Robert Sutherland

Review | LMFAO at Pacific Coliseum

February 10, 2012
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LMFAO had one of the biggest rises to pop fame in 2011. You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing Party Rock Anthem. It was atop charts all over the world, on heavy rotation on the radio, a nightly staple for most club DJ’s. Hell they shared the stage with Madonna during the Super Bowl halftime show. [...]

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Preview | Demetri Martin at The Centre In Vancouver

January 5, 2012
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I remember the first time Demetri Martin made me laugh; it was on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Martin’s deadpan delivery while talking with the host had me hooked. Just like Saturday Night Live has for years, The Daily Show has become a launching pad for young comedians in this day & age. [...]

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Review | Prince at Rogers Arena

December 19, 2011
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In my preview for this concert I mentioned the word “ICON” a few times. After seeing Prince live on his Welcome 2 Canada tour it is clear I didn’t use the word enough. When you can play possibly you “biggest hit” (Purple Rain) as the second song in your set and still keep a nearly [...]

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Preview | Prince at Rogers Arena

December 9, 2011
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The word ICON is overused these days. Somehow the meaning of the term has shifted into being used for a quick meteoric rise to fame and or success. I still feel that the biggest factors in being an icon are longevity and timelessness. So add up meteoric success + longevity + timelessness and what do [...]

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Preview | Ghostface Killah at Fortune Sound Club

December 6, 2011
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I recently made a list and it looked like this: GZA, RZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, U-God, Masta Killa. Considering that ODB has passed away, his name will stay on the list but this December 14th I will be able to cross one more name off of my Wu-Tang [...]

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Review | Jon Lajoie at The Vogue Theatre

December 3, 2011
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I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect at The Vogue Theatre when I got my ticket to go see Jon Lajoie live and as it was a “general admission” event. Typically stand up comedy shows at The Vogue had assigned seating but that was not the case. Everyone was sitting down, but it was more [...]

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