SCARRED FOR LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH BRAD LANER AND ANNETTE ZILINSKAS OF MEDICINE In 1990, guitarist and keyboardist Brad Laner introduced the world to his project Medicine. According to Laner, the band came together by “magic, luck, misfortune, [...]
A JOURNEY INTO THE UNKNOWN A CONVERSATION WITH PETER BAUMANN OF NEULAND (TANGERINE DREAM) “The name is ‘Noi Land’, which means ‘New Territory’”, says Peter Baumann during our recent conversation. “But you can say anything you want. We want it to [...]
Underworld And Ø [Phase] Border Country (The Remixes) Smith Hyde Productions/Caroline Records “Border Country” is a song from Underworld’s most recent album, Drift Series One. It is a track co-written by Underworld and Ø [Phase], who is actually [...]
Elovet 4.5 Days In New York Independent It is hard to put Elovet’s music into a category. While many categorize it as Hip Hop, I would argue that that does not do the music justice. It reminds me of the old joke — there are two kinds of [...]
Fen Wilson Ghost Heroin Independent Ghost Heroin is Fenn Wilson’s debut album, following on the heels of 2015’s EP, Tales Of The Black Dog. Produced by acclaimed blues guitarist Shannon Bourne, Wilson has created a deeply personal and unique [...]
ROBERT FORSTER @ THE DRAKE HOTEL, TORONTO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Opening with the brilliant and personal “Born To A Family”, Robert Forster turned a very cold Toronto night into a warm party at The Drake Hotel.. This was Forster’s first Canadian [...]
GET UP, TEA, WALK OUTSIDE, SHOWER, WATER, EAT TOAST, COFFEE, WORK, COFFEE, WALK, EAT BEANS OR SOUP (ORANGE), WORK, WORK, WORK, WALK, EAT, DRINK, STOP, SLEEP, REPEAT A CONVERSATION WITH FADER While the members of Fader may not agree, the band is [...]
Soundwalk Collective With Patti Smith Mummer Love Bella Union Mummer Love is the second album in the Perfect Vision triptych collaboration between Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith. Inspired by poet Arthur Rimbaud,the group is an experimental [...]
Quiet Riot Hollywood Cowboys Frontiers Music SRL Hollywood Cowboys is the first studio album from Quiet Riot since 2017’s Road Rage, and the second studio album featuring vocalist James Durbin. Whereas Durbin was a last-minute replacement on [...]
Atlantæum Flood One Day Schoolkids Records Instrumental albums can be tricky things. They can become bland where all the songs kinda meld into one. This is clearly not the case with One Day. Atlantæum Flood have created very visual pieces with [...]
THEY NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE IMPORTANT A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH WOMACK – AUTHOR OF SOLID STATE: THE STORY OF ABBEY ROAD AND THE END OF THE BEATLES Kenneth Womack has become somewhat of a Beatles scholar. Following the release of a [...]
FERGUS HAMBLETON w/ WOOD AND WATER @ HUGH’S ROOM, TORONTO NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Famed Toronto venue Hugh’s Room played host to Fergus Hambleton as he launched his new album, Neighbourhoods. The evening was full of music, family, good friends [...]
Underworld Drift Series 1 Smith Hyde Productions/Caroline Records Underworld was born of the ashes of the breakup of Freur in 1988. The duo, consisting of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, have never sounded better, and they continue to come up with [...]
Ags Connolly Wrong Again Finstock Music There is much to like about Wrong Again by Ags Connolly. It starts with the sleeve, which looks like a well-worn, much-loved album. Then there is the exceptional music inside that sleeve. Wrong Again is [...]
Fergus Hambleton Neighbourhoods Current Records Neighbourhoods is Fergus Hambleton’s first album since 2015’s Written On The Wind. It is the perfect follow up, and once again he does not disappoint. This is a well-produced and well-arranged [...]
CREATING EXPERIENCES A CONVERSATION WITH ED SOUSA, DIRECTOR OF CLASSIC BOWL The 1980s and bowling: two things that go together like fish and chips. In fact, rock ‘n’ roll and bowling have been married since rock ‘n’ roll was born. But Ed Sousa, [...]
Ringo Starr What’s My Name Rocabella/UMC What’s My Name is Ringo Starr’s 20th solo studio album. Hard to believe but true. That number does not include the numerous live recordings released over the years and his guest appearances on [...]
The Kinks Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire – 50th Anniversary Edition Box-Set Sanctuary Records Following the incredible success of the 50th Anniversary of The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, the [...]
Myles Goodwyn Friends Of The Blues 2 Linus Records Last year Myles Goodwyn released a hugely successful album, Friends of The Blues. On it, Goodwyn explored his first love and the blues along with many friends. On Friends Of The Blues 2, Goodwyn [...]
Fader In Shadow Blanc Check Records In Shadow is Fader’s second album and they just keep getting better. Although their debut was more than impressive, with In Shadow they knock it out of the park. From beginning to end this is more than an [...]
Yusuf/Cat Stevens Back To Earth (Remastered) Cat-O-Log Records/BMG Although it is not his biggest seller, Back To Earth may be Cat Stevens’ most important and personal album of his career. Stevens, also known as Yusuf, had decided to put his [...]
Shakespears Sister Ride Again London Records Earlier this year, Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit of Shakespears Sister announced that not only had they reunited, but they were preparing a tour or the U.K and releasing compilation album [...]
Ancient Shapes A Flower That Wouldn’t Bloom You’ve Changed Records Daniel Romano is a very busy guy. He has published books, he is part owner of a very cool record label, video director, and he has a very successful solo career. [...]
Cathryn Craig And Brian Willoughby The Cooley & Mourne Cabritunes Records Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby have been making music for many years, and a new album coming from them is always a reason to rejoice and celebrate. The Cooley [...]
