Check out the Osheaga festival lineup and win tix!
by alanah
The Osheaga flyer looks a bit like an eyechart, with all 65 bands of the bands who will play at the 2-day festival squeezed in. I’ve seen the term alternative resurface to describe the lineup, which for me brings back fond memories of engaging in passionate debates over the meaning of Our Lady Peace lyrics with guys in plaid flanel shirts. A decade later, we tend classify the bands we like Indie, so lets go with that. Osheaga will host edgy charttoppers like Bloc Party, Interpol and M.I.A and locals like Miracle Fortress and The Royal Mountain Band who are nitty-gritty indie, lables be damned.
Indyish plans to be reporting from the festival and hooking our readers up with insightful interviews with Osheaga bands. Only problem is I suck at band interviews. All I can ever think to ask is “why is your band called Two-step Oppossum Soup?” (or whatever nonsequiteur the band in question happens to go by). Oh, and then there’s the classic “what do your songs mean?” question, which I imagine to be akin to rolling over in bed and asking “Honey, what are you thinking about?”
But I have a plan: I will make you guys to do the work and come up with some first-class interview questions. And you will do this work for me because you want to win a pair of tickets to Osheaga. heheh. I’m liking this raffle contest already…
All you’ve got to do is post a comment below answering these questions:
1. official animal of osheaga?
2. Which Osheaga band you would want to interview and what you would ask them?
Everyone who posts a comment in the next 24 hours with relevant answer will be entered in the raffle. For more info on the contest, see this post. Come back tomorrow for another chance to win.
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED…but there are still chances to get in the draw for Osheaga tickets. A new contest every day until August 30th.
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Published on: August 24th, 2007
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Answer 1. Groundhog
Answer 2. I would interview The Besnard Lakes and ask them whether they ever say their name out loud just because Besnard is fun to pronounce.
Posted on August 24th, 2007 at 8:37 am [permalink]
nice answers lindsay! reminder to everyone you gotta post with your real email address guys, so we can enter you in the contest and let you know if you win! ok, keep em coming!!
Posted on August 24th, 2007 at 9:24 am [permalink]
1. What is Osheaga’s mascot animal?
The Osheaga mascot is a groundhog
2. Which Osheaga band you would want to interview and what you would ask them?
My question would be directed to Interpol:
‘Most websites link your sound to Joy Division. Do you consider them a strong influence?’
Posted on August 24th, 2007 at 9:27 am [permalink]
1) the groundhog (or “woodchuck”)
2) Smashing Pumpkins: What did you think of ‘America’s Sweetheart’?
Posted on August 24th, 2007 at 11:50 am [permalink]
1) Groundhog
2) I would interview Feist and ask her if she plans to collaborate on the upcoming Kings Of Convenience album.
Posted on August 24th, 2007 at 12:36 pm [permalink]
1. I wanted to say muskrat or marmot, but groundhog seems more correct.
2. I want to ask Pat Watson why he beat me up at hudson high in 96.
Posted on August 24th, 2007 at 4:34 pm [permalink]
1. Groundhog
2. I would ask M.I.A. what other acts on the Festival bill she’s most looking forward to seeing.
Posted on August 25th, 2007 at 8:30 am [permalink]
1. Groundhog
2. I would interview Feist, and ask her how she became so awesome.
Posted on August 25th, 2007 at 12:02 pm [permalink]
1. I didn’t realize Osheaga had an actual official animal, so I thought we were being asked to come up with our own. I was going to say a peacock. Or maybe a hydra. Or perhaps a peacock cross-bred with a hydra. But it turns out the answer is “groundhog”. Boring!
2. I would get backstage with M.I.A., and I’d be all like, “Maya Arulpragasam, you are so fine. Does it surprise you or weird you out that you’ve become something of a sex symbol for pale, awkwardly-dancing indie boys?” Then I would shake my moneymaker for her.
Posted on August 26th, 2007 at 9:54 am [permalink]
1- I think it might be the groundhog. I saw one the other day at the Parc Jean-Drapeau. We shared an Albee-ish moment, and then scurried off in opposite directions.
2- I’d ask Sam Roberts if he would want to front my new band.
Posted on August 26th, 2007 at 3:15 pm [permalink]