Motion Soundtrack Interview Led through rainy streets and cold, dank corridors (fittingly enough, like a movie), I entered a cozy room. Tucked away in the bowels of a concrete behemoth of a building, I met up with Vancouverites Motion Soundtrack in their rehearsal space...[more]
	Girl Nobody Okay, there are a few things we have to get out of the way right off the bat. Girl Nobody Interview is not singer Marta Jaciubek's solo project and the rest of the band are not her backup musicians...[more]
	The Stills Interview People in Vancouver will always try and tell you,"the East coast music scene can't compare to the sounds coming from the West coast... screw that, Vancouver's where it's at"...[more]
	Matthew Barber + The Union Dues Interview It was a long time waiting around the Commodore Ballroom in the mid-afternoon, watching the line of media file past Buck 65, before a group of awe-struck-looking guys came wandering in through a back door, glancing wide-eyed around the space they were in...[more]
	Matt Mays + El Torpedo Interview Following a soundcheck that was running late as usual, Matt Mays and his band, El Torpedo, decided to multi-task and kill the interview and pre-show dinner at the same time. We walked down the street a block to a small, casual Mexican eatery...[more]
	Yeah Yeah Yeahs Interview The latest of the "buzz bands" hailing from New York, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (no The) had loads of hype surrounding them even before they had released a full-length album. On the strength of a couple EPs, an incredibly energetic live show, and a lead singer with incredible style, their name was on the lips of...[more]
	Powderfinger Interview To grow up a little boy dreaming of being a rock star is quite normal; all little boys do it. But to eventually grow up and have that become reality is a dream come true. Now imagine you've been doing the rock star thing for a decade and your life is spent traveling, playing music and well, being a rock star...[more]
	Motion Soundtrack Ten Questions I tried doing a whole bunch of computering today, but I just ended up playing arpeggios...[more]
	Girl Nobody Ten Questions I thought, 'Are you fucking for real, what does that have to do with anything? Ask me about the music.'...[more]
	Matthew Barber + The Union Dues Ten Questions I just loved it 'cause, I loved the intro when they're flying around in that like home-made airplane thing...[more]
	Matt Mays + El Torpedo Ten Questions Yeah but the grizzly's got stomping power, he'd just go BANG and knock the hell outta the shark...[more]
	Yeah Yeah Yeahs Ten Questions Probably Bushwick Bill from the Geto Boys, just because he's like the absolute pimp...[more]
	Powderfinger Ten Questions Aren't you fucking freezing out here?...[more]
	Welcome to CordMag.com I know what you're thinking. Another music magazine? Is that really necessary? Actually, dear reader, maybe the answer is, in fact, "hell yes!" ...[more]
	Oh My God, Help Me, I've Turned Emo. What happened to me? I swore this wouldn't happen. I swore I wouldn't end up being trendy, hipstery, or emo. And I've kind of ended up being all three... well maybe not trendy so much. Except that it's sort of trendy to be emo...[more]
	Cameron McGill Stories Of The Knife And The Back. [more]
	Despistado The Emergency Response. [more]
	The Detachment Kit They Raging, Quiet Army. [more]
	Hell Is For Heroes The Neon Handshake. [more]
	Iron And Wine Our Endless Numbered Days. [more]
	Matthew Barber The Story Of Your Life. [more]
	The Miniatures Coma Kid. [more]
	Patrick Park Loneliness Knows My Name. [more]
	Vines The Winning Days. [more]
	Muse Absolution. [more]
	Blonde Redhead with The Secret Machines. I have to be honest; it's been a few years since I've heard much about Blonde Redhead. Being a bit of an underground band (with one of those how-is-it-so-big underground fanbases in tow), that's not exactly surprising...[more]
	Broken Social Scene with The Stills and Raising The Fawn. Back in the day, I clutched tightly to a bright yellow Sony walkman. I bet you had one of those tacky things too. I took my walkman everywhere... 'cause it seemed like the thing to do...[more]
	Buck 65 with Matt Mays + El Torpedo and Matthew Barber + The Union Dues. Buck Up, Buckaroo. What was originally intended to be two very different, very separate, very contrastingly-sized shows ended up being blended into one Warner-label family extravaganza. I'm still not entirely sure why the swap was made...[more]
	Coheed & Cambria with Vaux and JamisonParker. This was a night where the kids (including me) had to hang out in a chilly line-up outside the venue, but unlike most nights, this time we had entertainment. The whole line of people was watching an older gentleman try and fail repeatedly to parallel-park his car across the street from the club...[more]
	Damien Rice with The Frames. I Was Going To Title This Review Something Involving "Irish Eyes," But Then I Realized How Stupid That Would Be...I Guess I Did It Anyhow...[more]
	James Murdoch with Brock Skywalker. Deadmonton by way of Victoria by way of Whitehorse, James (formerly Alex) Murdoch is well familiar with the Canadian landscape...[more]
	Liz Phair with Patrick Park and Rachael Yamagata. The Psycho Super Goddess is back with a new, slick album. Will the change bring her the commercial success she's always longed for, or alienate her original fanbase to the point where she's back at the beginning?...[more]
	Robert Wilson with Mary Ancheta. Sometimes, I watch a performer, someone who is standing very close to me, and I think to myself, "A human could not get any more talented than this." Robert Wilson is one of these superhuman folks...[more]
	Stars with young + sexy. Salteens Video Release with Sekiden, Brundlefly and myproject : blue...[more]
	Ted Leo + The Pharmacists with The Fiery Furnaces. Yes, this one is also of a vintage nature. But also important for people to know. Ted Leo (and his Pharmacists) has eluded the major public consciousness for some time now. That has to stop...[more]
	The Thrills with Patrick Park. For some reason, it seems that Richard's can never open its doors quite on time. The line outside steadily grew, the linees cold and wet from a rainy, early Vancouver night. Almost half an hour late, the wooden doors swung open to admit its patrons...[more]
	Travis On their recent stop in Vancouver, Travis played at the opulent Orpheum Theatre, a gorgeous venue full of red carpets and gold leaf scrollwork. It was a fine backdrop for the band's lilting tunes...[more]
	Wide Mouth Mason with Wil. Far be it from me to almost ignore the headliners in any given show, but I will say right now, most of this review is going to be about Wil. I missed the first band of the night, Will Bernard, but got there in time to catch the middle act of the evening, which was Calgary native Wil...[more]