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Osheaga 2009 Showcases La Roux, New Wavers

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By Erik Leijon (CHARTattack) August 4, 2009 2:32 pm
It's a combination of the long lineups, the omnipresent enclosures, rigid schedules and overpriced wares, but nothing awakens my animalistic tendencies quite  like Osheaga, Montreal's massive weekend musical bash. It's not really a "music and arts festival" because a festival would imply there's some sort of cultural celebration...
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The Stills — Oceans Will Rise

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 20, 2008 10:16 am
Oceans Will Rise attempts to marry the post-punk styles of The Stills' Logic Will Break Your Heart debut and the more jammy, upbeat sound of 2006's Without Feathers."Snow In California" features subtle post-punk-influenced instrumentation, but it's a bit more major key than anything on Logic. That it's stronger than...
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The Stills May Yet Redeem Themselves

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) November 26, 2007 3:30 pm
The conspicuous lack of CDs for sale on Friday night was punctuated by the bargain sale on Stills T-shirts from their Without Feathers tour. It was a telling sidebar for a band whose Logic Will Break Your Heart debut was deservedly much loved while their follow-up, 2006's Without Feathers, was, well, let's say less loved. The band have no new...
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The Stills And Audience Fail To Connect

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) May 12, 2006 4:00 pm
Here's the scene. It's a damp, pissing-rain evening — the first of a two-night run for Montreal's The Stills. It's been about three years since they've put out an album. The gig is sold out and the fans are crowded up at the front of the stage like penned-up cattle two hours before the music starts. Let's do some simple math. Long overdue new...
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The Stills — Without Feathers

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) May 9, 2006 2:30 pm
The Stills may have promised a simpler sound for the follow-up to their 2004 debut, but there's nothing simple about Without Feathers. It is a grandiose, majestic piece of work, often punctuated by sombre organ chords, rat-a-tat-tat galloping snare drums that lend the songs anthemic urgency, and lyrics that give you something to chew on...
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The Stills — Logic Will Break Your Heart

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) October 21, 2003 10:55 am
Canadian indie bands have been on a tear lately, rightfully garnering accolades and fans here, south of the border and abroad. Montreal’s Stills have now arrived to raise the bar a little higher with their new album, Logic Will Break Your Heart. Listen to the tension-laden crescendo that punctuates "Of Montreal" or the chiming...
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I Read The News Today... For July 18, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 18, 2011 4:01 pm
Perhaps you've heard about The Horrible Crowes, the new band Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon's in. They've put a new tune called "Behold The Hurricane" up on the interwebs and guess who it sounds like? Bruce Springsteen! Whodathunk? Wanna hear Killers member Ronnie Vanucci's debut solo album? He's recorded it as Big Talk, and you...
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Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #2: "My Favourite Sloan Song"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 10, 2011 2:21 pm
Sloanamania continues on CHARTattack as we celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.For the next 10 days we'll be publishing a series Sloan video tributes, one per day.This second edition features Jason Schwartzman, Joel Plaskett, Rob Benvie of The Dears/ Thrush Hermit, Fucked Up's Damian Abraham, Dave Foley of The...
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In Memory Of... The Stills

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 15, 2011 12:21 pm
After over a decade together, The Stills are getting a divorce.The Montreallers, whose union began in 2000, have announced they've decided to break up amicably. A press release seems to state that they just didn't really see the point of staying together for each other. Things had just sort of died out. "We love each other, we have taught each...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 20, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 20, 2010 1:32 pm
The complete lineup for this year's M For Montreal is now up on the festival's website. Now you can plot out where to fit poutine into your schedule. Two new unreleased Weezer tracks have made their way online. Check 'em out here and here. Laura Marling (if you're outside the U.K., you're likely going, "Who?" right now) has topped NME's Cool List...
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The Stills Need To Shake Things Up

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 30, 2010 10:59 am
You can say what you want about The Stills, but their career has been uneven from a critical perspective. The band's critically acclaimed 2003 Logic Will Break Your Heart debut album was released around the same time as discs like Bloc Party's Silent Alarm and the post-punk revival last decade. But the band's abrupt turn with their...
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Daily Poll: Who Do Pigeons Like More - The Stills Or Kings Of Leon?

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By CHARTattack Staff July 26, 2010 4:24 pm
On Friday, The Stills and Kings Of Leon both had the misfortune of having to deal with a shitty situation in the form of a bunch of pigeons pooping on them from the rafters high above the stage at St. Louis' Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.The first story that hit the interwebs was that Kings Of Leon were in the middle of their first tune, when...
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I Read The News Today... For June 15, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 15, 2010 11:37 am
The full lineup for this year's SappyFest, which takes place July 30 to Aug. 1 in Sackville, N.B., has been announced. —sappyfest.com The Weakerthans and Jim Bryson will perform songs from their upcoming collaborative record at the Winnipeg Folk Festival this July. —jimbryson.org CBGB Holdings LLC, which bought New York's legendary CBGB punk...
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Broken Social Scene's Justin Peroff Forms Side-Project With Stills Members

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By Kate MacRae (CHARTattack) May 27, 2010 12:33 pm
Justin Peroff is one very, very busy man. Not only is he a member of Broken Social Scene — who, dontchaknow, released their fourth studio album earlier this month — but he's also somehow found time to form a new unnamed side-project with The Stills' Dave Hamelin and Liam O'Neil. In an interview with Paste, Peroff talked about his new band,...
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Best Song Ever: "Alexander Ovechkin" By Tim Fletcher Of The Stills

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) April 22, 2010 4:41 pm
We've decided that "Alexander Ovechkin" by Tim Fletcher of The Stills is the Best Song Ever!So we talked to Fletcher all about his awesome tune.CHARTattack: First of all, for anyone who doesn't know, who is Alexander Ovechkin? Alexander Ovechkin is a Russian hockey player from Moscow who began playing in the National Hockey...
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CHARTtrack: Tim Fletcher Of The Stills' "Alexander Ovechkin"

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By CHARTattack Staff April 22, 2010 4:11 pm
Stills frontman Tim Fletcher's written this amazing new song about the Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin... despite being from Montreal, whose Canadiens are battling against the Caps in the NHL playoffs. Its not even a minute-and-a-half long, but there's a lot to love, and it basically explains why Fletcher thinks the Russian left-winger is...
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Lights Off Features Ex Stills, Mobile Members

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 27, 2010 4:49 pm
Former members of Canadian indie rockers The Stills, Mobile, The Snitches and Cafeine have formed a new band called Lights Off. Ex-Stills guitarist Greg Paquet and Pat No (ex-Xavier Cafeine) came up with the idea for Lights Off, formed a live band and started playing shows at the end of 2009. No wrote most of Lights Off's songs in his kitchen...
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Metric Announce Canadian Dates

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 21, 2009 2:00 pm
Metric have announced Canadian dates that will take place in Ontario and Quebec this October. Singer/keyboardist Emily Haines, guitarist James Shaw, drummer Joules Scott-Key and bassist Josh Winstead will play five shows after returning home from Australia earlier in the month. They'll have The Stills with them. Tickets go on sale on Friday...
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Chill On The Hill Features Stills, Protest The Hero

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 9, 2009 10:57 am
The Stills and Protest The Hero will play free sets as part of Nestea Chill On The Hill in Whistler, B.C. on July 25. Protest The Hero hit the stage at noon, while The Stills will perform at 3 p.m. Chill On The Hill is a day-long event at Whistler Blackcomb that will also feature winter and summer sports events. Those who attend the event will be...
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