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16 strings
I know a gimmick when I see one, but I’ll admit it; I’m a sucker for the ridiculous spate of string quartet “tributes” to popular musical acts. Vitamin Records started up in 1999 for the sole purpose...
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On Covers (Wax Trax, Pt. 6)
Murder By Death is a pretty big favourite in our house, so I tend to jump all over whatever they decide to release. Most recently that’s a newly-announced 7″ singles series produced with some of their...
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Bloc Party, ‘This Modern Love’ – A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo Remember when Bloc Party used to be awesome? When their first album came out they were on top of the world, their frenetic...
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Bruce vs His Legacy
Having grown up in the 80′s my earliest memories of Bruce Springsteen are not great ones. It was Born In The USA that was my dad’s favourite Bruuuuuuuuuuce cassette for most of the decade, actually,...
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I know…
Regardless of genre, instrumentation, or preconception this song is incredible. So much so that it compels me to talk at greater length about Drag The River, something I should’ve done long ago and...
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On covers pt. 2 -or- Wax Trax pt. 7 -or- something
In today’s installment of our feature on vinyl-only releases, we touch once again on a cover song. Hawks and Doves is the latest project from Gared O’Donnell, a guy who spent a lot of years as the...
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The Ghost of Neil Young -or- EP round up Pt. 5
Ah, the stop-gap EP. Such a convenient way for a band to capitalize on some momentum, to strike while the iron is hot and keep material flowing to an expanding audience. This is one of those. You’ll...
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No one on the corner has swagger like KD
~ photo courtesty of Brandi Book During what can only be described as an indescribable set at the Regina Folk Festival on Saturday night KD Lang encouraged us all to repent. So here it is: I’m sorry...
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I’m sorry to disappoint you
Listen: I get why people don’t take William Shatner seriously when it comes to music. He’s got a new album coming out this week in North America and there’s been plenty of people making jokes in the...
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#RFF13 – Roseanne Cash
Roseanne Cash gives Regina Folk Festival the business (Photo by Colleen Book) It must be hard to be the daughter of a literal legend, especially when you go into the exact same field as your famous...
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