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Thursday, 26 September 2013

News Roundup (Pete Van Dyk, Azalea, Mike Lynch, Boathouse Closes)

Local

Bob Bryden's Reign Ghost albums to be reissued and remastered on Vinyl
New 3 Track Single from Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band (pictured)

Kitchener Boathouse closes

World

Passings: Kenny Hall (Mandolin, Fiddle), Soundman Skip Gildersleeve, Elton John drummer Roger Pope, Jackie Lomax

Blasts from the Past

Featured Videos

Links: Azalea, Video courtesy of AzaleaTV

Links: Mike Lynch, Video courtesy of Andrew Golden

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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

New Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band EP: Telephone

Telephone, the lastet EP from Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band contains some of the hardest-edge blues rock you'll ever come across. If your ears are craving something a little different and raucous, you can't go wrong with this!

Despite the rough and tumble nature of the sound, Pete and the boys never forget to lay down the all-important melody and rhythm. Everything is heavy but groovy: from Pete's rough, primal voice to the high energy guitars, bass and drums.

Telephone is available as a download on their Bandcamp site.

Below is the video for the title track, courtesy of the band's YouTube page.

You can also stream the entire EP below

Blast from the Past: Review of their Live EP

Links: Pete Van Dyk, More Pete Van Dyk Stories

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Monday, 23 April 2012

New Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band EP: Live at the Casbah

Local musician, Pete Van Dyk and his group, the Second Hand Band, were always masters of hard rocking, punk-like blues. This is even more evident in their recent EP, Live at the Casbah.

The rawness of the sound is amped up in this collection. The guitars scream louder and Pete's vocals match their power. This ain't toe-tappin' play-on-the-front-porch blues - this is pump your fist and shake your butt music.

Pete and the gang offer up live versions of songs from their previous album and a great new tune called Friday Night.

As an added bonus, the download is pay what you can. They are trying to fund a new album so don't be stingy - another disc from these guys will definitely be worth it.

Below is a song from the EP, courtesy of Pete Van Dyk's YouTube Page

Blast from the Past: Review of Pete's Previous CD

Links: Pete Van Dyk, More Pete Van Dyk Stories, Click here to download EP

Friday, 28 January 2011

Cool YouTube Videos (Sam & Alex Kadet, Mary Simon, Pete Van Dyk)

Videos courtesy of Alex Kadet

Links: Tewlips (their band) - More Tewlips stories

Video courtesy of Mary Simon

Links: Mary Simon - More Mary Simon Stories

Video courtesy of Pete Vandyk

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Wednesday, 3 November 2010

New Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band CD + Videos

The new self-titled CD from local musicians, Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band, is very hard to categorize. Luckily, the band deftly handles all of the musical moods with energy and skill.

Throughout the disc, one of the main constants is Pete's superb edgy voice (thinks a punkier Keith Richards). It adds a definite raw/emotional feel to the entire recording.

Country, folk, punk, rockabilly and more are explored by the boys with great panache. Highlights include the lead track Canadian Boy (it just oozes attitude), the catchy, mid-tempo Evangeline, and the extra-raw, infectious Cigarettes and Gasoline.
The CD is available at their show and also a download on bandcamp.com.

Below are a few video performance of the album tracks.

Links: Pete Van Dyk - More Pete Van Dyk Stories

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