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Monday, June 9, 2008Thanks for the memories...Good day everyone, It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to Cord Magazine for the time being. I began Cord about four years ago when I was only working freelance and had a nice, flexible schedule with which to create and maintain the magazine. I had a partner and a few great people on staff, a lot of plans laid to take the magazine from a web-only publication to a print publication, and plenty of hit-the-ground-running support from the industry due to a few years prior as a photographer and writer for various publications. Cord was a great thing to have. It offered up a lot of opportunities for me to see shows, travel, and meet people I would otherwise never have met. It helped improve my writing skills, my photography skills, and my web design skills, not to mention my interpersonal skills with virtual strangers. Since becoming employed with a regular job, however, and even moreso in the last half a year since having a proper career, its become harder and harder to maintain on a regular basis and with an ever-evolving staff. People come, people go, and I was fine maintaining it on my own, but it's an awful lot of work for one person who is managing a number of other tasks, and with another contributor out the door recently, it's time to put the magazine indefinitely on hold. Cordmag.com will remain online, and you can continue to get in touch with me at the andy@cordmag.com email address. The archive will remain for now, and I may use it on occasion as a place to upload thoughts or photographs. I hope you all will have a trip through the archives to read up on some of the fun features we did over the last four years. I will still personally be available on a freelance basis to photograph shows, band bio photos, or anything else you might need photographically, as well as design work, bio writing, or personal critique. I welcome any shows or music you may have still to pass my way, and would love to remain in touch with all my good music industry friends who I've met over this time. This is a very sad decision for me to make. As many of you know, concert photography has been a huge part of my life since 1999, and with Cord, my intent was to maintain visuals, not words, but it hasn't turned out that way. If I could simply attend shows to take photographs, I would love to do that, but unfortunately, this is not the way the concert world works. I thank you all for your amazing support and readership over the years - your kind words, submissions, accommodations, and offers. I may resurrect the magazine or something like it in the future. You have likely not seen the absolute last of me. In the wonderful words of Denver Dalley from his project Statistics, which was one of my best experiences and interviews through Cord: "And this will be my final broadcast. You could say we’re switching formats. I’m signing off for one last time, so thanks..." Thanks and best, all. I mean that. -Andy Scheffler Editor, Cord Magazine Tuesday, May 20, 2008Some show announcements!JIMMY EAT WORLD Wednesday, May 7, 2008New gigs announced!
Wolf Parade is pleased to announce new headlining tour dates for 2008!
A limited number of tickets have been held for Wolf Parade fans and are available through an exclusive presale on sale now! By buying tickets through our presale, you'll be able to get your tickets before anyone else AND save some money on service charges. Tour Dates: July 7: Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom July 8: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues July 9: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue July 12: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom July 13: Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park July 15: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom July 17: San Francisco, Ca @ Fillmore July 18: Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda July 19: Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda July 20: San Diego, CA @ Cane’s July 21: Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre July 24: Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom July 25: Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa July 26: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon July 28: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse July 29: Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo July 30: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory July 31: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 Aug 2: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club Aug 3: Montreal, QC @ Metropolis Aug 9: Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus To buy tickets: http://wolfparade.ducatking.com/ JUDAS PRIEST WITH SPECIAL GUESTS TESTAMENT THURSDAY, JULY 24TH, 2008 GENERAL MOTORS PLACE - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 6:30pm Show 7:30pm TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 2ND @ 10:00AM , Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $69.50, $49.50 & $35.50 (plus FMF and service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION FLOOR / RESERVED SEATING** TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT SCRAPE RECORDS ROGERS, THE BEAT, THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT & MUCHMUSIC PRESENT SIMPLE PLAN WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ALL AMERICAN REJECTS & FABER DRIVE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2008 PACIFIC COLISEUM CONCERT BOWL - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 6:30pm Show 7:30pm TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, MAY 3RD @ 10:00 AM , Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone (604) 280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $39.50 & $29.50 (plus FMF and