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Bedouin Soundclash And Friends Reclaim Music At MMVAs

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) June 16, 2008 1:30 pm
I'm not sure how many people actually saw it, but Bedouin Soundclash and their friends may have saved the MuchMusic Video Awards. Once the glitzy televised awards show ended last night, the Bedouin crew headed up a motley jam of cover songs under the banner the "MMVA 08 Aftermath" for a half-hour set that was streamed online at...
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The Saint Alvia Cartel @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 9:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: This six-piece has a helluva lot of buzz to live up to, including the pressure of a Juno nomination. Their sound's a little tough to pin down and they tend to waver from punk to pop to reggae with wreckless abandon. Perhaps a little Ritalin might help them focus in class. Grade: 90 Comment: Some beer was...
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Saint Alvia Cartel And The Reason Host A Punky Dance Party

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By Stephanie Joudrey (CHARTattack) February 8, 2008 3:00 pm
There seemed to be a spring in the step of The Saint Alvia Cartel on this snowy Thursday night. It could have been because the band had been nominated for a Juno Award for their debut album, but regardless of the reason the band still proved to the Mod Club crowd that they were award-worthy. It was a very early start to a show, with Little...
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The Saint Alvia Cartel: Hardcore Punks Learn New Language

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By Shawn Despres (CHARTattack) February 4, 2009 2:37 pm
The Saint Alvia Cartel are surprising a lot of people. "The responses I've received have been almost unanimously, 'Whoa! Totally not what I was expecting, but I really like it,'" says guitarist Rob Pasalic. One thing people learn quickly when listening to the Burlington, Ontario sextet's self-titled debut is simply to expect the...
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Juno Nominees: Saint Alvia

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By CHARTattack Staff February 3, 2009 6:27 pm
CHARTattack's Jen White caught up with Saint Alvia at the Juno nominee media conference at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York hotel to talk about their best video nominamtion and how vocalist Ben Rispin loves fistin'. Check out more Juno nominee video interviews with: The Stills, Moneen, Sarah Slean, D-Sisive and Cancer Bats.
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Saint Alvia Shorten Name

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By Erik Leijon (CHARTattack) September 2, 2008 3:53 pm
The Saint Alvia Cartel are no more. Tired of their name being mangled, misspelled, mispronounced and abbreviated in every conceivable way, the Burlington, Ont. sextet decided to cut the Cartel from the equation, shortening their name to simply Saint Alvia. Although their name may have changed, their songs remain the same. The group's rowdy...
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CMW 2008: The Saint Alvia Cartel

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By CHARTattack Staff August 29, 2008 4:19 pm
ChartAttack's Jen White caught up with Chart magazine's September cover stars, Saint Alvia, back in March during Canadian Music Week (when they were still calling themselves The Saint Alvia Cartel) to talk about their award nominations and their evil plots to kill Finger Eleven and Sum 41.
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The Saint Alvia Cartel: Outtakes

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By CHARTattack Staff August 29, 2008 4:18 pm
When ChartAttack's Jen White sat down with the guys from The Saint Alvia Cartel for an interview during CMW, there were many laughs, inside jokes, interruptions and awkward moments. Here's the outtakes reel.
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MMVAs 08: Aftermath

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By CHARTattack Staff June 15, 2008 3:05 pm
Check out ChartAttack's exclusive video footage from the MuchMusic Video Awards Aftermath. We've got clips of covers by Bedouin Soundclash, K-OS, Sam Roberts, The Saint Alvia Cartel, Wade MacNeil and more.
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2008 MuchMusic Video Awards

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Photographer: 
Kate Harper
Venue: 
MuchMusic Building
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 15, 2008
The Saint Alvia Cartel's Greg Taylor and Alexisonfire's Wade MacNeil

2008 MuchMusic Video Awards

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Photographer: 
Kate Harper
Venue: 
MuchMusic Building
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 15, 2008
The Saint Alvia Cartel's Greg Taylor

2008 MuchMusic Video Awards

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Photographer: 
Kate Harper
Venue: 
MuchMusic Building
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 15, 2008
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CMW 2008: Saturday Chart Showcase @ The 'Shoe

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 8, 2008
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CMW 2008: Saturday Chart Showcase @ The 'Shoe

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 8, 2008
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CMW 2008: Saturday Chart Showcase @ The 'Shoe

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Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 8, 2008
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CMW 2008: The Saint Alvia Cartel

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By Caitlin Hotchkiss (CHARTattack) March 3, 2008 4:00 pm
Hometown: Burlington, Ontario Official Website: www.myspace.com/thesaintalviacartel Members: Greg Umetsu Taylor Ben Rispin Greg Fisher Rob Pasalic Matt Richmond Brandon Bliss For a band that have only been around about two years, The Saint Alvia Cartel aren't wasting any time racking up the accolades. Following the release of their eponymous...
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Meet The Juno Nominees: The Saint Alvia Cartel

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) February 5, 2008 7:30 pm
Four of The Saint Alvia Cartel's six members — Ben Rispin, Rob Paselic, Matt Richmond and Greg Taylor — trekked down to Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Tuesday morning to celebrate the band's first Juno nomination. Their self-titled record is up against LPs from Finger Eleven, Sum 41, Matthew Good and Pride Tiger in the best album category...
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The Saint Alvia Cartel Are In "Baby Stages" Of Making Second Album

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) February 4, 2008 6:00 pm
The Saint Alvia Cartel are winning awards, popping up on year-end best-of lists and appearing on magazine covers. But after speaking with the group's Rob Pasalic, you get the sense that he and his bandmates are oblivious to it all. "It's been pretty cool," he says. "We toured our bags off throughout the fall. "The last big...
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The Saint Alvia Cartel And The Reason Will Tour Together

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By Jessica Lewis (CHARTattack) January 14, 2008 5:30 pm
The Saint Alvia Cartel have nabbed their first headlining tour through Ontario and Quebec, and they'll be supported by The Reason when things kick off on Jan. 30. The Burlington, Ont. band released their self-titled full-length debut last May on Stomp Records. The singles/videos "Don't Wanna Wait Forever" and "Time To Go"...
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2007 CASBY Awards

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Kool Haus
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
October 24, 2007
Saint Alvia Cartel's Ben Rispin
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