I feel like last night’s Arts & Crafts showcase at the Marquee was the show at Pop Explosion that people felt the most compelled to go see. By compelled I mean people felt they should go see the bands, not that they necessarily should go see them. Not that that’s a bad thing, but the […]
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Sweet Sounds
Thanks for making the musicians sound as decent as possible, sound techs.
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This is the End my Friends
The ears are saying “let’s go” but man oh, man the body’s saying “no.” Pop Explosion is done and what a great one it was. Saturday’s show at the Marquee was definitely a highlight. No wonder CBC Radio 3 was broadcasting the whole damn thing across the nation. After all my preaching, I missed all […]
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Countdown to Extinction
Wow. Going out every night this week and then trying to go to work each day is reallly taking its toll. Subsequently, I slept through the Just Friends brunch this morning at Gus’s Pub. Hope it was delicious. So I finally saw a show at the Pavillion last night. Man, what a great place. The […]
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David Myles
If you listen to CBC Radio as much as I do, then you have no trouble identifying David Myles. His 2006 International Songwriting Competition-winning song “When It Comes My Turn” (which took first place in the folk/singer-songwriter category) received a lot of airplay before and after his win. I admit, I wasn’t overly keen on […]
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Gee, That’s Super…Super 8, That Is
I couldn’t imagine a better way to kick off my two days at a festival of rock and roll debauchery than by taking my Mom to watch a short film about a cat eating cat food. No joshing. So that is what I did. Right after rolling into town on the train on Friday, Mom […]
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Spot Lisa Marr
Can you find the lovely and talented Lisa Marr in this photo? Um, in this photo of a pamphlet? I kind of forgot my camera for the Super 8 screening. Gee whiz, what kind of photos would I have been able to take anyway, it’s a film screening. In the dark!
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VKNGS
Whilst Mom and I were enjoying the gentle sounds of David Myles over at St. Matts, my co-pilot was at the Khyber taking in the VKNGS set. I’m told VKNGS (with guest drummer Michael Catano) were loud as the f-word.
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Friday Night Birthday Party Continues
After the film fun, I ran over to the Seahorse in time for The Moist Towelettes. It was like that birthday party vibe we had with Lisa and Paolo never ended; it just exploded across the city. Pink balloons, pink boas, pink party dresses and sparkles everywhere. Emi and Yuko’s choreographed cuteness enchanted, Dave and […]
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Buried Inside
I heard through the grapevine that the Buried Inside show at The Khyber was intense. I’m sorry I missed it–that’s the thing about the Pop Explosion, there just isn’t time to take in everything. When will they invent a reliable time travel device??
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Suit and Tie Guy (and Ladies Too)
Emi and Yuko are not only excellent fun time party dancers, they also make great band tshirts, some with hand-sewn ruffles and buttons. Here they are posing with what I think was one of the best band shirt designs at the festival.
