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29 CRASH is one of 2 number of
new bands struggling to break into
Vancouver's music scene.
Bass guitarist Rob Handel, "
says the three-member band,
which has been together for over a

year, is frequently turned away by
local club managers who are look-
ing for top 40 music only.

“We've never played top 40.
We're an original hard-edge pop
band. It's hard getting gigs

because most places want the typ-
ical top 40, soft rock stuff.”’

29 Crash plan to release their
second album and an accompany-
ing video this coming spring. With
no record company backing them,

29 - Wednesday, December 27,

the group nas had to pool their
own money together.

Their songs, with lots of guitar
and harmony, focus on social
issues, said Handel. ‘‘The Path,

for instance, is about what one

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An upcoming Canadian tour
may help bring the band, made up
of North Vancouver drummer Pete
Gordon, guitarist Mark Sippota
and Handel, more exposure.

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