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Two Hours Traffic Let Music Do The Talking

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By Ian Gormely (CHARTattack) October 20, 2009 3:18 pm
Charlottetown's Two Hours Traffic have had one of the most organic rises in Canadian indie rock over the past few years. They've certainly had a lot of lucky breaks — their recording partnership with Joel Plaskett yielded a Polaris Music Prize nomination for their excellent record Little Jabs — but everything has felt like baby steps rather...
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Spiral Beach — The Only Really Thing

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) September 23, 2009 3:14 pm
Spiral Beach continue in the same direction they were headed with 2007's Ball with The Only Really Thing. Sonically and lyrically, the focus here is less on fun and more on gravity — a further departure from their self-titled debut. The foursome mostly stick with their familiar speed-pop formula, but they do toss out a couple of curveballs....
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Spiral Beach @ NXNE 2009

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) June 19, 2009 12:36 pm
Background/ Composition: Made up of brothers Airick and Daniel Woodhead (on guitar/vocals and drums respectively), Maddy Wilde (keys/vocals) and Dorian Wolf (bass), Toronto's Spiral Beach have released three albums since 2005. A fourth is set to drop this year. Grade: 95 Comment: Despite being given the ominous 6 p.m. timeslot at Yonge-Dundas...
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VFest Toronto Day Two

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) September 9, 2008 1:58 pm
Day two of the Virgin Festival started out a little shaky as a light but annoying rain threatened to keep up all day. I got to the island rather painlessly this time, and reached the Virgin Mobile Stage just as Spiral Beach began. They played a pretty solid power-pop set for a bunch of teenagers on a pylon-littered stage, but their age shone...
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Spiral Beach @ NXNE 2008

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By Jessica Lewis (CHARTattack) June 16, 2008 10:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Spiral Beach are a group of four tiny, fun-loving whiz-kids. They've made a strong name for themselves around Toronto over the last couple of years with their dual vocal charm, bundles of energy, and a sound that's mature for their age. Grade: 93 Comment: It seems as if that guitar you beg for...
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Spiral Beach — Ball

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) November 20, 2007 1:30 pm
I generally really enjoy Robert Rodriguez films. His hyper-stylized cartoonish violence appeals to the giant nerd in me. Toronto-based quartet Spiral Beach could easily soundtrack a latter-year film student's ode to Sin City or Planet Terror. Hotly tipped and much beloved by the blogosphere, the band's art rock with a pop flair evokes the same...
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The Hidden Cameras Play Typically Exuberant Homecoming

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By Kevin Ritchie (CHARTattack) June 18, 2007 3:00 pm
Longtime fans of The Hidden Cameras will fondly remember a time when the band played non-traditional venues like churches and porn theatres, incorporating overhead transparencies, go go boys and fun costumes. Now that the band can pack a concert theatre, the production values are a little less homespun, leaving the audience to make the most of...
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Spiral Beach @ NXNE 2007

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By Caitlin Hotchkiss (CHARTattack) June 9, 2007 11:30 am
Background/Composition: Crowd-pleasing quartet making a game out of rock 'n' roll. Grade: 89 Comment: It must be utterly fucking humbling for bands twice Spiral Beach's age to see a bunch of kids this good. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Exceeds skill and knowledge expectations, i.e. rocked us so hard we peed our...
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Spiral Beach @ NXNE 2006

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By Emma Sadowski (CHARTattack) June 10, 2006 12:00 pm
Background/Composition: Youngsters who play indie pop infused with a lot of bass and synth. Grade: 98 Comment: Quite possibly the biggest surpirse thus far in the game, Spiral Beach were incredible. Thier music was mature, their antics amusing and their presence infectious. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Exceeds...
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NXNE 2006

I Read The News Today... For June 9, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 9, 2011 2:44 pm
Snoop Dogg's been added to the list of presenters at this year's MuchMusic Video Awards. If you're wandering around the Much building on June 19 and you want to find him, all you need to do is move towards the stench of pot and you're good. Actor Colin Farrell (London Boulevard, Onedine) will also hand someone one of these newfangled trophies:...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 6, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 6, 2011 3:26 pm
Damon Albarn is scoring a short film called The Boy In The Oak. It's a film adaptation of the book of the same title that was recently released by his sister, Jessica Albarn. Jude Law will narrate the movie. —The Playlist Amon Amarth want you to grow your best viking beard to win a prize pack that includes a lock from vocalist Johan Hegg's beard...
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The Transit Tapes: Spiral Beach's "Vagueries"

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By CHARTattack Staff September 1, 2009 4:13 pm
The Transit Tapes is a new series in which Orbyt Media's Christian Bailey shoots video of upcoming and emerging Canadian musicians playing their tunes on a chartered Toronto streetcar. In this episode, Spiral Beach play The Only Really Thing's "Vagueries" while heading along Queen Street West on the 501 route. You can see Spiral...
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Spiral Beach — "Domino"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 27, 2009 10:25 am
Spiral Beach's video for The Only Really Thing's "Domino" was shot during the band's showcase at Toronto's Whippersnapper Gallery during the 2009 North By North East Music Festival, at Rolly's Garage and the La Casa Muerte Academy Of Sciences. "Domino" was shot and directed by Aaron Kopff and Stephen Chung. The Only Really...
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The Transit Tapes: Spiral Beach's "Orange"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 21, 2009 10:52 am
The Transit Tapes is a new series in which Orbyt Media's Christian Bailey shoots video of upcoming and emerging Canadian musicians playing their tunes on a chartered Toronto streetcar. In this episode, Spiral Beach play "Orange" — from their upcoming third album, The Only Really Thing — while heading east along Queen Street West near...
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Pumping: Spiral Beach — The Only Really Thing

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) July 6, 2009 2:00 pm
This wasn't quite as bouncy and upbeat as Ball, but we'll take it over half the crap we listened to today.
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CHARTtrack: Spiral Beach's "Domino"

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By CHARTattack Staff June 29, 2009 3:46 pm
"Domino" is one of the songs that will appear on Spiral Beach's upcoming fourth album, which will be released later this year. It features singer Maddy Wilde, singer/guitarist Airick Woodhead, bassist Dorian Wolf and drummer Daniel Woodhead's typical brand of bouncy, sunny pop. The quartet shot a video for the track during the...
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Spiral Beach Make Things Fun

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) May 26, 2009 4:21 pm
While talking with Spiral Beach drummer Daniel Woodhead in Kensington Market, one of the band's usual haunts and a frequent busking location, a few things become apparent: Spiral Beach love their friends, they love to experiment and they're artists in every sense of the word. The Toronto quartet have just come off a six-week North American tour...
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Spiral Beach At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
April 24, 2009
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Spiral Beach At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
April 24, 2009
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Spiral Beach At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
April 24, 2009
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