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Archive of posts tagged "music"

Vancouver’s Thorny Bleeder Makes CBC Radio 3′s Top 10 Music Websites List

March 7th, 2011 @ 11:37am by Rebecca Bollwitt

CBC Radio 3 is currently hosting a search for the Best Music Website in Canada. Over the last few weeks, through an online public poll, they have narrowed down the field with Vancouver having a strong showing in the top 30 listings (including Vancouver is Awesome’s music section and Backstage Rider). This week we’re down [...]

Music Monday 16mm

May 4th, 2009 @ 8:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt

I sat down last week with Matthew Moldowan and Jefferey Josiah Powell of 16mm and the result was this post I wrote for E!Online.

Christer Contest

April 10th, 2009 @ 11:52am by Rebecca Bollwitt

A few weeks ago I interviewed Christer for E!Online. She is a talented local transplant from back East who produces smooth, funky, and “electro pop” tunes. Recently, Christer played the colossal Canada Music Week, as well as Juno Fest, and her music video was released this week. To celebrate, I have been given a Christer [...]

City and Colour Featuring Gord Downie

December 28th, 2008 @ 11:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

In 5 hours my husband will be home from work. 6 hours later we’ll be heading out to the Midwest. I’ve packed, I’ve cleaned and scrubbed the house (since we have a house-sitter), and I’ve booked a ride to the airport. The internet was just down for many users in the Vancouver area (as I [...]

iTunes Gift Card Giveaway

December 21st, 2008 @ 8:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt

While writing my entry about the new Robson Safeway I discovered how many gift cards you can actually get in store, from The Home Depot to The Keg. However probably the most attractive impulse buy item for me at either Save-On-Foods or Safeway is the iTunes gift card (or some of that 70% cocoa dark [...]

The Submarines, More than iPhone Tunes

November 23rd, 2008 @ 7:07pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Back in March I received a review copy of The Submarine‘s album Honeysuckle Weeks. I really enjoyed it and became a big fan although I was unable to attend their concert (though I was given some tickets to give away on my blog). The Submarines, which remind me of another man/woman band pairing, Mates of [...]

AC/DC Day in Vancouver

November 5th, 2008 @ 12:31am by Rebecca Bollwitt

November 28th has officially been declared, by Mayor Sam Sullivan, to be “

80s Music Hour

October 23rd, 2008 @ 10:49pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

On my way out of the Talk 1410am studios yesterday (where I do my weekly segment with Pat and Val) I bumped into Gino Vanelli. This inspired me to look up some of his sweet tunes on YouTube, which lead to a total 80s music fest tonight at casa di Bollwitt. Gino Vanelli – Black [...]