEDNESDAY piloted by your host, Julia, as •••SATURDAY Just take CKXU delegate Jen Prosser's words for it: "By now this we navigate eccentric, under­ THE SATURDAY EDGE (Roots) is a little redundant, but a huge thanks from CKXU in Lethbridge, exposed, always relevant and 8am-12pm PLANET LOVETRON . plainly cool scientific research, Studio guests, new releases, Brit­ Alberta to both the fan-tabulous people at CiTR, as well as all those (Electronic) 10-11:30am technology, and poetry (submis­ ish comedy sketches, folk music who helped, assisted and coordinated. You guys were amazing calendar, and ticket giveaways. With host Robert Robot. One sions welcome), myscienceproje and sure know how to throw a great party!" part classic electronics. One [email protected] GENERATION part plunderphonicmixnmatch. Alternates with: ANNIHILATION (Punk) Radio Canada International Journalist Bethany Or's nod to CiTR Two parts new and experimen­ PEDAL REVOLUTION (Talk) 12-lpm ;J|fi|| tal techno. One part progressive A fine mix of streetpunk and old has us feeling more than a little bashful. Said Or, "I was amazed hip-hop. Mix and add informative STEREOSCOPIC REDOUBT school hardcore backed by band at stuff I learned in the workshops and people I met, and the interviews, guest speakers, and banter and news for taste. Let (Rock) 6-7:30pm conference went off so seamlessly—how did you do it?" social commentary. stand. Serve, and enjoy. Psychadelic, Garage, Freakbeat www.streetpunkradio.com [email protected] and Progressive music from 1965 [email protected] The answer, of course, lies in CiTR's dedicated staff, volunteers ANOIZE (Noise) 11:30am-lpm to today: underground, above POWERCHORD (Metal) I-3pm Luke Meat irritates and educates ground and homeground. and sponsors, without whom NCRC 2007 wouldn't have been Vancouver's only true metal through musical deconstruction. EXQUISITE CORPSE possible. The efforts of Luke Meat, Bryce Dunn, and CiTR's (Experimental) 7:30-9pm show; local demo tapes, imports, Recommended for the strong. worker-bees, Melanie Coles and Victoria Cruz, all deserve special Experimental, radio-art, sound and other rarities. Gerald Rattle- DEMOCRACY NOW (Talk) collage, field recordings, etc. head, Geoff the Metal Pimp and praise—not to mention the hard work and vision of CiTR Station Recommended for the insane. guests do the damage. Manager, and former NCRA President, Lydia Masemola. Great Independent news hosted by LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD CODE BLUE (Roots) 3-5pm award-winning jounalists Amy work everyone! RADIO HELL (Live Music) From backwoods delta low- Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. 9-1 lpm down slide to urban harp honks, RUMBLETONE RADIO (Rock) So what's next for the NCRA? Live From Thunderbird Radio blues, and blues roots with your Hell showcases local talent... hosts Jim, Andy and Paul. Primitive, fuzzed-out garage may- LIVE! Honestly, don't even ask THE LEO RAMIREZ SHOW At the closing plenary meeting of NCRC 2007, Windsor/Detroit's (World) 5-6pm about the technical side of this. CJAM threw its hat into the ring to host the 2008 conference. RACHEL'S SONG (Talk) LAUGH TRACKS (Talk) The best of music, news, sports, After all, if Vancouver can get the Olympic bid, surely CJAM will 5-6:30pm 11pm-12am and commentary from around be able to bring radiophiles from across the country to Windsor AND SOMETIMESWHY the local and international Latin next June. (Pop/Eclectic) 6:30-8pm American communities. First Wednesday of • FRIDAY NASHAVOLNA every month. (World) 6-7pm Until then, on behalf of CiTR, it's been a slice! Alternates with: SHADOW JUGGLERS 7-9PM SAMSQUANCH'S HIDEAWAY SKA-TS SCENIC DRIVE (Ska) (Dance/Electronic) ^^pfS Alison Benjamin An exciting chow of Drum n' (Eclectic) 6:30-8pm I Oam-12pm Conference Coordinator, NCRC 2007 FOLK OASIS (Roots) 8-1 Opm Email requests to: Bass with DJs Jimungle & Bias on Two hours of eclectic roots mu­ [email protected] the ones and twos, plus guests. sic. Don't own any Birkenstocks? THESE ARE THE BREAKS Listen for give-aways every week. Allergic to patchouli? C'mon (Hip Hop) l2-2pm Keep feelin da beatz. in! A kumbaya-free zone since Top notch crate digger DJ Avi SYNAPTIC SANDWICH 1997. Shack mixes underground hip (Dance/Electronic/Eclectic) JUICEBOX (Talk) 10-IIPM hop, old school classics, and orig­ 9-1 lpm Developing your relational and inal breaks. BEATS FROM THE BASEMENT individual sexual health, express­ (Hip Hop) 11 pm-1 am ing diversity, celebrating queer- PASSING BINARY (Electronica) THE SUN SHINES AND SHINES WITH THE GIFT OF LIFE! JUSTICE BEASTIE THREE INCHES OF BLOOD ten BOYS FIRE UP THE BLADES CD y and by the