Sun 9 Nov – The Bug, Flowdan

Never in my life has the onslaught of bass from the system moved every hair on my body, causing a warming sensation over my entire flesh. My hair and brain buzzed with this soothing, vibrating sensation. This experience was so foreign and yet so rewarding,as if returning to the warmth of the womb.

As Poison Dart (I think it was) blared from the dual 5 foot speakers to my left, Kevin Martin stood in front of me, armed with 2 Tech-12s, Serato platters(?), Scratch Live, and that Kaoss pad thing he uses. It…

Wed 9 Mar – GZA/Genius

I've never been so squashed in my life up in the front row, the assholes were out in force that night. In all my experiences of enjoying live music in Vancouver, and I've seen a lot, big venues, small venues… I've always been up front row, and abuse / moshing just comes with the territory. But that night was a different story, maybe it was the very LONG wait for the big man that made everyone go crazy. You couldn't even take a minute to look at GZA and listen because you were trying fight…

Sun 3 May – Ladytron, The Faint

Yesterday my dream became reality,The Faint and Ladytron… LIVE TOGETHER! About this time last year in May I saw Ladytron with Datarock it was a great show, Ladytron blew me away, Datarock were funny, not my cup of tea. Last night The Faint totally rocked my very body to the core, I've always held them and Ladytron dear to my heart, two of my favourite groups. To see them play together was brilliant. A night to remember. The Faint played two of favourtie songs too Worked Up So Sexual and Dropkick the Punks!…