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Author: Brent Chittenden

Music News 

Wax Trax! Screening and Ministry in Toronto Review

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments Ministry, Wax Trax!

A few weeks ago, I posted up an interview that I did with Julia Nash, daughter of Wax Trax! Records

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Talking to Julia Nash About Her New Wax Trax! Records Doc

March 28, 2019March 27, 2019 Brent Chittenden 1 Comment Industrial Accident, Julia Nash, Wax Trax!, waxtrax

A few weeks ago, I posted details on the release of Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records. Shortly

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Music History Music News 

Wax Trax! Documentary and Soundtrack Coming in April!

January 31, 2019January 30, 2019 Brent Chittenden 3 Comments Ministry

When I was getting my musical legs under me in the early 90s, Wax Trax! Records was by far my

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Guest Blog 

New Year’s Eve Musical Resolutions and Revolutions from Writer Brent Chittenden

January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments Ghost, Ghost BC, New Year's resolutions, Sunrise Records

I don’t usually do New Years Resolutions but I do tend to reflect a great amount this time of year.

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 52: E is for Everyone

December 24, 2017December 24, 2017 Brent Chittenden 3 Comments Comics, Eis for Everyone, Kirby Krackle, Kyle Stevens, Nerd Rock

After all the other albums that have been covered, a number of readers may be wondering about who Kirby Krackle

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 51: Bowie’s Outside

December 17, 2017December 16, 2017 Brent Chittenden 1 Comment David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Outside

The problem about writing about anything David Bowie, especially now, is that a lot of really good writers have tackled

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 50: Clockwork Angels

December 10, 2017December 7, 2017 Brent Chittenden 3 Comments Alex Lifeson, Clockwork Angels, Counterparts, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Rush

Earlier, I had mentioned how Counterparts had begun my love of Rush and if I had to be completely honest,

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 49: The Wall

December 3, 2017December 2, 2017 Brent Chittenden 2 Comments Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, The Wall

Assuming you’ve read the chapters in order up until this point, the inclusion of Pink Floyd’s The Wall may seem

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 48: Nevermind

November 26, 2017November 25, 2017 Brent Chittenden 2 Comments 90s, Alternative, neermind, Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit

If you were a teenage obsessed with pop culture in the 90s, there are certain things you just remember. You

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 47: The Last Waltz

November 19, 2017November 18, 2017 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments Robbie Roberts, Ronnie Hawkins, The Band, The Last Waltz

I can’t quite remember how I eventually got introduced The Last Waltz. I can tell you for sure that it

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52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 46: A Decade of Steely Dan

November 12, 2017November 11, 2017 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments A Decade of Steely Dan, Aja, Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, Walter Becker

This album may come as a surprise for a number of readers. Some albums you can rectify with the thought

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