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Rawkgrrl

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About Me



RAWKGRRL MAGAZINE www.rawkgrrl.com is a hot and rawkin' outlet for Rock music fans and Rock bands. Rawkgrrl aims to cover all the best in up and coming Canadian talent as well as maintaining up-to-date Rock news coverage from across the nation and around the world!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


Up and coming Canadian bands who need an outlet to showcase their tunage! Send us your demo's if you would like your CD's reviewed! We also are working to connect with the world's top talent to bring readers the best in rock news coverage.
If you're a writer - be it a columnist, reviewer - or if you're a photographer anywhere across Canada, and interested in becoming a part of Rawkgrrl Magazine, email [email protected]. We are currently looking for more writers/photographers in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax.
Thanks to everyone for their amazing support. Rawkgrrl Magazine is for you. If you didn't want it, we couldn't make it. So, cheers to you!

Music:

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Subways, The Strokes, Perkins, All The Brightness, Atomic Ravens, The Miniatures, The Vines, Metric, Wolfmother, Pilate, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Seconds To Go, Raconteurs, Electric Six, Louis XIV, Scissor Sisters, Sam Roberts, The Mars Volta, Hot Hot Heat, Sloan, Snow Patrol, Thrice, Soul Nidus, Billy Talent, Sum 41, Arcade Fire, VNV Nation, The Velvet Underground, Blue Oyster Cult (gotta love that cowbell!), The Killers, Razed in Black, Alexisonfire, Voltaire, NIN, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Hawksley Workman, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, HIM, Interpol, The Cult, The Cure, MIA, The White Stripes, Negative Format, Spiritualized, Sigur Ros, Death Cab For Cutie, Youth Group, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Soul, Led Zeppelin. Don't forget Retro, 70's rock ballads and tear it up 90's grunge.

Movies:

High Fidelity. Can't beat the Top 5 lists!

Television:

The Office. Dwight rules.

Books:

The Punk Rock Workout.

Heroes:

I'd say any rock legend that hasn't killed himself with drugs or otherwise, but there aren't many that fit that description, are there?

My Blog

Are today’s Indie bands sell-outs?

When a Toronto Indie band, like major Maker, sells a song to Maynard for use in a commercial, and the band has blown up all over the pop charts because of the ads...is that selling out? Indi...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:33:00 PST

The Fratellis vs. Switches

On Tuesday, August 7, I went to see an Edge Presentation of The Fratellis at The Mod Club. After going, it reiterated how much I absolutely going to small, more intimate shows! Sure, there's no pyrot...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:06:00 PST

NIN CD Release - Year Zero in April '07

It's true. Not only is NIN releasing a DVD set Feb 27th, but they're prepping the release of Year Zero, the follow-up album of With Teeth. All of the songs on the 16-track album remain a mystery, e...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:06:00 PST

Rawkgrrl's finally recovered from the NYE hangover...

I know. I've been out of service for a wee bit... Ok like two months, sorry, sorry, sorry! So now that the Christmas colours are off the page, lookie here: UK's Buck Brothers are coming to Ontar...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:18:00 PST

Want To Kick It With Billy Talent?

Yeah, I'm always lookin' out for ya. ;) Streetsville's own Billy Talent are making it big. VERY big. And now the band's partnered with Sympatico.msn.ca and Maxell to give you a chance to win something...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:39:00 PST

A Killers Christmas

The Killers have put out a video for their Christmas single, "A Great Big Sled." Watch it here....
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:07:00 PST

Want Rolling Stone Magazine to listen to your song? Read THIS!

Being an unrepresented band is tough and for loads of corporate magazines, they rarely, if ever, accept unsolicited material to listen to.   Rolling Stone Magazine has admitted to "ignoring you"...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:51:00 PST

POTW, DOR, New NIN DVD & a Black Parade Movie?

Hey Rawkers! Sorry I've been MIA for a bit. Went to the corner store for milk and bread and got caught up in a whirlwind of giant preppy monsters ripping up NIN and My Chemical Romance posters... That...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:38:00 PST

Five Levels of a Hangover - Just in time for the holiday season

Just in time for the holiday season, make sure not to get past the two star handover if you're drinking and plan on partying again the next night. If you're a victim of a 5 star hangover, good luck to...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:38:00 PST

Fall Out Boyz, K-Os Soap Opera, DOR and POTW!

Hey Rawkers, FINALLY the weeked! Time to rawk it at some kickin' shows with a Vodka Red... Bit it seems like Fall Out Boy have been sippin' on Gin and Juice. They've succumbed to R&B. You can act...
Posted by Rawkgrrl on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:19:00 PST