Articles by Sam Sutherland

Pointed Sticks

Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON March 30

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2007

Despite 25 years of silence between their last live performance and a recent string of reunion gigs that have seen them perform both in the...

The Brokedowns

New Brains for Everyone

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007

A mix between Screeching Weasel’s snot-nosed, fast-paced pop punk and the more contemplative, gruff-voiced style of the Lawrence Arms, the...

Eviction Party

Closing Out

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007

The best songs on this collection are the ones that feature the male/female vocal trade-offs that make this band sound like D4 in a street...

Seven Story Mountain

At the Poles

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007

When you hear something as absolutely airtight as this latest full-length from Arizona’s Seven Story Mountain, it’s difficult to imagine th...

Shiner

Making Love E.P.

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007

Originally a limited run, self-released EP, this five-song collection is finally seeing the light of day for those outside of record collec...

Heresy

1985 – '87

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2007

With an excellent collection of old photos, a detailed first-person account of the band’s interesting, albeit short, history and complete l...

Mike Watt on What’s Watt

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2007

Mike Watt is not simply a musician’s musician; he is a legend’s legend. While he has never quite cracked the mainstream, the influence of h...

Iggy Pop

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2007

What are you up to? I am up to my neck in shitty stories about my past degradative exploits, and really sick of it as only a reformed and n...