service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION FLOOR / RESERVED STANDS** 99.3 THE FOX PRESENTS ASHES DIVIDE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THURSDAY, JULY 3RD 2008 RICHARD'S ON RICHARDS - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 8:00pm Show 9:15pm TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY MAY 2ND @ 10AM Ticketmaster or Charge By Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $20.00 (Plus service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION / 19+ ** BROOKE FRASER FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2008 THE MEDIA CLUB - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 6:00pm Show 6:30pm **EARLY SHOW** TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 2ND @ 10:00AM Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $13.50 (Plus service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION / 19+** TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT HIGHLIFE WIL WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CR AVERY FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 2008 THE PLAZA CLUB - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 7:00pm Show 8:00pm **EARLY SHOW** TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 2ND @ 10:00AM , Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $22.50 (Plus service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION / 19+** TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT HIGHLIFE RECORDS 95 CRAVE PRESENTS CRASH PARALLEL WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST, 2008 THE MEDIA CLUB - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 8:00pm Show 9:00pm TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY MAY 2ND @ 10AM Ticketmaster or Charge By Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $12.00 (Plus service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION / 19+** JACK FM & THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT PRESENT BOY GEORGE ALL THE HITS FROM CULTURE CLUB & BEYOND MONDAY, JULY 21ST, 2008 COMMODORE BALLROOM - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 8:00pm Show 9:15pm TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 2ND @ 10:00AM Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $65.00 (plus FMF and service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION / 19+** TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT HIGHLIFE RECORDS STEVIE WONDER SATURDAY, JULY 12TH, 2008 GENERAL MOTORS PLACE - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 7:00pm Show 8:00pm TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 9TH @ 10:00 AM Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $119.00, $89.00, $69.00 & $49.00 (Plus FMF and service charges) **RESERVED SEATING** THE Q & TIMES COLONIST PRESENT JONNY LANG WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2008 ROYAL THEATRE - VICTORIA, BC Doors 6:30pm Show 7:30pm TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 9TH @ 9:30AM Tickets available at the Royal Theatre and McPherson Playhouse Box Office Charge by Phone 250-386-6121 or 1-888-717-6121 or tickets.rmts.bc.ca Tickets (incl. GST) $39.50 & $32.50 (plus FMF and service charges) **RESERVED SEATING** CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ACE ENDERS, DANGER RADIO & POWERSPACE TUESDAY, JULY 29TH, 2008 THE PLAZA CLUB - VANCOUVER, BC Doors 7:00pm Show 7:30pm **EARLY SHOW** TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 9TH @ 10:00AM Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $15. (Plus service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION / ALL AGES** BLUES FROM THE BACKROADS TOUR FEATURING KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD WITH SPECIAL GUESTS HUBERT SUMLIN, PINETOP PERKINS, BRYAN LEE, BUDDY FLETT, CHRIS LAYTON & NOAH HUNT PLUS MORE TUESDAY, JULY 1ST, 2008 COMMODORE BALLROOM Doors 8:00pm Show 9:30pm TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 9TH @ 10:00 AM Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone 604-280-4444 Tickets (incl. GST) $35.00 (Plus FMF and service charges) **GENERAL ADMISSION / 19+** Monday, April 28, 2008People In Planes returns, and we want to send you to see them!
Make sure you check out our new contest and all the fun stuff that goes along with it!
Cord Magazine and Wind-Up Records are giving you the chance this month to win a pair of tickets for People In Planes' upcoming show in either Vancouver or Victoria!  Winners will be chosen at random for the May 8, 2008 show in Vancouver and the May 9, 2008 show in Victoria. You will be notified by email by May 7 if you've won! You have lots of chances to win, and entering is easy! To enter, send an email to contest001@cordmag.com with your mailing address. Good luck! Don't forget to check out PiP's new video! And also, if you're bored, PiP feels your pain and will entertain you with their Online Video Game! People In Planes website New words by the new writer : Introducing Ryan Johnston!Thursday, April 17, 2008New gigs - Bootsy Collins, Old 97s, and many more!EMMYLOU HARRIS Friday, April 11, 2008Three weeks' worth of Live Nation show listings!DANKO JONES Wednesday, March 19, 2008Food and music and festivals and Iron Maiden and Star Collector reunions
First, a couple of specific thingies. We all like food, right? And we all like doing something for the greater good of humanity, right? We're also a pile of lazy fucks, right? So why not go indulge all of these things by going out to eat, letting someone else cook for you, and then not lifting a finger past signing your credit card slip for the meal... and 25% of said meal's price will go to AIDS research. Fantastic! This is happening all over North America and it's called Dine Out For Life. It's coming up quick on March 27, so have a look at who's participating and go out and eat some great food for a great cause!
