Pearl Jam Gigaton Republic Records Grunge legend Pearl Jam has made its long-awaited return with Gigaton, its first album since 2013’s Lightning Bolt and its first taste of new music since its one-off single, “Can’t Deny Me” in 2018. It goes [...]
The Wild! Still Believe In Rock And Roll eOne Music Over the course of the last half decade, the world seems to have rediscovered their interest in rock by heralding a number of up and coming champions of nostalgic tones that are beginning to [...]
Tower Of Power Step Up Mack Avenue Records With over half a century of music under their belt, iconic Oakland funk band Tower Of Power are back with their 21st release. Step Up is a return to traditional form and sees the horn-driven soul [...]
RETURNING THE EL MOCAMBO TO ITS FORMER GLORY THE MONUMENTAL RETURN OF AN ICONIC TORONTO VENUE Since 1948, The El Mocambo has been a central fixture of the Toronto live music scene. The club has hosted the likes of legends, ranging from The [...]
Ozzy Osbourne Ordinary Man Sony Music/Epic Records After a year of cancelled tours and growing health concerns, Ozzy Osbourne makes a triumphant return with his latest album, Ordinary Man. Backed largely by producer and guitarist Andrew Watt, [...]
Hold On Hollywood Love Stories Independent Up and coming rock band Hold On Hollywood have released their second studio EP. Love Stories follows their 2016 debut, Save Me and, more recently, their 2019 single, a cover of Eddie Money’s 1986 hit, [...]
Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven We’re New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven XL Recordings 10 years ago, Gil Scott-Heron released I’m New Here. It was not only his 13th studio album, but it was also his first album of new music [...]
Green Day Father Of All Motherfuckers Reprise If records were rated on titles alone, then Green Day would win album of the century with Father Of All Motherfuckers. Unfortunately for us and the veteran punk band, that simply is not the case as [...]
Stone Temple Pilots Perdida Rhino Channelling the beauty and melancholy that is the band’s legacy, Stone Temple Pilots have emerged with Perdida. This is a band, after all, despite being among the greatest alternative rock outfits of the ‘90s, [...]
Another Day Dawns Stranger Independent Among a growing scene of emerging hard rock bands that has been sweeping across America over the past few years, a number of independent bands have come to stand out for their musical output. Another Day [...]
Wayne Shorter The Music Of Wayne Shorter Blue Engine Records Wayne Shorter is among the few remaining musicians from the golden age of jazz. At the age of 86, the legendary saxophone player and songwriter has returned with his first album since [...]
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Express Yourself Real Gone Music While Charles Wright may not necessarily be a household name, everybody – everybody – knows the quintessential soul track “Express Yourself”. Whether it’s [...]
Dandy Lyon Wine Stilled Independent I remember being immediately captivated by Oshawa, Ontario’s Dandy Lyon Wine upon first seeing them live at Revival, a College Street club in Toronto. The trio took the stage with a raw and rootsy sense of [...]
The Who Who Universal Music Standing among the last classic rock bands from the 1960s, The Who have returned with WHO, their first album in 13 years. With a legacy spanning over 55 years, founding members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are [...]
Herbie Hancock Directstep (Reissue) Get On Down Originally released in 1979, Herbie Hancock’s Directstep has enjoyed an interesting and unique history. Aside from being released exclusively in Japan, the album was recorded with the new [...]
Jimi Hendrix Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts Sony Music Despite passing away at an untimely age, just under 50 years ago and considering he only really enjoyed a truly extraordinary career that spanned only four years, it [...]
Brass Against Brass Against II Footnote Records Cover bands are a tricky thing in nowadays. While most remain in the pubs or corporate events playing to nostalgic audiences, some have found a way through social media and the internet to truly [...]
Black Suit Devil A Matter Of Time Independent Of the vast, rich, and diverse Toronto music scene, few artists get me as excited as Black Suit Devil. Following his incredible 2017 debut, The Freedom Sessions, the singer-songwriter has reconvened [...]
TOOL @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 2019 will forever be remembered as the year of Tool. Few bands, if any, could have pulled off such a successful return as the progressive rock juggernauts managed on Fear Inoculum – their first [...]
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders Get The Money RCA Records For their third record – and their first is nearly a decade – Taylor Hawkins, yes, of the Foo Fighters, has reunited his solo band, The Coattail Riders. Get The Money sees not [...]
SCANDALOUS & IMMORAL A CONVERSATION WITH THUNDERPUSSY’S MOLLY SIDES Thunderpussy is seemingly unstoppable. Despite being in the midst of a civil suit regarding the right to copyright their name despite claims of it being obscene, Mike [...]
DANIEL TATE & ROB BOWMAN – THE FLYER VAULT: 150 YEARS OF TORONTO CONCERT HISTORY DUNDURN PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS With what first started as a successful Instagram account, Daniel Tate has brought The Flyer Vault to life. [...]
Headstones PEOPLESKILLS Cadence Recordings Returning with their first new album since 2017’s Little Army, Kingston, Ontario’s ‘90s hard rock and punk outfit, Headstones, have released PEOPLESKILLS. True to form, Headstones bring forward a [...]
Paper Parachutes Above The Clouds Independent With Sabre taking over on lead vocals, Toronto’s most promising up and coming funk and soul band, Paper Parachutes, have returned with their third release. Above The Clouds is a five-song EP which [...]
