The Northern Pikes

The Northern Pikes — Truest Inspiration

There are a couple of things that were going through my head as I listened to the new Northern Pikes album: 1.) When was this album made? 2.) If they released it under another name would I have cared? 3.) Aw, there's that old Canadian sound. I've missed it! It's true this brand new album (from a band that was otherwise defunct) is a keeper...
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The Northern Pikes - Truest Inspiration

The Northern Pikes — Live

If Blue Rodeo are looking for a band to take their headlining slot at The Stardust Picnic then they should be ringing up The Northern Pikes to reunite every year. This live record is relaxing acoustic fare, with the band stripping away all pretenses and pressures. You're a fool if you're thinking that there has to be a "Teenland"...
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The Northern Pikes - Live

Northern Pikes Ran From Saskatoon

The Northern Pikes are the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all-time... from the province of Saskatchewan. That's not saying much when your main competition is Wide Mouth Mason, but broaden the brackets slightly and you could definitely make a case that the Pikes were the finest Canadian pop/rock outfit of the late '80s and early '90s. With a...
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The Northern Pikes

The Northern Pikes Resurface

With a combination of strong songwriting, cute haircuts and genuine bar band sensibilities, The Northern Pikes were a leading light of CanCon radio rock last decade. The Saskatchewan-based outfit took full advantage of strong support from MuchMusic and parlayed that face time into a series of smart, memorable videos for tracks like "Teenland...
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Northern Pikes Reunite

Oh, memories of singing along to "Teenland." The Northern Pikes were just one of those bands that cranked out the best of Canadian pop/rock in the '80s. We might be ashamed to admit it, but we all sang along to "She Ain't Pretty." Well, now you can relive those, er, glorious days by checking out The Northern Pikes as they play together again on a...
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