FOR MY FRIEND, JEFF A CONVERSATION WITH THE JEFF HEALEY BAND DRUMMER TOM STEPHEN The name Tom Stephen often brings up mixed feelings across the Canadian public and industry. As both the drummer and manager of The Jeff Healey Band he was an [...]
Various Artists The New Testament Dirty Water Records Whether you’re an angsty teen looking to frighten your uptight parents or an aging punk who refuses to sell out to the corporate lifestyles, Dirty Water Records’ roster is certainly the place [...]
No Service No Service Independent Having formed just over a year ago, No Service have dropped their self-titled EP. Hailing from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, the six-piece band delivers a strong debut across the five-track EP. Throughout the [...]
Julian Taylor Band Avalanche Gypsy Soul Records As pioneers of what they call funk, soul, and roll, The Julian Taylor Band has returned with its first album since 2017’s Live At Lee’s Palace and its first set of new material since 2016’s Desert [...]
MUSE – SIMULATION THEORY WORLD TOUR @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO March 28, 2019 Muse is one of those bands that despite how much you may enjoy or dislike their albums, always blow you away with its live show. Their current Simulation Theory [...]
Mötley Crüe The Dirt Soundtrack Sony Music Despite concluding their notoriously jaw dropping The Final Tour back in 2015, Mötley Crüe are more relevant than they’ve been in years with the release of The Dirt. The Netflix film is an adaptation of [...]
LIVE NATION CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF THE BUDWEISER STAGE @ THE LOUNGE AT LIVE NATION, TORONTO MARCH 20, 2019 This morning the Live Nation Lounge, located in the heart of Toronto’s Liberty Village, was abuzz with members of the local music [...]
MARK MORTON w/ LIGHT THE TORCH & MOON TOOTH @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO MARCH 15, 2019 Reeling off his highly anticipated debut studio album, Anesthetic, Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton has hit the road, touring across North America with [...]
PAUL McALPINE – IGGY POP – BARE & REAL TYRANT BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Few artists, if any, have enjoyed such a surprisingly long career full of various peaks which, on multiple occasions, have steered the course of [...]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers The Best Of Everything Universal Just over six months following the release of the massive career anthology An American Treasure, which featured an abundatnce of never before heard material, the Tom Petty estate [...]
Gary Clark Jr. This Land Warner Music Few artists can evoke the excitement on stage and in the studio as Gary Clark Jr. does as he continues to redefine the forms which both the blues and pop music can take on. His latest album, This Land, is no [...]
The Chocolate Watchband This Is My Voice Dirty Water Records Revered proto-punk rock outfit, The Chocolate Watchband, have returned with their first album since 2000’s Get Away. This Is My Voice is a track album which takes the listener back to [...]
GETTING IT ALL OUT A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK BELLO AND DAVID ELLEFSON While the name “Altitudes & Attitude” may not yet ring a bell, it certainly should after the band’s recent full-length debut, Get It Out. Comprised of two of metal’s most [...]
Snakerattlers All Heads Will Roll Dirty Water Records The UK punk duo Snakerattlers have returned with their sophomore album, All Heads Will Roll, following up their 2017 debut, This Is Rattlerock. Comprised of husband and wife duo Dan Oliver [...]
Metallica Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic At The Masonic Blackened Recordings Metallica seems to be in a sort of career Renaissance. Its latest studio album, 2016’s Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, has been heralded as the band’s strongest [...]
Ron Wood & Ronnie Lane Mahoney’s Last Stand (Limited Green Vinyl Reissue) Real Gone Music While its 1972 film counterpart may not be very memorable – likely due to its Canadian origins and its lack of a theatrical release – Mahoney’s Last [...]
Jailbirds The Black River Independent I need very little reminder of the vibrance of Toronto’s independent music scene. The amount of talent that has emerged in the last few years is nothing short of astounding. That being said, every now and [...]
Jaye P. Morgan Jaye P. Morgan (Reissue) WeWantSounds In what should have been a landmark moment for soul and disco music, Jaye P. Morgan released her self-titled album, Jaye P. Morgan, in 1976. Rather than being a watershed moment for both her [...]
The Cavemen Lowlife Slovenly Recordings Making their Slovenly Recordings debut, The Cavemen return with a new three-track EP. Lowlife, as expected, continues developing the same style of grimy, abrasive punk firmly established on 2018’s Nuke [...]
HOLLYWOOD COULDN’T MAKE THIS UP: THE STORY OF JACKIE SHANE A CONVERSATION WITH GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE ROB BOWMAN The story of Jackie Shane is truly one for the ages. While her name may only ring a bell for record-collecting soul enthusiasts and [...]
Altitudes & Attitude Get It Out Megaforce Records Get It Out is the second release and first full-length album from Altitudes & Attitude, a collaboration between Frank Bello and David Ellefson, bassists for Anthrax and Megadeth [...]
WHEN DRUMS CONDUCT A CONVERSATION WITH JACOB ARMEN On September 8th of last year, drummer extraordinaire Jacob Armen released his latest album, When Drums Conduct. The album is an ambitious undertaking which sees Armen collaborate with well over [...]
Bruce Springsteen Springsteen On Broadway Sony Music Paired with the release of his Netflix special, Bruce Springsteen has brought his highly acclaimed Broadway show to a recorded format. Featuring the songs and stories from Tony Award winner [...]
BEEF, METAL, AND TIME TRAVEL A CONVERSATION WITH MAC SABBATH MANAGER MIKE ODD I first heard of Mac Sabbath a couple of years ago when they went viral as they made headlines across some of the biggest media outlets. While some enjoyed it for the [...]
