ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 5, 2004 By Steve Newton On the new Matthew Good CD, White Light Rock & Roll Review, there's a printed message on the disc itself from the shit-disturbing local rocker. It reads "INSERT IN PLAYER/FEEL THE GLOW OF COMMERCE." Although Good notes that it's a "tongue-in-cheek" statement, it's also very accurate, as … Continue reading Matthew Good didn’t mind using half of Bryan Adams’ old band on White Light Rock & Roll Review
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Limblifter’s Ryan Dahle keeps things open to interpretation on new I/O LP
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 7, 2004 By Steve Newton When Limblifter leader Ryan Dahle drops by the Georgia Straight office for an interview, it's almost as if he knows more folks at the paper than I do. While fixing himself a cuppa joe in the kitchen, Dahle runs into the paper's effervescent promo queen Christine MacKay, … Continue reading Limblifter’s Ryan Dahle keeps things open to interpretation on new I/O LP
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
Colin James shines bright on the talent-packed Limelight
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 24, 2005 By Steve Newton On Limelight, his new, Juno Award-worthy CD, Colin James pulls off a sharp cover of Bob Dylan's "Watchin' the River Flow", but the coolest thing about that track is what happens at the end of it. Just as the final strains of the 12-bar-blues number fade … Continue reading Colin James shines bright on the talent-packed Limelight
Matthew Good talks social injustice, emotional pain, and Hospital Music on the eve of a nationwide solo tour
Rockers aren't known for giving away their last beer, so it comes as a bit of a shock when Matthew Good offers up his lone Pilsner Urquell.
The New Odds are still just four cool Vancouver dudes making really good, melodic pop-rock
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 3, 2008 By Steve Newton There once was a Vancouver band called the Odds, which rose up from its night job as a cover band at the Roxy Nightclub to win over the hearts and minds of pop-rock fans far and wide. Between 1991 and ’96 the group released four major-label … Continue reading The New Odds are still just four cool Vancouver dudes making really good, melodic pop-rock
Ryan Dahle does it all, with a little bit of help
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 2, 2009 WHEN THE Straight calls up former Age of Electric and Limblifter member Ryan Dahle to chat about his debut solo album, Irrational Anthems, the musical jack-of-all-trades (singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, banjo player, producer, mixer, mastering engineer) is hanging at his buddy Steven Shearer’s Vancouver studio. Shearer’s the visual artist who … Continue reading Ryan Dahle does it all, with a little bit of help
Swan’s debut album hits all the right notes
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV. 16, 2010 That pesky new legislation that sets you up for a roadside suspension after just one lousy drink sure is having an effect on folks. When Murray Atkinson of local rock band Swan drops by the Straight for an interview and I ask if he’d rather go for a coffee or … Continue reading Swan’s debut album hits all the right notes