Tag Archives: Canadian Content

Rational Youth Released The Ultimate Minimal Synth Album With “Cold War Nightlife” [part 3]

[…continued from last post] “Cité Phosphore” was a French language version of “City Of Night” available as a B-side on the 12″ single of that release. The mix seemed to be identical, but the French version came with an extended … Continue reading

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Rational Youth Released The Ultimate Minimal Synth Album With “Cold War Nightlife” [part 2]

[…continued from last post] “Les Meilleur Des Mondes” [The Best Of Worlds] was a change of pace, with what was side two of the original LP opening with an instrumental. The sound was deliberately paced with the music shot through … Continue reading

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Want List: Rational Youth – “Cold War Night Life” CAN DLX RM CD

Rational Youth: “Cold War Night Life” CAN – CD [2019] As night follows day, today we are looking at the elephant in the room about yesterday’s posting. I was trying to post about the debut Men Without Hats EP and … Continue reading

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I Can’t Believe That I Just Found Out About The OTHER Heaven 17…

I was getting ready to write a quick post about Montreal’s technopop titans, Men Without Hats, when during the hasty [yet undeniably real] research portion of my post, I came across some new data that was slightly mind blowing! And … Continue reading

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Hell Freezes Over: Kraftwerk In Nashville!!

This is it. Possibly the most transgressive concert ever booked. I was discussing events with chasinvictoria, who, as one might guess, lives in Victoria, British Columbia. He was excited about Kraftwerk playing off the beaten path in Edmonton and Calgary, … Continue reading

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The Great Record Stores: Sam The Record Man

The other day I was writing about the Canadian band Blue Peter and of course I mentioned their keyboardist Jason Sniderman. Jason was the son of famed Canadian businessman Sam Sniderman, who owned the utterly iconic Sam The Record Man … Continue reading

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Record Review: Blue Peter – Falling

Blue Peter: Falling Canada CD DLX RM [2007] Falling Don’t Walk Past Red Filters All Your Time Unchained Heart Head Over Heels Pendulum Burning Bridges Right Stuff Newsreel Water Off The Moon Night Duty Throw It Down Lap Of Luxury … Continue reading

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