Goldfinger

Goldfinger

On their last record, Disconnection Notice, Goldfinger tried to get you to protest while they skanked. Unfortunately, it didn't work out too well. You can't skank to Hello Destiny, but it seems like the band still want you to protest. Goldfinger haven't quite abandoned the horns, but here they have been relegated to a small number of tracks — most...
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Hello Destiny

Goldfinger — Disconnection Notice

Goldfinger hit a new stride with Disconnection Notice, an effort that takes a decidedly poppier turn (I know, it sounds like a stretch even for them). Where much of their past material was beginning to feel tired and weighed down by its own punk rock ennui, this release is decidedly fresh. Bouncy and upbeat with a rock vibe that blends their...
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Goldfinger - Disconnection Notice

Hollerado Get A Haircut

Backstage at the Horsehoe during CMW 2008, Hollerado's Menno Versteeg didn't know the insanity that would ensue when he told CHARTattack news editor Steve McLean that he could cut his hair. Bonus points: Spot the member of Goldfinger!
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Steve gives Menno a haircut

Goldfinger Drummer Goes Disco

It sounded absurd to us, too, but Darrin Pfeiffer, the drummer for veteran ska-pop-punks Goldfinger, has gone disco. More specifically, Pfeiffer is helping host a giant disco party at Toronto's Sound Academy on Nov. 29 on behalf of the United Way. Our curiosity got the best of us, so we fired off a few email questions to Pfeiffer, trying to...
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Darrin Pfeiffer

2008 MuchMusic Video Awards

Photographer: 
Kate Harper
Venue: 
MuchMusic Building
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 15, 2008
Chart managing editor Aaron Brophy, Goldfinger's Darrin Pfeiffer, Distort Records' Greg Below and Crush Luther's Matt Fury

Goldfinger Don't Need To See Each Other Every Day

Meet the latest indie band in ska-punk's ever-blossoming ranks: a little four-piece from Los Angeles called Goldfinger. Yes, that Goldfinger: The ones who've been kicking around the scene for some 14 years and have grown weary of the false promises and headaches of major label life. They've signed with SideOneDummy — the label responsible for...
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Goldfinger (photo by David Waldman)

Goldfinger vs. Goldfinger

In honour of our July/August 2007 Artist Written Issue, we got friend of ChartAttack and Goldfinger drummer Darrin Pfeiffer to interview the man who's ass he watches gyrate nightly, Goldfinger vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann. Here are the results: Darrin: Hey John. John: Hey D. Darrin: Thanks for taking the time for this. I know you're busy...
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Goldfinger

Deftones, Goldfinger And De La Soul Headline Wakestock 2007

Wakestock, Canada's largest action sports and music festival, will celebrate its 10th anniversary from July 26 to 29. More than two dozen bands will perform at Toronto Islands, including Deftones, Goldfinger, De La Soul, Story Of The Year, Lupe Fiasco and Del The Funky Homosapien. Other acts helping to round out the event's music portion are...
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Deftones

Goldfinger Delay Releasing Finished Album Until Next Year

Los Angeles pop-punk band Goldfinger have finished their new album, but it won't be out until 2008. They planned to release it this year, but guitarist Charlie Paulson wrote in a lengthy post on the group's MySpace page that they've been "hit by a landslide of bullshit and bad news." This bad news includes lead singer/guitarist John...
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Goldfinger

MMVA 2006 Afterparty

Photographer: 
Noah Love
Venue: 
MuchMusic
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 18, 2006
Darrin Pfeiffer

Back The ChartAttack Hack At Weekend Hockey Tournament

Easter falls on a different date each year, but you can still always count on it to provide egg hunts, increased church attendance, a long weekend and the Exclaim! Cup hockey tournament. The eighth annual event, which runs from Thursday to Sunday at three Toronto arenas, will feature 28 teams of musicians and other creative types from across...
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