Anniversary of Sid (possibly) killing Nancy.

New York, October 12, 1978 (32 years ago today), Nancy Spungen lay dead on the bathroom floor of room 100 in the Chelsea Hotel. She bled to death from a stab wound to her abdomin. Her boyfriend Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols is arrested for her murder.

But Sid died of a heroin overdose before the trial, February 2, 1979.

So this murder mystery was never solved. There's theories that it was a drug dealer that killed Nancy, or that she did herself in while messed on smack. And then there's poor Sid, who was too high to remember anything. I don't think it was him. He was probably passed out the entire time it happened. But anyway, so began the biggest unsolved case in punk history ...

Alexisonfire - New "Dog's Blood" single & EP

Okay so I'm SUPER PSYCHED for this: Alexisonfire is set to release their new EP Dog's Blood November 2nd!!! It sounds like they're heading back to their hardcore roots, which is a little different from Old Crows, Young Cardinals. From the taste I got at the Casbys, I'm hoping it'll be more like the band's first self-titled album. They performed "Dog's Blood" at the Kool Haus -- it reminded me of the first time I heard ".44 Caliber Love Letter" ... pure bliss. It looks like George went back to his classic screamo, with a touch of Dallas to accent the soul-piercing music sliding off Wade's guitar in a fuck-you-type of liberation (breathe, breathe). Whoa. Anyway, I found a video of what I experienced, George's backwash and all. The picture quality is crap, but it's the sound that matters most:

The 2010 CASBY Awards with 102.1 The Edge

I had the awesome opportunity to attend 102.1 The Edge's 2010 Casby Awards ceremony. It's a concert/awards show for Canadian artists and only those who were invited or won tickets could attend. I managed to snag the latter with a simple phone call from Molson Canadian after I entered a contest. I'll have to say the line-up was 50/50 - Hot Hot Heat, Tokyo Police Club, Hollerado, and The Trews were okay, but it was Alexisonfire, KO and Elias that made the night for me! To my great (and expected) joy, Alexis won favourite new single for The Northern. I managed to grab a glimpse of Todd and Adam from The Edge's morning show offering the award to George and Wade:



Sorry if it was a little shaky, I was psyched they finally won something. I also think George had every right to drench Todd with water -- George helped him cool off the intense (and possibly sexual) desire to see Dallas. Anyway, I had the luxury of seeing Dallas perform The Northern up close:



So I hardcore survived the crowd surfers wheeling over my head. Actually it was a closer call with Elias - who were one of the nominees. They deserved an award, so I'm giving them my own: The Crazy-Way-To-Play-The-Keys award. They're a different breed of band from Alexis, but I can't help but love their song All We Want:



The new artist KO also blew me away -- he deserved the favourite new artist award! Well he's one of my favs anyway. This is a snapshot of him performing Capable:


The whole experience was epic. There's nothing like a free concert with overpriced beer and amazing rock talent! Hopefully I'll get in next year ...