New Music Video for the song Sirens and exclusive photographs by Carrie Day at the Rickshaw theater. Check out their new video Sirens.

Hailed by the metal community as one of the best hard bands of this city due to their crossover of genres, harsh direct lyrics and experimentation, combined with fast guitars, deep bass and rapid drumming, the band is one of the best acts to see LIVE! Now they want to shock the community with this “IN your Face Video” for the song Salty Spread.

Check out the new video by Vancouver band The SSRIs

It’s worth checking out, if not for the beauty of Oregon then for the soulful harmonica Brae uses in the song.

As kids, we all liked to imagine that our favorite toys could communicate with and understand us, but they never did. Up-and-coming Canadian singer/songwriter James Struthers, however, has proved that when using your imagination, anything is possible. James spent a lot of time reminiscing about childhood when he was writing and recording his song “You, Me and Optimus Prime”, but it was during the creation of the music video that he actually got to revisit it.

Vancouver/Toronto band The Manvils swirl their magic wands and come up with a brilliant EP called Black Tornado. A video of the song Turpentine gives you an idea about how Mikey and the band see the world and themselves.

Paolo Brian will be performing at the British Ex-Servicemen Association 1143 Kingsway on Friday January 27th with Ben Everyman and Admiral Akiba.

New Music Video by The Autumn Portrait, “Welcome To The Night,” the 1st in a series of 4 music videos to be release the next 4 weeks.

Here is your chance to be a big shot record producer. Or at least to feel like one. From now until February 15th Vancouver Blues/Rock outfit The Stone Pines are raising money to record their new Album.

I had a great time going to different festivals and taking advantage of all the shows. For a lot of the shows I got to personally meet the entertainers and the people working behind the scene

VanMusic: I’m here with Jimmy Cummins aka. I Braineater, well known musician and artist in Vancouver and Internationally around the world.

Jimmy Cummins: In various circle yes.

VM: So my first question for you is what came first your desire to make music or your need to create art?

JC: I started drawing when I was 3 or 4 years old, so I loved drawing from an early age. It’s been kind of a drive, I think you just get born with it or you don’t. And if you are born with it, the urge is always there. When the punk rock scene came around it was great because it was a time when the idea was, who cares?! Who cares if you don’t know how to do this or that. If you want to do it, then do it! So I was like I want to do it!

2011 was a memorable year for events, festivals and hockey! This year has been full new and exciting things for me! I decided to take myself away a little more from the computer and start attending more events. I have talked to a lot of you on different social media sites and through email but there was never a personal face between us. 2011 was a year that I got to personally meet a lot of you. These are just a few of things that I got to do and some of the events and festivals that I have attended, worked with or organized. It really all started in January…

Bloodied But Unbowed – FILM SCREENING!
The amazing punk rock documentary about Vancouver’s local music scene 1977-81
Saturday January 14th at the Astoria
FILM @ 8PM
BANDS @ 10PM
Featuring:
HELLO POLLY (featuring members of Pointed Sticks)
THE JOLTS
B-LINES
special guest appearance by director Susanne Tabata and DJ set by scene vet Scott Beadle

I just listened to a couple of tracks from these guys and they have a good thing going. Some catchy pop grooves with changes and builds that have a dance feel. Think I’m gonna keep my eye on them.

The music video is a dramatic tale of love, loss, booze, and heartbreak, shot on location at the infamous Waldorf Hotel in Vancouver and directed by Caitlin Byrnes. It premiered at ‘Chapel Arts’ to members of the local arts community and the response has been explosive.