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Tales from First Year: Feb. 15, 2012
Tales from First Year: Feb. 15, 2012
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Matthew A. Terry LANCE ILLUSTRATOR...
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‘My City’ • photo dennis maitland
Made in Detroit
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Detroit artists tell the real story of living in the ‘D’ after half-time H.G. Watson FEATURES REPORTER nyone grabbing a pint at Windsor’s Phog Lounge lately may notice photos covering the walls of a man wearing a rabbit mask smoking and swigging out of a bottle of malt liquor in...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Learning – Live in a Living Room
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Josh Kolm ARTS EDITOR Speaking broadly, post-rock seems to fall into one of two camps. Bands either make slow, ambient, plinky instrumental songs or highly technical, aggressive jams. While bands on both ends do have their appeal, talent and creativity, it can be easy for any single band’s work to...
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The protagonist of Wild Life and Dimanche (above) continue the proud tradition of Canadian animation • photos courtesy National Film Board of Canada
Gold statue meets Great White North
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Animated shorts once again provide some Canadian content to Oscar’s most overlooked category H.G. Watson LANCE REPORTER uring the media build up to the Oscars, it’s easy to forget the films that aren’t nominated for the big awards; namely, the Academy Award statuettes to documentaries and animated shorts. For a...
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Toronto’s Teenage Kicks will play Villains Beastro in Windsor on Feb. 16 • photo cameron brunt
Working full-time: Teenage Kicks on their music
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Teenage Kicks work hard on their music, whether people hear it or not Josh Kolm ARTS EDITOR Music fans often think being in a rock and roll band means getting signed to a label, hitting it big and touring across the country. For a band like Toronto’s Teenage Kicks, it...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Baby Eagle & the Proud Mothers – Bone Soliders
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Josh Kolm ARTS EDITOR When performing under his Baby Eagle moniker, Stephen Lambke’s music is characterized by numerous minimalist folk-rock trademarks; namely, his simple, dry vocals that don’t seem to suggest there is a great deal of flourish that could be added to his songs. On his fifth album, Bone...
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Anna Artelejo and Sohail Azad in their home, which will house Riverside Vinyl Manufacturing • photo murad erzinclioglu
For the love of vinyl
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Local couple wants to give bands the opportunity to press records Murad Erzinclioglu LANCE WRITER married Windsor couple are starting their own vinyl record manufacturing company, the city’s first. Anna Artelejo and Sohail Azad are currently building a studio and vinyl manufacturing room in home on Riverside Drive, which will...
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The Comic Book Syndicate taping at Phog Lounge in 2010. The show returns to the bar to film their rebooted series on Feb. 22 • photo jolie inthavong
Rebooting the Syndicate
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Windsor’s favourite comic book discussion show is back for a new season Micaela Muldoon LANCE WRITER n the style of the DC Comics franchise, TVCogeco’s local show Comic Book Syndicate is rebooting with a new season beginning in March. Co-host and co-producer Mike Poirier said it’s a chance to do...
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Ron Sexsmtih brings the tour for Long Player, Late Bloomer to Windsor on Friday• photo natasha bardin
Non-household name: Ron Sexsmith is still dreaming big
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After more than two decades in the game, Ron Sexsmith is still dreaming big Josh Kolm ARTS EDITOR on Sexsmith has never had any artistic qualms about his desire for success. “I never wanted to be famous: it’s just about wanting your music to be heard.” The singer-songwriter— who has...
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ALBUM REVIEW: John K. Samson – Provincial
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Josh Kolm ARTS EDITOR ohn K. Samson may well be one of Canada’s most beloved storytellers, musician or otherwise. On his first full-length solo album, Samson flexes his lyrical muscles, not so much falling back on old tropes as much as he uses them to greater effect. Samson retains his...
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