John K. Samson

MP3 Roundup: John K. Samson, La Sera, and The Wooden Sky

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By Simone Zucker (CHARTattack) January 7, 2012 4:43 pm
1) John K. Samson - "Letter In Icelandic From The Ninette San"After releasing three EPs in the past 15 years, John K. Samson (The Weakerthans, Propagandhi) will release his first solo, full-length album, Provincial. As you can hear in his new song "Letter In Icelandic From The Ninette San," he strays from his Propagandhi punk roots and holds on to...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 6, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 6, 2010 2:33 pm
Feist has spoken to The Guardian about her new documentary, and how excited she was to meet Kermit The Frog at the Grammy Awards. Danko Jones want their fans to send them clips and photos of the band playing "Active Volcanoes" live during their upcoming U.S. tour. They'll use the best ones in a new video for the tune. You can send your material to...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 29, 2010 1:39 pm
Holy crap! The Lonely Island has a "huge-ass announcement" for you! Check it out below: Alexisonfire are offering a free MP3 of "Dog's Blood," recorded at this year's CASBY Awards. Yeah, the same event where George Pettit sprayed seltzer water all over Todd Shapiro's pants. —theonlybandever.com Sucks to be the Black Eyed Peas. They're...
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I Read The News Today... For July 5, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff July 5, 2010 12:10 pm
Lady Gaga wants Marilyn Manson to guest on her next album. It sounds weird, but it isn't. It's appropriately freaky. —MTV News Kids, let Drake teach you something about how to treat your mom: When she has surgery, you cancel all your plans. Family first. —CBC News David Bowie's Station To Station will get a deluxe reissue. —Consequence Of...
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Weakerthans Frontman Named Winnipeg Art Ambassador

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 25, 2010 2:16 pm
When I was in second-year university, a woman in the dorm directly opposite mine had a sign in her window which read, "John K. Samson is the poet of my heart." While this sign was more about this young lady professing her love for her (probably) favourite musician than pointing out that he's a poet in his own right, I'm sure there are...
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John K. Samson At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Graham Kennedy
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 11, 2009
John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

John K. Samson At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Graham Kennedy
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 11, 2009
John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

John K. Samson At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Graham Kennedy
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 11, 2009
John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

John K. Samson At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Graham Kennedy
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 11, 2009
John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

John K. Samson At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Graham Kennedy
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 11, 2009
John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

John K. Samson At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Graham Kennedy
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 11, 2009
John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

Constantines Celebrate 10 Years With Volume

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) December 14, 2009 5:05 pm
It was fitting that Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson opened this first of three 10th anniversary shows for Toronto's Constantines. If anyone deserves the title of Constantines Superfan, it's Samson. Aside from arranging yearly tours with his band and the Cons, Samson has crafted an open love letter to them, praising their latest disc,...
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Weakerthans' John K. Samson Announces Solo Ontario Tour

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) November 20, 2009 3:01 pm
Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson will embark on a three-date mini tour this December in support of his three-song solo recording, City Route 85. With all these threes, you'd think he was paying homage to Joel Plaskett. Although The Weakerthans haven't been up to much since their brief tour in September, Samson has been on tour in Europe in...
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Weakerthans Frontman Opening For Constantines In Toronto

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 3, 2009 3:33 pm
John K. Samson will open for the Constantines at one of their 10th anniversary shows at Toronto's Lee's Palace on Dec. 11. Attack In Black will also warm up the audience for the gig, which is part of the Toronto band's upcoming 10th anniversary tour which takes place throughout southern Ontario in December. Presumably, Samson will play material...
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Weakerthans Frontman Playing Solo European Tour

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 21, 2009 12:31 pm
Weakerthans singer/guitarist John K. Samson has firmed up that European tour that will take place in November. Samson, who's out in support of his upcoming solo seven-inch single, will play some dates opening for Kettcar and will also headline his own gigs. Samson is playing the dates while The Weakerthans take a break before playing the...
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John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

Exclusive: Weakerthans Not Doing Anything Anytime Soon

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 23, 2009 1:56 pm
Don't expect a follow-up to The Weakerthans' 2008 Polaris Music Prize short listed Reunion Tour in stores any time soon — the band haven't even started writing it yet. At all. The Winnipeg-based alt.rock band were in Toronto to play a set at the XM Verge Music Awards, where Alexisonfire and Dan Mangan took home the album of the year and artist...
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Weakerthans' John K. Samson Releasing Solo Seven-Inch Single

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) September 15, 2009 4:25 pm
Weakerthans main main John K. Samson will release a three-song acoustic seven-inch called City Route 85 on Oct. 30. The acoustic songs are slated for vinyl release on Grand Hotel Van Cleef Records in Europe, and will be available as a digital download available worldwide. Samson will also tour Europe, opening for German band Kettcar as well as...
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The Weakerthans' John K. Samson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

Join Record Of The Week Club

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By CHARTattack Staff April 28, 2009 1:41 pm
Some of Winnipeg's top songwriters and musicians gathered three at a time at the city's MCM Studios every Wednesday for 16 weeks to write, record and mix a song in one night and make it immediately available as a download. Those songs have been compiled by producer/musician/engineer Mike Petkau on an album titled Record Of The Week Club that will...
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