SERIOUS MUSIC WITHOUT TAKING ITSELF TOO SERIOUSLY A CONVERSATION WITH BORIS PELEKH OF HEY GUY (AND GOGOL BORDELLO) Travel is becoming more and more widely accessible, significantly influencing the way society functions and develops. Bringing [...]
Earth Full Upon Her Burning Lips Sargent House Consistency is the hallmark of the highest level of artistry, and it is certainly a trait which Earth have carried throughout their career. Since their full debut Earth 2, an album that sits at the [...]
Bibio Ribbons Warp Records Few artists balance simplicity, experimentation and distinctiveness as well as Stephen Wilkinson, the man behind Bibio. Often relying on a handful of guitar licks to form the base of a short but sweet and dreamy [...]
WEIRD AMERICAN GOTHIC: THESE WICKED THINGS A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARPENTER OF BEAT CIRCUS After ten years, songwriter Brian Carpenter and his band Beat Circus come roaring back with the final installment of the ‘Weird American Gothic’ [...]
Beat Circus These Wicked Thinks Innova Records Ten years following the release of Boy From Black Mountain, Beat Circus has re-emerged from the depths of a hiatus to bring the third and final instalment of the so-called ‘Weird American Gothic’ [...]
NICE TO MEET U A CONVERSATION WITH PI JA MA (PAULINE DE TARRAGON) For many, the chance to sing on a nationally televised talent competition would be a dream come true. Yet for Pauline De Tarragon, the experience almost turned her away from music [...]
Fjord Shallow Waters Carpark Records The context in which we encounter something plays a significant role in our experience of it, a phenomenon which is particularly the case when it comes to music. Given the flexibility of the artform to cater [...]
Toro y Moi Outer Peace Carpark Records Since the release of his full-length debut, Causers of This, under the alias of Toro y Moi, Chaz Bundick has forged a career on bridging the gap between the progression of modern, radio-friendly dance music [...]
Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Legacy Recordings Few albums stand the test of time the way Electric Ladyland has, much like few artists stand the test of time the way Jimi Hendrix himself has. This is despite the [...]
Muse Simulation Theory Warner Music With an infamous distaste towards the notion of stylistic continuity across a career that has seen the band go from the depths of classically-inspired progressive metal to pop-fueled electronica and everything [...]
SPRING, FALL & NOW A RECKONING: A VOICE OF HOPE FOR AMERICANS A CONVERSATION WITH ANTI-FLAG DRUMMER PAT THETIC In the depths of a tumultuous political climate that sees everyone from politicians and celebrities to businesses and average [...]
Thom Yorke Suspiria XL Recordings When Dario Argento’s supernatural horror film Suspiria was released in 1977, the world’s artistic landscape stood in stark contrast to the one we find today just over 30 years later. Modern cinema was defined [...]
Passenger @ Théâtre Corona, Montréal October 21, 2018 Ken Yates comes across as a stunning encapsulation of what it would be like if Oscar Isaac’s titular character from Inside Llewyn Davis existed in a Canadian context, a more upbeat and [...]
This Will Destroy You New Others Part Two Dark Operative With their critically acclaimed New Others Part One having been released on September 28th of this year and a North American tour in support thereof scheduled throughout this fall, it [...]
Anti-Flag American Reckoning Spinefarm Anti-Flag have spent the last several years reflecting on the state of American politics and the moral values that underlie the country’s society itself. While 2015’s American Spring saw the band focus on [...]
This Will Destroy You New Others Part One Dark Operative It can be difficult to stand out as an artist in the world of post-rock, not least because of how easy it is to fall into the clichés of repeated arpeggios and delayed tremolos that [...]
Oneohtrix Point Never @ Monument-National, Montreal September 26, 2018 Daniel Lopatin has long been held in high esteem for pushing the boundaries of electronic music under the alias of Oneohtrix Point Never. Often incorporating jarring textures [...]
A VERY WINNIPEG EXPERIENCE A CONVERSATION WITH MATT PETERS OF ROYAL CANOE The end of summer means a lot of things for a lot of people. Usually a slight nostalgia for the long, sunny days that are in the rear-view mirror will start to creep in as [...]
Jon Hopkins @ Corona Theatre, Montreal September 15, 2018 Usually when you go to a concert the opening act is a tedious but short delay that most of the attendees will be loath to show enthusiasm for. A lot of the time the energy just isn’t [...]
JAY MOHR, GLASYS, AND A STEINWAY PIANO A CONVERSATION WITH LOGAN LYNN In a fast-paced world so focused on efficiency and thin margins of success, it can be easy to brush aside the negative side effects of the modern-day lifestyle. Oftentimes we [...]
The Flaming Lips @ MTelus, Montreal August 20, 2018 Fishnet stockings, ritualistic chanting, and the choreography of a possessed satanic worshipper are one way of capturing a crowd’s attention. With every eye in the theatre locked on their every [...]
ABOUT THE VIBE A CONVERSATION WITH TOOTS HIBBERT OF TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS At the age of 75, most people find themselves living at a much slower pace than in days gone by. Toots Hibbert, however, is embarking on a North American summer tour with [...]
Monk Higgins Extra Soul Perception Real Gone Music Studio musicians and writers are often the unsung heroes of other artists’ music, rarely seeing the limelight themselves. Sometimes there’s good reason for that: it takes a lot more to create [...]
Heavy Montréal @ Parc Jean Drapeau, Montréal July 29 – July 30, 2018 Intervals Being the first set of the day at a festival is always a daunting challenge, particularly when you’re a small instrumental prog metal band like Toronto based [...]
