Strut Fret and Flicker
First off, a standing ovation for Flick Harrison, who covered this space in my absence with such wit, wisdom and style. And don’t worry, I…
Real Live Action
Cuff the Duke Old Soul October 19 Lamplighter The Lamplighter used to be the ultimate Gastown flop bar, the default place you’d reluctantly shuffle to…
Dandi Wind Blows Through Europe
Vancouver ex-pats Dandi Wind were kind enough to send us this collection of random anecdotes from their October tour of England. You can catch their…
Gang of Four
Ironically, Dave Allen and I are talking grandly about the future of technology in music when a mysterious crackling comes over the phone, which neither…
Foster Kare
Upon rendezvousing with Foster Kare’s Chad MacQuarrie at his band’s practice space, a CD-R copy of In Formation Go the Heard is placed into my…
Math Geek, Math Chic
There is some quality about higher mathematics that entirely escapes our sense of reality. The purity of the number exists on a plane that is…
Rachel’s Classical Music for Indie-ots
Louisville, Kentucky begat Will Oldham, the fi lm Half Cocked and Slint. Slint begat Rodan. Rodan begat June of 44, Retsin, and Rachel’s. Rachel’s begat…
Modern Man’s Hustle
With the success of their self-deprecatory album God Loves Ugly and its self-destructive followup, the celebrated travelogue Seven’s Travels, Atmosphere have solidly stationed themselves as…