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
There once was a group called Odds, which rose up from its night job as a cover band at the Roxy to win over pop-rock fans far and wide.
Ryan Dahle always feel most comfortable doing things that he feels uncomfortable doing
"By getting away from the Limblifter name I felt like I was kinda limitless as to what I could do," says Ryan Dahle.
Swan guitarist Murray Atkinson got turned on to Ace Frehley when he scored the Love Gun album at age six
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 16, 2010 By Steve Newton 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 for an interview and I ask if he’d rather go for a … Continue reading Swan guitarist Murray Atkinson got turned on to Ace Frehley when he scored the Love Gun album at age six