Really Think It Through – When Band Names Go Bad
Coming up with a band name can sometimes be even harder than making music. It needs to be memorable and catchy, but also representative of your style and attitude. Well
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I Like This: Preoccupations and “Memory”
I stumbled across this one when poking around SoundCloud. Preoccupations, who are from Calgary (the formerly named Viet Cong, t00), issued a self-titled record on the Flemish Eye earlier this
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Random Music News for Friday, April 22, 2016
Almost all of today’s music news is consumed with stories of Prince. But there are a few other things going on. Okay, here’s another Prince story: The time when Prince
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Viet Cong Is Finally Going to Change Their Name
Viet Cong, the Calgary band whose self-titled album os on tonight’s Polaris Music Prize short list has seen the light about the name of their name. They’ve bowed to pressure–actual
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Come September 21 at the Carlu in Toronto, one of these album will be declared by a jury of twelve hardcore music industry people to be the best of the
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, May 9, 2015
Still working on flushing out that goddamn kidney stone. This is NOT fun. The lawsuit against Led Zeppelin over “Stairway to Heaven” will go ahead. Isn’t there a statute of
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When Is a Band’s Name TOO Offensive? (Slightly NSFW)
I clearly remember when the first Lollapalooza came to Toronto in 1991, local TV news anchors had a hard time talking about the first band on the bill. Instead of
Read MoreRandom Music News for Wednesday, March 11, 2015
It was one year ago today that Russia annexed Crimea. How’s that working out for everyone? Bette Midler has found singing inspiration in Kardashian tweets. It’s worth a look. Ed
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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 06 March 2015
Another eleven songs that for whatever reason tickled my fancy this week. Maybe there’s something here that will tickle you. (I included the Van Halen just as an example how
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I Like This: Viet Cong
Remember the Calgary indie band Women? They had plenty of potential but blew apart in spectacular fashion right on stage (they actually got into a fight and broke up right
Read MoreThis Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 02 January 2014
The premise of this week’s list is very simple: artists to watch in 2015. The hosting comes, as always, from Mediazoic.
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