Hollerado are a great band. They also make great videos.
In the lead up to NXNE I talked to them about five of their best — “Americanarama,” “Fake Drugs,” “Got To Lose,” “Juliette” and their insaneballs ostrich adventure latest, “Good Day At The Races.”
To read the story head over to Spinner and click here.
Filed under Films, Music, Shameless Promotion
Flaming Lips
If you live near Toronto and like music you’ve no doubt heard about The Flaming Lips doing a free concert at Yonge-Dundas Square on June 16.
In honour of said concert I dove deep into the technicolour wig-out tripping balls-space that is the history of The Flaming Lips and emerged with a story:
Ten of the greatest/weirdest moments in Flaming Lips history.
There’s human skull usb-drive 24 hour songs, appearances at The Peach Pit, nudity and a whole lot more.
To read the full Spinner story click here.
Filed under Art, Music, Shameless Promotion
Burning Boyz
Sarah was a little perplexed when she was randomly assigned some band called Burning Boyz as part of Spinner’s NXNE coverage.
Then she found out what they were all about — they’re hard rock 12- and 13-year-olds who’ve been playing the fest regularly for the past half-dozen years.
Being a Redd Kross fan with a particularly fondness for their tween period, she was sold.
The resulting article, which talks about The Flaming Lips and them being grizzled big stage veterans, can be read here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
The Black Belles are my #1 must-see at NXNE
It’s NXNE time. That means a billion bands, a billion parties and me ignoring all your emails.
Here’s a rough sketch of what I’m hoping to see:
Wednesday, June 13
9 p.m. JF Robitaille @ Cameron House
9 p.m. Red Orkestra @ The Central
10 p.m. Eternal Summers @ Drake Hotel
12 a.m. Teenager @ The Garrison
1 a.m. Holiday Crowd @ El Mocambo
Thursday, June 14
10 p.m. Hooded Fang @ Horseshoe Tavern
11 p.m. The Schomberg Fair @ Sneaky Dee’s
12 a.m. The Black Belles @ The Garrison
12 a.m. Whale Tooth @ Great Hall
1 a.m. Bran Van 3000 @ Horseshoe Tavern
1 a.m. A Place To Bury Strangers @ El Mocambo
Friday, June 15
8 p.m. Dearly Beloved @ Mod Club
9 p.m. DZ Deathrays @ Wrongbar
9 p.m. Bradleyboy Mac Arther @ The Sister
10 p.m. Hooded Fang @ Silver Dollar
10 p.m. The Vandelles @ Great Hall
11 p.m. The Black Belles @ Horseshoe Tavern
11 p.m. Dearly Beloved @ Velvet Underground
12 a.m. Bleached @ Silver Dollar
12 a.m. Phedre @ Sneak Dee’s
12 a.m. Yamantaka//Sonic Titan @ The Garrison
1 a.m. Wordburglar @ Crawford
Saturday, June 16
I’ll be working all day at Yonge-Dundas Square, so this one’s mostly locked in already…
12 p.m. The Burning Boyz
1 p.m. Brasstronaut
2 p.m. Parlovr
3 p.m. Ceremony
4 p.m. Art Vs. Science
5 p.m. Hollerado
6 p.m. Oberhofer
7 p.m. of Montreal
8 p.m. Portugal. The Man
9:30 p.m. The Flaming Lips
11 p.m. The Mark Inside @ Gladstone Hotel
1 a.m. Bleached @ Silver Dollar
Limblifter
Remember Limblifter? They were kinda a thing during that first Canadian alternative wave back in the ’90s and early 2000s.
Anyway, Sarah interviewed them for Spinner because they’re reuniting at NXNE.
You can read the story by clicking here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 