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Pop This Q&A 7: Zaac Pick
“'So-and-so is killing it right now' How did this became synonymous with awesome?”—Zaac PickIn 2010, folk-pop musician Zaac Pick won the Shore 104.3 song search and walked away with a cool $20,000....
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Twin River’s debut Gold
“To an outside perspective it looks like a band that kind of just came out of nowhere and all of a sudden had a record deal. In reality, that’s not the way it went.”—Courtney EwanText: Andrea...
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Bahamas Shorefest concert recap
Text: Andrea WarnerPhotos: Carlos Hernandez FisherYes, yes, the fireworks were beautiful, but the real magic last night started well before the first explosion punctured the night sky.Imagine if you...
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Macbeth
Text: Andrea WarnerPhoto: Supplied Macbeth has been around for hundreds of years, but its narrative of murder, greed, and gutless ambition resonates. Want something, but can’t wait? Take it. Many...
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Hand Habits start something new
"Bats are my spirit animal." —Meagan DuffyA few weeks ago, a band I'd never heard of replied on Twitter to something I wrote about Bahamas. They were called Hand Habits. I clicked on their BandCamp...
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The Expendables 2: Botox, brawn, and bad jokes
Text: Andrea WarnerVerdict: Entirely expendableConfession: I loved TheExpendables (the first movie). Not because I’m super into aging ‘roid ragers, overt racism disguised as macho dialogue, or body...
View ArticleThis is THE SHOES also wear their Sunglasses at Night
Update! Due to "abnormalities" in the voting (which this is THE SHOES totally won, by the way), this round of the battle will be fought again this Sunday (EST), Sept. 2nd, for 24 hours. Please vote...
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Pop This Q&A: Young Benjamins
“Being 12, I didn't realize people don't pay you to get high.”—Neusha Mofazzali, Young BenjaminsText: Andrea WarnerPhoto: SuppliedThis new band out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, have made one of my...
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Pop This Q&A 9: Atlas Genius
"Kurt Cobain and John Lennon are my biggest musical idols. Why are they always dead musicians?"—Keith Jeffrey, Atlas Genius Text: Andrea WarnerPhoto: SuppliedKeith Jeffrey of Australia’s Atlas Genius...
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Pop This Q&A 10: the Jezabels
“I used to want to be like Trent from Daria.”—Nik, the JezabelsText: Andrea WarnerPhoto: SuppliedEverybody is talking about Australia’s the Jezabels, so why shouldn’t we? The indie rock band is still...
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Stage review: Jersey Boys almost too good to be true
"Jersey Boysmakes up for all the crappy, super-sized, touring extravaganzas this city has seen."Text: Andrea WarnerThe Four Seasons, and then Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons, made a career out...
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Future Islands: Meat Loaf, mix tapes, and On the Water
"If you start writing music for your fans, you’re going to alienate them."—Sam Herring, Future IslandsText: Andrea WarnerPhoto: SuppliedBaltimore-based trio Future Islands call themselves a synthpop...
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Fine Times forge ahead
“Jeff’s really good at putting up with my bullshit.”—Matthew, Fine TimesText: Andrea WarnerPhoto: SuppliedAlready a fan of Vancouver indie rock? Well, you may have met Matthew Moldowan and Jeffrey...
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Wonder Women
Text: Andrea WarnerDOXA, the Documentary Film Festival, screens Wonder Women! The Untold story of American Superheroines tonight at the Rio Theatre. Sadly, the advance screener I got won't play in my...
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Pop This Q&A 11: Hannah Epperson
"Most of the dumb things I've done in life haven't been for money"—Hannah EppersonBack in August, a handful of folks experienced a night of incredible music in support of Megaphone magazine, a vital...
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Pick Six: Vancouver International Film Festival
I love the Vancouver International Film Festival (Sept. 27-Oct. 12). It’s one of my favourite times of the year. Cinephiles and casual movie fans come together for glimpses of worlds we may otherwise...
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Patrick Wolf
"I made a lot of dreams come true for myself over the last 10 years"—Patrick WolfText: Andrea WarnerPhotos: Siga SagI try not to fangirl too much over the great people I am privileged to interview, but...
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Pop This Q&A #12: beekeeper
“Don't listen to Iago; that guy is a dick”—Devon Lougheed, beekeeperText: Andrea WarnerPhoto: Andrew Wilson I love beekeeper. They make music that surprises me, they’re intelligent and funny, and...
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Pop This Q&A 13: METZ
“If at first you don't succeed... maybe someone will take pity on you and give you spaghetti in the back alley”—Alex Edkins of METZToronto’s punk/noise outfit METZ has been blowing up in the Americas,...
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Pop This Q&A 14: Diamond Rings
"Be prepared for the world to hate you!"Diamond Rings, a.ka. John O’Regan, deserves a permanent place in the clubs and at the top of the charts: instead, the Toronto-based electro-pop dance titan is...
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