Articles by Alan Ranta

The Herbaliser Talk the Struggle Behind 'There Were Seven'

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2012

In 2002, the Herbaliser released an album ominously titled Something Wicked This Way Comes. Since then, a series of harsh personal and prof...

Cat Power

Vogue, Vancouver, BC, November 2

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2012

The reputation of Cat Power's live set precedes her, with Chan Marshall's history of unsanitary and insane stage antics rivalling the likes...

Orbital Talk Their Return to Recording

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2012

Earlier this year, brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll released Wonky, their first studio album under the name Orbital since 2004. In a recent...

The Herbaliser

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2012

While those jewel-encrusted major label thugs are out there chasing down the next Auto-Tune gimmick, London, UK's infamous Herbaliser take...

Orbital

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2012

It may not always be perfect, but family is always family. Taking eight years between albums, with a half-dozen years of time off and solo...

The Herbaliser

There Were Seven

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2012

While those jewel-encrusted major label thugs are out there chasing down the next Auto-Tune gimmick, London, UK's infamous Herbaliser take...

Beth Orton

Venue, Vancouver, BC, October 16

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2012

Taking a Vancouver stage for the first time in more than six years, English singer-songwriter Beth Orton was greeted by a bouquet of white...

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2012

To someone who recently discovered Godspeed You! Black Emperor, care of the Montreal-based post-rock collective's first album in ten years,...