Articles by Sam Sutherland

Attack in Black

Windows EP

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2007

Having utterly transformed themselves over the course of their short musical existence, this latest AIB incarnation finds the Welland, ON n...

Alkaline Trio

Remains

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2007

While some of these "rare” tracks might be pretty easy to find in even a casual Alkaline Trio fan’s collection, others certainly aren’t. A...

Lifetime’s Legacy

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2007

"It’s easy to stand up and be a cover band. ‘We’re playing these songs we wrote 15 years ago for your amusement.’ And I’d never want to do...

Shook Ones’ Chance of a Lifetime

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

Shook Ones aren’t here to redefine the punk rock wheel. "In the beginning of this band, the whole point was to be a Lifetime rip-off, and t...

Planes Mistaken For Stars

Mercy

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

Gritty, unrefined post-punk that trashes around all over the lines that separate punk, hardcore, and good old rock’n’roll, Mercy is awash i...

Death Becomes Us

Website

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

It’ s difficult to discern the intended tone of MyDeathSpace.com, a website that tracks the deaths of MySpace users. Claiming to be a taste...

The Blood Brothers

Swimming in Uncharted Waters

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

"It’s our music, so we’ll do whatever we want,” says Jordan Blilie, one of two vocalists for the Blood Brothers. "I don’t feel any responsi...

Stella: Season One

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2007

Delivering the kind of witty irreverence that shows like Family Guy aim for but never quite achieve, Stella’s first ten-episode season is a...