FIRST MOVEMENT A CONVERSATION WITH MISTER JOSHOOA Detroit is the birthplace of techno and Mister Joshooa (aka Joshua Guerin) is a product of that place. For the last 20 years he has been a DJ, and under the mentorship of club owner Ivory “Tree” [...]

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY, EMERGING VICTORIOUS A CONVERSATION WITH ROBBIE LITCHFIELD OF SAVING VICE For most DIY bands, many would quickly become disheartened by the number of challenges Vermont-based metalcore band Saving Vice has faced since their [...]

LATELY I’VE BEEN FEELING GOOD AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL SO BAD A CONVERSATION WITH SEAN BONNETTE OF AJJ It is not uncommon for a band to utilize emotions and anxieties typically felt by most of society, sometimes even framing them into a dystopian [...]

CONNECTING ALL OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES Unlike a lot of bands from their era, Yes continue to create new albums and to grow. Their current line-up consists of Steve Howe (guitar, producer, vocals), Geoff Downes [...]

KIND OF A CROSS BETWEEN BORIS JOHNSON AND BIDEN A CONVERSATION WITH CAPTAIN SENSIBLE OF THE DAMNED “Toronto, isn’t that where I fell off the stage that time?”, questions Captain Sensible. He did on April 30, 2017, and actually broke a rib. The [...]

YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA LEE MORGAN “I come from a pretty musical family,” Jessica Lee Morgan states, rather modestly,  as we begin talking about her new album, a collaboration with her mother, Mary [...]

LOVE THAT WE WERE LIVING A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN HAYWARD OF THE MOODY BLUES Justin Hayward is a legend. He has been producing, writing, performing, and recording iconic music for close to 60 years. He joined The Moody Blues in 1966 and became [...]

OCEANS APART, STATIONS AWAY A CONVERSATION WITH VIKAS SHARMA & JULIE SUN LEE OF DEADBEAT SUPERHEROES “It is hard to believe that I was writing with Spill Magazine in 1999,” said Deadbeat Superheroes member Vikas Sharma who was a writer for [...]

RECOLLECTION IN TRANQUILITY A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN FOXX John Foxx is a multi-talented artist. Over the years, Foxx has been a singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. Born Dennis Leigh, Foxx [...]

VISCERAL, INTRIGUING, ENIGMATIC AND POPPY A CONVERSATION WITH BEN CHRISTO (THE SISTERS OF MERCY) Ahead of their first US tour in 15 years, Ben Christo, guitarist and backing vocalist of The Sisters of Mercy, shared his thoughts on the band’s [...]

JEFF GOMEZ – THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE: GENERATION X, AIDS, AND THE MAKING OF A CLASSIC NINETIES RECORD McFARLAND BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Released in 1993 to benefit AIDS relief, No Alternative was a compilation album that [...]

ON THE PRECIPICE OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT A CONVERSATION WITH TARA MACLEAN There is an old saying: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.” This adage could certainly apply to Tara MacLean, whose star IS on the rise, [...]

MARTIN POPOFF – AC/DC AT 50 THE QUARTO GROUP BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS For his latest book, Canadian author and music critic, Martin Popoff, has turned his focus onto one of his favourite bands of all time: AC/DC. The appropriately [...]