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I Was A Punk Rock Karaoke Star

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 11, 2009 3:59 pm
Opening for a karaoke act probably isn't the most coveted gig for an up-and-coming band, but Toronto's The Artist Life saw past a relatively small Lee's Palace crowd and seemed genuinely impressed to be on stage ahead of members of some of California's most notable punk bands — and a bunch of wannabe vocalists. The melodic street punk quartet...
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Vans Warped Tour Still Rocks

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) July 13, 2009 2:39 pm
The Vans Warped Tour has a certain ethos no other festival has been able to reproduce. The music is only one part of the appeal of this traveling circus — the rest, as longtime attendees can attest, is a combination of nostalgia, anticipation and perspiration. Warped has become legendary for its history of breaking countless new bands and for...
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NOFX — Backstage Passport

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By Ian Gormely (CHARTattack) April 23, 2009 5:00 pm
Have you ever wondered why your favourite band cancelled that gig in your town? This DVD will answer that and so much more. Backstage Passport is an eight-episode reality show that originally aired on Fuse TV and was meant as a document of California punk band NOFX's 2007 world tour. But rather than mount another tour across North America, the...
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NOFX — Wolves In Wolves' Clothing

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) May 2, 2006 4:14 pm
It appears Fat Mike and co. are perfectly content with perpetually existing within the confines of their dedicated fanbase, as they've reached AC/DC's level of repetition on their umpteenth album. Sure, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, but why go back to the same toy after all these years? Half these songs can be found on previously released EPs...
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NOFX — Never Trust A Hippy

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) March 14, 2006 11:31 am
NOFX have been a punk rock institution for more than 20 years, and fans new and old love them for the same reasons: they're fast, funny and straight-up punk. Much like AC/DC is given a similar grace, NOFX can put out as many speedy punk songs as they want and fans will eat them up. The focus is less on music and more on lyrics for Fat Mike and co...
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NOFX — Pump Up The Valuum

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By Debbie Bento (CHARTattack) June 13, 2000 2:56 pm
Yet another bombast of sound, but not fury, from punk pranksters NOFX. The humour and sarcastic appeal is still here, thankfully, but the music really rocks, too. Whereas with The Bloodhound Gang disc you got more of the silly humour and less of the musicianship, Pump Up The Valuum works shines with the killer combo. Get it from
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I Read The News Today... For March 24, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 24, 2011 4:21 pm
Quick! Start practicing your falsetto! Bon Iver's long-awaited sophomore album is coming out sometime in June. —Rolling Stone Rufus Wainwright is releasing a box set later this year for all your Judy Garland-inspired needs. —rufuswainwright.com MUTEK's annual Avant_MUTEK series is coming to Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago and New York. International...
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I Read The News Today... For March 23, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 23, 2011 3:22 pm
Tokyo Police Club are the final addition to the list of acts who will perform at this year's Juno Awards on Sunday. OOOOOOH! OOOOOH! Does that mean they're winning something? Guess we'll have to watch to see. City And Colour's March 18 set at Austin, Texas' St. David's Episcopal Church as part of South By Southwest is already available as a live...
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I Read The News Today... For March 21, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 21, 2011 4:03 pm
Tool Lite A Perfect Circle are coming to a North American city near you. It's just like 2002 all over again! Yeah!!! —Spin A man's ear is being used to blow up balloons in this Cars video, there's some sort of marble rolling around, an evil scientist and... I don't... ... ... goddamnit, just watch it: Did you miss that Yuck show in...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 28, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 28, 2011 5:10 pm
Montreal's Little Scream, who's better known as Laurel Sprengelmeyer, will release her The Golden Record debut album on April 12. It's on Secretly Canadian in the States and Outside in Canada. It features guests like Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry and Sarah Neufeld, Snailhouse, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra's Becky Foon and Stars' Pat...
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I Read The News Today... For June 17, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 17, 2010 12:09 pm
Beck's next Record Club will feature Sonic Youth singer/guitarist Thurston Moore and Tortoise. —NME See, Bono really did have the weight of the world on his shoulders: U2 stand to lose up to $150 million over the world tour they were forced to cancel this year after Bono had emergency back surgery. —World Entertainment News Network Ozzy...
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Fat Mike Banned From Austin, Texas Venue After Spiking Tequila With His Pee

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 29, 2010 11:35 am
Maybe NOFX singer/bassist Fat Mike should've called his Cokie The Clown alter ego Pee Pee The Clown, instead. A not very funny practical joke (which involved his own pee) has gotten him banned from Austin, Texas' Emo's Annex. Fat Mike (real name Mike Burkett), who was performing under his Cokie The Clown moniker as part of the recent South By...
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Fat Mike's iPhone Stolen In Buenos Aires

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 4, 2010 2:21 pm
Fat Mike probably won't pull his iPhone out and start texting people again the next time he's in Argentina. The NOFX singer/bassist was robbed on Monday (March 1) morning when walking through the streets of Argentina's largest city. He wasn't hurt and he actually finds the thief's tactics pretty funny. "If there ever was a good way to get...
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The Ten Funniest Dudes In Rock

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By Barry Taylor (CHARTattack) January 15, 2010 12:47 pm
Stand up comedy and rock 'n' roll are a lot alike. George Carlin was raging against the machine long before Zack De La Rocha and Tom Morello weren't doing what you told them. Mitch Hedberg rocked the mic with an original delivery that was stripped down and raw, much like a punk rock band out of Queens, N.Y. Just as stand up comedians can...
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NOFX — "Cokie The Clown"

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By CHARTattack Staff November 16, 2009 2:34 pm
NOFX's video for the title track to the upcoming Cokie The Clown EP is ridiculous, but that's almost... obvious, considering the title and the band. Fat Mike stars as Cokie The Clown, whose flower doesn't shoot water, but puffs out white powder instead. His victims include Rise Against's Tim McIlrath and Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba. Cokie The...
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Punk Rock Karaoke At Lee's Palace

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Jeff Ross
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Lee's Palace
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Toronto, ON
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September 10, 2009
Punk Rock Karaoke

Punk Rock Karaoke At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Jeff Ross
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
September 10, 2009
Punk Rock Karaoke

Punk Rock Karaoke At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Jeff Ross
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
September 10, 2009
Punk Rock Karaoke

Tegan And Sara Start Recording

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 11, 2009 2:04 pm
Tegan And Sara officially began recording their sixth album on Friday. The Quin twins are working on the as-yet-untitled disc at Los Angeles' Sound City Studios, according to CBC Radio 3. Howard Redekopp (The New Pornographers, Mother Mother) and Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla are co-producing the record. Redekopp was one of the producers of...
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NOFX Song Insults Tegan And Sara

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 16, 2009 4:50 pm
NOFX have included a song called "Creeping Out Sara" that takes a shot at Tegan And Sara on their upcoming album, Coaster. Frontman Fat Mike recalls meeting Sara Quin "backstage at a festival in Germany" in the song then asking her to have a drink, and remarking on her mullet. "I noticed that her hair was longer in...
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