Noise 101: CD reviews for Nov. 29
The Avett Brothers The Carpenter Ramseur Records The Carpenter, the seventh studio album by The Avett Brothers, is a lesson of how a band can evolve to appeal to the masses but still...
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Noise 101 – CD Reviews for Oct. 18
Chelsea Wolfe Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs Sargent House With a sonic aesthetic that can only be described as “drone folk”, Chelsea Wolfe’s sound finds a fitting imagery for the “once-orphaned...
Lions share of themselves
Victoria band Acres of Lions tell the ‘Flec what it’s like being almost famous Vanessa Gillard Arts Editor Embarking on yet another Canadian tour this month, and a stop in Calgary, Victoria...
Makeshift Innocence looks to cash in on big payday
Band eyes $200,000 prize for radio contest to be hosted at The Hub Lindsay Douglas Staff Writer Makeshift Innocence is a local roots-rock-reggae band that has been gaining momentum in Calgary and...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Jan. 19
Snow Patrol Fallen Empires Fiction/Interscope Upon the release of Snow Patrol’s sixth studio album this month, Fallen Empires was already listed as No. 1 on iTunes, which is unsurprising, due praise for songs...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Jan. 9
Jane’s Addiction The Great Escape Artist Capitol When Jane’s Addiction first burst out of the L.A. scene in the mid ‘80s, there was nothing else like them. Their first two albums — 1988’s...
Noise 101 : Reflector CD Reviews for March 4 Edition
Choice Cut by Sean-Paul Boynton It takes some serious guts, or maybe just a missing inner sense of concision, to put out a triple album as a studio recording of new material. The two...
New film studio means more jobs
by Kaila Sept A new opportunity for Alberta’s film industry has been announced by Alberta’s Minister of Culture and Community Spirit, Lindsay Blackett: Calgary will be getting its own permanent film studio. This is...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Nov 5 Reflector
Choice Cut Tegan and Sara Sainthood Sire It has been exactly one year and three months since Tegan and Sara released The Con, and in the time between then and the recent debut of...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Oct 22 Reflector
Choice Cut: The Flaming Lips Embryonic Warner Bros. Back in the days of vinyl, when rock bands were becoming more and more ambitious, the idea of a double album was exciting and intriguing. With...
