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The Stolen Minks began as a daydream with a rockabilly soundtrack. Fuelled by common desires for stardom, drink tickets, and love letters, four ladies joined forces in Halifax, Nova Scotia and formed a band. The Minks cut their teeth on bedroom practices and open mic slots, and now have Halifax swooning and dancing like never before.
Sometimes the Minks match and sometimes they don't. They are equally smitten with pearls, flasks, gunsmoke, riots, arm wrestles, back flips, and tea parties. Consider yourself cordially invited to their revolution.
(Cult)u're Magazine, October 2007
Interview, by Frederick Hidell
Halifax rock outfit The Stolen Minks are living proof that the Canadian rock ’n roll dream can become a reality. >>> read the rest
Exclaim.ca, September 2007
Web Exclusive Interview, by Sam Sutherland
While the Stolen Minks are often cited as being a "girl band," one listen to their excellent Family Boycott full-length will eradicate any idea of the importance of gender from the listener's head. >>> read the rest
Skyscraper, Aug 07
Family Boycott CD Review, by Mark Black
Like a glorious amalgamation of Go Sailor! and Maow imbued with the
spirit of Gene Vincent and the saccharine sweetness of Rick Nelson,
The Stolen Minks manage to follow up their first self-titled EP, released independently, with eight songs of dance floor coups and back alley bruising. Songs like "Fight!" and "Rip It Up" are solid garage anthems that keep this mini-album from straying too far into the land of novelty. Don't get me wrong, The Stolen Minks are no joke, but they are far better served, and ultimately sound more commanding, when they're playing songs with lyrics like, "I don't really care if you love me true / As long as right now it's just me and you," than they are with songs about the sex appeal of Batman - not that there's
anything wrong with that. Most importantly, to someone who has little to no attention span, The Stolen Minks don't waste time, only one
track coming in over three-minutes. "Stop Talking" is the clear standout on this album, full of swagger and bravado; if there's a single, forget about the Ginuwine cover, because this is it!
Voir, Aug 2007
Brève musique, by Clémence Risler
Adeptes des Headcoatees, des Detroit Cobras ou de Bikini Kill? Alors voici Erica, Rachelle, Tiina et Stephanie, de jeunes demoiselles d'Halifax qui se sont unies en 2003 dans le seul but de s'amuser un bon coup et de nous remuer. >>> read the rest
Montreal Mirror, July 2007
Hot Fuzz: The Stolen Minks Spill Their Rockabilly Formula, by Lorraine Carpenter
"Rachelle loves Batman," says Stolen Minks drummer Erica Butler, explaining their song "Batman, You're the Sex."
"She has a serious crush on superheroes, and she's like an encyclopedia of comic knowledge." >>> read the rest
Chartattack.com, July 2007
The Stolen Minks Take New Goodies On Cross-Canada Tour, by Shannon Webb-Campbell
Ferocious local rockabilly babes The Stolen Minks released their campus radio-friendly Family Boycott full-length last year, and now they're hitting the road with a limited-edition vinyl pressing of their self-titled EP and adorable underpants for their merch table. >>>read the rest
The Coast, March 2007
Best of Music Reader's Poll
Best Local Band to Dance To: The Stolen Minks
Best Local Video & Best Local Appearance on YouTube: The Stolen Minks, "Boys on the Floor"
These punkabilly idols inspire hipsters to drop the facade and bust a move already—how can you not with songs about Charles (motherlovin') Bronson?—and take the inagural nod for Best Local Band to Dance To. >>> read the rest
Exclaim, February 2007
The Stolen Minks, Family Boycott, by Liz Worth
Family Boycott plays out as a hail of wondrous energy through these eight spunky, riotous tracks. The Stolen Minks, who come rising out of Halifax on a wave of rockabilly inklings, ’60s garage and surf punk swirls, are a quartet fit to become everyone’s new object of affection. >>> read the rest
Mirror, November 30, 2006
Family Boycott review, by Lorraine Carpenter
