Articles by Andrew Steenberg

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  Seachange

  Lay of the Land

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Welcome Seachange, a new addition to the scores of bands who pay homage to bands who paid homage to earlier bands. Singer Dan Eastop could...

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  Novi Split

  Keep Moving

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Given Death Cab For Cutie’s recent plug on The O.C., music fans shouldn’t be too surprised to hear a slew of gauche Ben Gibbard filchers po...

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  The Notwist / Themselves

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON - February 7, 2004

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  It's a good thing the Notwist cancelled their last Toronto trip in April when SARS was threatening us, not just with death, but with the Gu...

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  Coral

  Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  One would like to think that the Coral’s new mini album was spawned by an inventive group, driven by youth and afflatus to cloister themsel...

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  Dufus

  1:3:1

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  A friend of mine once fronted a band that wore pig masks to every show and wrote songs about toasters. Dufus seems a lot like that band sin...

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  Stereo Total

  Oh Ah / Monokini

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  For those who’ve never heard a Stereo Total song, here’s a description, in the band’s own words, "very erotic, very terrifying, you make me...

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  Various

  Buddyhead Presents: Gimme Skelter

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  Post-CD-R compilations are dubious endeavours at best. Apart from sharing shelf space with MuchMusic’s emetic Big Shiny Tunes series, you’r...

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  The Strokes

  Hershey Centre, Mississauga ON - October 14, 2003

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  The Strokes are more than just a rock band, they're a vital rock band, or at least they were when Is This It invaded everybody's record col...