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That’s the name of the house band on the CBC TV show “Hockeyville”. The first episode airs tomorrow, Wednesday the 29th of March. The band for the show is. Craig Northey – Guitars and musical director Pat Steward – Drums…

My favourite author. A rich feast of food for thought. Don DeLillo’s America http://perival.com/delillo/delillo.html Have fun and work from where things have to come from. I have experimented with being hip and it doesn’t work for me in the end….

That’s what happened to us last night. The right songs. The right venue. The right peeps. I think my head almost popped off with all the fun. That’s what it feels like today anyway. Spirit of the West had the…

Shit …I forgot to do all the internet stuff regarding a gig we have on Thursday night. Hope a few of you locals can come. The Craig Northey Power Trio (me, Doug Elliott & Pat Steward) will be opening for…

Tim “the Finger” Der has updated his Craig site and I think he’s done a great job. All the pictures on the site shuffle through at random if you hit the refresh button. His video section is unequaled in its…

Tim “the Finger” Der has updated his Craig site and I think he’s done a great job. All the pictures on the site shuffle through at random if you hit the refresh button. His video section is unequaled in its…

Hey Canadians, You get first crack. The Northey Valenzuela CD was released tuesday to stores all across your vast land. It is on “True North/Universal” and features a few differences to the short lived “indie” release — better graphics, new…

This was on the “Hits Magazine” site. Someone bless Bud Scoppa. Once again an important footnote to a bigger story. 3. The Odds,

If I can figure out how to log on through the haze of rock n’ roll excess I will post some shots of Northey Valenzuela from out last few days in DC, New York and CT. Check for them in…

Strippers Union is nominated for a Canadian Radio Music Award. Best New Group. check it out!

Big news in Odds world. Yes, I know the band broke up. The producers and creators of the new CBS series “Love Monkey” didn’t care. Their star Tom Cavanagh wanted “Someone Who’s Cool” as the theme song for their new…

Hey! Don’t yell at me! I took a little break. Is that so very wrong? Michael Fleming has bootlegged the CBC performance on “On the Coast” on Grey Cup Weekend here in Vancouver. I was outside in the freezing cold…

Matt showed up to see the CBC radio performance and he took these photos

The final episode in TSN’s Canadian Chopper Challenge will premiere this Saturday night on TSN at 8:00 pm Craig Northey, Doug Elliott & Pat Steward wrote and performed the musical theme for the series

Sharkskin is the house band for “Walby’s Warriors” on Grey Cup day. “The CFL on CBC’s Chris Walby selects his CFL ‘warriors’ for the 2005 season. From Vancouver, hosted by Mark Lee and Chris Walby.” Sunday, November 27, 2005, 12:30…

There was a parking lot tucked into the woods by the mouth of the creek. They call it a creek but it

Who does anybody think they are? This is more of a diary entry than anything else. The

I’ve been trying to figure out this myspace thing and I’ve got a site up there for Strippers Union and one for myself. What I thought I’d do at my myspace site was use it as a place to put…

We are so friendly. Here is a link to our “myspace”: Check me out! Jesse V is also on there and so are a lot of people. Sign up to be our friend and we can trade Valentines in a…

Sorry there was no heads up on Doug Elliott & I hosting a segment of CTV’s “E-Talk Daily” the other day. I have received enough politely irate e-mails thank you. We were harrassing people on Parliament Hill wearing green “Corner…

Dear All, I will be performing across Canada with the “Corner Gas Live” show. YOU can go to cornergas.com to find out all the info. I will list the dates in my “tour dates” section. My stalwart companion Douglas R….

November 4th at MTS Center with “Our Lady Peace”. New video footage on myspace and on strippersunion.ca soon

If you were thinking about one day picking up my CD “Giddy Up”…now is the best time ever. If you go to CDBaby.com and order my CD “Giddy Up” all the money I would usually get will go directly to…

September 20th Victoria BC, the Central Bar & Grill – 708 View St map (250) 361-1700 for tickets & times September 21st Vancouver BC, Buffalo Club – 1161 Granville St map (604) 688-7803 for tickets & times September 24th Kingston…

Yes. Shows in Victoria Sept 20 (the Central), Vancouver Sept 21 (Buffalo Club) & Kingston Ontario Sept 23rd (Queens Homecoming Event) Rush the barricades

They were a veterinary ophthalmologist

You have a found a portal for time travel. You close your eyes on the cliffs of the faraway but somehow familiar seashore. With them open you can almost see England lying north across the channel. This is rare highland…

Had some fantastic shows in Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Belgium with the CJBand. I think one plays better when stimulated by exotic surroundings. If the theory pans out I think we’d pretty much explode if we got to play in…

MTV Europe. A small German boy can see all the way to California. His scrotum feels funny when he watches the nubile blonde women in her kitchen. He doesn

There are interviews with Pat Steward, Doug Elliott & Simon Kendall now up in the journal section of strippersunion.ca You’ll also find a nice “song by song” piece written by Rob Baker & myself.

