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Leslie Ken Chu

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Have Fun Figuring It Out

June 5, 2013
Nearly a decade before Broken Social Scene became the nexus of mainly Toronto-centric musicians, By Divine Right stood as the revolving door through which countless members of the city’s music

Moby & Mark Lanegan “The Lonely Night”

May 29, 2013
[youtube]http://youtu.be/4SO0qSfxqyk[/youtube] The clip for Moby’s and Mark Lanegan’s limited edition Record Store Day 7” single “The Lonely Night” comes courtesy of Los Angeles-based cinematographer Colin Rich. Moby and Lanegan may

Chelsea Light Moving “Alighted” (Live on KEXP)

May 29, 2013
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgMLRvDOLpg[/youtube] Anyone who’s been concerned about what will become of Thurston Moore after the surprising indefinite hiatus of Sonic Youth can rest easy – Thurston’s back with a new four-piece

Japanther Still Have Claws

May 23, 2013
“Take a deep breath / Dive in,” Ian Vanek sings on “Stolen Flowers”. That was exactly how I had to prepare myself before I plunged headfirst into one of my

David Bowie “The Next Day”

May 14, 2013
“The Next Day” is the eponymous song off David Bowie’s latest album, and the accompanying video features Hollywood heavyweights Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard, who costarred in last year’s The

Finger-Picking a Way To My Heart

May 14, 2013
“Going to see the Fresh & Onlys?” the clerk at Red Cat Records asked when he caught a glimpse of my ticket as I pulled out an unrelated receipt from

Mike Echo Tango Zulu

May 12, 2013
This show’s ticket stub should have come with a hazard-warning. No two bands today are more capable of ripping apart your eardrums and then blowing up the tattered remains than

War and Peace

April 30, 2013
Thermals guitarist and vocalist Hutch Harris has described the Portland trio’s sixth album Desperate Ground (released April 16, 2013 on Saddle Creek Records), as a record about killing, war and

Saved by an Angel

April 26, 2013
I walk into the Media Club, and it’s nearly pitch black, save for the lighted bar and a few candles surrounding a MacBook on stage. Oh, boy, a laptop onstage.

Dazed and Confident

April 11, 2013
Wakin on a Pretty Daze… “Wakin on a Pretty Day”… I don’t blame Kurt Vile for not being able to pick just one of these titles. Both describe exactly how

Comfort May Not Kill, But It Can Come Close

March 27, 2013
The first thing I noticed about The Strokes’ fifth album Comedown Machine was its cover art: unconventionally for them, it’s minimal without the laser sleekness of their third album First

The Dirtiest Clean

March 17, 2013
This past Friday finally found me at LanaLou’s Rock N’ Roll Eatery, a frequent host to some of the finest homegrown talent this city has to offer. Tucked just a

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