Author Archives: Alex Hudson

Movie review – This Movie is Broken

‘… watch Brendan Canning go ballistic with headbanging and showgirl kicks on “Meet Me in the Basement”…’ read more

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Concert Review – Atlas Sound at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Oct 30 2009

‘… There’s no excusing the utter shitstorm that ensued. Cox had several tantrums during the set, berating the crowd and comparing the performance to “working in a mall and being covered in fucking vomit.” read more

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Concert Review – The Dodos at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Oct 26 2009

‘”Two Medicines” was chugging and robotic, while “Fables” was so sweetly catchy that it could have almost passed for a nursery rhyme…’ read more

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Concert Review – Two Hours Traffic w/Spiral Beach at the Biltmore, Oct 1 09

‘If Two Hours Traffic was lacking in weirdness, the same cannot be said about opener Spiral Beach. The band members walked on stage looking like extras from a Siouxsie and the Banshees video…’ read more

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Concert Review – Pink Mountaintops at the Rickshaw Theatre Sept 27 2009

‘The band wasn’t able to top the majesty of Outside Love, but it still offered a compelling reminder of what makes the album so good…’ read more

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The Dead Weather at the Commodore Ballroom

Review of Jack White-Alison Mosshart band in Vancouver. read more

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Japandroids

A hometown show at the Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, Aug 7 2009. Alex Hudson review, Melissa Skoda photos. read more

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The Decemberists

At the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, July 22 2009, with guests Becky Stark and Shara Worden. Review and photos. read more

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Animal Collective at the Commodore Ballroom

Buzz band in Vancouver. Alex Hudson review. read more

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The 10 best f-bombs in music

What do Radiohead, The Clash and Britney Spears all have in common? The f-bomb, for starters… read more

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