The Written Word. (Interviews and the like)

Books with references to Shadowy Men

Contains a section on Shadowy Men.

Contains a page (or so) section on Shadowy Men, a cool promotional picture of the band, plus numerous other small references to Shadowy Men as well as the members.

Articles local to The Shadowy Web

Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

• Contributed stories about the S-Men.
• The Songs All Sound The Same - a fake biography of Shadowy Men.
• The Canadian Music Encyclopedia: The entry for Shadowy Men.
• Nerve, September, 1986: Shadowy Men: Space Cases
• unknown source, circa 1986: Early article about Shadowy Men
• What Wave, 1986: Article from the fanzine What Wave.
• Outlet, November, 1987: Article from the fanzine Outlet.
• In Yer Ear, circa 1987: Review of a Ramones show that Shadowy Men opened
• SP, spring 1988: Review of A Trip Around Lake Ontario by Reid Diamond
• What Wave, 1989: Article from issue 17 of the fanzine What Wave.
• Music Scene, Jan/Feb 1990: "Shadowy Men".
• CMJ New Music Review, August 17, 1990: Review of Savvy Show Stoppers.
• Street Sound, August, 1990: Review of Savvy Show Stoppers.
• Hand Carved Magazine: Review of Savvy Show Stoppers
• Discorder, October, 1990: Nardwuar The Human Serviette interviews Don Pyle.
• Georgia Straight, December 14-21, 1990: Review of Savvy Show Stoppers.
• Sold Out, 1990: Review of Savvy Show Stoppers.
• Rolling Stone, April 18, 1991: "New Faces '91"
• Nite Moves, April, 1991: Article from the Vancouver magazine Nite Moves
• The Rocket, May, 1991: "Not Of This Earth"
• souce unknown, circa 1991: Review of Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham
• Discorder, January, 1992: Interview with Don Pyle.
• Option, March/April 1992: Review of Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham
• East Cost Rocker, April 1-7, 1992: "Close Your Mouth, Hit That Riff" (Concert Of The Week).
• Alternative Press, May, 1992: Review of Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham
• Alternative Press, June, 1992: "Instrumental Since 1985"
• Your Flesh, issue #25, 1992: "Shadowy Men Speak!"
• Cryptic Tymes, Issue #4, 1992: Interview with Reid Diamond
• Nice Slacks, Winter, 1993: Interview with Reid Diamond
• SoundCan, May, 1993: Review of Sport Fishin'
• unknown source, circa 1993, "Notable" column: "The Shadowy Schedule"
• National Chart, May, 1993: "DIY Canadian-Style"
• Nice Slacks, Summer, 1993: Review of Sport Fishin'
• Terminal City Magazine, July 14-27, 1993: No Longer The Mystery Band From Nowhere
• US Rocker, July 1993: Interview with Don Pyle
• unknown source, circa July 1993: Interview by Curt Schulz
• Alternative Press, September, 1993: "Surf's Down!!!"
• Spin, October, 1993: "Shadowy Men In The Hall" (Kevin McDonald interviews Shadowy Men).
• Live Wire, December, 1993: Larry White graciously provided the transcript of an interview he did with Don Pyle back in 1993 for Live Wire.
• Option, September/October 1993: Review of Sport Fishin'
• unknown source, circa 1993: Review of Sport Fishin'
• unknown source, circa 1993: Review of Sport Fishin' (and Huevos Rancheros' Endsville)
• unknown source, circa 1993: Review of Take Outs
• The Next Big Thing, 1993: Article from issue 25 of the Scottish fanzine The Next Big Thing.
• The Next Wave: Dick Dale Scores The Surf Sounds Of The '90s: Article from the September 9, 1994 issue of BAM.
• Banzai!, circa Spring 1998: We're Not A Fuckin Surf Band.
• Gearhead's List Of The Greatest Albums Of The '90s: Shadowy Men land an album on the list. (Gearhead's main page)
• Sean Plaisted's interview with Derek von Essen, April, 2003
• The Trouser Press Guide To '90s Rock (published 1997): The entry for Shadowy Men.
• Chart Magazine - Great Canadian Music Poll: Savvy Show Stoppers makes the cut.
• Writeup of the Houston Tribute Release party
• Epitonic's Shadowy Men page
• Don Pyle talks about meeting the Ramones

Crash Kills Five

• The Canadian Music Encyclopedia: The entry for Crash Kills Five.
• souce unknown, circa 1980: Review of What Do You Do At Night?
• souce unknown, circa 1981: One Eyed Jacks: A History

Phono-Comb

• Alternative Press, August, 1996: "Comb Heads"
• Magnet, August, 1996: Review of The Crass And The Switchblade
• Magnet, December, 1996: Review of Fresh Gasoline
• The Onion A/V Club: Review of Fresh Gasoline
• CityBeat, Issue 3, Vol. 2; Nov. 21-26, 1996: Gig O' The Week (Phono-Comb)
• unknown source, circa 1996: Sing Along With Phono-Comb
• Eye, March 6, 1997: The Coolest Musicians In Toronto (Phono-Comb's Dallas Good makes the list)
• Propaganda Thrash, August, 1997: Forest Juziuk graciously provided the transcript of an interview he did with Phono-Comb back in 1997 for his fanzine, Propaganda Thrash.

