Articles by Rob Nay

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  Cinema Eye

  A Complete Arsenal

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  The Cinema Eye’s latest EP merges new wave synth pop rumblings with intricate math rock arrangements. Throughout the disc, Mollie Wells sup...

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  The BellRays / Nebula

  Pyramid Cabaret, Winnipeg MB - August 29, 2003

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  Nebula's brand of thunderous stoner rock lit up the evening, almost simultaneous with the heavy aroma of weed in the air. Along with drawin...

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  Billy Talent

  Billy Talent

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  Taking their name from a character in Bruce McDonald’s film, Hardcore Logo, based on Michael Turner’s book of the same name, Toronto’s Bill...

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  Hot Little Rocket

  Our Work and Why We Do It

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  Our Work and Why We Do It features intricate, off-kilter pop music. Hot Little Rocket weaves taut instrumentation and inventive arrangement...

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  Ataris

  So Long, Astoria

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  After a handful of releases for Fat Wreck Chords and Kung Fu Records, the Ataris first major-label release shows the band’s pop punk sound...

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  Whirlwind Heat

  Do Rabbits Wonder?

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Jack White of the White Stripes produced Do Rabbits Wonder? and the band has gained a decent amount of attention as a result, allowing the...

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  Chains

  On Top of Things

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  The Chains’ debut record is a charged piece of rock’n’roll, deftly capable of making dance floors shake, keeping both the mods and the rock...

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  Mondo Topless

  Go Fast!

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  With the Vox organ turned up to floor-rumbling levels, Mondo Topless churns like a gruffer, less inebriated version of the Mummies. The dis...