V-Dot is the self-titled album from one of Calgary’s newest and most promising musicians, Vadim Kazakov. Born in Russia, Kazakov moved to Canada in 1990, and has been involved in music ever since. After teaching himself piano and guitar, he began to dabble in techno and house music. Over the past two years he has… Continue reading V-Dot
Month: November 2003
Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon’s odd obsession with eggbeaters agrees with his odd style of music. Within the songs on Inside In, country is found flirting with jazz beats and laid-back funk. The banjo, steel guitar and rhythmic drum sounds complement lyrics that seem to follow a unique view on life despite their periodic nonsensically. Gordon’s tracks all… Continue reading Mike Gordon
Puffy AmiYumi
Music this unabashedly happy doesn’t come around every day. Sounds of anger, depression or coldly mechanical sexuality ring forth from the mainstream to the underground. So what better way to piss them all off than by playing an album that is unapologetically euphoric from start to finish? Nice is the latest disc from Japanese stars… Continue reading Puffy AmiYumi
Jane Siberry
By Alan Cho
Oh yes, that’s why I don’t go to church anymore, because God is boring. Thank you Jane Siberry for releasing Shushan the Palace to remind us of that fact with nine tracks celebrating the complete banality of our Lord. Hallelujah!Not that she didn’t give it the old Christian “can do,” but what should be sweeping… Continue reading Jane Siberry
The Oddities make the leap
By Falice Chin
The Oddities have come a long way peddling their hip hop wares. Formed in 1998, recent accomplishments such as touring with Blackalicious, the rising fame of crew member Rainbow Sun Francks from his MuchMusic VJ career, and the release of a new album on BattleAxe Records all scream "Canadian hip hop’s next big thing." Indeed,… Continue reading The Oddities make the leap
We smash now!
Barely wasting any time before going back on tour, the Planet Smashers are ready to bring their skankin’ music to the stage once again. Playing the Warehouse Tue., Nov. 11, it’s only been six months since their last visit. Back out on tour to support their recently released album, Mighty, the Montreal band will be… Continue reading We smash now!
Hugh Grant? Romance? Whaa?
By Rob Scherf
After writing Four Weddings and a Funeral, Black Adder, Mr. Bean and Bridget Jones’ Diary, acid-penned Brit auteur Richard Curtis would seemingly have nowhere left to go. After all, yet another romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant (this would make four in a row) might wear a little thin on some members of the audience. But… Continue reading Hugh Grant? Romance? Whaa?
Headlines? We don’t need no stinkin’ headlines!
By Scott Burns
Orion: Black Generation is WMH Productions’ premiere video release, featuring riding from the talent of tomorrow. You haven’t heard some of their names yet, but you will. Local riders Andrew Hardingham, Mike Stastook, Sid Bryant, Adam Simpson, Dwayne Wiebe, Mouse, Jerrit Pieper, Justin Lamoureux, Travis Williams and other Calgary and area talent do some awesome… Continue reading Headlines? We don’t need no stinkin’ headlines!
Markin-Flanagan presents…
By Alan Cho
Robert Finley is unstoppable. His first and current book, Accidental Indies, was so well received it won the Cunnard First Book Award and placed on the short list for the Thomas Head Raddall Award for Fiction. Soon, armies of the dead shall rise at his beckon to crush civilizations and Finley will use his powers… Continue reading Markin-Flanagan presents…
Zydeco music meets with complete Kaos
Glamour Puss is getting back to the roots of blues. Mostly from New Brunswick, its members harken back to the traditional music of their ancestors as inspiration for their own original material. Having just released their fourth album, Wire and Wood, they are now on a tour across Canada to bring their foot-stomping Acadian zydeco… Continue reading Zydeco music meets with complete Kaos