THE HEALTH BENEFITS FROM LISTENING TO MUSIC A CONVERSATION WITH PHIL MANZANERA “Where are you calling from,” asked Phil Manzanera at the beginning of our Zoom call. “I am in Toronto,” I managed to say. My nerves were getting the better of me. I [...]
DAN WAYNER LITTLE CROW INDEPENDENT Ottawa musician Dan Wayner does not put out music a great deal, but you can be assured that when he does, it will be something very special and original. Such is the case with Little Crow, a three-song EP with [...]
THE MARY WALLOPERS IRISH ROCK N ROLL BC RECORDS Irish Rock N Roll is The Mary Wallopers sophomore album. It is a brilliant follow-up to their self-titled debut album. Irish Rock N Roll demonstrates just how much this band has grown in a [...]
PAUL MANCHIN MASTER INDEPENDENT Paul Manchin is a Toronto-based artist who has carved out his own niche and style within the EDM music scene. He manages to have one foot firmly in 1980s style with the other one in contemporary music. By doing [...]
MARIA ELENA SILVA DULCE ASTRAL SPIRITS/BIG EGO RECORDS Dulce is María Elena Silva’s fourth album and her first since her phenomenal Big Ego Records debut, Eros in 2021. Chris Schlarb, who produced Eros, has produced the album but that is where [...]
GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA AND KRONOS QUARTET SONGS AND SYMPHONIQUES: THE MUSIC OF MOONDOG CANTALOUPE MUSIC Songs And Symphoniques: The Music Of Moondog is an album that pays tribute to minimalist musical artist Louis Hardin, also known as “Moondog”. [...]
DATAROCK MEDIA CONSUMPTION PYRAMID YAP RECORDS DATAROCK formed in 2000 in Bergen, Norway and their debut album was released in 2003 (Datarock Datarock). Media Consumption Pyramid is their sixth studio album and their first since 2018’s Face The [...]
EVERYONE DESERVES A HOME A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS BIRKETT I am speaking with producer, arranger, and sound engineer Chris Birkett on a Zoom call through the wonders of technology. While I am comfortably at home, he is at the Canadian National [...]
THE WYTCHES OUR GUEST CAN’T BE NAMED ALCOPOP! RECORDS The Wytches formed in 2011 and they released their debut album, Annabel Dream Reader in 2014. Our Guest Can’t Be Named is their fourth studio album, and their first since 2020’s Three Mile [...]
CLARENCE WHITE THE LOST MASTERS: 1963-1973 LIBERATION HALL It was just over 50 years ago that the world was robbed of an incredibly talented artist, Clarence White. He was best known for his time with The Byrds (1969 – 1973) and The [...]
STEPHEN SANCHEZ ANGEL FACE MERCURY RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Stephen Sanchez is a new artist who released his debut EP, What Was, Not Now, in 2021. it caught the attention of many radio programmers and record labels. Republic [...]
THE KINGS THE LONGEST STORY EVERY TOLD DIZZY/WARNER The Kings formed in the late 1970s in Vancouver, although many of the members were from Oakville and Toronto. They released their debut album, The Kings Are Here in 1980 and they had an [...]
STEVE HACKETT FOXTROT AT FIFTY + HACKETT HIGHLIGHTS: LIVE IN BRIGHTON INSIDE OUT MUSIC/SONY MUSIC Steve Hackett continues to explore his career with this live recording from his 2022 tour in which he performed solo material, Genesis songs, and [...]
GRAHAM PARKER & THE GOLDTOPS LAST CHANCE TO LEARN THE TWIST BIG STIR RECORDS Last Chance To Learn The Twist is the first album of new songs from Graham Parker since 2018’s Cloud Symbols and it is nice to have him back. Once again, he is [...]
DBA (DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION) CELESTIAL SONGS CHERRY RED Celestial Songs is the fifth studio release for Downes Braide Association (DBA). DBA is Geoff Downes of Yes, The Buggles, and Asia, and Chris Braide who has written songs for and worked [...]
IT’S A DARK & DIRTY WORLD A CONVERSATION WITH TED SIMMONS Ted Simmons is an East Coast kind of a guy. Born in Newfoundland, he now calls Dartmouth, Nova Scotia home. He has also see a pretty sizable chunk of the world. He made his [...]
DANIEL BUKSZPAN – OZZY @ 75 MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Daniel Bukszpan has written or contributed to books about Rush, Aerosmith, Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Woodstock and many more. With Ozzy @ 75, Bukszpan turns his attention [...]
FOR THE FIRST TIME I FEEL…FINE A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA RHAYE Within 30 seconds of speaking with Jessica Rhaye over a Zoom call, I had the distinct feeling I was talking to a friend and catching up on everything, rather than conducting [...]
PRIMAL FEAR CODE RED ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS Primal Fear formed in 1997, and their self-titled debut album was released in 1998. Since then, they have released 13 studio albums and two live albums. Code Red is their first studio album since 2020’s [...]
Ora Cogan Formless Prism Tongue Records Ora Cogan is an interesting artist. She always has several tricks up her sleeve, and when one gets ready to listen to her new album, one never fully knows what to expect. Formless, for example, is a [...]
WILLIAM SHATNER PONDER THE MYSTERY REVISITED CLEOPATRA RECORDS William Shatner is known for his popular roles on television, including Captain Kirk (Star Trek), T.J. Hooker, and $#*! My Father Says. Since 1968, he has also been recording albums, [...]
THE LILAC TIME DANCE TILL ALL THE STARS COME DOWN ABSOLUTE LABEL SERVICES The Lilac Time features brothers Stephen and Nick Duffy, and Stephen’s wife, Claire. Dance Till All The Stars Come Down is their 12th album, and first since 2019’s Return [...]
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV APPALOOSA BONES SUITCASE TOWN MUSIC Has it really been five years since Gregory Alan Isakov’s last studio album, Evening Machines? It has, and although Isakov has been busy with touring and taking care of his very active [...]
SOFIA TALVIK CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE MAKAKI RECORDS Sofia Talvik hails from Sweden and released her first album in 2005, carving out her own distinct style of Americana/folk with a Nordic twist. Center Of The Universe is her eighth album and she [...]
