POURING HIS HEART INTO UNPOPULAR POP MUSIC A CONVERSATION WITH BLAIR PACKHAM The name Blair Packham may ring some bells for you. You may remember him from his stylish 1980’s band, The Jitters, who released two polished pop albums, The Jitters [...]
YUKON BLONDE – “CRAZY” Dine Alone Records After their final European tour in support of their 2015 album, On Blonde, Yukon Blonde were not ready to come home – so they didn’t. Frontman Jeff Innes relocated to [...]
Hypoluxo – “Sometimes” Broken Circles There has always been something sort of funny about Hypoluxo’s music—not the melodies themselves, but the tone of each song, both what’s being said and how. It’s more clever, more coy—the [...]
Alvvays – Dreams Tonite Royal Mountain Records The sophomore album from Alvvays, titled Antisocialites, is set for release on September 8th via Royal Mountain Records. Across its 10 tracks and 33 minutes, the Toronto-based group dive back [...]
JORDAN B. WRIGHT – “FIREHEART” FIREHEART (JANUARY 2018) Independent Saturday, July 29, 2017 Toronto multi-instrumentalist Jordan B. Wright is back with a brand new track entitled, “Fireheart”. It’s the title [...]
Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs Burger Records/Dine Alone Records Toronto’s very own Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs, now signed to Burger Records/Dine Alone Records have released their sophomore self-titled [...]
Terminus: Impact 2017 | #terminusfestival @ Dicken’s Pub, Calgary July 28-30, 2017 Industrial summer camp take two: the dust is just starting to settle on Calgary after the explosive dark electronic music festival that has become a [...]
Cage The Elephant Unpeeled RCA Records Ever since making their 2008 debut with their self-titled record, Cage The Elephant have shown no signs of slowing down as each step forward has only taken them into bigger directions. While Cage The [...]
Camp SummerDaze 2017 | #campsummerdaze @ Schomberg, Ontario July 28-30, 2017 Camp SummerDaze was the best summer festival I’ve attended to date in Ontario. The SummerDaze crew, including their savvy volunteers, vendors, and new locatio,n [...]
Manchester Orchestra Black Mile To The Surface Loma Vista Recordings Manchester Orchestra puts on a magical performance on their latest album Black Mile To The Surface where the contrast between profound sadness and triumphant glory is peppered [...]
Arcade Fire Everything Now Sony Canada Arcade Fire is no stranger to theatrics when it comes time to release a new album. In 2013, before Reflektor (my favorite Arcade Fire album) was released, the band billed themselves as The Reflektors. They [...]
WAYHOME MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL 2017 @ Burl’s Creek, Oro-Medonte July 28 – July 30, 2017 Oro-Medonte was bustling the weekend of July 28-30 with everything in place for WayHome’s third year in the running. The third installment of [...]
The Nasty Housewives RESisters Hologram Recordings The Nasty Housewives, an interesting name for an interesting and unique band. The Nasty Housewives consist of Marcella Detroit (also known as Marcy Levy (Shakespears Sister), Hope Juber (The [...]
Garbage @ Sony Centre, Toronto July 27, 2017 Ever since Garbage arrived on the scene in 1995 with their massive hit “Stupid Girl,” I’ve long wanted to see them live, and as fortune would have it I was able to do so Wednesday night at the [...]
PREPÁRATE PARA CINCO AN INTERVIEW WITH BLUES GUITAR LEGEND BILLY GIBBONS OF ZZ TOP In the annals of rock and roll history even the longest established bands such as the Who and The Rolling Stones have changed personnel during their musical [...]
ZZ Top @ O2 Apollo, Manchester July 25, 2017 Despite being around since the late sixties and just being slightly older than myself, I have never previously crossed paths with the band in a live setting. True like most people my attention was [...]
Downturns Dust Independent Brampton, Ontario based indie/post-punk band Downturns formed in 2014 and have released their second EP Dust. The lead vocalist James Murray’s voice lunges with pleading emotion and with a scatter like a ‘50s do-wop [...]
NINE INCH NAILS RETURN WITH NEW EP ADD VIOLENCE OUT TODAY BAND WILL HEADLINE FYF FEST IN LOS ANGELES JULY 23 AND PANORAMA FESTIVAL IN NYC ON JULY 30 Nine Inch Nails’ new EP, ADD VIOLENCE, is now available digitally – download or [...]
MY AIM IS TRUE 40th ANNIVERSARY THE STORY OF ELVIS COSTELLO’S ICONIC DEBUT Most musical historians can agree that 1977 was the year that Punk-Rock broke into the mainstream. Punk’s brash, no nonsense approach had revitalized rock music. The goal [...]
GARBAGE – “NO HORSES” Stunvolume Garbage have released their new single “No Horses”. The song is available now HERE. All of the band’s profits from sales and streaming of the single will be donated to the [...]
Foster The People Sacred Hearts Club Columbia Records Foster the People come out swinging with their first track “Pay the Man” on their new album Sacred Hearts Club. With a sound slightly edgier and more industrial than their last album, “Pay [...]
DEAD STARS – “PINK CLOUDS” PERFECT PATTERNS (SEPTEMBER 1, 2017) Independent July 21, 2017 Brooklyn band Dead Stars recently announced a new album and shared its lead single, “Pink Clouds.” The upcoming release, [...]
MUSIC INSPIRED BY “THE BLACK PRINCE” OUT NOW FILM OPENS WORLDWIDE JULY 21 (A FILM BY KAVI RAZ) | #TheBlackPrince Sammy Chand’s Los Angeles based label, Rukus Avenue, has released The Black Prince, Music Inspired By The Motion Picture. Executive [...]
WOLF PARADE TO RELEASE CRY CRY CRY – THE GROUP’S THUNDEROUS FOURTH ALBUM – WORLDWIDE ON OCTOBER 6th AVAILABLE VIA SUB POP/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Wolf Parade will release the thunderous Cry Cry Cry, the band’s first new album in seven years [...]
