By Amanda Hu
In 1973, Pink Floyd released their infamous album, Dark Side of the Moon. Soon after, claims surfaced that one could listen to their offering along to the cinematic classic The Wizard of Oz and the songs would have uncanny synchronization to the film. The band denies, to this day, that the phenomenon was intentional, popularizing… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Rich Aucoin
By Amanda Hu
The subject of death and dying is often a road less traveled. The notion of stepping into the astral plan can conjure up feelings of loss, pain, pride and uncertainty, leaving the entire concept of dying and the connections we have to those who died as certainly an unsettling one. Despite this-or maybe because of… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Ghost Bees
Lyle Bell has all kinds of secrets, most of them dry. He’s in three Edmonton bands, including the Juno-nominated Shout Out Out Out Out. He has a fiancée. He also can’t grow a moustache, something that would disappoint people who might listen to the lead single off the Wet Secrets’ debut album Rock Fantasy titled,… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Wet Secrets
Modern folk music is dominated by the acoustic guitar. It’s so emblematic of folk that Bob Dylan was called Judas in the Manchester Free Trade Hall because he dared to switch to the electric guitar. Unlike the traditional singer-songwriter, Jose Gonzalez replaces the acoustic guitar with the nylon-stringed classical guitar. Walking on the streets of… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Joze Gonzales
Lindsay Lohan is young and still sort of sexy. Zac Efron is young and ridiculously sexy. Vancouver baroque-poppers Young and Sexy aren’t really like their namesake, despite the attempts of a ravenous press to make them seem like it. Before Young and Sexy existed as a band, vocalist Lucy Brain and singer/guitarist Paul Pittman were… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Young and Sexy