Articles by Scott Reid

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  Dutch Elms

  Music for Happiness

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Pop bands usually aren't known for their subtlety, but few are as blatant with their artistic intentions as the Dutch Elms. Music for Happi...

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  Midnight Movies

  Midnight Movies

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Bands usually live and die by a formula. Some survive by making chameleon-like shifts of genre or sound, but most stick stubbornly to what...

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  Out Crowd

  Then I Saw the Holy City

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  After leaving Brian Jonestown Massacre, who recently got their own twisted promotional boost from the rockumentary DiG!, Matt Hollywood wou...

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  Sally Fields

  They Think They Can Take Us

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Scott W. Gray, the sole member of Montreal's the Sally Fields, might just be going through an identity crisis. He's an art-rock singer/song...

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  Samples

  The Very Best Of the Samples

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Though most best of compilations are collectors items for sucker fans, it's not a completely superfluous medium. Case in point: despite sel...

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  Comas

  Conductor

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  It’s very rare that a band or artist can find a formula that can appeal to mass audiences while still holding significant appeal of your av...

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  Bob Kemmis

  Arena Ready

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  Having been a active member of the Canadian music scene for years, bouncing around from 54-40 to the Odds, and yes, even Bryan Adams, Bob K...

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  Paul Michel

  Ayuda!

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  Comparing bands to Radiohead became meaningless a good half-decade ago, mostly due to its incredibly liberal misuse by an endless number of...