Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – July 28, 2005
As Prince said, even thugs cry. Thinking about how video really did kill the radio star, or about the one shitty chromosome that my handicapped sister got that I didn’t, ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – July 21, 2005
Ever catch someone casually dropping some knowledge about Canadian history into a conversation, only to realize that they are simply paraphrasing one of those Heritage Moments commercials they saw on ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – July 14, 2005
Thank God the Jazz Fest is over, for the simple reason that I can’t take going to another show and being forced to look at that ungodly phenomenon that comes ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – July 7, 2005
Weeklies are one of the first places locals can see their music reviewed in print. In the case of a good review, this can help kick-start the incredible amount of ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – June 30, 2005
I’ve known Rich Terfry for a while now, though Buck 65, Stinkin’ Rich, Uncle Climax and I are also acquainted to varying degrees. So even though many of you are ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – June 16, 2005
Most Plateau music types seem to be about as interested in attending Fringe shows as they are the Grand Prix, which is ridiculous, as one is free/cheap arts and culture ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – June 9, 2005
It seems that instead of pontificating, people prefer that I play the dancing monkey. So, to make sure they get their money’s worth from their free weekly, I thought I’d ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – June 2, 2005
It would seem, according to interviews, press releases, websites and bar conversations, that all musicians do what they do simply for the love of the music. Whether they truly believe ...Read more →
Music Seven Night Stand by Brendan Murphy – May 26, 2005
After almost 10 years of writing about music, someone finally woke up, smelled the awesome and gave me a column. In Montreal no less, which we (and the rest of ...Read more →