Back in the day when MuchMusic was a viable source for new music and not just a dumping ground for the same handful of pop videos and lots of not necessarily music related content, I was introduced to a lot of cool new stuff, particularly though shows like The Wedge and MuchWest. The latter program was likely where I first got turned on to the Mint Records roster and the likes of Cub and The Evaporators , while also being where I first saw Evaporators frontman Nardwuar the Human Serviette do his whole band/celebrity interview [...]
I must admit, I normally find Nardwaur the Human Serviette intolerably irritating. I mean, where does that act come from? What's with all that zany Mad magazine pseudo-autistic self-aggrandisement? It's all him, him, him, which for an interviewer is a sham. For the lead singer in a band though, it's actually a bonus. The Evaporators are his garage punk outfit, and Addicted to Cheese is as charming as it is stupid. From the 2004 album Ripple Rock . Evaporators - Addicted To Cheese [...]
photos by Zach Pollack , words by Parker Langvardt Nardwuar w/ Andrew WK // Reigning Sound Calgary's multi-venue Sled Island festival took place last month. Pictures and a review of Day 1 are HERE , and Day 2 is in this post. We started the second night of the festival at National Music Centre, catching about a song and a half of a Vancouver band called Beekeeper. Their enthusiastic frontman [...]
Day 1 was a warm-up and mellow hang with my friend Lou Barlow . Day 2 was an epic tear across the city to all the good stuffs, including Willis Earl Beal and Hot Snakes . So of course on Day 3, I go all screwy insomniac, wake less than four hours after going to bed, and look at the sleeping friend-musician in the next bed. He's sleeping, the bastard. Like normal people. But sleep? No dice, for me. Eventually Devon from Beekeper (see Day 2) catches up with my aweakness, gets back into [...]
Yeah, so recently, I ended up in an Evaporators video . Lookin' stupid and goofin' off next to a bunch of very nice, but manic children. I never knew such a thing could be on my bucket list, but so it became, and BAM! That box is now ticked. You may know the lead of the Evaporators as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's own treasure Nardwuar The Human Serviette , a journalist/character so profoundly awesome that Snoop Dogg loves him, Pharell Williams just gave him a weekly show for his own new YouTube Channel " I am [...]
This is my fifth year straight where I descended to the great city of Austin, Texas to enjoy the most insane week of live music you will ever enjoy. I took a little easier than most years, but I still had a very fulfilling week of music. I get to enjoy a wide array of [...]
Nardwuar and The Evaporators are releasing a compilation featuring Andrew W.K., Kate Nash, The Cribs, Franz Ferdinand covering classic Vancouver punk songs. It comes with a Free 40 page Punk Rock Calendar by Bev Davies also... ughhh, yes please? Hate Being Late (feat. Andrew W.K.) by xinit The Evaporators will be playing a free record release party 2pm March 3 @ Neptoon Records. Here is the second video for Busy Doing Nothing! Enjoy... Posted by [...]
When I first started writing about music, I reviewed albums for Discorder , and consequently spent a bunch of time hanging around the CiTR 101.9 FM station at UBC. That's why it gives me a bit of a thrill to see that the Evaporators and Andrew W.K. filmed a music video in the station. A couple of years ago I could have theoretically been one of those kids (is that the singer of Thee AHs ?) dancing around in the lounge. It's pretty amazing to [...]
When I first started writing about music, I reviewed albums for Discorder , and consequently spent a bunch of time hanging around the CiTR 101.9 FM station at UBC. That's why it gives me a bit of a thrill to see that the Evaporators and Andrew W.K. filmed a music video in the station. A couple of years ago I could have theoretically been one of those kids (is that the singer of Thee AHs ?) dancing around in the lounge. It's pretty amazing to [...]
Was that a Radiozero.ca shout out? Nardwuar's band the Evaporators have teamed up with their buddy Andrew W.K. AGAIN and have shot a video at CITR . The track is from the groups upcoming "Busy Doing Nothing" LP which comes out March 6th aaaaaand.... comes with a free calendar. swag. More info here . For more / the complete story of how Nards met W.K. check out our piece we shot on the two. posted by @tristanorchard
Swimsuit // Swimsuit If you couldn’t tell from the band name and the album artwork, Swimsuit is a band that prides itself on warm summertime vibes and beach pop influence. When I was first sent this LP I prematurely compared the band to the likes of Tennis and Seapony before I even heard it. That was a foolish assumption on my part because Swimsuit really doesn’t sound like either band. Featuring members of City Center and Tyvek [...]
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I gotta tellya, I find Mint Records to be a maddeningly inconsistent label, albeit one with a ridiculous amount of spirit propelling it forward (hear/sample some of it via the two FREE MP3s posted below). It's a Team Mint Xmas Vol. 2 , sure enough, does double duty when it comes to testing my patience, its songs jumping wildly from rock-a-billy-fried punk to Ventures -esque instrumental rock to Social Distortion / Mike Ness -style acoustic storytelling to ecstatic pop with no twee [...]
Winnie TV episode 7 is finally complete. This one has been in the works for a while. It was shot at the Andrew W.K. and The Evaporators "A Wild Pear" split 72 release party at Neptoon records on Main Street. We shot this back in June but its finnnnally done. Big thanks to Nardwuar and Andrew Wk for being swell peeps. Check it out and learn about how Nardwuar and Andrew W.K. became pals amongst other things! Purchase the split 7 online here or get a digital version here !
The contrast podcast is all about eggs this week. I admit I had my doubts about how this might turn out but by the looks of the playlist, it appears to be a cracking episode. Check it out right here . I chose a little ditty by The Evaporators , who, for those of you who aren't familiar with them, are the band of Canadian comedian/musician/faux journalist Nardwuar . [...]
AUSTIN, TX — South by Southwest Countdown: -4. Rogue reporter and musician Tim Emmerick checks in from Austin with up-to-the minute, SX news. SXSW Day 4: Out with a bang : On a total whim, my attorney and I ended up a party hosted by Vancouver, BC's Mint Records. It was a joyous explosion of rock that made us want to jog in place. So we did. Stay tuned for my SXSW review in pictures. The Pack [...]
Yay, we're back for the 14th edition of the Radio Exile mp3 Mixtape. Today, we present to you Side A and we'll have Side B up on Friday morning, which is great, so come check out what we've been listening to the last two weeks. It's a nice sampling of some really great indie stuff and a few "name" acts as well, so take a listen and let us know what you think below. In this edition: Kanye West , Calico Horse , Vertigo , The Wrens , Heritage [...]
I'm so glad people are catching on to how great Nardwuar is . He makes me proud to be Canadian. If you've never watched/heard Nardwuar do his thing, you're in for a treat. I particularly recommend any of his interviews with Snoop Dogg. Nardwuar has interviewed Snoop 4 times now and the two have a wonderful rapport together. You can check out all their interviews here . Oh, and naturally there's a picture of Snoop, Nardwuar and Bishop Don Juan on the page. Snoop has a habit [...]
Not a bad way to end the summer.
. Spring is like a perhaps hand (which comes carefully out of Nowhere)arranging a window,into which people look(while people stare arranging and changing placing carefully there a strange thing and a known thing here)and changing everything carefully - E. E. Cummings , Spring is like a perhaps hand . " Recycled Spring Happiness " 01. Albert Hammond Jr - In Transit Yours to Keep (New Line Records, 2007) [...]
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