Articles by Kevin Hainey

No Escape

Exploring Noise's Negative Lands

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

An ominous underworld quietly, furiously exists. Something like faint panting sounds, perhaps the effort of some dilapidated creature, as a...

The Eccentric<b> Les Georges Leningrad</b>

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

If you've ever witnessed Les Georges Leningrad perform in the flesh, you're already well aware of how exuberant and insane this treacherous...

Cursed's Volume Machismo

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Striving to be the loudest metal band in the country might seem like a titanic aspiration, but when it's coming from Toronto's hottest hard...

Oneida Celebrates

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

There's nothing like a wedding to bring out everyone's best spirits. "You go to a wedding and everybody's dressed up and everything's nice...

Xiu Xiu's Quiet Intensity

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Sometimes quiet sounds can be just as intense as bombastic bass beats or screeching noise. Just take La Foret (on the 5 Rue Christine label...

The Deerhoof Puzzle

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Oakland's Deerhoof is one hell of a creative beast, charging forward at an astounding pace that cannot be deterred. It's hard to believe it...

Boards of Canada's Seasons in the Sun

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

There's something about Scottish duo Boards of Canada's dreamy, nostalgic electronic meditations that plants you into an idyllic setting of...

Lightning Bolt: Thunderstruck

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Lightning Bolt really couldn't have picked a better name for their group, because when the duo of Brian Gibson and Brian Chippendale get be...