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The Bad Plus

By Chuck Published November 10th, 2009 Listen, Music, , ,

I first heard this killer trio on a Radiohead covers compilation called Exit Music: Songs with Radioheads where they do a flawless rendition of Karma Police, complete with one insane crescendo. Well, here’s a few tunes they’ve done since then. You may recognize a few of the following tunes, as they seem to enjoy doing [...]

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A Night With The Birdman

By Chuck Published April 9th, 2009 Listen, Music, Shows, , , , ,

Andrew Bird used to be a well-kept, little-known secret of mine. Mr. Bird’s music has graced my headphones since I set sails and settled in Montréal at the end of 2007. It was to my surprise when I saw an ad broadcasting the message that he was playing at local venue Le National, and even [...]

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Bobby Conn & The Glass Gypsies

By Chuck Published March 4th, 2009 Illustration, Music,

Here’s a mid-afternoon tribute to this satirical glam rocker and his reflectively clad Glass Gypsies. Aside from being known for lying to the press, Bobby Conn’s magnificent ability of colliding sugary pop melodies with rhythmically glorious beats is what he should be known for. Throw a few political lines into the mix, and you’ve got [...]