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With 'Fantasies,' Metric Has Assumed Control of its Own Destiny

The Georgia Straight | July 27, 2009

Without by-the-book label executives to answer to, or an out-of-touch A&R department breathing down its back, Metric revelled in the opportunity to be more daring in its musical choices this time around.

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Tags: Fantasies, Emily Haines, indie pop, Metric

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Gojira's Metal Machines Are Not in It for the Groupiesnew

A marvel of extreme audio decimation and technical precision, Gojira's fourth studio release pummels listeners with a gnarly mix of death, progressive, and thrash metal.

The Georgia Straight | Jenny Charlesworth | 05-18-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: rock, Gojira, The Way of All Flesh

Old-Growth Roots Give Red Cedar Inspirationnew

Born from the ashes of the psychedelic-tinged project Sister Ray, Red Cedar boasts some of Vancouver's most dedicated musicians. While the group's name is not yet a mainstay on the tattered show posters plastered around town, the quintet has been working at a feverish pace since forming last March.

The Georgia Straight | Jenny Charlesworth | 03-23-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: indie rock, Red Cedar

Times New Viking Leads a Lo-Fi Indie Resurgencenew

The drummer and vocalist for Times New Viking realized early on in his studies that regimented lectures in art history and brush-stroke fundamentals weren't going to satisfy his creative impulses. So Adam Elliott did what disillusioned students do best -- he dropped out.

The Georgia Straight | Jenny Charlesworth | 11-24-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: DIY, Times New Viking, lo-fi

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Return of the Rocking Rob Zombienew

Rob Zombie has parlayed his obsessions with heavy music and low-budget fright flicks into a full-time career.

The Georgia Straight | Steve Newton | 05-03-2010 | Concerts

Tags: Gruesome Twosome Tour, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper

Los Angeles Beatmaker Nosaj Thing's a Deft Distillernew

Like many young musicians, Los Angeles–based beatmaker Jason Chung (aka Nosaj Thing) isn’t much more than the sum of his influences. What’s remarkable about Chung is how deftly he distills and commingles secondhand sounds.

The Georgia Straight | Martin Turenne | 02-08-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jason Chung, Nosaj Thing

Alicia Keys Speaks to the Soul on 'The Element of Freedom'new

There are singers for whom song is one thing and one thing only: a church. Alicia Keys is that kind of artist, and for those of us who still look to records for uplift, for comfort, for a soundtrack to our joy and sorrow and fumbling growth, for a way to make sense of the human experience — Alicia is our girl.

The Georgia Straight | Tara Henley | 01-11-2010 | Reviews

Tags: The Element of Freedom, Alicia Keys