By Steve Newton When you've covered the Vancouver music scene for as long as I have, you realize there's a lot more to it than Loverboy and Bryan freakin' Adams. Art Bergmann Sexual Roulette (1990) The hero of Vancouver’s alternative music scene really hit his stride on his second full-length album, telling insightful and thoroughly … Continue reading From the ‘hood: 10 of my fave albums by 10 of my fave Vancouver bands
Tag: Ladyhawk
Ladyhawk’s Duffy Driediger wanted his guitar to sound like a million bags of microwave popcorn exploding in the sun on Shots
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 2, 2008 By Steve Newton Rock 'n' roll is a dangerous game. It can be, anyway. Up-and-coming local indie rockers Ladyhawk learned the risks involved when they rolled their gear-filled van just outside of Kelowna last year. The vehicle was toast, but no one was injured. They were shaken up like … Continue reading Ladyhawk’s Duffy Driediger wanted his guitar to sound like a million bags of microwave popcorn exploding in the sun on Shots
Sun Wizard takes an old-school approach to rock ‘n’ roll
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 29, 2011 “SUN WIZARD ARE your favourite band from when you were in high school,” begins the bio accompanying local guitar-rock quartet Sun Wizard’s full-length debut album, Positively 4th Avenue. That’s a pretty grand statement, but of course its accuracy depends on when and where you went to high school. It wasn’t … Continue reading Sun Wizard takes an old-school approach to rock ‘n’ roll