DJ Tameil is one of the most highly respected Baltimore Club producers. A prolific producer and active DJ, he performs at the hottest parties in the USA and Europe. Discorder was lucky enough to catch him the first time he was in Canada. In this in-depth interview, he talks about the over 60 member Baltimore-based DJ crew Brick Bandits starting up, dubstep, DJing with cassette decks, Wikipedia, amateur DJs flooding the internet and being Redman’s neighbour growing up. Read More
Film Stripped
Ear Goggles 5 DVD
By Jordie Yow
Jaill
That’s How We Burn (Sub Pop)
Review By Sarah Berman
Creative spellers and Milwaukee four-piece Jaill sound like the type of band that “practices” rather than “jams.” Every song on their big label debut That’s How We Burn fits into a cohesive garage-pop aesthetic; the riffs are watertight, the drum licks indestructible. Never mind improvising—everything from lead singer Vincent Kircher’s conversational melodies to the subdued hints of Wisconsin twang—feel polished and calculated. Read More
Arcade Fire
The Suburbs (Merge)
Review By Miné Salkin
It’s been three years since Neon Bible was released, the most groundbreaking work from the indie rock outfit Arcade Fire. The album was completely electrifying—with hauntingly beautiful riffs and the screams of frontman Win Butler—Montreal certainly made a name for itself on the international scene. Read More
Sleepless in Salmo
Shambhala Music Festival delivers 100,000 watts of womp womp womp
By Sarah Berman
Venews
Little Mountain Gallery
By Jordie Yow
Discorder Celebrities’ Guide to Vancouver – 1
"...a Vancouver beyond Granville Street and Lonely Planet"
By Susanne Dewein
This guide is especially (but not exclusively) intended for those of you who are new to the city of Vancouver and who want to discover a Vancouver beyond Granville Street and Lonely Planet. Some of the finest people this city has to offer were willing to share their favourite locations. Now it’s up to you to make the best of it! Welcome to Vancouver and enjoy!
Andy Dixon
Andy Dixon is a Vancouver wunderkind, who not only produces his own music—under a number of names, but he’s most well known as Secret Mommy —he runs Ache Records, works as a graphic designer and spins records as half of the DJ duo Girl Fight!
Restaurant
“Nuba [1206 Seymour / 146 East 3rd / 207 West Hastings]. There are three of them in Vancouver now. They serve Lebanese food (falafel, lentils, etc.) which, granted, is not particularly hard to find in this city. What makes Nuba spectacular, though, is its quality. I literally have stopped eating other falafel since tasting their Garden Falafel (which has a whack of avocado on it!). It must be made of ground unicorn horn or something. They also have amazing decor (specifically at the Main & 3rd location.)” Read More
Editor’s Note
That "we listen to a surprising amount of rap" magazine from CiTR 101.9 FM
By Jordie Yow
Dear Discorder:
It has come to our attention that school is starting again soon. If you are starting school, then it’s quite possible that you are new in town, in which case Discorder welcomes you with an article designed to get you acclimatized to your new locale. We spoke to some of our favourite people in town and asked them what they would recommend to people who are fresh off the proverbial boat. Even if you’ve lived in Vancouver since you emerged from your mother’s womb, you might still learn of a place that you hadn’t thought of visiting before. I certainly hadn’t been aware that Mr. Lee’s General Store & Haberdashery even existed until Andy Dixon mentioned it for this article. Check it out on page 11. Read More
Black Mountain
More Folk, More Metal - Steve McBean on Black Mountain’s Recipe for Wilderness Heart
Interview by Colin Throness
Steve McBean: I don’t know. It just fits into the whole thing. I like the first two records too, but yeah, we’re proud of this one. It was fun to make. It’s different, but it’s what we’re doing right now.
D: The “Old Fangs” video has a wicked ’70s-rock-odyssey-road-trippy feel to it. Was that what you had in mind when you wrote the song?
SM: I don’t know, we just had the riffs for a while and stuff. For the video we were kind of going for the two-lane-black-top, “Lucifer Rising” vibe. It’s kind of a road song.
D: Do you consider it a teaser for Wilderness Heart in terms of sound?
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Folk Fest
The Never Changing, Always Perfect Folk Fest
By Alison Atkinson
Illustration by Karlene Harvey