RAVE & DROOL: A CHRONICLE OF ’90s CANROCK AN INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER TYLER ELYNUIK There is no denying that the 1990s was a time of technological and musical innovation. And for those who lived during this era in Canada, it was also a time when Canadian musicians [...]
UNDER YOUR SPELL AN INTERVIEW WITH CHIBI OF THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE Longtime fans of the Toronto indie music scene will at some point have come across the grand theatrics and mesmerizing music of London, Ontario’s own The Birthday Massacre. Especially since the band has been [...]
Slydigs How Animal Are You? Estupendo Records On May 12th, UK’s Slydigs dropped their latest EP How Animal Are You?, which is full of rock busting beats, fantastic solos, and raw vocals, among other things. Proving that good old rock and roll is alive and well, Slydigs have [...]
METROPOLIS, MAUSOLEUMS & TRAMPOLINES AN INTERVIEW WITH QUIET DOMINO The brain child of San Franciscan singer/songwriter Mark Nelsen, Quiet Domino is getting ready to drop their debut single “Metropolium” on May 19th. Recently we caught up with Nelsen to ask him about his [...]
Duel Witchbanger Heavy Psych Sounds Records Fans of Monster Truck, Wolfmother, Sabbath, and Thin Lizzy will love the latest album from Texan heavy metal quartet Duel. Formed by two ex-members of Scorpion Child in 2015, Duel is gearing up for a busy next couple of months. [...]
Sheryl Crow Be Myself Warner Music Sheryl Crow is back and better than ever. Be Myself was released on April 21st and is the songstresses’ ninth studio album. Jeff Trott, producer, musician, and songwriter, worked on the album with Crow. In the past, Trott and Crow worked [...]
HEADING TOWARDS A MUSICAL RENAISSANCE AN INTERVIEW WITH BRAD MERRITT OF 54-40 Canadian Music Week is just getting started, and what could be more spectacular than two live performances by the Canadian music legends 54-40? Well, getting the chance to talk to 54-40’s Brad [...]
AS WAS AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL DELANEY OF BLACK ANVIL Growing up I always found heavy metal music too harsh. Back then I never could have imagined myself becoming a fan of a band like New York City’s Black Anvil. When I was younger, the aggressive guitar riffs and pounding [...]
SWIMMING THROUGH DREAMS AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN FRYER OF BLACK NEEDLE NOISE John Fryer has always pushed the boundaries and capabilities of music technology. Beginning as a musical pioneer in his work with Depeche Mode and Cocteau Twins during the early 80s, Fryer has since [...]
Lo-Pan In Tensions Aqualamb Records One part modern sludge metal, one part 90’s alternative rock; Lo-Pan just dropped their fifth release, the five track EP In Tensions. Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, Lo-Pan’s latest release is a brilliant follow-up to their 2014 full-length [...]
Black Anvil As Was Relapse Records New York’s Heavy Metal band Black Anvil released their latest album As Was last month, a follow-up to their 2014 album Hail’s Death. Their most progressive album to date, As Was is a 50-minute face melting reminder of all the good things [...]
EMBRASSER LA MYTHOLOGIE AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL LEEB OF DELERIUM I still remember the night I first heard Delerium’s “Silence (ft. Sarah McLachlan).” It was a snowy evening and I was in the car with my parents and sister. We were returning home after a day spent Christmas [...]
Metallica Hardwired…To Self-Destruct Warner Music Canada The wait is over! Hardwired…To Self-Destruct is here. Since the release of the EP Beyond Magnetic in 2011, Metallica fans have been eagerly waiting for another full-length album from the legendary Hard Rockers. And [...]
Soundgarden Badmotorfinger 25th Anniversary Edition Universal Music Canada What can you say about the album that set the bar for the grunge genre? A lot! Although there were other grunge bands emerging around the same time in Seattle, like Pearl Jam, and there were even [...]
Sting 57th & 9th Universal Music Canada Sting has never been afraid of change. His music has constantly morphed since his days with The Police. His hits like “Fields of Gold”, “Desert Rose”, and “Englishman in New York” (just to name a few) changed the definition of adult [...]
Madness Can’t Touch Us Now Universal Music Fresh from the British Ska band Madness, which is known for its 1982 hit “Our House,” comes its latest album Can’t Touch Us Now, which was released on October 28. The whopping 16-track album is full of the quirky Ska sounds and [...]
Delerium Mythologie Metropolis Records Full of beautifully ethereal melodies and transitional soundscapes, Delerium is back with its 15th studio album, Mythologie. Since Delerium’s founding in 1987, music pioneers Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber have been non-stop in their musical [...]
Beware Of Darkness Are You Real? Bright Antenna Records Aiming to revitalize the Alternative Rock scene and remind fans of what they love about the genre, Beware of Darkness is back with its latest album Are You Real? Fans of its 2013 debut album Orthodox will appreciate the [...]
