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Joel Plaskett Loves His Cat

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By Evan Dickson (CHARTattack) May 25, 2009 3:56 pm
You gotta respect a guy who's not afraid to tell the world how much he loves his cat. Joel Plaskett shared his feline affection with Massey Hall more than once during his three-hour concert on Saturday night. His latest record may be a triple album, but his first ever appearance at the historic concert hall was divided into two parts....
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Plaskett Album Is Three Layer Goodness

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) March 27, 2009 1:30 pm
So it's true: Good things do come in threes. Joel Plaskett's third solo album, Three — the follow-up to 2007's Ashtray Rock, his third album with The Emergency — is a triple-disc set with nine songs apiece, many of which have titles that are one word repeated three times. (Are you starting to see the trend here?) While this may be a solo...
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Halifax Festival Shows Winter Isn't Dead

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) February 2, 2009 1:38 pm
Festival organizer and performer Amelia Curran described In The Dead Of Winter best: "It's like Christmas, only better." More than 50 musical acts performed at five venues around Halifax from Jan. 27 to 31, and Curran and fellow festival organizers Heather Gibson, Tanya Davis and Don Brownrigg outdid themselves. This year's Dead fest...
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Buck 65 (photo by Shannon Webb-Campbell)

Joel Plaskett — La De Da

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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) February 22, 2005 3:19 pm
"Let’s piss ‘em off," says a smug Joel Plaskett a few seconds before launching into his fourth solo disc, La De Da. For people who thought Plaskett was heading back to his rock ‘n’ roll roots after the electrified Truthfully Truthfully, this quiet affair may indeed get you in a tizzy. However, before grabbing Down At The Khyber or Thrush...
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Joel Plaskett - La De Da

Joel Plaskett Emergency — Truthfully Truthfully

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) October 21, 2003 10:49 am
Oh man, this record rocks so hard. The opening track, "Written All Over Me", showcases bluesy riffs that explode into a Led Zeppelin-esque wall of sound, and then Joel howls, "Tip, tap toe go the footsteps as they’re COMING DOWN THE HALL!!" It’s a great intro into this excellent follow-up to Down At The Khyber. Overall,...
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Have Not Been The Same Salutes Can-Rock's Glory Days

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) June 9, 2011 2:12 pm
You kids have it so good these days, what with owning your own glockenspiels and having thousands of Facebook friends you can call on to gang-sing in your viral video campaigns and such.There was a time, though, when being a Canadian rock 'n' roller wasn't so easy. Back in the '80s and '90s, if you weren't Kim Mitchell you had to learn to hunt as...
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Have Not Been The Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance, 1985-1995

Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #8: Under The Influence

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 18, 2011 2:32 pm
Sloanamania continues on CHARTattack as we celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.For the next 10 days we'll be publishing a series Sloan video tributes, one per day.This eighth edition features K-OS, Pink Eyes from Fucked Up, members of Billy Talent, The Two Koreas, The Dears, The Stills, Death From Above 1979 and...
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Song Of The Day: Joel Plaskett's "When I Go"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 16, 2011 2:52 pm
"When I Go" will appear on Joel Plaskett's upcoming B-sides, rarities, demos and odds and ends collection EMERGENCYs, False alarms, Shipwrecks, Castaways, Fragile Creatures, Special Features, Demons And Demonstrations, which comes out June 14. The tune was recorded last year and is one of the newest tracks on the compilation. EMERGENCYs features...
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Joel Plaskett Rarities Compilation On The Way

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 16, 2011 1:15 pm
Joel Plaskett's had a ridiculously busy music career as a member of Thrush Hermit, with his Joel Plaskett Emergency and his solo work. Now he's releasing a special 20-track retrospective rarities compilation that tracks his career with the Emergency and by his lonesome. EMERGENCYs, False Alarms, Shipwrecks, Castaways, Fragile Creatures, Special...
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Song Of The Day: Joel Plaskett's "Jimmie's Still Jimmie"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 10, 2011 3:05 pm
"Jimmie's Still Jimmie" is one of the songs that appears on Joel Plaskett and Shotgun Jimmie's new split single, "Jimmie's Still Jimmie"/"That's Not Joel." On this tune, Plaskett sings about the trials and tribulations of being on the road, keeping a gruelling schedule and always being tired. The flipside, "That's Not Joel," finds Shotgun Jimmie...
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Joel Plaskett (File photo by John Papamarko)

Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #2: "My Favourite Sloan Song"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 10, 2011 2:21 pm
Sloanamania continues on CHARTattack as we celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.For the next 10 days we'll be publishing a series Sloan video tributes, one per day.This second edition features Jason Schwartzman, Joel Plaskett, Rob Benvie of The Dears/ Thrush Hermit, Fucked Up's Damian Abraham, Dave Foley of The...
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Sloan (Photo by Lisa Mark)

Joel Plaskett, Shotgun Jimmie Release Split Single

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 5, 2011 12:50 pm
There's a yin to every yang, just like there's a yes to every no, a stop to every go, etc. etc. etc. Opposites are kind of the concept behind Joel Plaskett and Shotgun Jimmie's new split single, "Jimmie's Still Jimmie/That's Not Joel."The seven-inch record sees the east coasters talking about the woes of being on the road. You'd think Jimmie would...
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The Longest Running Albums On The Campus Radio Chart

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 27, 2011 12:24 pm
Here is the complete list of every album that has been on the Campus Radio Chart for 20 or more weeks since September 1995. The albums are listed in chronological order with each week total.The dates in the brackets indicate the week the record initially entered the chart, followed by the last week of continuous presence before exiting the chart....
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Sloan circa 1996

I Read The News Today... For Feb. 17, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 17, 2011 2:06 pm
The Raveonettes have made "Forget That You're Young," which will appear on their upcoming Raven In The Grave album, available for free download. The LP is out April 5.Young Galaxy have released a free remix EP featuring four reworkings of Shapeshifting's "Cover Your Tracks." Montreal's CFCF, Teen Daze and Toronto's Freedom Or Death are among those...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 12, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 12, 2011 4:26 pm
M.I.A. has released a surprise EP of remixes of "Internet Connection," which was a bonus track on last year's /\/\ /\ Y /\. —Pitchfork The Kills are releasing a new album titled Blood Pressures on April 5. It's the follow-up to 2008's Midnight Boom and was recorded at Michigan's Key Club Studios. Guitarist Jamie Hince produced it. Gorillaz have...
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Thrush Hermit At Paragon Theatre

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Paragon Theatre
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Halifax, NS
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March 19, 2010
Thrush Hermit (Photos by Shannon Webb-Campbell)

Thrush Hermit At Paragon Theatre

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Photographer: 
Shannon Webb-Campbell
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Paragon Theatre
City: 
Halifax, NS
Date: 
March 19, 2010

Thrush Hermit At Paragon Theatre

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Photographer: 
Shannon Webb-Campbell
Venue: 
Paragon Theatre
City: 
Halifax, NS
Date: 
March 19, 2010
Thrush Hermit (Photos by Shannon Webb-Campbell)

Joel Plaskett Pillages East Coast Music Awards With Seven Wins

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 8, 2010 1:12 pm
Joel Plaskett absolutely looted the East Coast Music Awards this weekend, taking home seven prizes, mostly for last year's Three. (Six is a multiple of three... we bet Plaskett's obsession with the number three has grown even more now.) Plaskett won for entertainer of the year, male solo recording of the year, recording of the year, songwriter of...
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Thrush Hermit Releasing Seven-Disc Box Set

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 8, 2010 11:50 am
For 10 years, there was nothing on the Thrush Hermit releases front... mainly because the band had broken up. Now, since they're playing a reunion tour next month, there's a whole bunch. If you're new to Joel Plaskett's pre-solo/Emergency band or a long-time fan of the Halifax, N.S. indie rockers, you'll be interested to know they're re-releasing...
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