Month: October 2014
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
Is it a remake? A sequel? A meta-movie? Whatever it is, the new version of The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a damn good time. The new version of The Town That Dreaded Sundown [TTTDS] is a reasonably unique take on the idea of the sequel/reboot/whatever. The original film was released in 1976, a low…
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Interview: The Weather Station
Tamara Lindeman is known as The Weather Station. She has been collaborating with artists like Dan Romano as well as putting out great solo work. Known by the moniker The Weather Station, folk artist Tamara Lindeman has been steadily growing a name for herself on the Canadian folk scene, touring with Timber Timbre and Bruce…
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Interview: Terry Johnson – The Smalls
The Smalls join the list of bands from back in the day that are playing together again; Craig Silliphant sits down with drummer Terry Johnson. Anyone who was into music in the late 80s and early 90s in Western Canada would have witnessed Alberta underground heroes The Smalls blast the roof off a series of…
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Sweat: The Story of The Fleshtones
Both a good music recommendation and a book review, Robert Barry Francos looks at Joe Bonomo’s book about The Fleshtones, the classic American garage band. During a visit to Upstate New York, Buffalo Musician Hall of Fame inductee Bernie Kugel brought me to the local big box bock store, and pointed out SWEAT: The Story…
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How To Get Away With Murder
We just posted a positive review of an ABC show? A sign of the apocalypse, or is How to Get Away with Murder worth watching? HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER; OR, HOW I LEARNED TO SET ASIDE MY PREJUDICES TO LOVE A NETWORK TELEVISION SHOW AGAIN. I get the sense that Friday mornings I’ll…
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Foxygen…And Star Power
One of the most promising and hyped bands of the last few years, Foxygen, are taken down a peg with their tired new double album. There are two kinds of fun that musicians can have: the kind they share with an audience, and the kind they share with each other. At the best of times,…
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Photo Essay – Nuit Blanche #yxe
On Saturday, September 27th, a few thousand people descended on 20th Street in Saskatoon for the first Nuit Blanche, an awesome all night art party. Museums and businesses opened their doors with food and installations, and the street itself became a gallery for art, dance, and music to roam free. I’m sure there was plenty…