For 15 straight years, the punk rock caravan known as the Warped Tour has travelled the world with continued success, paying little attention to changing tastes and trends in music.
Now entering its sixth year, the Beats, Breaks & Culture festival has expanded beyond its original electronic music focus to include everything from punk to experimental, a transition that happened organically in response to changing trends.
As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Around 15 years ago, James Sayce and Jake Fairley were playing in a short-lived electronic rock band called the Robot Jocks.
My oldest sister was a huge Judas Priest fan, spinning 1980’s British Steel on her record player for most of that decade. During the 90s, when I was a teen, the cassette version spent a lot of time in my Walkman.
FRIDAY | JUL | 10 | 2009
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- This week’s must-see Toronto shows
- Music Feature
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- Bishop Morocco
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- The Scene
- Shows that rocked Toronto last week
- Disc Review
- Wilco
- Art Brut
- Spinal Tap
- Elfin Saddle
- John Vanderslice
- The Divorcees
- The Gertrudes
- John Kameel Farah
- Cage
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