Rolling in the Grammy’s
Since I finished school last spring and started working, I haven’t had much time to follow the music industry as much as I’d like to. That being said, the Grammy Awards can be an easy — though not the most definitive — way to keep a finger on the pulse of what’s being lauded in … Read more
Top 10 Songs of 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, it’s hard to resist the allure of year-end lists. Just ask High Fidelity‘s Nick Hornby. I haven’t devoted much time to music this year since I spent half of it completing my 20-year formal education and the other half starting my first full-time job. However, from what I did … Read more
Come back, baby.
If you’re a musician or a fan of music at all, you know one of the worst things ever is having your gear stolen. Not only is music gear expensive to replace but a lot of musicians develop a special bond with their gear, finetuning it to no end to get that perfect sound. My … Read more
First Listen: Modern Romantics
The first time I heard Shawna Beesley – known to most as Adaline — play “That’s What You Do Best” was at a piano recital at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, B.C. The stage was covered in candles and in the center, a baby grand piano and a girl who just loved those black and white keys. … Read more
Review: Live at Squamish.
If you know me, you know I love Weezer. Which is why I bought a ticket for Live at Squamish the second they announced Weezer would be a main stage headliner. Done and done. And sure enough, the show was every bit as wonderful as they always are when I see them live. It was my … Read more
Feature: Kulth Festival, Coombs, B.C.
Kulth: The Little Festival That Could July 16 – 17 in Coombs, B.C. Featuring Ron Sexsmith, Stars, Aidan Knight and more. By STEPHANIE IP Anyone who’s ever been to a music festival will tell you that it’s pretty easy to make friends. There’s just something about camping alongside fellow music fans that does something to … Read more
I’m still alive, I promise.
There are so many things going on in my life right now that I want to share with all of you! I promise I will get to all of it but for now, I’ll have to chip away at it. Bit by bit! I promise I’ll have a post up about Sasquatch! I know that … Read more
I’ve had a little bit too much.
Pop music is a bit of a fickle creature. In certain ways, the genre doesn’t pretend to be more than what it so obviously is: manufactured, produced, shiny, packaged, and catchy. Unlike other genres, pop music is perfectly content with playcounts and units sold. Punk has a political agenda. Jazz explores boundaries. Folk tells stories. But … Read more
I’ve been thinking too much about you.
She pushed her way through the faceless crowd. Here and there, she picked up fleeting details in the dark glow of coloured lights. She noticed a man with thick-rimmed glasses and wavy hair; a woman with dark lipstick and black fingernails, hands wrapped delicately around the neck of a glass bottle as she tilted back in laughter. Every person the girl … Read more
Just what I needed.
My parents didn’t play a lot of music in the house when I was growing up other than the usual Disney Sing-A-Long tapes. So of course, in elementary school when I discovered the radio, I freaked out. In high school, I think I devoured almost every piece of music I could get my hands on … Read more
