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chadcarriere
Oct 151 min read
Canadian Romance
From the first note of 'American Romance,' it was clear the #yyc audience at Commonwealth was witnessing a rare instance of being...
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chadcarriere
Jul 121 min read
Hey Stampede
There is something unexplainable about music. It has an ability to evoke every emotion; to heal, to feel, and in the case of the Gin...
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chadcarriere
Jul 121 min read
Dizzy up the Stampede
"Dude, what even is a Goo Goo Doll?" "Umm...only the greatest band ever!" That was overheard about two songs into the Goo Goo Dolls...
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chadcarriere
Oct 18, 20231 min read
A Calgary State of Mind
The RZA. From the moment the RZA took the stage to illuminate on the Wu Tang origins it was an unforgettable trip down memory lane. With...
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chadcarriere
Jul 6, 20231 min read
TLC
As an elder pop punk fan waiting for Blink in #yyc, I wanted to be present for #turnstile as I am a massive fan of their sound. From the...
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chadcarriere
Jul 3, 20231 min read
What's My Age Again?
The Anthem Part Two. An absolute time portal. From that point on it was 90 minutes of reliving my youth. People have those bands that...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Life Changes
“Going through these life changes…going through these life changes.” That’s the chorus echoed by Good Charlotte front man, Joel Madden,...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20232 min read
That Baseline!
That bassline! That was the exact thought I had back in 2004 when I first put in an album called ‘Hot Fuss’ by a new band called The...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20232 min read
I Guess This is Growing Up
Las Vegas. Its opulence is buoyed by its chameleonic and arguably checkered past, its extravagance tempered by its plastic façade of...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Just What to Say
There are those bands or songs that just, for whatever reason, really resonate with a person. Certain music for me, has the ability to...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20233 min read
Human After All: Why the World Could Use More Daft Punk
Excess. Oversharing. Over saturation. There is literally just too much of everything these days. Technologically speaking, the world...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Party on Garth
Authenticity is a hard thing to find in today’s entertainment world, but last night’s final, sold out Garth Brooks show in Calgary was as...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Learn to Swim
Allegory. That was the word that kept coming to mind during Tool’s recent show in Calgary, it’s first since 2006. The intricate...
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chadcarriere
Apr 26, 20231 min read
California Crossing
t may start in a “Parking Lot”, but the Blink-182 Deluxe Edition of California does anything but stall. The double album from the punk...
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