Posts tagged Olympics
London Olympics: Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, David Bowie & More...
The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and the Sex Pistols were among the classic British bands to turn down a chance to perform at the closing ceremony for the London Olympics. ... Read More »
London Olympics Closing Ceremony: The Who, Spice Girls & More...
With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks and lightshows. ... Read More »
Morrissey Slams London Olympics, Calls Out Games' 'Blustering...
British singer Morrissey has come out swinging against the London Olympics. ... Read More »
Paul McCartney, Arctic Monkeys Rock London Olympics Opening Ceremony
Paul McCartney closed the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics with a version of the Beatles' "Hey Jude." Arctic Monkeys also performed. ... Read More »
The Deep Dark Woods Interview: SXSW 2010
Saskatoon alt-country band the Deep Dark Woods couldn't be happier with how 2009's 'Winter Hours' ... Read More »
Joel Plaskett's 'Three' Wins Six ECMA Awards
Joel Plaskett swept the East Coast Music Awards stage in a multiple of threes as the iconic rocker's ... Read More »
Besnard Lakes Forsake Olympics to Record New Album
It's no secret that the Vancouver Olympic Games have been a great platform for musicians. Devo ... Read More »
Team Canada DJs Video-Blog their Olympic Adventures
The aptly-named Team Canada DJs just spent the past two weeks providing the soundtrack to ... Read More »
Kid Koala Heads to Outer Space for New Graphic Novel
With only four pages left to go before wrapping up his second full-length graphic novel, 'Space ... Read More »
Feist Reimagines Old Songs at Vancouver's Cultural Olympiad
It's been a long while since Canada's indie darling Feist gave us any new music -- her breakout ... Read More »
Julie Doiron Joins Lou Reed, Elvis Costello at Olympics Neil Young...
When Julie Doiron walks onstage at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre tonight to perform as part of ... Read More »
Olympics' Artist 'Muzzle Clause' Causes Uproar
Dallas Green, singer for Alexisonfire and solo project City and Colour, is the latest to speak out ... Read More »
Alexisonfire Olympic Show Stopped After Fans Rush Stage, 20 Injured
Alexisonfire singer-guitarist Dallas Green recently told Spinner he was expecting the lead up to the ... Read More »
Olympics: Wilco Play Vancouver Winter Games, but Not a 'Sporty Band'
Chicago's Wilco are staging a free outdoor show in Vancouver on February 13th as part of the 2010 ... Read More »
Olympics: Gibson Guitar All-Star Party -- Video Blog
As the 2010 Winter Olympics kick off in Vancouver, the day time may be all about athletics but at ... Read More »
Devo Head for the Mainstream With Focus Groups, Olympic Gig
Devo will release their first new album in 20 years this May and while the Ohio band is respected by ... Read More »
