This latest EP from Dustin Bentall & The Smokes is presented ostensibly as a companion piece to 2012’s Orion. Continue reading “Dustin Bentall & The Smokes – You Are an Island”
Royal Canoe :: Believers Today
by Nick Van Doeselaar
Royal Canoe has been getting a lot of attention, both at home and internationally, over the past few years. After releasing a couple teaser EPs, their long awaited full length is ready for the world. Stylus was able to sneak in an email interview with Royal Canoe’s Matt Schellenberg during a very busy time of touring and preparation for their upcoming album release gigs August 22nd at Park Theatre and August 23 at Union Sound Hall. Continue reading “Royal Canoe :: Believers Today”
Emika – Dva
Operatic vocals. Pulsing synthesizers. Swelling strings. Stereotypical dubstep wah-wahs. Continue reading “Emika – Dva”
Raffertie – Sleep of Reason
Sleep of Reason is the debut album of British composer and producer Benjamin Stefanski (aka Raffertie) and showcases an impressive blend of soul, electronica, and the avant-garde. Continue reading “Raffertie – Sleep of Reason”
Haunter – Rivers & Rust
Haunter’s Rivers & Rust is one of this year’s most anticipated local releases. Continue reading “Haunter – Rivers & Rust”
Majical Cloudz + Moon King // 08-14-13 // LIVE @ UNION SOUND HALL
All photos by Andrew Mazurak at Union Sound Hall in Winnipeg.
Words taken from MajicalCloudz.com:
“There is some indefinable difference between Canada and the U.S. communities just on the other side of the border. I recognize that a lot of it could be in my head, but in any case it feels different when I return to Canada after having been in the States.
The psychology of national borders is interesting. When we are driving through Minnesota on our way to the border, it feels ‘northern’, but as soon as we cross into Canada, Winnipeg feels “southern” because of my mental map of its location within the province, rather than its location within the continent.
Entering Winnipeg and later walking around part of the city was a trip Continue reading “Majical Cloudz + Moon King // 08-14-13 // LIVE @ UNION SOUND HALL”
Powder Blue turn up the heavy
by Sheldon Birnie
Saskatoon’s Powder Blue are creating quite the buzz around themselves; a heavy, fuzzed out, droning buzz. The psychedelic quartet released their debut disc Dream in Black earlier this year, and have played stellar gigs across the West since. With a new member and some new tunes in tow, they return to Winnipeg this weekend to rock the Windsor with fellow ‘Toon towners Shooting Guns. Stylus caught up with Shelby Gaudet as they prepared for this mini prairie tour. Continue reading “Powder Blue turn up the heavy”
Propagandhi :: How to Clean Everything can almost buy itself a beer in the States!
by Sheldon Birnie
Original review of How to Clean Everything by assistant editor Elizabeth Bridge, from Stylus, vol 5. no. 1, September 1993. The issue also included reviews of Malefaction’s Bruised, Grand Theft Canoe’s Bolivia + Argentina = Paraguay, and NomeansNo’s Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? as well as features on Eric’s Trip, Pond, and the Ramones.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of How To Clean Everything, Fat Wreck Chords is reissuing the “seminal” punk LP from Winnipeg’s Propagandhi on August 20th. The reissue includes all the original tracks, remastered, as well as three tracks cut from the album by Fat Mike, and a “long lost” four song demo. Also available, as a bundle or on its own, is a complete guitar and bass tablature book, compiled by Propagandhi’s Chris Hannah himself. As pre-orders of the reissue are (ostensibly) rolling off the shelves, Stylus sat down with Hannah over local beverages at Cousin’s on a hot July day to discuss the ins and outs of reissuing a piece of work you’d rather forget existed, and what’s up on the Propagandhi front moving forward. Continue reading “Propagandhi :: How to Clean Everything can almost buy itself a beer in the States!”
Vibrating Beds hit the Windsor stage
by Shanell Dupras
The Vibrating Beds have been a bit off the charts this summer writing new material, and with a sudden burst of shows coming up in August, Stylus decided to sit down with singer/guitar player Jenna Diubaldo to catch up, talk about their upcoming show with Salinas and Clipwing at the Windsor on August 15h, and see what else is coming up for the band. Continue reading “Vibrating Beds hit the Windsor stage”
August Festival Round-up
by Daniel Emberg
Summertime signals a bevy of exciting festivals throughout Manitoba and fine music may be heard ringing across cities, woods, and lakes. One of the busiest weekends for festivals will be August 16-18, and here we focus on three festivals taking place during that stretch, which hint at the wide range of options available to Winnipeg music lovers. Continue reading “August Festival Round-up”