Olympic Winter Games 2010

Lawsuit Emerges From Alexisonfire Olympic Concert Fiasco

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By Michelle McGlynn (CHARTattack) April 1, 2011 1:31 pm
Although the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. were a relative success (minus the death of that Georgian luger), another oversight tainted the patriotic festivities when 19 people were injured at a Alexisonfire show. One of them has since filed a lawsuit.The father of 17-year-old Jasmeen Khera is seeking damages for the injuries his daughter...
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Alexisonfire's George Pettit (Photo by David Leyes)
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Nardwuar Versus The Olympics

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By CHARTattack Staff March 23, 2010 8:31 am
Nardwuar The Human Serviette went to the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Here are the people he spoke to: NARDWUAR VERSUS SNOWBOARD CROSS GOLD MEDALIST MAËLLE RICKER Maëlle Ricker: Good Afternoon. Nardwuar: Maëlle, I first would like to ask you a question about the high school you went to: Sentinel. We have your old athletics director...
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Liars Don't Understand Slam Poetry's Place In Olympics

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) March 18, 2010 4:06 pm
It's the middle of February when I talk to Liars frontman Angus Andrews, and he's confused. The source of this confusion is not how his band's new album, Sisterworld, leaked to the Internet more than three months early. It's also not why the group haven't achieved much success in his native Australia. No, Andrews is confounded by Canadians — or...
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Library Voices Present: How I Spent My Olympic Vacation

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By CHARTattack Staff February 26, 2010 4:55 pm
Regina rockers Library Voices went to Vancouver to perform during the Olympics. They wrote us a diary about their adventures: The road to the Vancouver for an Olympic athlete is paved with years of training, a God-given physical prowess and most likely overbearing parents. For a rock 'n' roll band, however, that road is paved with Pilsner-...
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Nickelback Playing Olympics Closing Ceremonies?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 26, 2010 3:52 pm
Canada may unleash their biggest rock act on Sunday (Feb. 28) night when Nickelback perform at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games closing ceremony. According to a tweet on Friday from CBC Radio One's Jian Ghomeshi, Nickelback, Eva Avila and K-OS will provide the musical entertainment at the ceremony, which takes place at B.C. Place beginning...
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Stars, Hey Rosetta! Provide Drama In Vancouver

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) February 22, 2010 5:27 pm
The East coast invasion of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics continued with the latest in the series of Cultural Olympiad shows meant to showcase Canada's music to the world. Newfoundland's Hey Rosetta! were up first. Their penchant for grandiose, Brit-pop-influenced anthems seemed like a potentially perfect match on paper for the 2,800-capacity...
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Hey Rosetta!'s Tim Baker (File photo by John Papamarko)

Elvis Costello, BSS, Lou Reed Highlight Hal Willner's Neil Young Project In Vancouver

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) February 19, 2010 6:01 pm
Bringing the Hal Willner Neil Young Project to Vancouver during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games was a complete no-brainer — if you're celebrating Canada's diverse talent and rich music history, it's a major coup to recruit some of the country's most revered musicians (plus American greats) to play the selected songs of one of its finest and most...
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Elvis Costello (Photo by Trevor Hargreaves)

Chilly Gonzales At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Gonzales (Photo by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At the Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

I Believe That "I Believe," The Olympic Theme Song, Sucks

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) February 17, 2010 5:49 pm
We're now six days into the Vancouver Olympics and the worst thing about it hasn't been the lack of snow, death tracks, shoddy ice at the speed skate venues, or Alexisonfire riots. It's having to hear that "I Believe" theme song non-stop. The problem with "I Believe," CTV's official and ubiquitous Olympic theme song, isn't...
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Alexisonfire's Official Statement On Their Cancelled Olympics Show In Vancouver

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) February 17, 2010 1:02 pm
St. Catharines rockers Alexisonfire have released an official statement about the free show they had to cancel at Vancouver's LiveCity Yaletown venue last night:"We always take great care in the safety of our fans and are saddened that this happened," said the band. "We are sincerely sorry that people were injured. We want to...
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Alexisonfire Olympics Show Cancelled After Crowd Breaks Barricade, Fans Injured

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 17, 2010 11:17 am
Simple fences and barricades are not enough to contain the force of thousands of Alexisonfire fans. The St. Catharines, Ont. were forced to cancel their free Olympics show at Vancouver's LiveCity Yaletown venue on Tuesday (Feb. 16) night before they'd even finished the first song because the crowd rushed the stage, causing a barricade to...
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Ten Great Songs About Curling

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) February 12, 2010 8:37 am
In honour of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. this month, CHARTattack scoured the interwebs for some music about some of the games' sports. After hockey, we Canadians are probably most proud of our dominance in curling. According to the online version of the Canadian Encyclopedia, the first reference to curling in...
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Barenaked Ladies Drummer And Comedian Form Hockey-Themed Band To Play During Olympics

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) February 8, 2010 5:46 pm
Barenaked Ladies drummer Tyler Stewart and comedian Marc Hickox have formed a hockey-themed band called the Black Aces who'll be performing during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The pair describe themselves as "the sound of Black Sabbath cross-checking The White Stripes from behind" and cite John Bonham, Tony Iommi and retired Detroit...
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Hedley To Represent Prince Edward Island At Olympics

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) December 15, 2009 4:51 pm
Hedley are one of the headliners of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Victory Ceremony concerts in Vancouver. "Sooooo excited about this one! Hedley has been announced as one of the headline performers for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Victory Ceremonies!" the band wrote in a Dec. 9 MySpace blog entry. "Pretty amazing huh?" Hedley...
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54-40, Sam Roberts, Wintersleep Playing Free Olympics Shows In Surrey, B.C.

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 10, 2009 4:48 pm
There are already a host of free shows going on in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. in conjunction with the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. But if you aren't in either city and are closer to Surrey, B.C., you can also catch some free gigs. 54-40, Sam Roberts Band, Randy Bachman, Wintersleep, Hot Hot Heat, Tokyo Police Club, Hey Rosetta!, Serena Ryder and...
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