French (from hat more heeds to be said? Three Inches of Blood's Fire tip j BFrance) often remind us THE MIX-UP Wthe Blades is pure rocking metal, endorsed, no less, by that the word discotheque is a Judas Priest's Bob Halford (no kidding, check out the band's ; lovely French portmanteau CD MySpace page). As they should be, the guitars are defUnd •• • (another word that, come to ike a beloved old friend thrashy, the singer (at least one of them) gritty but operatic, the think of it, also sounds a IJttfe L(or three), the Beasties rhythm section a tight fucking machine, and the band combined French). Both word and idea are always happily awesome. With clear, heavy production by Slipknot's Joey (or rattier practice), this influential notion is al received, back-slaps, hugs, Jordison, Fire Up the Blades sounds as good sonically as it does musically, which means pretty that cool culture is something properly acquired over time hand shakes and high-fives all-round. This latest release, fucking good. Things kick off hard and fast and keep on chugging to the bitter end, leaving noth­ (as with history): listening to records as public recreation although entirely instrumental, is especially welcome, ing but burn marks and debris in the wake. Fire lip the Blades is not just true metal, ifs a call to while drinking and whatnot? Yes. a wonderful idea, a grand particularly now that summer is at last upon us. A set of Beware, false metal, be-fucking-ware. invention! ft seems that the spirit of this early 20ft Century cool yet rocking jams, all played by the Beasties them­ coinage is alive and well in slamming goodtime records like selves and a few of their old pals (hello Money Mark), CD 16.98 this full-length debut by Justice (young producers Gaspard Tne Mix-Up is sure to be the sweet soundtrack to your Auge and Xavier de Rosnay), who are friends of Baft Punk next patto or backyard party, or even lazy nighttime and a member ot the always-recommendable Ed Banger drink. Nice. By the way, word has it that a vocal version THE FOR CARNATION records, dance-positive corps (more French?). Already ille­ of this album, if perhaps somewhat differently com­ PROMISED WORKS CD gally downloaded en mass, this one Is certain to be ubiqui­ posed, is supposedly also forthcoming. But, in the tous - and quick! Viva the good time! meantime, if, like us, you are a big fan of the deft instru­ l: ing their legendary Spideriand in its fantastic entirety, but mental turn on Check Your Head, and we know you are, also even supposedly possibly working on new recordings (gasp!) | CD 16.98 then yea,ll also know what kind of guaranteed good time — now is probably a good time fo reexamine The For Carnation, we're talking about here. However you do it, kick back Brian McMahan's somewhat underappreciated post-Slint project. with this one! Hence, Touch & Go have compiled and reissued the band's first LIGHTNING CD 16.98 two EPs, Fight Songs and Marshmallows, as one handy release. At times featuring John Herndon, Doug McCombs, Andrew Bonnaci, Michael McMahan, John DUST Weiss and Tim Birth, The For Carnation was nonetheless always a genuine vehicle for CAROLYN McMahan's idiosyncratically moody atmospherics more than a super-group victory lap although S/T CO their "eponymous ?nd ultra-cool final recording is perhaps the band,s definitive statement, this ur Black Mountain s MARK excellent collection is a definite must-have for any Slint fan. Otion is itself quickly becoming a busy area a NOTHING IS CD 16.98 JtflOtoniy contair s mjsic by Black Mountain of course," • FREE CD but also by the Pink Mountaintops, Jerk with a Bomb, arolyn Mark is goofy. PfilDETKJER Sinoia Caves. Ex Dead Teenager, Blood Meridian, the CGatoJbmMaifcistipsy THE LUCKY ONES CD $9ftfennda 3 soundtrack and now Lighting Dust lighting (•aroiyn Marie is a charis­ ecent much-deserving cover stars of Ihe Georgia Straight, we Oastc madeupof Amber Webber and JosbWeDs who matic tirecracker $rttj a 1 Rhope that thuse rough hard bitting and ropktng, local boys together and separately, ha* played m one *orm or another heart of gold It's no wonder she's a folk festival (and real sweet dudes) makp the big-time pimp to huge reeogn'- in a stood number* of the aforementioned groups. Now here favourite our Temble Hostess, M'ss Carolyn Mark bat­ ' fieri and huger sound systems Truly their music deserves to be on their owti as a duo the; offer a mucft meftowef urate' tles heartaches and hangovers with a healthy dose of ' | blasting out of trucks and boogie vans ail over the lower mainland staled music than is typical of their mora rocking peers and humor. 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