The Shins Interview Pop is a dirty word among music fans these days. There exists a chasm between the assembly line creations of the top 40 market and the layers of irony and hype that surrounds much of the indie world. The Shins have chosen to bridge the gap...[more]
	The Frames Interview "A stopped clock is right twice a day. History's written by the winners. Bands that are truly the great bands will never be on the Hard Rock Café's walls. Celebrity happens to people that are really good or just well managed." These are just a few of the more memorable one liners in the repertoire of singer/songwriter/storyteller/and street busker Glen Hansard...[more]
	Moneen Interview Moneen. Those who know them, are intense and dedicated fans. Those who don’t, have never even heard the name. This is a band undeniably on the cusp of something huge, and just waiting to fall over the edge of mass public consciousness...[more]
	Calla Interview Sitting in a pitch black smoking room upstairs in Richard's on Richards, the group known as Calla seemed at home. With faces hidden, it was me on trial instead of them. With critics taking notice of their emotionally tense sounds, New York's Calla are readying themselves for the spotlight...[more]
	Shins Ten Questions I remember being a little kid after seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark, and I really wanted to be an archeologist. So that I could have a whip and stuff, you know, like most archeologists... [more]
	Wil Ten Questions ...it sucks when the interviewer says "describe your sound". I mean, come on, "describe your sound" is way too ambiguous. I mean how do you respond, "uhhh… whales?". It's too vague...[more]
	The Frames Ten Questions Well maybe a monk for a day, see what that's like, to be someone who is found and not lost at all...[more]
	Moneen Ten Questions Me and Peter always talked about jumps we could make or not make. Or like, if you don't make it, you die...[more]
	Calla Ten Questions What do you mean? Is something wrong with the world? What have you heard? (smart asses)...[more]
	Jet Get Born. [more]
	Elaine Taylor Solo > Live @ Crush. [more]
	stellastarr* with The Killers and evening. What a strange show. The show, the music was great. The crowd and the vibe in the room, a little bizarre. Welcome to Vancouver on a Sunday night (oh no, I’m not bitter….)...[more]
	The Vines with Jet. You know what I really like? Ice cream, no not in the like like kind of way; not in the stay up late at night and dream the picture of ice cream pinned to my ceiling will fall from heaven kind of way. I like ice cream like a skinny kid likes ice cream, so yeah, not even like a fat kid does...[more]
	Rufus Wainwright with Joan As Policewoman. By and large, I completely missed Joan As PoliceWoman. She was finishing up a song as I strolled into the room. But it didn't matter, because she would be on the stage again shortly as one of Rufus Wainwright's entourage. And an entourage it was...[more]
	FoxFest 2004 The local rock radio station, CFOX, puts on a big ol’ semi-outdoor festival in the springtime each year… or at least they will be. The event is only a couple years old. This year’s headliners were the Offspring, which impressed just about nobody. The bulk of the crowd was there to see bands like Billy Talent, Bif Naked, and the Trews...[more]
	Danny Michel with Ridley Bent. Somehow, I’m at a loss to find a sizzling opening line to draw all you readers into this article off the bat. So I’ll just start talking instead. The opener tonight was a fellow by the name of Ridley Bent...[more]
	Moneen with The FullBlast. Following my half-hour or so with singer Kenny Bridges and guitarist Hippy (as I shall refer to Chris Hughes for the remainder of this piece to keep him and bassist Erik Hughes clear), I was invited to stick around and join in the meet + greet. Moneen held a contest...[more]
	Einsturzende Neubauten That's EIN-shtur-tsen-deh NOI-bow-ten, in case you were wondering. After this show, I'm convinced of one thing; Einstuerzende Neubauten is one of the most interesting bands I've ever experienced live. They are a group that you really can't appreciate without seeing them play...[more]