http://www.diningoutforlife.com/ Next, you've probably all heard about the Pemberton Festival on July 25-27 by now, but for those who haven't, tickets are on sale on March 28 for about $240 for the 3-day festival just north of Whistler, BC. It's aim is to be akin to the great multi-day European festivals. Finally, they're giving it a shot over here. They do this at Sasquatch and Coachella, and finally Canada gets a shot (VirginFest is great but not quite the same). In addition to a line-up headlined by Coldplay, Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails and Jay-Z (they really have something for everyone here), and including everything from The Crystal Method to the Flaming Lips to the Sam Roberts Band and back again, there's a few other things that are making this festival quite an interesting affair. Of course, there is a campsite on the 360-acre grass field that makes up the location (backdrop Mouth Currie... gorgeous). The campground will include Euro-fest style amenities such as a general store and food being served until 3am, so you don't have to subsist off the bag of peanuts in your backpack at the campsite. The markets will be selling a lot of local growers' foods, so yeah, you can buy up a fresh bag of tomatos direct from the farmer who grew them. Apparently they aren't letting outside alcohol in, but who knows, maybe this is available at the general store. Also, due to a unique geographical quirk, there are no root vegetables allowed into the festival. Seriously. You can't bring in your own potatoes. No word whether this affects the possibility of french fries being available to nosh on at the event. The campground is for 19+, but there is also a family campground, and a kids' zone so the wee ones have fun things to do. And of course if camping's not your bag, Whistler is a quick trip away and filled with a range of accommodations from princess to pauper. There will be artisans and adventure companies on site. Lots of things to do, and the festival is also promoting as much environmental care as can be possible for such an event. It's also supposed to take place in a typically-dry weekend for the area. go check out the website - there's a TON of info there. Have a gander at http://www.pembertonfestival.com for all the goods. AUGUSTANA Tuesday, March 18, 2008Raconteurs go crazy with new album release!
What! This is manic! ....
The Raconteurs are happy to announce that in one week’s time their second album, entitled “Consolers Of The Lonely”, will be available EVERYWHERE Tuesday, March 25th.
“Album” meaning: full length vinyl, CD and digital formats; and “everywhere” meaning: local mom and pop Indie retailers, corporate superstore, supermarkets, iTunes, Amazon, the band’s own website and any other location that could get the record up and going this quickly (some places couldn’t move this fast, so they will join in as soon as they can).
With this release, The Raconteurs are forgoing the usual months of lead time for press and radio set up, as well as forgoing the all important “first week sales”. We wanted to explore the idea of releasing an album everywhere at once and THEN marketing and promoting it thereafter. The Raconteurs would rather this release not be defined by it’s first weeks sales, pre-release promotion, or by someone defining it FOR YOU before you get to hear it.
Another purpose was to also allow people to have their own choice as to exactly which format they would like to hear the album in IMMEDIATELY, rather than having to wait for their favorite format to become available. The band are also not releasing any version of this record that contains bonus tracks.
The band also prefer that fans buy the album as a whole instead of breaking up the tracks, but until iTunes and other digital services allows bands to release their albums with the option of NOT breaking it up, it will be sold in that fashion on those particular sites. On the band’s website however, the album will be sold in its entirety as MP3s at 320kb bit rate. Also in Japan, fans will be able to download the record via their mobile phones, as that is how a majority of recorded music is consumed there.
The reason we are announcing this release one week ahead of time is because of retail pre-ordering and stocking, information about this album’s imminent release was bound to come to light and could be confusing to fans.
Also in the event that the record leaks, we didn’t want this method of release to be seen as a REACTION to such a leak. It’s not. The actual worst thing about a leak is the usual poor sound quality, akin to watching a movie on a wristwatch instead of in a theatre. Which for the album’s creators is a bit of a letdown, but again, it is completely up to the listener.
There will be a video up on the internet for the first single, “Salute Your Solution”, on the 25th as well, provided it gets edited in time. We just filmed it the other day!
We hope not to confuse anyone with too many options, or deny them the formats that they like best. The Raconteurs feel very strongly that music has worth and should be treated as such. Thank you to all those who respect music in this fashion, and thank you to our label partners for working with us to get this album to fans in as many formats as possible all at once.
The Raconteurs Monday, March 17, 2008Stolen gear alert!
