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Thousands expected at pot rally
for Metro Vancouver Police don’t plan to make arrests at event celebrating cannabis culture Smoking marijuana may be a criminal offence, but Vancouver police won’t be looking to make arrests at a pro-pot rally on Monday that is expected to attract thousands of people....
Search Parties Emerge out of Vancouver
A couple of months ago, as I was sifting through the myriad of underground bands, when I came across Search Parties. They' re the kind of band you'd see at places like the Railway Club, the Cobalt, and the Biltmore — slightly grungy venues with an irrevocable coolness...
junofest 09
It was that magical time of the year again, and luckily for us, this year's Juno Awards were celebrated in Vancouver city. JunoFest, a two-day music extravaganza, hosted over 100 bands at 19 venues across town, from dodgy little holes in the wall to bigger places and...
SPINearth video – Six questions with Shad Kabango
Second video is up! Check it out: Born in London, Ontario, Shad Kabango is one of the hottest Canadian rappers today. SPINearth reporter Amanda Ash and I caught up with him in Kerrisdale, Vancouver, where he currently resides. Shad moved to Canada at the tender...
Barzin Notes to an Absent Lover Monotreme Records It would seem that Beck's 2002 album Sea Change can step down as the reigning break-up album. Barzin's much anticipated third full-length album is analgesic, narcoleptic, and offers the warmest kind of apathy for...
Part man, part machine.
Meet Jon That's right. Jon Blay-Amar. He might have a hyphenated name, but he doesn't let that slow him down. Not even when it comes to administrative matters. He's also known as Solomon Giles, or DJON. Urban DJ, pioneer computer...
zombielicious is most delicious
Looking back to 1999, Zombie Nation's single "Kernkraft 400" set the standard as one of the most innovative dance songs to date, maybe of all time. Luckily for us, Munich-based DJ Florian Senfter, a.k.a. John Starlight has done it again. The highly-anticipated fourth...
Rauschgold – it’s not as scary as it sounds
for EXCLAIM! Frequencies Various Artists Rauschgold-Alec Empire Plays Staubgold Eat Your Heart Out Records (www.alec-empire.com) Rauschgold, Alec Empire's second installation of DJ mix projects, is a much like a lesson in German cultural theory. For the most part,...
MSTRKRFT Fist of God Last Gang Records After a near three-year wait, Jesse F. Keeler and Al-P have released the highly energized sophomore album that is purposely designed to set your ears and head ablaze. For any electronica enthusiast, it's easy to see that this...