Danny And Reid's Motion Machine

• Shotgun Reviews (excerpts): Review written by Reid Diamond, and an article on Danny and Reid's Motion Machine
• Montréal Mirror, June 22, 2000: Sprocket Rockers

Greek Buck

• source unknown: Review of Messin' With Greek Buck by Denise Benson

Atomic 7

• House Of Hot Sauce, August 5, 2002: Atomic 7 concert review (with some cool pictures!)
• The Record, November 22, 2002: Connelly rediscovers his Shadowy spirit
• Now, October 30, 2002: Atomic Power
• Reflections In Words, July 8, 2004: Atomic 7 concert review
• Brand X Media, July 22, 2004: Concert review
• The Spill, July 30, 2004: Atomic 7 Concert Review
• Alternate Advanced Media: Review of ... en Hillbilly Caliente
• Umbrella Music: Review of ... en Hillbilly Caliente
• See Magazine, May 26, 2005: They Don't Surf
• Banzai!, circa Fall 2006: The Wild Guitar of Brian Connelly

Ancient Chinese Secret

• London (Ontario) Free Press, Jan. 29, 2005: Connelly Knows True Twang
• Torontoist, Apr. 21, 2005: The Secret Life Of Us (and Them)

Obituaries and Articles about Reid Diamond

• Calgary Herald
• Toronto Star
• CBC
• Billions Online
• Wall Of Sound
• Now Toronto: "Eclectic artist brought wit, community awareness and the right respect for beer to everything he did"
• Leeanne Betzler: "Glitters Like Diamond: From Glam To Eternity"
• Credible Ink: "Shadowy Man Reid Diamond Struck Down"
• Girl Trouble Web: Goodbye Reid And Nick

Articles from KITHfan.org

• Now, Aug. 2-8, 1990: "Shadowy Men Cut Cool Debut"
• Mirror: July 12, 1990: "Wipeout: Demented Surf Geniuses Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Dream In Technicolor"
• Imprint (The University Of Waterloo student newspaper), Sept. 28, 1990: "3 Notes"
• Now, Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 1991: "Shadowy Men Come To Light With Surfing Sound"

Articles from other sites on the web

Note: Apart from the listings below, there are a number of Shadowy Men-related entries on AMG allmusic. There are band entries (and album reviews) for Shadowy Men, Atomic 7, Phono-Comb, and a number of the bands the Shadowy Men have played with.

Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

• Daily Illini, June 12, 1992: Out Of "The Shadows"
• Piero Scaruffi's Music Page: Shadowy Men / Phono-Comb bio (in Italian).
• Article about Reid's Altered Flakes show at Open Studio
• Exclaim: Article about Og Records, the label that released the two It Came From Canada compilations
• MusicDish, June 7, 2001: Nice review of Better Than The Average Weekend
• Phil Dirt: Reverb Central: Reviews of a number of Shadowy Men singles and albums (and the tribute).
• RollingStone.com: Shadowy Men page
• Real Music Guide: Shadowy Men page

Phono-Comb

• Southern Records: Phono-Comb Bio
• ARTISTdirect: Phono-Comb page
• Drop-D Magazine, May 24, 1996: Review of Monsters, Lullabies ... and the Occasional Flying Saucer
• All The Poop That's Fit To Shovel, 3/5/96: Includes a blurb about Jad Fair and Phono-Comb

Greek Buck

• Now, June 26-July 2, 1997: "Don Pyle: Sound Sorcerer Queers Up His Act"

Atomic 7

• Chez Smartygirl: Rawk. (Review of a Man or Astro-Man? show with very short comments about Atomic 7's opening set)
• Wavelength, May 2002: Atomic 7 - Purveyors of: Style, miles and miles of style
• Now Toronto, October 3-9, 2002: Review of ...Gowns By Edith Head
• Chart Attack: Review of ...Gowns By Edith Head
• PopMatters: Review of ...Gowns By Edith Head
• Chart Attack: Atomic 7: Don't Expect Any Pyro
• The Canadian Music Encyclopedia: Out Of The Shadows With Atomic 7
• Umbrella Music - Not an article, but a video interview with Brian Connelly. Search for "Atomic 7"
• Soulshine, July 8, 2004: Atomic 7 - Dim The Lights, Cue The Hillbillies
• FFWD, July 1, 2004: Review of ... en Hillbilly Caliente
• Echo Weekly - Vol. 7, No. 42 (July 15-21, 2004): Atomic 7 Take 2 - The Case Of Brian Connelly's Underpants
• Straight.com: Atomic 7 Messes With Skynyrd Fans' Minds
• Vue Weekly: Music Notes - Week Of July 15, 2004
• TransformOnline, October 5, 2005: Review of ... en Hillbilly Caliente

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