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MINDS IN MOTION has been rocked!
KA-PLA! (Qapla’ – Klingon for “success”!) The Mother’s Day MINDS IN MOTION KW Walking Classic is complete! Jen and I did 5km and it felt great I raised $375 to buy shoes for mental health patients in...
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CONCERT REVIEW: Brent Doerner’s Decibel – 3/10/2007, Edelweiss Tavern,...
I keep finding these old concert reviews that I forgot to post here! Enjoy this one from former HELIX guitarist Brent Doerner. This was written the day of the show. Photos from an old crap Motorola...
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REVIEW: My Wicked Twin – Decibel Music (2008)
MY WICKED TWIN – Decibel Music (2008 MWT) Helix fans take note, since My Wicked Twin was 3/4 composed of former members of that band. Brent Doerner and his twin brother Brian first joined Helix in...
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INTERVIEW: Kathryn Ladano – Artistic Director at NUMUS (New Music Now)
This is an exciting time for fans of live music in Kitchener-Waterloo. Part of this excitement is NUMUS (New Music Now) which is embarking on its 30th season of adventurous, artistic music...
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#322: Highway to Hell (RSTs Mk II: Getting More Tale)
RECORD STORE TALES Mk II: Getting More Tale #322: Highway to Hell The big peave that I have today in my current work is my daily commute. It’s not far at all (I can do it in 10 minutes if there’s no...
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REVIEW: Paul MacLeod – Gauge (2011)
The fifth and latest review from Mike and Aaron Go to Toronto…Again! Aaron gave me this CD…thank you dude! This is also a SIMULTANEOUS REVIEW! Aaron has reviewed the same album today: take a look!...
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GALLERY: So long, 2014! Hello, new Transformers!
Here are some new sh*te photies to start your new year right! How did you spend your New Year’s Eve? I spent it unconventionally, for me. While Mrs. LeBrain snuck in some early evening Bingo, I went...
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#352.5: CODA –“It’s All Helix’ Fault!”
RECORD STORE TALES MkII: Getting More Tale #352.5: CODA – “It’s All Helix’ Fault!” RECAP: In Getting More Tale #352, we learned about my history of dental problems coinciding with Helix concerts....
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REVIEW: Zero Option – Gates of Utopia (1991) #TBT
ZERO OPTION – Gates of Utopia (1991 Fringe) Here’s a blast from the past for your Throwback Thursday! Most readers will never have heard of Zero Option. Too bad! Zero Option blasted out Kitchener...
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#395: Dutch Boy
RECORD STORE TALES MkII: Getting More Tale #395: Dutch Boy As kids in the 1980s growing up in Kitchener, we would buy our music anywhere we could find it. A lot of mine came from the mall: stores...
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#442: Oktoberfest
GETTING MORE TALE #442: Oktoberfest Gemütlichkeit and willkommen! Love it or hate it, it’s that time of year again: Oktoberfest! Based on the original 200 year old Bavarian festival in Germany,...
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RIP Paul MacLeod (1970-2016)
2016 has taken another precious musical genius, and this time it hurts even more, because Paul MacLeod was one of our own. MacLeod was the local prodigy that joined Skydiggers and launched an...
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#526: Location, Location, Location
GETTING MORE TALE #526: Location, Location, Location I worked at many Record Store locations over the years, often temporarily for training and managing. Some of them I spent a few days at, others...
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#531: The More Things Change…
GETTING MORE TALE #531: The More Things Change… The first record store I worked in no longer exists. It closed (moved actually) in 1996, but even the physical location it was in has gone. It was...
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#540: I Can Drive 55
GETTING MORE TALE #540: I Can Drive 55 In 25 years of driving, I believe I have only had three speeding tickets. Apparently, I can drive 55. Most of the time. I took driver training at Canada Driving...
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#564: The Smell of Home
GETTING MORE TALE #564: The Smell of Home What does your home town smell like? I may complain a lot, but I do actually love this town. I was born in Kitchener. I don’t want to live anywhere else....
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Sunday Chuckle: Hail Satin!
Photo by: Scott Location: Market Square, Kitchener Advertisements Filed under: Sunday Chuckle
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#573: Pawning Sh*t
GETTING MORE TALE #573: Pawning Shit You’ve met new contributor Aaron, and as he begins his story, you’ll get to know him a little better. But how did he enter Record Store Tales? It’s a funny story,...
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#579: Entering the Asylum
GETTING MORE TALE #579: Entering the Asylum (Supplement to the Re-Review series) Back in Record Store Tales Part 3 (!), we took a nostalgic look at my first ever Kiss albums, that all arrived in one...
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Sunday Chuckle: Clear Eyes
Mrs. LeBrain and I enjoy a nice walk in the summer time. One of the roads we like also happens to be a hideout for teenage stoners. We once encountered a couple of them emerging from the trees. On...
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