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Dave Ogilvie and Chrystal Leigh of Jakalope.

Interview – Jakalope’s Chrystal Leigh

The new singer of the Vancouver industrial-pop band talks about shoes, and filling those of previous singer Katie B. read more

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Sharon van Etten at the Venue, Nov 11 2010. Ashley Tanasiychuk photo

Interview – Sharon van Etten

Opening for Junip at the Venue, Vancouver, Nov 11. read more

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Interview – Mumford & Sons

At the Vogue Theatre Oct 23. Catherine Carmichael interview. read more

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Kate Miller-Heidke at the Media Club, Vancovuer, Sept 27 2010. Skot Nelson photo

Interview – Kate Miller-Heidke

On “Are You F***ing Kidding Me (Facebook Song)”. read more

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Christina Martin at the Biltmore, Sept 16 2010. Ashley Tanasiychuk photo

Interview – Christina Martin

Interview + pics… read more

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Interview – Hot Panda’s Chris Connelly

- interview by Shawn Conner/photos by Ashley Tanasiychuk (Hot Panda at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Sept 22 2010) How Come I’m Dead? asks the title of the second album from Hot Panda. The quartet’s sense of humour makes the coed.

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Interview – Parlour Steps’ Caleb Stull

‘I’m inspired by ideas about love and existence and technology versus the natural world, the questions that come up – the usual: bodily and animalistic desires versus the purity of the soul. You know, light fare…’ read more

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Interview – Matisyahu

Hip-hop Jewish reggae rapper performs at the Commodore, Aug 8. read more

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Interview – Natasha Duprey on music licensing

‘… lots of music supervisors in the States like Canadian music too, ‘cos it’s pretty good and we Canadians are easier to deal with…’ read more

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Interview – Francis and the Lights

‘That was the first thing I wanted to do, was play that record [The Immortal Otis Redding]…’ read more

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Interview – Menomena

“We’re trying to sound more like Smoosh…” read more

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Interview – Shannon Stephens

‘I’ve been listening to Sharon Jones, that’s fun to be-bop around to…’ read more

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Last Living Slut author Roxana Shirazi

Interview with the author of The Last Living Slut. read more

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Interview – Sally Seltmann

‘It’s basically him wanting a girl to come back to his motel room…’ read more

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Interview – Sleepy Sun’s Bret Constantino

‘… what that guy [Justin Bieber] is trying to express is so otherworldy…’ read more

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Interview – Metric’s James Shaw

‘… when we got back in the van after that happened, we were just silent. For like an hour…’ read more

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John Butler Trio at the Commodore Ballroom, May 31 2010

‘… the crowd never fails to go insane…’ read more

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Plants and Animals outside Rejkavik for Iceland Airwaves 2008.

Interview – Plants and Animals’ Nic Basque

An interview with Nic Basque of the Montreal indie-rock trio. read more

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Interview – Rose Cousins

‘… is there an East Coast record you haven’t sung on…’ read more

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Interview – Sia

Australian singer Sia Fuller in conversation prior to her 2010 We Meaning You tour. read more

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Nouvelle Vague’s Olivier Libaux

On working with a cast of international of lovely lady singers. read more

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Olivia Fetherstonhaugh, aka fanshaw

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fanshaw’s Olivia Fetherstonhaugh on the only album she listened to for 10 years and that lowercase ‘f’. read more

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100 Monkeys – interview with Jerad Anderson

Rachel Fox chats with 100 Monkeys’ R-Rad before the band’s Vancouver stop on its 100 Dates tour. read more

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Rachel Flotard of Seattle band Visqueen

Visqueen’s Rachel Flotard

The Seattle rocker talks about her band’s new album Message to Garcia, oversharing onstage and belting out ‘Glad Girls’. read more

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Colin Newman

The Wire member talks about his other band, spending a month in Calgary and Canadian band names. read more

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Jennifer Castle of Castlemusic press photo

Castlemusic

Interview with singer/songwriter Jennifer Castle. read more

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Yonatan Gat with Monotonix photo

Monotonix’ Yonatan Gat

Interview with Israeli band Monotonix’ guitarist. read more

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Wye Oak band publicity photo

Wye Oak

An interview with Andy Stack of Wye Oak. read more

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Brendan Benson publicity photo

Brendan Benson

Interview with the power pop singer/songwriter and part-time Raconteur. read more

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Shannon Stephens

The Seattle singer and former Sufjan Stevens bandmate on her new album The Breadwinner. read more

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Juliette Lewis interview

The actress/rocker on her album Terra Incognita and touring with The Pretenders. read more

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Franz Ferdinand’s Bob Hardy

The bassist on Green Day, Britney Spears and influential pop band Sparks. read more

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Smokey Robinson onstage in 1972.

Smokey Robinson

An interview with one of the greatest songwriters of the Motown era. read more

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Priscilla Ahn

The singer/songwriter on what goes on behind closed tour bus (bathroom) doors. read more

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Metric at the Burton Cummings Theatre, Oct. 28 2009. Alison Pattern photo

Metric’s James Shaw

The Metric guitarist/co-songwriter talks about the band’s new album, Fantasies, and meeting Spinal Tap at Stonehenge. read more

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Basia Bulat promo photo

Basia Bulat

The singer would rather read Middlemarch than tweet. read more

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The Handsome Family’s Rennie Sparks

The lyricist talks about inspiration for the band’s eighth album, Honey Moon. read more

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Claire England

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The Seattle band’s Claire England talks to The Snipe about their latest album. read more

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Cryptacize

Chris Cohen of Cryptacize on the band’s new album, Mythomania. read more

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Howling Bells

Interview with the Australian band while opening for Coldplay in Vancouver. read more

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