Tag: Music

By Darren Young

Having gone through more roster changes than a McDonald’s franchise, Shai Hulud is pressing forward with or without permanent members. The metal-core band has never recorded more than one album with a single vocalist nor do they currently have a consistent body behind the drum kit. This is a probable explanation for the mere three… Continue reading Rockers Shai Hulud weather the career storm

By Phylicia Tran

British Columbia outfit Said the Whale’s moniker invokes nautical notions and for good reason. The guys and gal have been working hard to distinguish themselves in Canada’s ever-growing music scene and record a partially new album, all the while sustaining their careers by slugging it on tugboats. After the release of Howe Sounds in June,… Continue reading Porpoises canít talk

By Meaghan Carrier

Originally formed in 1990, the five members of Blind Melon are not altogether unfamiliar with the success affiliated with the release of their first effort in 12 years. Set to begin a Canadian tour this week to promote their new album For My Friends, guitarist Christopher Thorn takes some time to reflect on the bands… Continue reading Blind Melon is more than just the bee girl

By Julia Osinchuk

Easily one of the most recognizable acts on the rock circuit, the Horrorpops seem to have Lady Luck on their side. After years of gaining and losing members, the band is now back to the original three-person set up that was formed after Patricia Day of Peanut Pump Gun and Kim Nekroman of Nekromantix met… Continue reading The Horrorpops do the ol’ switcheroo

By Darren Young

There are five members in New York progressive rock outfit 3. The band formed 14 years ago, released their fifth album last year, has been signed to two record labels and in four days, will be using a vehicle with four wheels to roll into Calgary. Joey Eppard, guitarist and brains behind the band, is… Continue reading The numbers balance out for 3

By Veronika Lancaster Deliyannakis

Slim Twig’s kind of a skinny guy. Though the name does well to describe his appearance, it also speaks to his music. Travelling with his tour band, the Mercy Mercenaries, Slim Twig is going on a bit of an adventure. It is his longest tour thus far and the band’s first out west. He says… Continue reading Funk singer Slim Twig has the skinny on success

By Jordyn Marcellus

Frontman Nik Kozub and Shout Out Out Out Out should start up a synthesizer fan club. The T-shirts they sell at their shows feature a picture of their practice space, nine different kinds of keyboards kicking around in a mess of pedals and drum kits interspersed between the numerous pianos. Unlike the more modern, digitized… Continue reading Keytars are a band’s best friend

By Igpy Spencer

Thanks to Seven Story Redhead’s lead singer, guitarist and chief songwriter Kelly Sutherland, there is a sasquatch in Banff that wasn’t there before. “We lived in this band house in Banff and they’re not very clear on how this band house works,” bassist Frank Gallant recalls. “So you go in, and the main floor is… Continue reading SSR introduces non-indigenous species to the wild

By Jennifer Trieu

September is almost over and in less than two weeks, the 40th Canadian general election will be held to determine the next prime minister. The preparation for this election, however, has not been publicized nearly as much as the Presidential election of our neighbours to the south. With the increasing popularity of YouTube as a… Continue reading Internet and political sensation expands her horizons