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Kamikaze Nurse

It’s difficult to find bands in today’s rock landscape that deliver a grandiosity in their sound. One may go through the endless filler of the…

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WRONG WAVE NO. 6

“Just because we’re underground and experimental doesn’t mean we don’t need to be seen by the status quo.”

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Murky Colors

“The film, Murky Colors, is based on a made-for-hollywood spy novel by Menjin Wei, Wei’s father. It is not, by any measure, a conventional adaptation, however, it begins to chart the poetics of one.”

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AGONY KLUB

“Pop culture is, for the most of us, what triggered our awakening as young adults”

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Destroy Vancouver XVIII

I think it’s important to think about how this project started — the name “Destroy Vancouver” was about “protesting” what was happening in the city, the closing down of spaces where you could really experiment with noise or other genres.

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Late Spring

Genre is a cruel mistress, one that provides a form for expression but not necessarily the tools. Shoegaze exemplifies this fact. Bands often rely upon…

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Aileen Bryant

“All the nerves are in your voice and they become a character that you overcome.”

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Late Spring

“It’s not over until the band leader says it’s over, and that’s not going to be for a long time.”