NXNE 2000

Wheat @ NXNE 2000 (3 Tags)

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 4:10 pm
Hometown: Taunton. MA Background/Composition: Four-piece melodic pop kings that managed to justify every single raving review ever written about them. Standard bass, drums, guitars. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves...
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Wheat @ NXNE 2000

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By Brain Pascual (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 12:00 pm
Hometown: Taunton. MA Background/Composition: Four-piece melodic pop kings that managed to justify every single raving review ever written about them. Standard bass, drums, guitars. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves...
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Temptress @ NXNE 2000

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By Paul Gangadeen (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 12:00 pm
Hometown: New York, NY Background/Composition: One cross-dressing punk rocker in the style of Rocky Horror, two scantily-clad, anorexic go-go dancers known only as 'The Nasty Habits' and from the Bronx, the Piranha Brothers (see earlier). The tunes were fast, furious, hilarious and very punk rock. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll...
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The Weekend @ NXNE 2000

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 12:00 pm
Hometown: Vancouver, BC Background/Composition: Two rockin' girls, Cars-esque keyboards, and a boomin' drummer. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard. 60-69:...
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The Special Guests @ NXNE 2000

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 12:00 pm
Hometown: Victoria, BC Background/Composition: Four-piece standard power popsters from the West Coast. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard. 60-69:...
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Live Girlz @ NXNE 2000

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By Shaun Hatton (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: St. John's, NFLD Composition: All-girl quartet... almost. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard. 60-69: Demonstrates some skills. Approaches rock 'n...
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Cleavage @ NXNE 2000

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: OLP lovin' Toronto boys that want to be hard and edgy, but explore the soft side. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll...
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Piranha Brothers @ NXNE 2000

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By Paul Gangadeen (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Bronx, NY Composition: Two guitars, drums, bass, vox and trombone. These guys are hardcore rap-metal. Imagine if Bad Brains, Urban Dance Squad, Living Colour and Sly And The Family Stone were infused into one supergroup. These guys have it down, bar none. They're not fooling around, they want to rock. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll...
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imPURE @ NXNE 2000

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By Amanda Kowal (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Vancouver, BC Background/Composition: Two piece band with a drum machine Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard. 60-69: Demonstrates some skills....
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OUI.73 @ NXNE 2000

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By Shaun Hatton (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Buffalo, NY Background/Composition: Flashy rock band. The girl guitarist played like she wanted to snap the strings. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations: 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll...
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Knocked Out Loaded @ NXNE 2000

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By Paul Gangadeen (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: New York, NY Background/Composition: Two guitars and a drum kit as well as sound effects, samples and a projection of fuzzy camera images in the vein of Sonic Youth, Slint and Yo La Tengo.Reporter: Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our...
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Blasternaut @ NXNE 2000

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By Paul Gangadeen (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Windsor, ON Background/Composition: A well-dressed four-piece techno-metal band complete with smoke machines and strobe lights simulating an inter-stellar rock show in space. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations: 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band...
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Last Conservative @ NXNE 2000

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By Shaun Hatton (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Buffalo, NY Background/Composition: Standard 4-piece rock outfit. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard. 60-69: Demonstrates some skills. Approaches...
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Left Pence @ NXNE 2000

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Waterdown, ON Background/Composition: Goth boys go pop rock. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations: 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard. 60-69: Demonstrates some skills. Approaches rock...
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4-Star Movie @ NXNE 2000

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By Paul Gangadeen (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: Three-piece combo, sometimes two guitars, sometimes bass and guitar. Their sound is really interesting due to a broad meshing of musical genres making them cool to watch and listen to. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so...
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Mike O'Neill @ NXNE 2000

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Halifax, NS Background/Composition: O'Neill unveils a full band with guitars, and piano joining the bass and drum setup he has been known for in the past. Still able to write the perfect pop song that can stay in your head all day. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations: 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge...
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astroblast @ NXNE 2000

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By Shaun Hatton (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Austin, TX Background/Composition: The singer's slim black tie was pretty cool to look at and the drummer's insistence of looking down while playing gave a great view of future balding sites on his head. The bass player was simply . . . cool. It doesn't get any more indie than this. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80...
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The Joel Plaskett Emergency @ NXNE 2000

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Halifax, NS Background/Composition: Plaskett returns with a countrified power pop trio. Bass, drums and Mr. Plaskett on geeetar. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations: 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock...
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Shannon Wright @ NXNE 2000

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Background/Composition: Former Crowsdell leader and super intense singer/songwriter playing her Wurlitzer and strumming her acoustic guitar - accompanied only by a drummer. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations: 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-...
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Sid Six @ NXNE 2000

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) June 14, 2000 11:30 am
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: Four popsters with sweet melodies and killer sense of rhythm. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations: 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard. 60-69:...
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