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    1. Greg Macpherson 2
      30 December 2011

      Greg MacPherson: Disintegration Blues (Disintegration Records)

      Six albums and over a decade into his career, Winnipeg guitarist/singer/song-writer/ activist/Disintegration Records boss Greg MacPherson is refusing to let up.

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      Canon B
      18 December 2011

      Cannon Bros. - Firecracker/Cloudglow

      Winnipeg’s indie- pop duo keep things simple and stunning.

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      BBD DVD full
      11 December 2011

      Bloodied But Unbowed DVD (Deluxe Edition)

      Susanne Tabata’s documentary, Bloodied But Unbowed: The Life and Death of Vancouver’s First Punk Scene 1977-1982, has been released in a three-DVD set teeming with extras.

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      ST (Full)
      1 December 2011

      Past is Past: Susanne Tabata Documents Vancouver's Punk History in Bloodied But Unbowed

      Canadian documentarian Susanne Tabata (49 Degrees, Skater Girl), plunges into the sleazy underbelly of Vancouver’s seventies punk scene to make a deeply human film about an entire scene and it’s often larger-then-life denizens.

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      NMN live 2
      27 October 2011

      Too Much Is Not Enough: NoMeansNo, West Cultural Centre, October, 15th 2011

      Victoria jazz-punks NoMeansNo prove, once again, that time has not sapped their energy but only strengthened their resolve.

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      NMN
      10 October 2011

      I Am Wrong: An interview with NoMeansNo's John Wright

      John Wright, drummer extraordinaire for Canadian jazz-punk-prog-core-blah -blah-blah legends, NoMeansNo, talks to us about touring the world, surviving the collapse of the music industry, listening to Foghat and a helluva lot more.

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      18 September 2011

      Greg Macpherson, West End Cultural Centre, Saturday Septmber 17th, 2011

      Winnipeg’s most intense Singer/song-writer Greg Macpherson tries to goes QU

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      caterwaul of sound stabby road
      5 June 2011

      Caterwaul of Sound: Stabby Road (Self-Released, 2011)

      In which we are aurally attacked by NYC’s not-so-young punk upstarts Caterwaul of Sound and conclude: “That’s Not Sick, That’s Funny”.

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      DOA (Mark Van Manen, Vancouver Sun)
      24 October 2010

      You're D.O.A.! An Interview With Joey Keithley

      Punk rock legend Joey Keithley, long-time leader of Vancouver hardcore standard-bearers D.O.A., talks writing, riffing, touring and a whole lot of hammering!

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      Jesse Malin & The Saint Marks Social - Live It To Life
      18 September 2010

      Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social - Love it to Life (Side One Dummy)

      “Jesse Malin, isn’t he like Ryan Adams II?” someone asked me the other day.
      In Malin’s defense, I offered a stumbling summary of his die-hard career…

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    2. Jeff Nielsen’s Top 10

      Week of May 6

      Do You Even Still Buy Music?

      1. Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful

      2. Billy Bragg & Wilco: Mermaid Avenue (Complete Sessions)

      3. Lords of the New Church: Is Nothing Sacred?

      4. Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball

      5. The Subhumans: Death Was Too Kind

      6. Willie Nile: House of a Thousand Guitars

      7. John K. Sampson: Provincial

      8. Graham Parker: King Biscuit Flower Hour

      9. Modernettes: Get It Straight

      10. V.A. Can of Pork