Rock n’ roll is, at its heart, not civilized. It is primitive and visceral, recalling its roots in African tribal music. Ironically, it is, and has been for a long time, white middle-class kids’ music. It’s quite the yin-yang scenario: seemingly ironic, yet perfectly fitting when you think about it. The local openers, The Ford […]
Well, folks, it’s been over two months since the first instalment of The 7 Deadly Sins series hit the e-streets. We pigged out, got greedy, had a nap, got hot and bothered (still reeling from that one… hooah), stuck up our prideful noses, looked over the fence at our neighbours’ toys and now, finally… we […]
Frankly, Good Timber is probably worth it for the wealth of logging slang alone. Secretly, we all wanted to know when to say “guthammer,” or what “galloping goose” means, right? But Timber, a musical revue inspired by the great Robert E. Swanson, has plenty more to offer. Its imaginative and personal stories combine with enthusiastic, […]
I received notification that I would be covering indie band Carnivores from Atlanta, Georgia, at the very last minute on Wednesday August 8th. Awesome! But there was no time for the usual build-up of the over-the-top excitement that I usually experience when I’m going to a much-loved music venue for a much-loved music fix. This […]
Rock n’ roll is, at its heart, not civilized. It is primitive and visceral, recalling its roots in African tribal music. Ironically, it is, and has been for a long time, white middle-class kids’ music. It’s quite the yin-yang scenario: seemingly ironic, yet perfectly fitting when you think about it. The local openers, The Ford […] 