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EarGoggles keeps the Cobalt alive.

EarGoggles keeps the Cobalt alive. By: denis maile The Cobalt may be closed, but thanks to a backlog of footage from its last year of operations, EarGoggles won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. If you’ve yet to hear of EarGoggles, ...

Live Review: Enslaved, Yob, Ecstatic Vision, Anciients

Although at contrasting ends of the metal spectrum stylistically, Enslaved and Yob are two bands that have come into their own both musically and in terms of identity over the past few years. The former have blossomed from their black metal...

The Glorious Sons and Chris Koster split

Kingston band and founding member "are parting ways."

Start Your Weekend Off Right with Everybody Left

A review of Everybody Left's Season One (2009 - 13) compilation album.

Firebrand rocker Jerry Doucette was known for his anthemic tune Mama Let Him Play

Interview with Chris Demakes of LESS THAN JAKE

For people who don’t know much about your band, you were on a major label for a while, Capitol Records, right?&a&l

Riding the Rails with Boxcar Campfire

Interview with Cousin Harley Front Man and Solo Artist, Paul Pigat We’re gearing up for the Nov 14th CD Release Party for ‘Boxcar Campfire’, the new acoustic solo album from Paul Pigat, who is otherwise known as the front man of lo...

The Cobalt Has 60 Days to Eviction

The Cobalt Has 60 Days to Eviction Friday, July 31, Wendy Thirteen got what every business owner operating on a month-to-month lease fears the most: a letter of eviction. Surprisingly, the letter was not from the city, which she says...

Blank Cinema

Blank Cinema, April 4 at the Cameo Café By Curt Cherewayko Forget the auto industry bailout. The worst kind of government interference is that which creeps into our social life. Case in point: Saturday night at the Cameo Café. Moun...

The Bobblehead Speaks!

The Bobblehead Speaks! The Skinny sits down with legendary DOA frontman Joe “Shithead” Keithley by Kristina Mameli, the Skinny “We still raise shit, we’re still good live and we keep trying to say stuff about what’s g...

History 101 with Vancouver’s first punk band the Furies

History 101 with Vancouver’s first punk band the Furies By Kristina Mameli, the Skinny In anticipation of the Skinny Magazine’s second annual Xmas party, (an event for which there are absolutely no valid excuses for missing), t...

The Rebel Spell and the Subhumans- Political Punks Unite for a Cause

When I last interviewed Vancouver punks the Rebel Spell, I was surprised to discover that, long before the band had formed, their singer and principal lyricist Todd Serious knew the Subhumans’ Gerry Hannah. Stepha and Todd were living in ...

Red Hot Lovers – s/t

The Red Hot Lovers had their cd release party and last show ever on the same night. Talk about rock stars. I would be worried about doing that based on the fact that you might end up with a box of cds in your closet. Hopefully this doesn’...

Over 30 years in, Ron Hawkins and band still revel in "pushing against the system"

Indie Rock Hall of Famers, Lowest Of The Low, celebrate new album release October 12 in Kingston with By Divine Right

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Interview: Clearing a Path with Mike Scheidt of Yob

Depression is a condition with which many artists quietly struggle and, despite the challenges it presents to their lives and work, it is often a powerful creative catalyst as well. Clearing the Path to Ascend, last year’s critically acclaimed album fro

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Published by: Factory Worker Media