Dee Gees (Foo Fighters) Hail Satin Sony Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters have truly reached a point where they can do no wrong – so much so, that such a sentiment feels redundant. Their latest Record Store Day release, Hail Satin sees the rock [...]
Sylvia Sweet Stuff Wewantsounds The legacy of Sylvia Robinson is that as a hip-hop pioneer, she was the woman who pushed The Sugar Hill Gang into the studio to record “Rapper’s Delight”, the first ever recorded hip-hop track and mega hit – and [...]
Albino Bats Roots Pop Suicide Records Written, recorded, and performed entirely by himself, Roots is the creative work of Barrie, ON.’s Shane Heath. Furthermore, it is the debut album under the name of Heath’s latest project, Albino Bats. Roots [...]
Fox Run Distress Signals Tarantula Tapes Ontario-based melodic punk band, Fox Run, have released their debut EP, Distress Signals. The album follows a series of three singles, all released throughout 2020, making the six-track release highly [...]
BUILDING A COMMUNITY A CONVERSATION WITH SAVE TORONTO MUSIC VENUES The concert industry has come to a complete and sudden stop since the beginning of the global pandemic. International tours and local concerts have been canceled and artists have [...]
Dynowaves Big Sun Tarantula Tapes Reminiscent of a simpler time – and a warmer coast – Dynowaves released their debut studio EP, Big Sun, in 2020. They have now partnered with Tarantula Tapes for a limited run of cassette. Hailing from the [...]
Ink Bomb/No Breakfast Goodbye Split Dental Records/Concrete Head Entertainment/Horn & Hoof Records Keeping with the punk tradition of splitting a release between two artists, Nijmegen, NL bands Ink Bomb and No Breakfast Goodbye have united [...]
Phantom Atlantic Your View Of A Former Me Indpendent Having made their debut in 2018 with a pair of singles, Toronto’s Phantom Atlantic have released their debut studio EP. Your View Of A Former Me follows the release of three singles since [...]
Tom Morello & The Bloody Beetroots The Catastrophists EP Independent Following the release of his 2020 solo EP, Comandante, Tom Morello has reunited with electronic outfit, The Bloody Beetroots for a collaborative release, The Catastrophists [...]
THE ITALIAN STALLION A CONVERSATION WITH GUITARIST & INVENTOR DEL CASHER If you’ve ever turned on a radio in your lifetime, you’ve likely heard the music of Del Casher without ever knowing it. As a member of what is perhaps the greasy [...]
Green Jellÿ Garbage Band Kids Cleopatra Records Punk rock outfit, Green Jellÿ have returned with their fifth album, Garbage Band Kids. The 17-track record – their first since 2009’s Musick To Insult Your Intelligence By – features [...]
Skids Songs From A Haunted Ballroom Cleopatra Records Despite reforming in 2018, Scottish punk band Skids seem to have been unfortunately forgotten. Having released two albums since reuniting, 2018’s Burning Cities and the 2019 follow-up, [...]
CANADA’S METAL QUEEN A CONVERSATION WITH LEE AARON With her 13th studio album, Radio On! dropping this summer, Canadian rock ‘n’ roll queen, Lee Aaron is firing on all cylinders. Perhaps best known for her work in the ‘80s, Aaron’s [...]
Obed Calvaire, Bob Franceschini, Kevin Hays & Orlando Le Fleming Whole Lotta Love: The Music Of Led Zeppelin Chesky Records I went to jazz school and in a first-year jazz performance workshop, a guitarist bent a note in his solo, to which my [...]
The Jailbirds Jungle Global Robot Global Entertainment One of Ontario’s hottest rock bands, The Jailbirds, has returned with its sophomore EP. Jungle is the long-awaited release following their 2019 debut, The Black River. Since then, the band [...]
SUMMERTIME, SAINTS & SINNERS A CONVERSATION WITH THE TEA PARTY’S JEFF BURROWS The Tea Party is Canadian rock royalty with a style that has remained uniquely that of ‘70s classic rock and ‘90s alternative since 1990. Since reforming in [...]
Myles Kennedy The Ides Of March Napalm Records Following his acoustic driven and artistically stunning 2018 solo debut, Year Of The Tiger, Myles Kennedy has returned with his solo sophomore follow-up. In the three years since, Kennedy has [...]
THE IDES OF MARCH A CONVERSATION WITH MYLES KENNEDY Myles Kennedy is not one to remain still. While best known for fronting Alter Bridge and Slash & The Conspirators, the singer, guitarist, and songwriter has begun to make a name for himself [...]
Amy Winehouse At The BBC Universal Music Amy Winehouse had a voice truly unlike any other. As we approach the ten-year anniversary of her passing, a compilation of live recordings from various performances, At The BBC has been released, marking [...]
JJ Wilde Wilde Black Box Recordings Few artists are turning heads and making a splash in both rock and pop quite like Ontario’s very own JJ Wilde. Coming in hot after 2020’s JUNO nominated album, Ruthless, and two massive singles, “Best Boy” and [...]
The Reed Effect 1973 Independent The Reed Effect is an essential band within the Toronto music community. After the unexpected and devastatingly tragic passing of bassist and founding member, Chris Reed, in 2020, his brother, singer and [...]
Sumo Cyco Initiation Napalm Records Canadian alternative-metal cult favourites Sumo Cyco have returned with not only their third album, but also, their label debut. Initiation follows 2017’s Opus Mar and builds on the distinctive sound of the [...]
SEAN LATHAM – THE WORLD OF BOB DYLAN CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOK REVIEW & INTERVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Everyone has their favourite Bob Dylan. The enigmatic singer-songwriter has captured the world’s attention for nearly 60 years as [...]
Heavy Petter/Lightmares Heavy Petter/Lightmares Tarantula Tapes Teaming up for a split release is Barrie’s Heavy Petter and Sudbury’s Lightmares. The four-track cassette release – via Tarantula Tapes – is spilt between the two bands like a pair [...]
