INTERVIEW: YOUNG RIVAL

TRAINS, PLANES AND DINOSAUR HEADS?
Article By Madison Foster
Young Rival can bring out a crowd. There's no denying that. So maybe that's why London promotion team Half A Dino booked them for a fundraiser show earlier in June. Hmmm. Although the boys from Hamilton don't have too far to travel to get to London it's always great to find out they're taking the trek. I mean, who doesn't like to rock?

Just finishing up a full length album and we can only imagine a tour will be just around the corner, which means these boys will be no strangers to the road. Well, I guess that might already be the case. With drummer Noah Fralick residing in Toronto and his band mates, Aron D'Alesio and John Smith (if that really is his real name....) sticking to their roots in Hamilton the boys are constantly finding themselves in a back and forth situation keeping the band going. But hey, they're not complaining.

PRODUCER'S NOTES

AND THOUGH IT PAINS ME TO TREAT YOU UNKIND, THE GOAL IS GREATER, LOVE IS BLIND
Article By Drew Skitt

Two weeks ago, I got an email from Pat explaining that Handsome Furs (the band) had broken up. The news felt like learning that someone from your high school who was really cool and who had cool parents, you know, the high school sweet hearts (can you see your version of them?) had suddenly decided to call it quits.  Pat's tone made me think that he had lost his cat.   In true Pat form, there was still room for a laugh. After positioning his punch line, a few days later Pat ripped me on gmail chat, writing that our season had taken so long to post that our feature bands were already breaking up. I thought about it and had to laugh – like out loud.  Handsome Furs are road warriors and when we met up with them in Toronto and then in London a couple weeks later, it was obvious that they pour all they have into their music even when there is hardly any to give.  They also like to smoke cigarettes.

LCV EPISODE 02

"PS WE LOVE YOU"

Posted By Brittknee Withikaye

Click through the photo to watch LCV Episode 2 "P.S. We Love You"

Feat. Grooves Band Profile w/ Handsome Furs, a Few Moments w/ PS I Love You, Mesh Boutique: Mesh Sesh Vol. 1, & Gorilla Video w/ Casper the Ghost

MAC OUTPOST OFFICIAL SPONSOR

THANKS MAC OUTPOST

While we are thanking our Sponsors for all the free stuff they are throwing at us aside from "money"
I have to send a big shout out to London's Mac Outpost which hooked us up with a sweet looking 'designer' Lacie by Starck. This thing weighs like 10lbs, made out of some kind of stone, lasers and touch technology. It's pretty sweet.

Until Mac Outpost stepped in (again to save us), we only had enough space to store all the raw footage but no where to store the final cuts of LCV and all the new footage to come this summer.

Thanks Mac Outpost for all the hard-drives you have donated to this team and especially for this sweet addition to our tower of storage!

-B

NXNE 2012: PREVIEW

The 5 Bands to Watch at NXNE 2012 

As we prepare to head off to this year's North By Northeast, we wanted to review some of the acts we are looking forward to at this years installment of NXNE.

Gold & Youth

If you find yourself walking down Queen Street West on the Thursday of NXNE, make sure to get down to the Rivoli to check out this Vancouver buzz band. Their mix of Synth & Drum Loop set a moody tone for their haunting lyrics. This is a show not to be missed.

Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers

Having witnessed this bearded wonder at the CN Tower during the opening of this year's Canadian Music Week. I can tell you, if you choose this evening set at the Horseshoe on the Thursday. That you will be entertained by this blues-folk virtuoso from Sound Check to the last note played.

Bran Van 3000

Every year ,NXNE pulls a rabbit out of their 90's hat and this year is no different. As we'll get a chance to basque upon the Montreal Pop glory that is Bran Van 3000. From Drinking in L.A., to Couch Surfing to Astounded, this late night show on the Thursday schedule is reason to get your dancing shoes on.