Tag: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

The Ramblin’ Ambassadors’ Brent J. Cooper called in a favour from his Shadowy pal Brian Connelly

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 9, 2003 By Steve Newton Calgary’s Huevos Rancheros were one of Western Canada’s best-loved instro-rock acts for nearly 10 years, but that didn’t stop guitarist Brent J. Cooper from disbanding the twangy trio in 2001. Strangely enough, he put the group to rest because he wanted to gig more. “I just … Continue reading The Ramblin’ Ambassadors’ Brent J. Cooper called in a favour from his Shadowy pal Brian Connelly

Album review: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Sport Fishin’ (1993)

  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 27, 1993 By Steve Newton There’s a tune on this Shadowy Men release called “We’re Not a Fucking Surf Band”, but I dunno—the Shadowy Men still sound like a surf band to me, and that’s a good thing. There’s nothing cooler than the sound of a trebly, reverb-laden … Continue reading Album review: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Sport Fishin’ (1993)

Album review: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Savvy Show Stoppers (1990)

  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, DEC. 13, 1990 By Steve Newton With winter here for a while, there’s no better way to recreate the joy of carefree summer cruisin’ than throwing some surf music on the ol’ turntable. The ol’ CD player, I mean. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet are Canada’s foremost … Continue reading Album review: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Savvy Show Stoppers (1990)

Shadowy Men learned to play by mimicking Alice Cooper and the Sex Pistols

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 16, 1991 By Steve Newton Plenty of rock ’n’ roll groups have risen from unlikely beginnings, but the Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet were shoved into the spotlight in a particularly unusual way—their first gig was the result of a dare to open for the band that shared their Toronto … Continue reading Shadowy Men learned to play by mimicking Alice Cooper and the Sex Pistols