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Lieberman Validates Concert Venue Switch

Keith Sharp
Lieberman Validates Concert Venue Switch
Loren Lieberman with  Gord Deppe and Sandy Horne of The Spoons Sometimes life can get boring when you become a none-event. As Hamilton’s Festival of Friends festival sets up August 7 to August 9 to celebrate its 40th anniversary, event artistic director Loren Lieberman finds himself in the strange position of not being the catalyst of controversy with Hamilton’s city... Read More

The Spoons – Stick Figure Neighborhood

Keith Sharp
The Spoons – Stick Figure Neighborhood
As lead singer/chief songwriter of The Spoons, Gord Deppe is also the band’s self- appointed historian. Understanding that none of his band’s original four recordings were ever released on compact disc, Deppe has set about correcting this oversight by using anniversary dates to re-release those early records on CD in conjunction with Sparks Entertainment and Universal Music Canada. Late last... Read More

The Spoons – Arias & Symphonies 30th Anniversary

Keith Sharp
The Spoons – Arias & Symphonies 30th Anniversary
(Ready Records) Thirty years ago, four young musicians from Burlington Ontario called The Spoons, with a debut album (Stick Finger Neighbourhood) to their credit, hooked up with top British producer John Punter and recorded a unique album called Arias & Symphonies. Having previously worked with breakthrough British bands like Roxy Music and Japan, Punter introduced guitarist Gord Deppe, bassist Sandy... Read More

The Spoons Reunite for 30th Anniversary of Arias & Symphonies

Music Express
The Spoons Reunite for 30th Anniversary of Arias & Symphonies
Canadian New Wave synth pop group The Spoons performed at Toronto’s intimate Revival Bar on Friday. Hosted by Maie Pauts and radio broadcasted through Boom 97.3, the concert was a celebration of the release of the band’s Arias & Symphonies 30th Anniversary album. 80’s New-Wave band Images In Vogue opened, and their stage presence captured the attention of the entire... Read More

The Spoons – Nova Heart Transplant

Keith Sharp
The Spoons – Nova Heart Transplant
Moving into my new apartment on Asquith Road (just behind the Bay Centre at Yonge and Bloor) I noticed a major crack in the dining room wall. Not particularly of the Mike Holmes, Mr. Fixit  breed, I decided to cover this offending crack with a large poster – but it needed to be a big poster as it was a... Read More