HBO Home Entertainment “I’m guilty of a far more monstrous crime. I’m guilty of being a dwarf.” Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) Review by Mike Bax While browsing for some merchandise in a store a few months ago, the clerk working noticed my House Targaryen touque, and commented that I was backing the wrong house. I asked…
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Mastodon – Métropolis, Montreal – October 29th, 2014
Review and Photos by Mike Bax You could call this tour a victory lap, seeing as Mastodon went on the road in North America with Gojira and Kvelertak earlier this year. I’m betting that many of the attendees this evening were repeat offenders (like myself) getting back in on a good thing. Tonight, much like…
Herman Li and Sam Totman Interview – Dragonforce
Interview by Mike Bax If power metal was a balloon, and you turned it inside out and stuffed it full of the best elements of thrash metal, über guitar riffs, soulful (man-style) harmonizing and big meaty choruses, then you’d basically have Dragonforce. Known the world over as ‘that band with the hardest song to play…
Jesse Keeler Interview – Death From Above 1979
Jesse Keeler Interview – Death From Above 1979 Toronto – September 6th, 2014 Riot Fest 2014 Interview by Mike Bax http://www.deathfromabove1979.com/ http://www.facebook.com/DeathFromAbove1979 https://twitter.com/dfa1979
Jesse Malin & the St. Marks Social – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern – September 15th, 2010
http://www.jessemalin.com | http://www.myspace.com/jessemalin During ‘Wendy’, Malin asked that the song be broken down, and the band stripped out an extended bass/guitar/drum solo allowing Malin to address the audience and let them know they were in for a long night of music. During his stellar live rendition of “Bastards Of Young” (by the Replacements) he asked…
The Airborne Toxic Event – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – September 13th, 2010
An Acoustic Evening with The Airborne Toxic Event & the Calder Quartet – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – September 13th, 2010. For their second set of music, the band played ‘Happiness is Overrated’ and ‘Gasoline’ without the quartet, bringing them back out for the third of their set onwards. The third song of set two…
The Glitch Mob – Mod Club, Toronto – September 10th, 2010
Utilizing a mixture of live drumming, integrated samples, programmed loops and three Lemur Input Devices, The Glitch Mob delivered one of the coolest live electronic performances I have seen in a while. Their Lemurs were aimed towards the audience so we could all watch the band serve up their material as the Lemur’s lit up…
The Melvins live at the Opera House – September 1st, 2010
Since the Melvins have not come to Canada for a decade, their performance was a celebration of their disfigured creations over the last twenty-five years. The band opened with the opening tracks from their latest album “The Bride Screamed Murder” before jumping into fan favourites from albums like 1993’s “Houdini” and 2006’s “(A) Senile Animal”,…
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