Alter Bridge Pawns & Kings Napalm Records After taking a year off which saw both Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti release solo records – Kennedy’s The Ides Of March and Tremonti’s Marching In Time and Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra – Alter [...]
Lamb Of God Omens Epic Records America’s premier modern metal outfit, Lamb Of God, has returned with its latest album, Omens. The new record is the band’s first collection of new music since 2020’s self-titled release – their first with Art Cruz [...]
HOMECOMING A CONVERSATION WITH JON HARVEY OF MONSTER TRUCK Currently in the midst of touring the UK, Hamilton, ON rock veterans Monster Truck have released their fourth album — the first since 2018 – Warriors. Speaking about the making of [...]
Monster Truck Warriors BMG Hamilton, On-based rock ‘n’ roll outfit, Monster Truck, has released their first full-length album since 2018’s True Rockers. Their latest record, Warriors, follows the release of singles “Golden Woman”, “Get My Things [...]
2022 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE GALA @ THE CARLU, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 The annual Polaris Music Prize Gala made its spectacular return to Toronto after two years of virtual ceremonies. Not only were the festivities brought back to Toronto’s Carlu [...]
The Mars Volta The Mars Volta Clouds Hill Despite collaborating regularly together over the course of the last decade via At The Drive-In and Antemasque – among other side and solo projects – guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric [...]
PAWNS & KINGS A CONVERSATION WITH ALTER BRIDGE GUITARIST MARK TREMONTI With the release their latest singles, “Silver Tongue”, “Pawns & Kings”, and “Sin After Sin”, Alter Bridge has returned with news of their seventh studio album, Pawns [...]
Dead Cosmetics Was Tust Du Tarantula Tapes Dead Cosmetics have released their first ever, full-length album, Was Tust Du. The independent, ON-based supergroup consists of members Daniel Allen (Indian Handcrafts, Grale, Colonizor), Sarah Hull [...]
PEARL JAM @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 We’ve come a long way since March 2020 when Pearl Jam hoped to kick off their Gigaton tour in Toronto. Now, fully rescheduled, Pearl Jam made a triumphant return to Toronto on their current [...]
FISHBONE w/ ACTION/ADVENTURE & TOO NICE @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 Los Angeles alternative rock icons Fishbone have made their long-awaited return to Toronto. Performing at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, with [...]
WU-TANG CLAN & NAS w/ DJ SCRATCH @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 Toronto was treated to a night of classic ‘90s hip-hop nostalgia with two of the decade’s finest: Wu-Tang Clan and Nas. Along with supporting act, DJ Scratch, the [...]
Avem Three Birds Stoned Mom’s Basement Records Ontario’s premier band of ornithologists, Avem, have released their first full-length album. Three Birds Stoned follows a series of singles released throughout the year from the fowl pop punk trio [...]
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS w/ THE STROKES & THUNDERCAT @ THE ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO AUGUST 21, 2022 Between the very successful release of their latest album, Unlimited Love, the anticipation of their upcoming double album due for release on [...]
Beastie Boys Check Your Head (4-LP Deluxe Edition) UMe In celebration of their seminal, multi-platinum record, the quintessential Check Your Head, the Beastie Boys have reissued the rare, 4-LP deluxe edition of the album. Check Your Head (4-LP [...]
Danger Mouse & Black Thought Cheat Codes BMG Perhaps best known as the lead MC for acclaimed hip-hop band – and house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Black Thought has partnered with producer Danger Mouse (Red Hot Chili [...]
The Cocktails Yippee F’in Hurray Independent Hot off of reaching the semi-finals of 97.7 HTZ FM’s annual Rocksearch competition, Niagara, Ontario’s The Cocktails are one of the provinces coolest punk outfits. Almost an exact year to the [...]
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE w/ RUN THE JEWELS @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO JULY 21, 2022 When news broke of a full Rage Against The Machine reunion tour broke in early 2020, it looked like we were headed for a truly incredible year. Now, after a [...]
WE WOULDN’T BE INTERESTED IN MAKING ANOTHER CRISIS A CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE PETTIT OF ALEXISONFIRE Growing up in Ontario in the 2000s, you couldn’t help but get swept up in the excitement that surrounded Alexisonfire. Even if you weren’t [...]
Ian Blurton’s Future Now Second Skin Seeing Red Records Canadian musician and producer Ian Blurton has returned with his debut album, Second Skin, from his current project Future Now. Consisting of Blurton on lead vocals and guitar, Future [...]
BYE BYE, MISS AMERICAN PIE A CONVERSATION WITH DON McLEAN While there are countless classic albums from the ‘70s, few songs can stand as truly timeless. These are songs that connect with the mainstream conciseness and find a way to remain [...]
Alexisonfire Otherness Dine Alone Records Despite releasing a string of stellar singles throughout 2019 to 2020, Niagara, ON’s very own Alexisonfire have now made a proper return that is nothing short of triumphant with their latest album, [...]
Prince And The Revolution Prince And The Revolution: Live Sony Music While released for a limited time in 2020 – a time when everyone was seemingly dropping new and archived live releases and streams – the Prince estate has officially released [...]
Max Roach Members, Don’t Git Weary Real Gone Music Despite passing in 2007, Max Roach remains a quintessential figure among modern jazz as not only an influential drummer, but as one of the musicians who led the shift in the genre in the [...]
Fantastic Negrito White Jesus Black Problems Storefront Records For his fourth full-length album, Oakland-based Fantastic Negrito has returned with White Jesus Black Problems. Following 2020’s Have You Lost Your Mind Yet, the prolific [...]
