ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 1, 1997 By Steve Newton Keeping horror-based guitar-rock alive, Forbidden Dimension opens its third full-length release with a blast of heavy-metal bombast that churns into “My Family Curse”, a rocketing ditty about mayhem and blood. The trio has been recently bolstered by the addition of former Huevos Rancheros … Continue reading Album review: Forbidden Dimension, Widow’s Walk (1997)
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The Smalls sound nice and chunky on Waste & Tragedy
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, NOV. 9, 1995 By Steve Newton Some rock bands dream about being popular enough to play large venues but whine about getting booked in the little, out-of-the-way places on the way up. Not the Smalls, though. You won’t get any complaints out of them when they see locations like … Continue reading The Smalls sound nice and chunky on Waste & Tragedy
Russian hockey stars and broken legs inspire Vancouver’s Noise Therapy
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 28, 1995 Besides beer and back bacon, there’s nothing more Canadian than guitar rock and hockey. The Pursuit of Happiness combined those two Canuck ideals recently in its tribute to the Great One, “Gretzky Rocks”. Now local hard rockers Noise Therapy have answered with a pucky anthem of … Continue reading Russian hockey stars and broken legs inspire Vancouver’s Noise Therapy
Ottawa’s Fun for Malakaï doesn’t abide by any songwriting rules
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JUNE 10, 1993 Although it was based on a riveting short story, Stephen King’s Children of the Corn was quite possibly the worst film of 1984, one that could have buried the careers of stars Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton. The only memorable thing about the film was the … Continue reading Ottawa’s Fun for Malakaï doesn’t abide by any songwriting rules