NXNE 2001

Cafeine @ NXNE 2000

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By Derek Nawrot (CHARTattack) June 10, 2000 1:30 pm
Hometown: Montreal, QC Composition: Suave, sex rockers from Montreal that could give Danko a go for their money any day. Lock your daughters up, a new EP is expected shortly. 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...
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NXNE 2001 Index: Reviews & Photos

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By ChartAttack.com Staff (CHARTattack) June 15, 2001 2:30 pm
Welcome To NxNE 2001. ChartAttack.com has put a great deal of effort into covering as many of the performances as possible during NxNE weekend and the list of links below attests to our perseverance. Check out each band's final grade by clicking on one of the links below. it's ChartAttack's Great Canadian Rock 'n' Roll Report Card. Reviews From...
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Tricky Woo @ NXNE 2001

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) June 15, 2001 7:30 am
Background/Composition: Four Cream-lovin' riff-rockers with a taste for Dead-influenced trippy jams. 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...
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D-Sisive @ NXNE 2001

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By Vanessa Bruno (CHARTattack) June 12, 2001 1:30 pm
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: Hip-hop MC with lyrics that would make your mamma cry. 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...
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Temptress @ NXNE 2001

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) June 12, 2001 11:30 am
Hometown: Boston, MA Background/Composition: A motley crew of punk rockers, trashy girls (with a special guest appearance by our own CJ Sleeze) and one singer in drag who deliver their New York-flavored punk with theatrical flair straight out of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds...
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White Cowbell Oklahoma @ NXNE 2001

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) June 12, 2001 10:00 am
Hometown: San Quentin/Toronto ON Background/Composition: White Cowbell Oklahoma are a wild and wonderful collection of about a million people, including a singer, two drummers, countless guitarists and a posse of backup girls and other strange characters. You could call them the Village People of rock 'n' roll, a Disney animatronic...
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Fairmount Girls @ NXNE 2001

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) June 12, 2001 10:00 am
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Background/Composition: A group of four girls and one guy who play perky rock music that recalls That Dog without really living up to their level of poppy fun. 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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Billy Talent @ NXNE 2001

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By Tim Melton (CHARTattack) June 11, 2001 1:30 pm
Background/Composition: Billy Talent are a stripped down, four-piece, guitar-based, alt-rock band that feature a vocalist that resembles a tiny Raine Maida. Good tunes and super chops! 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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Cura @ The 360

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By Rob Kingston (CHARTattack) June 10, 2001 5:30 am
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: Typical rap-metal band — the kind that that no one needs any more of. 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-...
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Les Sequelles @ NXNE 2001

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By Amanda Factor (CHARTattack) June 10, 2001 5:30 am
Hometown: Montreal, QC Background/Composition: Les Sequelles play '60s-inspired psych-garage with a cocktail twist. All of their lyrics are in French. 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....
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The Ashgrove @ NXNE 2001

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By Natalia Yanchak (CHARTattack) June 8, 2001 2:30 pm
Hometown: Goderich ON Background/Composition: Standard four-piece four-chord emo-pop. 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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By Divine Right @ NXNE 2001

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) June 8, 2001 2:30 pm
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: A veritable Can-Rock institution, Jose Contreras works the live stage like few of his peers. The latest version of By Divine Right works his transcendent sound in a grittier, rockier direction, but it's still spell-binding. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill...
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Project Wyze @ NXNE 2001

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) June 8, 2001 2:00 pm
Hometown: Give it up, yo! Give it up, yo! They are from London, Ontario. Background/Composition: Hailing from the notorious white-collar ghetto of London, ON, this heavy hip-hop unit milks their shtick to Spinal Tap proportions. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard...
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The Golden Seals @ NXNE 2001

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) June 8, 2001 1:30 pm
Hometown: Ottawa, ON Background/Composition: The Golden Seals are a four-piece comprised of former members of the late, great Adam West And The Cirque De Soleil. They play melodic and borderline folk-pop. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants...
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My Life @ NXNE 2001

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) June 8, 2001 12:30 pm
Hometown: London, ON Background/Composition: My Life are a standard four member punkish rock group with a tiny dash of emo thrown in for good measure. 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...
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Sully @ NXNE 2001

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) June 8, 2001 12:00 pm
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: Led by Becke Gainforth, the small woman with the big voice, Sully are an entrancing five-piece who produce mood music with a crunchy edge. 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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Luke Doucet @ NXNE 2001

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) June 8, 2001 11:00 am
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. Background/Composition: A dude wankin' away on an acoustic, singing about personal issues. 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-...
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Chart/NXNE Kick-Off Party Massacre

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By CHARTattack Staff June 7, 2001 3:00 pm
It's the only party you can attend where you can bitch out the host. Capt. White Bread was sitting in the corner diligently taking notes from the plethora of complainers, er, sorry, bands, record labels and assorted industry folk last night at the Chart magazine North By Northeast launch party. A peace accord has been agreed to during the...
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David Usher a.k.a. The Life of the Party.<br>Photo by Matt Mernagh

NXNE Preview: By Divine Right Return

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By Howard Druckman (CHARTattack) June 7, 2001 12:30 pm
By Divine Right frontman Jose Contreras says their new album is "more madness, more beautiful," and he oughtta know. Only the big-ass guitars, sweet melodies and huge emotional and spiritual capacities have stayed the same; everything else on Good Morning Beautiful is crazier, prettier, different or some combination thereof. From...
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Holy Jose! They're Back! <P>Photo by Graham Kennedy</P>

NXNE Preview: Funhouse Showcase

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) June 1, 2001 12:30 pm
If you're feeling NXNE creep closer and you still haven't drafted up your own concert-going schedule, there's no need to worry just yet. We here at ChartAttack still have a lot of NXNE preview energy left in us, so there are plenty of chances for you to stumble onto our site and read about the showcase of your dreams. And if funky, jazz-flavored...
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If You Think This Is Weird Get A Load Of Jazz Pharamacy Live
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