No offence to New Romance for Kids, but it's shocking that this isn't a Sympathy for the Record Industry product (then again, who wants a half-swastika on their record?). >>> read the rest
Infomonkey.net, November 13, 2006
The Legend of The Stolen Minks, by Carsten Knox
Venus, November 2006
EP review, by Dean Ramos
Although only five songs long, this self-titled precursor to the Stolen Minks's soon-to-be-released full-length is an all-night rock and roll dance party just waiting to happen. >>> read the rest
Hour, October 5, 2006
EP review, by Steve Guimond
Montreal Mirror, August 31, 2006
EP review, by Lorraine Carpenter
The comfort chords of early rock ’n’ roll and the DIY drive of ’70s punk hit the dancefloor together on the debut EP by these four Haligonian gals. >>> read the rest
Eye Weekly, August 24, 2006
Disc-overy of the Week
Meet Erica, Rachelle, Tiina and Stephanie. "We all sing," they declare on this EP's back cover, not that you can tell who's who -- these five lovably lo-fi garage-greased rave-ups twist and shout and blitzkrieg bop as if psychedelia never happened. In nine minutes, the Halifax foursome cover songs by '50s pre-rock icons Link Wray, Joey Dee and Roger Miller, but this EP's most lasting sentiment is entirely their own: "Girls on the stage and boys on the floor!" Though coming from these feisty femmes, I'm not quite sure if that's an invitation to dance or an order to kiss the dirt. SB
Voir, August 24, 2006
Aut' Fréquences, by Patrick Ouellet
Le quartet au féminin The Stolen Minks fera la bringue au Temps Partiel le samedi 26 août dès 20h, en compagnie des groupes The Stance (retro-punk-motown; également d'Halifax) et Spring The Madcap (punk-rock; Québec). >>> read the rest
Chartattack.com, June 21, 2006
The Stolen Minks Piece Together Their First Album, by Shannon Webb-Campbell
Halifax's beloved rockabilly quartet, The Stolen Minks have been conspiring over endless sessions of Girl Talk about their upcoming tour. >>> read the rest
Dal Gazette, March 30, 2006
NBNE profiles: The Stolen Minks by Saman Jafarian
Dal Gazette, September 8, 2005
This week's pics by Lindsay Dobbin
When it comes to the Stolen Minks, it's not just about the music - it's about the party that the music creates. Acting as a brief introduction to the band, the Stolen Minks' self-titled EP clocks in a just over nine minutes.
This four-piece rockabilly-pop outfit will tie your schoolgirl/boy laces in knots, make you do the twist, and skip the playground for tonight.
The Minks are an all-girl group, and definitely live up to that old wisdom carved in stone by Cyndi Lauper: "Girls just wanna have fun."
But, as the Minks tend to do with their songs, they add a unique spin on an old idea. And, they do it better than the boys - who are on the floor staring up at the girls on stage.
Voir, September 15, 2005
Aut'Frequences by Patrick Ouellet
Sacré découverte musicale locale de l'année par l'hebdomadaire The Coast, le quatuor d'Halifax The Stolen Minks sera en spectacle au Temps Partiel le jeudi 15 septembre dès 20 h, en compagnie de Spring the Madcap. >>> read the rest
The Coast, April 7, 2005
Power Ballot: The Coast's Best of Music, Best New Local Artist: The Stolen Minks
With many of the elders in the scene having less and less time to fill the local stages, there is a real opportunity for a new generation of bands to make their mark. Out of the new acts vying for your attention, you've chosen rockabilly quartet The Stolen Minks as the band you think is the most promising. "We're big fans of drinking and dancing, so we basically just wanted to make music that would encourage that," says bass player Tiina Johns, who with Erica Butler, Rachelle Goguen and Stephanie Johns-a trio of Coast affiliates-rounds out the Minks. While the group's initial practices involved "a lot of gossiping and drinking pink champagne," they have recently begun to take themselves more seriously. In addition to finishing a four-song EP and a possible tour, the band's new few months including "inciting girls to form bands, learning more about sound and gear stuff, and maybe shopping for matching shoes," says Johns.
Runners up: Satellite Rides, Sharp Like Knives