Listen to the artists from Issue #17
Listen to the artists from The Bomber Jacket Issue #17 including Mount Eerie, Why?, and Bob Mould.
View ArticleBob Mould’s Silver Age Worth at Least A Silver Medal
Bob Mould (Merge Records), is the musical equivalent of grandma’s fancy silverware. Old, perfectly functional, beautiful to look at, locked in another era, more ornate then its newer contemporaries,...
View ArticleKashka Emerges from Forest City Lovers
What once was a side project for Toronto’s Kat Burns, KASHKA is now the musician’s full-time outlet for musical expression. Ms. Burns is known for her work with her previous folk-pop band, Forest City...
View ArticleThe Strafing Run Talks to Lawrence Brown, a Local Musician Finding His Voice
Hi there, bombers! This week, I have a very special interview with a local musician making his way in the musical world. I met Christopher “Lawrence” Brown (he changed his stage name to Lawrence Brown...
View ArticleIntroducing Vancouver’s Jordan Klassen
On September 13 Vancouver radio station 102.7 The Peak held the first of five showcases at The Red Room in Vancouver, featuring Canada’s Jordan Klassen. Klassen performed before an audience of around...
View ArticleThe Front Bottoms to Cruise Europa with The Menzingers
The “pop-punk” genre is sometimes overshadowed by newer, trendier forms of music today, but the genre is making huge strides in its third decade, with fresh bands vying for an audience that is still...
View ArticleNetherlands Incubate Festival 2012 Recap
Now in its eighth successful year, the Incubate Festival, which is held in the university town of Tilburg in the Netherlands, attracts an international audience to celebrate an eclectic variety of...
View Article“There is No Nature” Part II, Mount Eerie Sinking into the Ocean Roar
The following is a visual prose poetry response to Mount Eerie’s second 2012 release, Ocean Roar. It’s a continuation of the piece “Mount Eerie under the Clear Moon,” inspired by the first release,...
View ArticleCelebrating the Superb Lyricism of WHY?
Josiah and Yoni Wolf and Doug McDiarmid are the exceptional three-piece that forms the band WHY?. They’re known for their incredibly infectious beats and clever lyrics–somehow never being completely...
View ArticleSummer Isn’t Over! (Music from Warmer Climates)
A musician’s ability to incorporate many styles while evolving and developing over time is essential to the musician’s career. The fusion of Cuban and African jazz styles with the world of hip-hop...
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