MUSIC IS THE ANSWER A CONVERSATION WITH SHEBAD’S CLAIRE VOY & CICCIO SPAGNOLO For SHEBAD, 2024 kicked off with an opening set for Kamasi Washington at Toronto’s History and culminated with the release of their debut, full-length [...]
DIRTY HONEY MAYHEM & REVELRY LIVE INDEPENDENT Following a massive year of touring off their latest album, 2023’s Can’t Find The Breaks, Dirty Honey have returned with the celebratory Mayhem & Revelry Live. The album is not only the [...]
DON JULIAN SAVAGE! SUPER SOUL SOUNDTRACK (VINYL REISSUE) REAL GONE MUSIC Originally released in 1973, Don Julian took a note from Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes by creating the soundtrack for Savage!. Reissued for the first time, Real Gone [...]
THE HAROLD WHEELER CONSORT BLACK CREAM REAL GONE MUSIC Perhaps best known for his jingles written for McDonald’s, Coca Cola, Kool Aid, Pan Am Airlines, and Boone’s Farm Wines, Harold Wheeler released his only album, Black Cream, in 1975. For the [...]
JERRY CANTRELL w/ FILTER @ OLG STAGE AT FALLSVIEW CASINO, NIAGARA FALLS (ON) JANUARY 31, 2025 Following the October 18 release of his fifth solo album, I Want Blood, Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell is embarking on the I Want Blood North American [...]
EBO TAYLOR EBO TAYLOR JID022 JAZZ IS DEAD As a pioneering force among the Afrobeat genre, Ebo Taylor has enjoyed a career that has spanned over six decades. Releasing his latest album at the age of 88, Ebo Taylor JID022, Taylor has collaborated [...]
IGGY POP LIVE AT MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 2023 earMUSIC With a truly legendary, yet somehow sublime, career that has spanned seven decades, The Godfather of Punk, none other than one Iggy Pop, has released an array of live records. His latest, [...]
MYLES KENNEDY w/ TIM MONTANA & SONS OF SILVER @ THE CONCERT HALL, TORONTO JANUARY 22, 2025 Four shows deep into the North American leg of The Art Of Letting Go Tour, Myles Kennedy, along with openers Tim Montana and Sons Of Silver, took to [...]
I WANT BLOOD A CONVERSATION WITH JERRY CANTRELL Last October, Alice In Chains guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jerry Cantrell released I Want Blood, his fifth solo album and his second in three years, following 2021’s Brighten. Led by singles [...]
LAMBRINI GIRLS WHO LET THE DOGS OUT CITY SLANG Self-described as “party music for gay angry sluts”, British punk duo Lambrini Girls have dropped their debut full-length album, Who Let The Dogs Out. Following a string of singles and 2023’s You’re [...]
RIVAL SONS A PAIR OF ACES: LIVE FROM SANTA CATALINA ISLAND (PART 2) SACRED TONGUE RECORDINGS Following last month’s release of A Pair Of Aces, Pt. 1, a live record which saw Rival Sons perform their debut album, Before The Fire, entirely live [...]
HOLY VOID ALL WILL BE REVEALED IN TIME INDEPENDENT Hailing from Winnipeg, MB, Holy Void is a six-piece alternative rock band. All Will Be Revealed In Time is their second full-length album, following 2019’s Naught, and a previous pair of EP’s [...]
AS AUTHENTIC AS WE CAN BE A CONVERSATION WITH RIVAL SONS’ SCOTT HOLIDAY Rival Sons continue to prove themselves as one of the most thrilling rock bands of our modern era. In 2021, the band recorded a pair of albums live off the floor from the [...]
RIVAL SONS A PAIR OF ACES: LIVE FROM SANTA CATALINA ISLAND (PART 1) SACRED TONGUE RECORDINGS In 2021, Rival Sons traveled to Catalina Island, California to record a pair of performances entirely live off the floor. The first of these, A Pair Of [...]
THE ORIGINS OF A HIP-HOP SAMPLE A CONVERSATION WITH JaRON MARSHALL Perhaps best known as the keyboardist for Black Pumas – the neo-soul folk rock band whose 2019 eponymous debut album made an impressive wave among popular music – JaRon [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS DEARLY BELOVED: A PRINCE SONGBOOK CHERRY RED RECORDS While the word untimely is often thrown around, particularly when a bona fide legend passes, it seems that the absence of Prince is felt more so than others since his death at [...]
SHEBAD MUSIC IS THE ANSWER LOVETOWN RECORDS Hailing from Guelph, Ontario, jazz fusion meets neo soul outfit Shebad has been making a noteworthy buzz of late. Following a string of singles and an EP released from 2021 onwards, the band has [...]
SKYE WALLACE THE ACT OF LIVING TINY KINGDOM MUSIC Following a lengthy run of singles, Toronto-based artist Skye Wallace has returned with her fifth full-length album, The Act Of Living. Co-produced by Hawksley Workman, The Act Of Living sees [...]
SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA KINGDOM OF DISCIPLINE DEAD CURRENCIES Pressed on a highly limited run of vinyl, as per their modus operandi, Dead Currencies have released Kingdom Of Discipline, a collection of work from Sun Ra & His Arkestra. This [...]
THE JAILBIRDS HIGH NOON INDEPENDENT Toronto-based power trio, The Jailbirds, continues to make a name for themselves as a premier band among the Ontario independent rock community with their third, and latest, EP, High Noon. Produced by Matt [...]
ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN IN SESSION (DELUXE EDITION) STAX RECORDS/CRAFT RECORDINGS In 1983, Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan came together to record a session for CHCH-TV, a television network based out of Hamilton, ON. Accompanied [...]
JERRY CANTRELL I WANT BLOOD DOUBLE J MUSIC After a near 20-year break between solo albums, Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell has waited significantly less time to deliver his fifth album. The highly anticipated I Want Blood [...]
THE ART OF LETTING GO A CONVERSATION WITH MYLES KENNEDY The artistry of Myles Kennedy continues to remain in a state of constant motion. As one of the most prolific voices in rock, best known for fronting Alter Bridge and Slash Featuring Myles [...]
MYLES KENNEDY THE ART OF LETTING GO NAPALM RECORDS For his third solo outing, Myles Kennedy has returned with The Art Of Letting Go. The album follows 2021’s The Ides Of March, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators’ 4 in 2022, and [...]
