TOMMY BOLIN GREAT GYPSY SOUL CLEOPATRA RECORDS Tommy Bolin was an incredible guitarist. He was diverse and could play many different styles with many different bands. He is best known as a member of Zephyr, The James Gang and Deep Purple (1975 [...]
AFTERIMAGE FACES TO HIDE INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS Throughout rock history, there are a number of bands that existed for a very short time but have an almost mythical reputation. Afterimage is one such band. The original line-up of Los [...]
KIND OF AN ELLIPTICAL WEAVE OR SOMETHING A CONVERSATION WITH JOEL PLASKETT Joel Plaskett first came to music fan’s attention in the early 1990s when he was a member of the band Thrush Hermit. As the band was winding down in 1999, Plaskett was [...]
CHANCE PEÑA EVER-SHIFTING, CONTINUAL BLOSSOMING ONErpm It is hard to believe that Ever-Shifting, Continual Blossoming is the debut album for Chance Peña. The album is overflowing with confidence and strong songs. He may have gotten his start [...]
JOHN JENKINS WEARY INDEPENDENT John Jenkins has been making music for quite a while now, either as a solo artist or with his band. Weary is his brilliant new EP, and the only problem with it is that like a good meal you wish there was just a [...]
JOEL PLASKETT ONE REAL REVEAL SONGS FOR THE GANG Joel Plaskett is a singer songwriter based in Halifax, NS. Since going solo in 1999 as a member of Thrush Hermit, Plaskett has carved out his own style and, in many ways, developed his own [...]
SCULPTING SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS (TRASHCAN SINATRAS) Trashcan Sinatras, based in Irvine, Scotland, released their debut album, Cake in 1990. The band built up a solid and loyal following and achieved great [...]
DAVID GILMOUR LUCK AND STRANGE SONY MUSIC Luck And Strange is David Gilmour’s first studio album in nearly ten years. Gilmour hinted that 2015’s Rattle That Lock was his swan song, thankfully it was not. As good as that album is, Luck And [...]
SUUNS THE BREAKS JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS SUNNS are based in Montreal, and consist of Ben Shemie, Joseph Yarmush, and Liam O’Neill. The Breaks is their sixth studio album and their first since 2021’s The Witness. Since 2010, the band has [...]
WE JUST WANTED TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MAKING MUSIC AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH KAV OF BLITZ VEGA Blitz Vega is not a person, although it would make for a great name of a musician or actor from the 1950s. It is a band, featuring Andy Rourke (The [...]
DAN MANGAN BEING ELSEWHERE MIX ARTS & CRAFTS This is an interesting and unexpected follow-up to Dan Mangan’s hugely successful (critically and commercially) 2022 release Being Somewhere. But then again, Mangan has never really done the [...]
LOVE AND ROCKETS SO ALIVE REMIX EP BEGGARS BANQUET This is a very interesting EP. Although the concept is not a new idea, when it is executed well, it sounds fresh and fascinating. And that is exactly what Love And Rockets have done with this [...]
THE ALARM MUSIC TELEVISION TWENTY FIRST CENTURY RECORDINGS Music Television is an interesting, and to be honest, unexpected album from The Alarm. On this album, Mike Peters and company tackle cover versions of 1980s songs that were known for [...]
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT PYRAMID (BOXSET) COOKING VINYL Pyramid was originally released in May of 1978, and was The Alan Parsons Project third album. It was their follow-up to their massively successful I, Robot. In many ways, Pyramid picked up [...]
HAROLD BUDD, ELIZABETH FRASER, ROBIN GUTHRIE, SIMON RAYMONDE THE MOON AND THE MELODIES 4AD The Moon And The Melodies is a collaboration between four very talented artists, three of which were the three members of The Cocteau Twins. Harold Budd [...]
I HEAR SIRENS ACHERON POST. RECORDINGS/DUNK! RECORDS Salt Lake City’s I Hear Sirens have released their debuted in 2007 with their brand of post-rock with their self-titled EP. Since then they have released their third and perhaps their most [...]
THE CHAMELEONS @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO AUGUST 13, 2024 On a comfortable summer night in Toronto, The Chameleons returned for a very special concert at The Opera House. It has been far too long since The Chameleons last played Toronto, and the [...]
RACHEL EWEN BREADCRUMBS INDEPENDENT Rachel Ewen is based in the Pacific Northwest and has been working as a professional musician and singer in Seattle for the past decade. In 2023 she started performing under her own name, and Breadcrumbs is [...]
CHRIS BIRKETT SHE’S MY GUITAR INDEPENDENT Chris Birkett has been around a long time and has firmly established a career in music. As a session player, producer and engineer he has worked with Sinéad O’Conner, Alison Moyet, Dexys Midnight [...]
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT 50th ANNIVERSARY LIVE – SECOND NIGHT FRONTIERS MUSIC Blue Öyster Cult is a brilliant band for many reasons, but one reason is their care and attention to their history and recordings. They have taken care of their music [...]
WE ARE THE FREAKS WHO BELIEVE A CONVERSATION WITH BIF NAKED Beth Torbert, known as Bif Naked, has always marched to the beat of her own drum and has been a fiercely independent artist, even when she was signed to a major label. She made her [...]
ALEX SOUTHEY ENTERTAINERS BRING MAY FLOWERS COLLECTION INDEPENDENT Toronto based singer/songwriter Alex Southey released his debut in 2019 with what appeared to be a Christmas themed album, Christmastown. Releasing the album in May should have [...]
THE POLICE SYNCHRONICITY (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) UME/POLYDOR The Police owned 1983. Synchronicity was the album of that year, featuring five hit singles, selling over eight million copies in the world and was nominated for five Grammys. One would [...]
ROBIN GUTHRIE ATLAS SOLEIL APRÈS MINUIT The Cocteau Twins were very much adored and influential when they were together from the 1980s until the early 1990s. Since then, the band has taken on an almost mythical status. Their music continues to [...]
