Articles by Jordie Yow
Exclusive: Vancouver's Brasstronaut Gear Up for <i>Mount Chimaera</i>
PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2010
Vancouver six-piece Brasstronaut have finished the multi-headed beast that is to be their debut album Mount Chimaera. The chimera is part s...
Exclusive: Vancouver's Makeout Videotape Sign to Unfamiliar Records, Prep Debut Full-Length
PUBLISHED Dec 28, 2009
Vancouver lo-fi garage pop duo Makeout Videotape have been snatched up by Canadian boutique label Unfamiliar Records, the home of such acts...
Bend Sinister, We Are the City and the Left Named As Finalists in BC's $275,000 Peak Performance Project
PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2009
In a contest for $275,000, three British Columbian bands - Bend Sinister, We Are the City and the Left - have been announced as finalists i...
Fan Death Sign to Last Gang Records, Release Details On Debut EP
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2009
Vancouver, BC-based disco dance duo Fan Death have unveiled more details about their debut EP, A Coin for the Well, as well as announced th...
Exclusive: Exclaim! Puts the Polaris Music Prize Jury Under the Microscope
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2009
By this point, most Canadian music lovers know the Polaris Music Prize. It's the $20,000 award given out each year to a full-length Canadia...