by Kortney Jmaeff (April 2003)

When uttering the words “Best Canadian Power Trio”, most plebian Canucks would primarily envisage Rush. For my money, however, the throaty bellows, funky distorted bass lines and battle-axe guitar choppings of Nomeansno slay Geddy’s cat-in-in-a-lawnmower vocals, cheesy magniloquent synthesizers, sci-fi dungeon and dragon ramblings any day of the week.
For over two decades, Victorian trio Nomeansno have journeyed the globe, recorded over 10 albums, and spawned a cult side group, the Slapshot and the Ramones inspired Hanson Brothers. A band that has the tenaciousness to cover both a Ramones and a Miles Davis song on the same release deserves a scrupulous perusal. Read the rest of this entry »

After 20 years, legendary Canadian band
borrows as much from Miles Davis as the Ramones

By Ron Anicich

When brothers Rob and John Wright formed Nomeansno in Victoria, B.C., 20 years ago they started a revolution in Canadian music.

?Unique? didn?t begin to describe their stripped-down, bass-and-drum-only approach to contemporary rock music. Over the years their music evolved and inspired many young artists to emulate both their style and instrumental arrangement.
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Osnovani jo? krajem sedamdesetih godina dvadesetog veka pod uticajem DOA i drugih kanadskih pank grupa, Nomeansno gotovo tri decenije uspevaju da ostanu jedna od najsve?ijih i najuticajnijih pojava na svetskoj underground sceni. Osniva?i benda, bra?a Wright (poznatiji kao Mr. Right and Mr. Wrong) i danas su centralna osa grupe oko kojih se smenjuju razli?iti stalni i povremeni saradnici. Vi?edecenijska karijera benda rezultirala je velikim brojem izdanja: trinaest albuma, plus nekoliko paralelnih projekata (plodna saradnja sa Jellom Biafrom, kao i bend Hanson Brothers u kome ?lanovi Nomeansno odaju po?tu Ramonesima), kao i turnejama po ?itavom svetu.
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