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DOWN BY LAW

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It’s never too late Remember the 1980s? Nothing good happened in the 80s. Any era that makes John Travolta a star is a crappy one. Howeve...

ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN

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stitch together rock n roll's children By request, punk and rollers Electric Frankenstein are about to head west. “We are going beca...

BAPTISTS

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are Massachusetts bound Just out! Huge news for Baptists! It's official, “we have a newish record deal with Southern Lord Records...

SNFU: What No One Else Wanted to Say...

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Open your eyes and read Thirty years is a long lifetime for any band to endure, but the legendary Canadian punk band SNFU has beaten t...

MELVINS LITE

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MELVINS LITE - The Venue - July 15th 2012 “Fuck Elvis! Buzzo's the King!” declares one dedicated fan interviewed before The Melvin...

SPEEDWOLF, CHAPEL, ENGINE BEAST, ANGRY

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Fortune Sound Club - July 12, 2012 With a furious “Yeaaaah” hollered by Speedwolf’s frontman the tone was set early. The rest of the b...

THREE INCHES OF BLOOD, BISON, ANCIIENTS, VICIOUS CYCLES

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Vogue Theatre - July 20, 2012 There was head banging and the kids were alright on this metal night. It was an early start at The Vo...

SUBCULTURE AUGUST

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SO I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON MY TRIP TO THE CITY OF VANCOUVER DTES LOCAL AREA PLAN MEETING I ATTENDED AT THE END OF JUNE... WHAT AN EYE...

DISPATCHES FROM LONDON

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on the road to shoot Brian Jonestown Massacre photos and words by Bev Davies "miles of no smoking" July 5, 2012: I smoke...

WALL OF SOUND - JULY

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What’s going down in town Heaviness for the Wall this summer... East Van metal takes over the Vogue this summer. The St. Bastards So...

SUBCULTURE JULY

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SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I HAD A MEETING WITH THE DUDES FROM FORTUNE SOUND CLUB AND THE OWNER HAS MADE ME HIS 'PUNK ROCK GIRL...

HOOKERS, THE JOLTS, ANCIENTS, EL CAMARO

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Funkys AKA Thrashers - June 2 2012 An unlikely match? Not at all. A perfect line-up with all bases covered for the entertainment pleasu...

ANDRE WILLIAMS AND THE SADIES

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Night and Day - Outside Music The godfather raps jail-time, cash and politics, in a way, only a man of his experience and particular li...

TO THE POWER OF THREE: MYA-BINA-ANJU

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dB readings and the graces Three earsplitting female musicians are making predominant marks on the west coast radar. Mya Mayhem is an ...

OI POLLOI

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Wakes up the west coast Anarchopunks, Oi Polloi are still "rocking hard against the system" and will be in Vancouver for the...