ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, DEC. 14, 2011 By Steve Newton It wasn’t a great year for humanity, what with Fukushima and all, but at least there was some good music released along with the hot particles. Foo Fighters Wasting Light The Foos went back to the garage on their seventh studio album, and lucky for us … Continue reading Newt’s Top 10 albums of 2011
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The Falcons’ Mike Beddoes never thought it would be radical to play instro-rock
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, OCT. 4, 2001 The little room on the top floor of Falcons guitarist Mike Beddoes’s Kitsilano townhouse contains some of the musical goodies you would expect from a picker who’s been actively plying his trade for more than 30 years. Crammed away in one closet is a cache of … Continue reading The Falcons’ Mike Beddoes never thought it would be radical to play instro-rock
Falcons guitarist Mike Beddoes says the Jaguar is the most Fender of all the Fenders
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MARCH 11, 1999 Vancouver instro-rockers the Falcons recently had their independent CD, Queen of Diamonds, chosen as best album of 1998 by the U.K.’s influential surf-music magazine Pipeline. As lead guitarist and main songwriter Mike Beddoes explains, that’s a far better reaction than he got the first time he … Continue reading Falcons guitarist Mike Beddoes says the Jaguar is the most Fender of all the Fenders
The Falcons give diehard instro-rock fans a reason to rejoice
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 20, 2012 IN CELEBRATION OF their 20th anniversary, Vancouver instro-rockers the Falcons recently released EP Collection, a batch of tracks recorded between 1991 and ’97, newly remixed and remastered in analogue. The 12 originals—plus a version of the deathless instro classic “Apache”—were recorded “live off the floor” at a no-frills Kitsilano location … Continue reading The Falcons give diehard instro-rock fans a reason to rejoice