Articles by Sam Sutherland

Chris Nelson

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2007

Chris Nelson has been the host of MuchMusic’s Going Coastal for the last eight years, a post he will resign at the end of August. Over the...

The Stolen Minks

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2007

While the Stolen Minks are often cited as being a "girl band,” one listen to their excellent Family Boycott full-length will eradicate any...

Minus the Bear

Planet of Ice

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2007

When they first emerged in 2001 from the ashes of Botch, Kill Sadie and Sharks Keep Moving, Minus the Bear quickly garnered a reputation as...

No Use For A Name

All The Best Songs

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

The heyday of bands like No Use is over, as fewer and fewer Lagwagon shirts are spotted at every passing Warped Tour. One of the best mid-’...

Various

Cover Your Tracks

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

It’s a pretty clever idea: have bands on a label cover the songs of other bands on said label. Deep Elm bends over and gives itself a big,...

Starting Line

Direction

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

There’s something kind of depressing about listening to this record. The Starting Line released a sweetly endearing debut with the ultra-po...

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start

Worst Band Name Ever

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

Since they decided to take the power away from those who would criticise their obscenely ridiculous moniker, the only thing left to talk ab...

The Artist Life

Living

PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

Bouncing pop punk that sounds just a little like vocalist Ian Blackwood’s former melodic punk outfit, Jersey, the Artist Life’s Living EP i...