The 405

So, it’s a given that John Carpenter’s Halloween is without fail an epic All-Hallow’s Eve film… one of my favourites within the horror-flick genre. But this year, my Halloween movie pick for 2-0-0-8 is Tim Burton’s Oscar winning movie, Beetlejuice. I’m sure (or at least I hope) many of you have seen it: a deceased [...]

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I for one, am a major fan of Halloween! Maybe it’s the whole dressing up as one of my favorite fictional charachters, parading around the house like i was the living embodyment of that very character (who by the way, is going to be Dallas Green from Alexisonfire and City & Colour this year, which [...]

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Artist: The Decemberists
Single: Volume II. Days of Elaine / Sticking With You
Label: Rough Trade
Release date: 04/11/08
Link: www.myspace.com/thedecemberists
Welcome to the second volume of the ‘Always The Bridesmaid’ series by The Decemberists
Days of Elaine
Very much like the first song from Volume I, ‘Days of Elaine’ is a ridiculously up-beat affair with a swirling organ in the background and Colin [...]

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It may not have the glitz and glamour of a High School Musical 3 premier – but is that really such a bad thing?
The 7th Discovering Latin America Festival will see a selection of the best new documentaries, features and short films from an industry sometimes overlooked by the film world. Known for its low [...]

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I should’ve known. Had I been made aware of the band’s prior performance convictions, I might have had an inkling of what lay in store. It’s not all too often that a band gets labelled, even if by the literary vacuity that is Entertainment Weekly, as the “Blue Man Group of Rock.” At least then, [...]

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This weeks Reload is taken from April 7th 2008. It was a glorious Sunday afternoon. The birds were singing. People were basking in the sun, enjoying picnics in the park. That familiar sound of ice cream trucks, full to the brim with icy cold treats tinkled in the background. And for those of you who [...]

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Artist: The Antix
Single: Dare I
Release Date: 10/11/08
Label: Universal Digital/Crash Records
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Female fronted rock bands are always going to hit more hurdles than a male fronted rock band. It’s just a fact of life and the fact that I’m even mentioning in this review only goes to prove my point. Though saying that Paramore’s phenomenal success [...]

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Lords begin proceedings by bringing out thunderous, balls to the wall, riffs that threaten to kick my heart through the back of my ribs. Their southern fried rock and roll is so loud I can hear my ears ringing between each song. It helps that the singer looks like a priest who’s been kicked out [...]

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It’s time to return to our regular format for the debate…the cover song!
This week it’s the amazing ‘Idioteque’ by Radiohead. I’m in the camp that would liken covering a Radiohead song to suicide. Just look at Panic At The Disco. Ouch.
Though saying that these cover versions are pretty damn good. 
Let the debate begin.
Radiohead (Original Version)

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