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Kurt Cobain had good taste in Canadian sketch comedy

Based on recent legislation from the governments of North Karelia (Finland) & Northwestern Ontario (Canada), weve had to viciously & suddenly change formats, so its mostly blistering guitars with a metal focus going forward now. Whodve thought the first of the month wouldve wrought this? 01! Tenacious D: The Metal (The Pick of Destiny, 2006) Epic 02! Dhidalah: Jovian Sky (Threshold, 2019) Guruguru 03! Fucked Up: Quality Second [Orbital] (Cops 7", 2023) self-released 04! Palm...

Coastal regions aren’t the only places that can pump out surf bands. There’s great instrumental surf-rock bands everywhere, many coming from landlocked states, some even formed and reared in The Great...

Unlike last episode, we wont fully throwback to the early eighties but we have two teen comedies on the docket this week: 1982s Fast Times at Ridgemont High and 1983s Valley Girl. 1. Russell Louder: Head Over Heels (Ever New, 2020) Ever New 2. Floating Points: Vocoder (Someone Close, 2022) Ninja Tune 3. Tears for Fears: Pale Shelter (The Hurting, 1983) Mercury/Phonogram 4. Tears for Fears: The Tipping Point (The Tipping Point, 2022) Concord 5. Eldorado: Fantastic Mans Drumdown (Compilaç&a...

Comedy and music for April 21 event

In a recent reboot, the comedy troupe’s work remains as trenchant as ever.

Today is the birthdate of audio and electric guitar innovator Les Paul. Paul was "instrumental" in the invention of the solid-body electric guitar.

A new documentary explains the undersung Canadian troupe’s brilliance, and a new season of its sketch show confirms it.

May is Asian Heritage Month so well tackle a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa that inspired part of Star Wars: 1958s The Hidden Fortress as scored by Masaru Satoh. We also pay tribute to a lot of fallen drummers as of late amongst talking concerts in the Lower Mainland this week. As with CITRs web server, podcasts are working again. 1. Jacques Greene: Taurus (Fantasy EP, 2022) LuckyMe 2. Moe Koffman: Taurus Rising (Live at Georges, 1975) GRT 3. Kalush Orchestra: Stefania (Eurovision 2...

For as much as they're beloved, the Kids in the Hall have no truck for the sentimental. And so, their sketch series revival mostly finds the...