Articles by Vincent Pollard

Exclaim!'s 2013 in Lists:

5 Albums of Post-Millennial Tension

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2013

This year, it seemed like everybody wanted to talk about death, decay and conflict. From Matthew Herbert and Vatican Shadow's meditations o...

Introduction

#Rocksmith60

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2013

Over the past month, four wannabe guitarists from across Canada have been taking part in the Rocksmith 2014 60-Day Challenge. Their goal is...

Week One

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2013

Being a complete n00b on the guitar, on Day One I didn't even know how I should be holding the pick. I had some vague memory of my friend S...

Translator

Post-rock

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2013

What is it? An umbrella term for a plethora of bands making drum-heavy, long-form instrumental rock music characterised by dynamic volume a...

Frank Bretschneider

The Music Gallery, Toronto ON, November 29

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2013

As stated by Music Gallery director David Dacks in his introduction, tonight's performance from Frank Bretschneider was the North American...

Cassegrain & Tin Man

High And Low

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2013

Acid has undeniably been on a bit of an upswing as of late. 2012 saw notable album releases on California's Acid Test label (a subsidiary o...

Raster-Noton's Frank Bretschneider Gears Up for Rare North American Tour, Plays Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2013

Frank Bretschneider, one of the founding members of influential German record label/collective Raster-Noton, is getting set for a rare Nort...

Nils Frahm

Spaces

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2013

If you've ever caught Nils Frahm live, you can attest not only to what a powerful experience it can be, but also how much his use of improv...