Grant Lawrence

I Read The News Today... For April 25, 2011

Who's on The Lonely Island's new album? Why, only Akon, Beck, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, John Waters, Santigold and... Michael frickin' Bolton. —Los Angeles Times Our Lady Peace are working on their next album and have been uploading short studio videos to YouTube. Like this one: Former Guns N' Roses member Duff...
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CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence Among Those Curating Sled Island 2011

The Sled Island Music Festival will return to venues throughout Calgary this year, taking place June 22 to 25. CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence is among the guest curators this year, which also include Ian Svenonious of Chain And The Gang, Nation Of Ulysses and The Make-Up and Vancouver's heavy rockers Bogus Tokus. Of course, they'll all have a big...
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Grant Lawrence Is Drawn To Desolation Sound Because Of "The Bolt Mechanism"

Grant Lawrence's first book, Adventures In Solitude, is definitely not a music book. While it's peppered with musical references throughout and most of the chapters are named after songs, Adventures In Solitude is a memoir about the punk rock radio host's times in coastal British Columbia's Desolation Sound.Over the years, Lawrence has experienced...
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Grant Lawrence

CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence Finds Adventures In Solitude

Most people would probably have figured if CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence were to write a book, it would be about music. After all, music has been a huge part of Lawrence's life. Of course, he accumulated tons of experience in the studio and on the road while he was a member of The Smugglers. But he's also got experience on another side of the music...
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Grant Lawrence

I Read The News Today... For June 8, 2010

Marvin Isley, one of the Isley Brothers, who are known for such hits as "Shout" and "Fight The Power," died Sunday (June 6) in Chicago. —NME Crystal Castles have announced some American tour dates extending through September. That means you have even more chances to get hit in the face by Alice Glass' microphone. —Prefix...
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CBC Radio 3 Leaves The Radio Airwaves

After six years of bringing Canadians indie, alternative and rock, CBC Radio 3's Saturday night national live broadcast will shut down. According to a CBC press release, the Radio Two schedule is currently undergoing a revitalization that will "represent the first phase of arts and culture redevelopment at CBC Radio." But fear not...
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Grant Lawrence

The Smugglers Hope Mom Doesn't Read Their Tour Diary

If you have a blog (that's geekspeak for a weblog or online diary, cool kid) you probably don't ever want your mom or dad ever finding out about it. This is especially true if your blog goes into telling detail about getting drunk with strippers or describes that time you retrieved your expensive mag light from a filthy truckstop toilet that was...
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