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Flavio Monopoli
Preparing for the studio - Getting ready to create a killer drum sound. - Flavio Monopoli, Just Drums Catalogue, 2004.

The definitive word on tuning drums. - Flavio Monopoli, Just Drums Catalogue, 2001.

Casey Marshall, CMW Live Review. - Erin Cardiff, www.chartattack.com, 10 April 2001.

The award for style, and the coolest name in Canadian music,  could go to Flavio Monopoli… - Jay Deachman, Drums Etc., May - June 1999.

Music should be about creative expression… - Flavio Monopoli, Modern Drummer, July 1996.


Kyd Monopoli
Vancouver duo screams counterculture 'Monopolizing' local music scene… - Ange Frymire, The Voice, February 1999.


The Elusive Project X
Calkin and Monopoli, who produced Eleven, have a knack for programming and seem to know their way around a recording studio, while Martirano's confident vocals are strong enough to warrant a bit of stylistic flirtation... - John Lucas, The Georgia Straight, February 24 - March 2, 2000.

EPX's debut finds a band cleverly exploring a variety of contemporary pop styles...  - Tom Harrison, The Province, Thursday, February 17, 2000.

EPX's music demands a second listen... - Jay Deachman, Muzik Etc., November - December, 1999.

Watching this develop should be fascinating... - Tom Harrison, The Province, Thursday, July 16, 1998.


Velour 3
This nine-track disc is full of big, bouncy, fuzzy pop that just rolls along a’grinning. - Bruce Arthur, Ubyssey, 19 August 1997.

Rising a bit above the rest are Paul Hyde, Happy Man, Cinnamon, and Velour 3... - Verne McDonald, The Georgia Straight, 30 July 1998.

Velour3, whose Beatles, Blur and Beck-inspired sound is a bit of an anomaly in this country... - Lisa Wilton, Calgary Sun, 31 July 1997.

As anyone who's ever been in a band will testify, life on the road swings between soaring highs and crushing lows... - Mike Usinger, The Georgia Straight, 24 July 1997.

A Vancouver-based band on a cross-Canada tour will be at The new Red Dog tonight…  - Staff Reporter, Peterborough Examiner, 18 July 1997.

The songs on Velour3 are never going to ignite a mosh pit, but they do have the potential to pack a dance floor.… - Mike Usinger, The Georgia Straight, 8 May 1997.

Velour 3 has had a lot of success with its debut disc…  - Review, Douglas College Other Press, 4 March 1997.

Perhaps it's no surprise that Velour3 doesn't sound like any other of Vancouver's many indie groups… - Tom Harrison, The Province, 27 February 1997.

Velour 3 once described their music as "a teddy bear with claws"…   - Monique Harvey, The Peak, 17 February 1997.

This is a happy record. - Paul Watkin – Drop-D Magazine 28 January 1997.

Velour3’s self-titled CD is peppered with references to British bands no longer with us, making this effort fun listening. - Review, The Vancouver Courier, 15 December 1996.

Promising… - Indie CD Of The Week, The Province, 17 November 1996.

The trio's sound, classified as Beatle-ish by music review pundits, is as smooth and rich as their name suggests… - Monique Harvey, The Peak, 26 February 1996.

I found myself humming their catchy pop songs long after their set had finished…  - Chris Lovell, The Peak, 12 February 1996.

Unusual three-piece rock configuration clicks… - Margot Barton, The News, 28 January 1996.


Velour 3 Charts
CFRC-FM Charts for August 25 to 31, 1997 Top 30

Discorder Magazine, December 1996.

Indie Top Five, The Province, 24 November 1996.

Indie Corner, The Record, 11 November 1996. (NUMBER 1)

Indie Top Five, The Province, 3 November 1996. (NUMBER 1)


SugarCandy Mountain

"We're definitely the forerunners of "Lambada" rock" - Monique Harvey, The Peak, 10 March 1995.

Excellent cafe pop.