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Psychobilly freaks don’t get your creepers in a knot, but Tiger Army singer/guitarist Nick 13 expects the band to do their first cross-Canada headlining tour some time in the very near future. “I don’t know if it’s just speculation… maybe my own heartfelt desires but I think we’re on track for a proper Canadian tour,” he says with excitement. “I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up, ‘cause if it doesn’t happen soon, it won’t happen for a really long time… but I can’t help it.” Able to count the times this psychobilly power trio responsible for such luminary efforts… Read more »

Warner Music Canada has a new boss. The music label just announced that Steve Kane has been named as the new President of the company. Kane will start his new job on January 1, 2004. Kane isn’t new to Warner – he’s been working as the Senior Vice President and Managing Director since 2001. The new gig will see him overseeing the day-to-day operations of the whole company as well as acting as a liaison to Paul Rene Albertini, the President of Warner Music International. Kane comes to the job with a pretty kickin’ resume. He’s already had Senior Vice… Read more »

A crowd infuriated by the last-minute cancellation of a punk rock concert tore through downtown Montreal, overturning cars and smashing into shops, police said Wednesday. Five people were injured. Seven people were arrested in Tuesday night’s violence – one woman for armed assault, and five adults and one minor for mischief and disturbing the peace, police Inspector Yves Surprenant said. “The event surprised us, by its magnitude and the speed with which it happened,” Surprenant said. At least 42 cars and 11 shops were damaged. Some 1,000 people were waiting for the concert to begin when told at about 7:30… Read more »

A Static Lullaby are a California-based hard rock band that are hard to categorize. Sometimes fitting into in the emo or punk category and dabbling with shrill screams and metal guitars, the group’s influences are equally based in hardcore and emotional melodic music, teetering o n the brink of brutality while acknowledging their sensitive side. We’re not even going to try to pigeon-hole them – you’ll have to go see them for yourselves. And luckily, if you live between London, Ontario and Vancouver, BC, you’ll have your chance over the next couple of weeks. ASL will appeal to fans of… Read more »

Canada is turning to rock ‘n roll to help revive its tourism industry, hard hit by the SARS outbreak and a mad cow disease scare earlier this year. The Rolling Stones and a host of fellow rockers – including former ‘N Sync singer Justin Timberlake and groups AC/DC and Rush – have been recruited to give a daylong concert on Wednesday. Organizers hope the concert will lure up to a half million people to Toronto, where two springtime SARS outbreaks devastated the convention and tourism industry. The Stones’ Mick Jagger promised that the Toronto concert would be unforgettable: “We are… Read more »

Santa Cruz’s Good Riddance are stopping to do a few dates in Canada on the current leg of their tour. The stops are limited to Quebec and Ontario with two dates each. Check out the band’s official site for more details on each show. The band is currently out in support of their latest disc, Bound By Ties Of Blood And Affection, which was released through Fat Wreck Chords in May of this year. The disc features 14 new songs from the politically-minded punk band. The band also has a new home video release called Exposed 1994-1999. The new disc… Read more »

Multiple Grammy nominee Avril Lavigne picked up six nominations Wednesday for the Junos, Canada’s music awards, including new artist and album of the year for her hit debut release “Let Go.” Shania Twain, who will host the April 6 ceremony at the Corel Center in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata, received five mentions, including album (“Up!”) and artist of the year. Four nominations each went to Celine Dion, Our Lady Peace and Remy Shand. Dion is squaring off against Alanis Morissette, Twain, Shand and Daniel Belanger for artist of the year. Our Lady Peace is vying for group of the… Read more »

Love’s Arthur Lee might be making a triumphant return around the United States, but he won’t be playing north of the border for now. The 57-year-old Lee-who last year concluded a five-year prison sentence for a gun violation in California for which he continues to maintain his innocence-was denied a visa by Canadian officials and had to cancel his planned Monday (August 5) show at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. Lee-who was honored by the British Parliament for his musical contributions earlier this summer-was also reportedly turned down for a visa for a Vancouver show in July, but tickets for that… Read more »