Black Halos had their stuff ripped off. Bastards! We all hate people who nick band gear. Please please keep an eye out for the following :
******************* Black Halos Gear, Merch and CD..s all stolen Last night in Montreal our van and trailer was stolen with all our our gear, merch and CD..s. None of these items are insured. Below is a list of gear that was stolen. PLEASE WATCH FOR ANY OF THESE ITEMS on the internet or at pawn shops. Please also note we had close to 400 CD..s stolen with our merch. IF YOU SEE THE CD..S ("WE ARE NOT ALONE") FOR SALE ON ANY WEBSITE OTHER THAN HISTORY MUSIC, PEOPLE LIKE YOU OR ACETATE SITES PLEASE E-MAIL US. PLEASE RE-POST THIS EVERYWHERE YOU CAN Rob..s Ludwig 4 piece drum set Red Glitter Metal Flake 24 inch Bass drum w/ Black Halos front head logo 14 inch Rack Tom 18 inch Floor Tom 14 x 6.5 inch Dunnett custom metal snare drum (personally autgoraphed by Dunnett on inside of shell) DW 5000 double chain drum pedal 3 Pearl strait cymbal stands 1 Pearl high hat stand 24 inch Paiste 2002 Ride Cymbal 14 inch Zildjen Z series high hats 18 inch Zildjen A series Rock Crash 19 inch Zildjen A series Rock Crash 16 inch Zildjen A series Rock Crash Yamaha snare stand Pearl rack tom mount stand All drums are in hard shell black cases all with yellow Black Halos logo on them Johnny..s two guitars in red/silver aluminum road case. guitar one: 1960 Gibson les paul( sunburst finish). it has been re- finished on the backside of the neck by the head-stock. it’s dis-colored there. guitar two: white, Sparrow rat-rod ( looks like a les paul). has a black pic guard and has the black halos logo lettering on the body.skull and wings on the back of body. one,Bogner guitar head. 100 watt model ( the Ecstasy) black , with no handle. one, Fender 4/10 deville guitar amp. black/silver one orange tool box full of guitar cords/ guitar strings/ three guitar effect’s pedals. pedals from orange box: 1.) vox wah-wah ( silver/blk) 2.) boss, super distortion (yellow) 3.) custom red/black distortion pedal. (turbo tube screamer) one suitcase with guitar effects pedal board. pedal 1.) bogner foot controller 2.) boss tuner (white/black 3.) morley a/b amp switch 4.) boss super phaser (green) 5.) digitech wah pedal ( red/black) two guitar stands, one holds 3 guitar/ the other holds 5. Adam..s 1 Black Custom made Sparrow primitive 335 Electric Hollowbody guitar. No Serial Number name ....Vanessa.... painted on headstock . Silver Skull and Wings Art work on front of guitar. Silver Black Halos Logo painted on back of guitar. 1 Black Custom made Sparrow primitive 335 Electric Hollowbody guitar. No Serial Number Blue with Purple Detailed graphic artwork. 1 modified Peavey 100 watt Classic Guitar Amplifier Head. See Band Manifest for Serial Number Tweed in Colour with Leapard Print Fabric on Front. Various stickers and Tape. 1 Black Scuba zip off BackPack. Contains the following guitar items. 1 Blue MXR 10 band EQ guitar effect box.See Band Manifest for Serial Numbers hardwired powercord attached had pink tape on it 1 modified Blue MXR 10 band EQ guitar effect box. Serial number not available. no powercord attached. switch installed. had pink tape on it. 1 white Boss TU-2 guitar tuner. See Band Manifest for serial number. 3 black 18 ft guitar cords 1 black 2 ft gtr cord 1 tweed 18 ft guitar cord 2 blue 6 inch guitar cords 1 black 3 ft speaker cord approximately 7-10 packs Ernie Ball Guitar Strings 1 pack of 50 sparrow guitar pics 1 Black 4x12 Trayner Guitar Speaker Cabinet JR..s Fender Precision Bass. Sunburst finish with black pickguard. SKB Fender hardshell case. Rickenbacker 4003 Bass. Jet Glo (Black) finish with black Pickguardian custom pickup cover. Rickenbacker hardshell case. Gallien-Krueger 800RB bass head. Traynor TC810 bass cabinet Proco Turbo Rat distortion pedal Boss TU-2 Cromatic Tuner Black bag with pedals also had items below. 2 Yorkville 20" patch cords (angled end) 1 Yorkville 10" patch cord 2 packs medium L&M bass strings. PLEASE RE-POST THIS EVERYWHERE YOU CAN IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS PLEASE CONTACT DANNY CAMEO dannycameo@shaw.ca (604) 781-2075 ArchivesDecember 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 |
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CD review of Brian Jonestown Massacre's "My Bloody Underground"