Great news. The “Northey Valenzuela” CD will finally find wide release. Jesse & I have signed a deal with “Fuel2000 in Los Angeles and “True North Records in Canada. We’d like to say a huge thanks to Len Fico and…

I’m going to Europe with Colin James (see colinjames.com) and I am not taking a computer. “Be here now”, said the little bird. I will try to put up things the hard way and we’ll see what happens.

Its been said that you go to the world’s biggest western cities because they offer infinite possibilities. It’s true. I consider myself an urbanite. I enjoy nature to its fullest but feel more stimulated by throngs of people with all…

Dear all, If you have a minute we could really use some help convincing Vancouver’s CFOX that “Give Up & Go Away” (by Stripper’s Union) is worthy of being added to their playlist. They’re usually quite supportive and this might…

Michael Fleming has archived several acosutic radio performances at http://www.cs.unb.ca/~mwf/su Thanks Michael and have fun listening to us get better at the songs as the tour moved on. Tim Der has archived the Canada AM TV performance at his fabulous…

Just excited because my pal Keith Scott handed me an advance copy of his first solo project — the Fontanas. Its unabashed surf guitar power diplayed in all its glory. It sounds huge and its a ton of fun. I’ll…

Dear All, Strippers Union:Local 518 will make its national TV debut on “Canada AM” June 21st. Its early in the moring on CTV (that’s why they call it AM I guess). Rob & I had a fun promo tour and…

the Stripper’s Union site is up and it will be the place to go to get info and other such things about the band. Its just getting started but…CHECK OUT THE LAVA LAMP.

“Give Up & Go Away” is #1 Most Added at Rock on this week’s BDS charts!

Dear party faithful, Yesterday the song “Give Up & Go Away” went to rock radio in Canada. If you all called your local rock radio station and requested “Stripper’s Union” it would help. Its not like when you vote NDP…

umusic :: new releases … Stripper’s Union | Stripper’s Union date :: Tuesday June 14, 2005 catalogue # :: 7697423552 | format :: Compact Disc genre :: ROCK | label :: UNIVERSAL … www.umusic.ca/site/web/newreleases/index.php It was on Google so it…

Tim Der has a clip of Colin & I performing his song “Misplaced Heart” for the Queen and eleven thousand other people…oh…and all the people who watched the CBC that night. I didn’t meet the Queen but I met Joni…

Tonight I play a new Colin James song with the Saskatchewan Symphony Orchestra …oh and Colin. Sitting right accross from us will be the Queen. It will be on CBC tonight at 5 pm on the west coast and later…

No one expects to be falling a hundred and twenty feet. It

The “Strippers’ Union” CD will be released in Canada on June 21st (could be as early as the 14th but probably the 21st). Look for it on Universal Music. This CD was recorded in December in Bath Ontario and began…

My sax was stolen yesterday. Its rare and not easy to replace. Even worse my son was playing it and now he doesn’t have a sax. Could you fellow musicians keep an eye out on Ebay or when you’re in…

Country dogs. Who could make a golden retriever vicious? They have the run of the land and are far from any social circle. Horses, cattle and sheep are herded. Why not runners and their dogs? A surfer paddling his board…

If you want to buy a picture of my big ol head while I’m talking and slightly hunched over you can get it at this gentleman’s site. http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=52581469&cdi=0 I mean…what’s the market value of that? If this is a hot…

Here are the things I said to induct the Tragically Hip into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. There may never be a more worthy band in this country. I will see you after victory at Augusta. “A rock band…

Dear all, I’ll be playing in the annual “Juno Cup” hockey game benefitting MusiCan (music education for kids) on Friday April 1st in Selkirk Manitoba. http://www.insidehockey.com/juno/ The next night I will be saying a few words to induct the Tragically…

Today I have been very very sad. Paul Hester (drummer for Split Enz, Crowded House) died. The last time I was that guy who handed you an album and said, “here… take this you are going to love it” was…

Getting the message from a misguided woodpecker. Loud and clear. After a month of spending creative energy elsewhere I decided to write about the woodpecker. The woodpecker has returned this spring. This time I am not confused. Last year I…

I feel like Zelig. My antidote to the lockout is to play with the guys who aren’t allowed to play with other good hockey players. It makes them feel better about their skills. this picture explains everything

from today’s “Georgia Straight” Northey Stays in the Game By steve newton Publish Date: 24-Feb-2005 Craig Northey is best known for his work with the Odds, the whimsically rockin

I’ve been out here in Kingston taking part in the mixing of the “Strippers Union Local 518” record (Rob Baker’s side project).Mark Vreeken is at the helm and things are sounding “soooo good” (www.homestarrunner.com/tgsmenu.html). I was planning to skate outdoors…

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This is a fancy faux hotel in Laval — a cosmopolitan red-necked town bordering Montreal where hearty Franco Canadian culture is paved over by suburban mall sprawl. This French provincial faux structure sits beside the MacDonalds and Burger King. Unless…

My lovely southern friend has left the frozen hard pan of Ontario and I’m off to rejoin the CJ Band tour in Regina. From 20 below to 40 below. The “Making It Up As We Go Along Tour” is sadly…