It was David Lynch’s 60th birthday that pushed Winnipeg’s electro-acoustic artrockers Querkus to record a full-length album. After throwing a big bash in homage to the filmmaker, complete with costumes and cover tunes, they started working on Spaces Between the Leaves Make Way for the Stars. Four years of hard work later, the band is […]
Casino Nova Scotia, Schooner Room
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Landing on planet B-52s
There’s no mistaking that voice. The nasal pitch. The comforting southern drawl mixed with New Jersey sass. A partier’s Allen Ginsberg, Fred Schneider’s new wave song-speech ranks up there with Darth Vader and Pee-wee Herman as one of the most iconic voices in modern pop culture. You want to keep him talking on the phone, […]
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Your Olympic snack break
Generally we’re not impressed by people using the Olympics to sell us stuff, but Fred Schneider’s project, The Superions, makes me want to flip my lid, in a glittery awesome way. There’s a team I’d join. Learn the disco garbage can moves before The B-52s arrive at Casino NS, March 19-20.
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It’s rapture: Blondie at the Casino!
The Halloween fairy comes early with this amazing tip: Blondie will be performing at the Schooner Room, October 30 and 31!! According to the platinum diva’s website, tickets go on sale September 11, so expect to be hanging by the telephone tomorrow. Ladies, hopefully this announcement will mean improvements in the costume department: no slutty […]