Tag: Corner Gas

Album review: The New Odds, Cheerleader (2008)

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 19, 2008 By Steve Newton The original Odds team of singer-guitarists Craig Northey and Steven Drake was a pairing made in pop heaven. On its best songs, like “I Would Be Your Man” and “Nothing Beautiful”, its melodic sensibilities rivaled the Beatles-esque beauty of Crowded House. Mind you, Northey also did … Continue reading Album review: The New Odds, Cheerleader (2008)

Brent Butt + Craig Northey = “shits ‘n’ giggles”

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JAN. 7, 2015 By Steve Newton When I talked to Vancouver-based comic and actor Brent Butt a couple months ago we spent most of the time chatting about how he came to make Corner Gas: The Movie, which he described as "the little-cherry-on-top kinda thing" in relation to his popular Corner Gas TV series, … Continue reading Brent Butt + Craig Northey = “shits ‘n’ giggles”

Brent Butt lauds the authenticity of Corner Gas…and Trailer Park Boys too

So Brent Butt called me up last week to chat about his upcoming film, Corner Gas: The Movie--which opens in select theatres December 3--and we got to talking about his TV series Corner Gas in relation to Trailer Park Boys, another Canadian TV sitcom that flaunts its Canuck-ness while garnering chuckles aplenty. There's a little more swearing … Continue reading Brent Butt lauds the authenticity of Corner Gas…and Trailer Park Boys too

Five years after Odds called it quits, Craig Northey is still in the game

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 24, 2005 By Steve Newton Craig Northey is best known for his work with Odds, the whimsically rockin' local quartet that spent most of the '90s churning out some of the most enchanting, Beatlesque pop this city has ever heard. Since Odds called it quits in 2000, he's stayed deeply involved … Continue reading Five years after Odds called it quits, Craig Northey is still in the game