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Editor’s Note

The first time I heard the Beastie Boys was on the one-hour bus ride to school when I was 10. The bus had a tape…

Under Review

Dan Mangan

Dan Mangan- Jeopardy Even if you happen to have been born the same year as Dan Mangan (1982) and have yet to produce anything meaningful…

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Miracle Fortress

Maybe Lately Graham Van Pelt is a swiss-army knife of musical talent. As the man behind the Montreal-based solo project Miracle Fortress, he acts as…

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Olio Festival Preview

There is so much to do at Olio this year that it’s hard to decide which shows to attend. We figured we’d help narrow it…

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Folk Fest

About ten feet to my left, beside the squatting pine, Kevin Smith is hippie dancing. Well, not quite Kevin Smith, but a pudgy guy with…

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Ariel Pink

Ariel Pink – Round And Round Discorder: First of all, how’s your day going, Ariel? Ariel Pink: The day? Yeah, it’s going good. We’re about…

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The House of Yes

On a Sunday night in Vancouver, most streets are eerily quiet. But the half block around the Hennessey Restaurant on Broadway is wide awake. At…

Real Live Action

Liars

Angus Andrew was a bundle of nerves as he ambled on stage at Venue to announce that Liars would be playing sans guitarist Aaron Hemphill,…

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Film Stripped

Susanne Tabata, the filmmaker behind Bloodied But Unbowed, the documentary about Vancouver’s punk scene, sat down with me at Antisocial Skate Shop to talk about…