INTRODUCING THE FRANKLYS A CONVERSATION WITH BASSIST ZOË BIGGS The Franklys are a four piece band made up of guitarists/vocalists Jennifer Ahlkvist and Fanny Broberg (from Sweden) and bassist Zoë Biggs and drummer Lexi Clark (from East Anglia). Their debut album, Are You [...]
RANDY BACHMAN REFUSES TO SLOW DOWN A CONVERSATION WITH CANADIAN ROCK LEGEND RANDY BACHMAN Randy Bachman is a Rock Legend. He had his first number one record with The Guess Who (“Shakin’ All Over”) in 1965. By 1970, when he left The Guess Who, the band already had six top 40 [...]
ELECTRIC ISLAND CANADA DAY PREVIEW HANLAN’S POINT, TORONTO ISLAND | JULY 1, 2017 It’s fitting that Windsor-born Ritchie Hawtin’s debut at Electric Island Festival will be on Canada Day. Fans hope that Canadian techno star and Toronto’s much-loved underground electronic [...]
THE ART OF EVERCLEAR A CONVERSATION WITH ART ALEXAKIS On the current Everclear tour, lead singer Art Alexakis had this to say: “It’s hard to believe we made this record 20 years ago. Even though I’m in a different place now than the guy who first wrote and [...]
MOSCOW NOIR A CONVERSATION WITH LESTHER GUTIERREZ Following the release of their self-titled EP, you’ll soon be able to hear one of Moscow Noir’s surreal new wave songs remixed by Toronto producers Alberto Jossue, Night Vision and Talal and Zoi + more. The band’s single, [...]
DEFCON ZERO A CONVERSATION WITH TOMAS ANDERSSON OF CORRODED Defcon Zero isn’t just Corroded’s first new album in five years – it’s also their first release for Despotz Records, which has opened brand new possibilities for Corroded and given them the firepower to further [...]
IF IT FEELS RIGHT AN INTERVIEW WITH MARC JORDAN OF LUNCH AT ALLEN’S It was never intended to be a “supergroup”, and it was never meant to last more than one performance, but 13 years and five albums later, that is exactly what Lunch At Allen’s has become. Lunch At [...]
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 [...]
UP THE RAH’S!!! A CONVERSATION WITH JACK McLEOD OF THE RAH’S Meet The Rah’s. An energetic, talented five piece band from Prestonpans in Scotland, a small seaside town just outside of Edinburgh. They formed in 2011. The original band featured four friends: [...]
THROW YOUR LIFE IN THE AIR AND SEE WHERE IT LANDS A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA LEE MORGAN Jessica Lee Morgan may be a new name to you, but she has been around a while performing and recording, and like the title of her new album, she has been Around The Block. First, and [...]
FACING MODERN PRESSURES HEAD-ON A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL ROMANO According to the press release I read to promote Daniel Romano’s latest album, Modern Pressure, he made his stage debut at the age of eight. He played drums for his family’s rhythm and blues band. That is an [...]
LINGERING A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN BATZ OF SLEEP PARTY PEOPLE Sleep Party People, an unusual name for an unusual band. Actually, Sleep Party People is not so much a band as it is one individual, Brian Batz. Hailing from Denmark, Batz started playing as Sleep Party People in [...]
SPOOKY ACTION OUT OF A BROOKLYN VACUUM A CONVERSATION WITH JASON LOEWENSTEIN (SEBADOH) Jason Loewenstein is getting set to release his second solo album, Spooky Action, on Joyful Noise Records on June 16, 2017. His last solo album, At Sixes and Sevens was released 15 years [...]
VANCOUVER, YOKO ONO & CRICKETS A CONVERSATION WITH ORA COGAN Ora Cogan is a Canadian treasure. Her music defies labelling, it simply must be experienced. She has produced some of the most unique and truly brilliant albums over the past ten years. Her latest album, [...]
FOUR ON THE FLOOR STONER ROCK AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDRE SKINNER OF SLOW DEATH LIGHTS “Although our 2015 EP was a good showcase of our sound, it didn’t capture our full vision and songwriting ability of the band simply due to time and budget constraints in the studio”, says Andre [...]
PUPPETS, APPS & HORROR MOVIES AN INTERVIEW WITH HUMANS Robbie and Peter of Vancouver, BC started their project HUMANS in 2008. Since then, the duo has been very busy, touring, signing with Mom+Pop Records, collaborating with The Roots, scoring films, and even developing [...]
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 [...]
SUBSTANCE AN INTERVIEW WITH BASS-PLAYING LEGEND AND EX-JOY DIVISION/NEW ORDER MEMBER PETER HOOK Does Peter Hook really require an introduction I wondered when starting to write this piece, probably not I concluded. To play with not one but two seminal bands in Joy Division and [...]
TRAVELLING AND PLAYING ROCK N’ ROLL WITH MY FRIENDS AN INTERVIEW WITH LUKE BENTHAM OF THE DIRTY NIL Their vocals are almost as wild, loud, and crass as the feedback that guitarist/vocalist Luke Bentham uses as an instrument of his own. Their untamed energy comes alive in their [...]
HEAVY BASS LICKS AND CRISP PERCUSSION A CONVERSATION WITH ENZO SIRAGUSA When a DJ is inspired by every party he attends – be it break beat to classic house to drum and bass – what does he do? For Enzo Siragusa, London DJ and Producer, he continues to throw the best old school [...]
