The Weeknd Dawn FM Republic Records Toronto’s very own The Weeknd has returned with his highly anticipated album, Dawn FM. Following his acclaimed 2020 release, After Hours and his notable 2021 Superbowl half-time performance, The Weeknd has [...]
Revive The Rose Heartless Place Snareguy Records Welland, ON’s very own Revive The Rose has been absolutely killing it. From booking shows in support of The Trews to launching their own beer, Bar Down Lager, it only makes sense that the hard [...]
THUNDERCAT @ HISTORY, TORONTO DECEMBER 11, 2021 Rescheduled from November, jazz, R&B, pop, and hip-hop bass extraordinaire Thundercat took the stage for the final date of his It Is What It Is Tour at Toronto’s newest venue, History – [...]
CROWN LANDS ODYSSEY VOL. 1 UNIVERSAL MUSIC With The Big Wave Tour coming to a close, having taken the band throughout Ontario and Quebec, Crown Lands has released Odyssey Vol. 1. The live album was recorded as a live-streamed concert experience, [...]
AN EVENING WITH JERRY CANTRELL @ THE GRAMMY MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES (CA) DECEMBER 1, 2021 To celebrate the release of his first studio album in nearly two decades, Jerry Cantrell took the stage at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California for a [...]
CROWN LANDS w/ SKYE WALLACE @ THE BILTMORE THEATRE, OSHAWA NOVEMBER 27, 2021 With concerts returning throughout Ontario and the rest of the country, Crown Lands, in celebration of their most recent EP, White Buffalo, released September 16 of [...]
ALAN EVANS TRIO ELEPHANT HEAD VINTAGE LEAGUE MUSIC Following their 2019 album, The Wild Root, the Alan Evans Trio has returned with Elephant Head. The instrumental, organ-led, three-piece funk ensemble groove hard over their vintage soundscapes [...]
Black Label Society Doom Crew Inc. eOne Music Following up their last album, 2018’s Grimmest Hits – and 2019’s remastered 20th anniversary reissue of Sonic Brew, Black Label Society is back with their 10th studio album, Doom Crew Inc. The [...]
MOUNT RIFFMORE A CONVERSATION WITH ZAKK WYLDE OF BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Currently on tour ahead of the release of his 10th studio record with Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde is synonymous with hard rock and the electric guitar. The Viking among [...]
LET’S PLAY SOME WRONG NOTES AND NOT APOLOGISE FOR IT A CONVERSATION WITH JOSH FREESE Since the early ‘90s, Josh Freese has been an influential drummer to nearly all genres of popular music. With his contributions to the instrument ranging from [...]
Viola Swamp Bad Dreams Tarantula Tapes Under the name Viola Swamp, Ontario based punk badass Taylor Cos (Hysterics, formerly of The Anti-Queens) has released her debut solo album. Bad Dreams, released via Tarantula Tapes, The album follows her [...]
Nirvana Nevermind (30th Anniversary Edition) Universal Nevermind is a timeless classic, a truly generational album that is still wildly applauded and discussed today, three decades later. Upon its original release on September 24, 1991, [...]
ALAN WALDEN WITH S.E. FEINBERG – SOUTHERN MAN: MUSIC & MAYHEM IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH: A MEMOIR JAWBONE PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Perhaps best known for managing the likes of Otis Redding, Etta James, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alan Walden [...]
DAVID BINKS – THAT NIGHT AT MASSEY HALL INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Massey Hall is a national treasure. A truly historic venue nestled in the heart of Toronto, Massey Hall has hosted some of the greatest artists of our time, [...]
Lee “Scratch” Perry & New Age Doom Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Guide To The Universe We Are Busy Bodies Lee “Scratch” Perry’s legacy of sonic innovation lives on beyond his sudden passing earlier this year on his new [...]
Sate The Fool CLK Creative Works Toronto-based rock sensation, Sate, has returned with her newest album, The Fool. It follows the release of a string of singles as far back as 2019 and is the singer’s first full-length release since 2017’s [...]
Jerry Cantrell Brighten Independent While it isn’t his solo debut – that title belongs to 1998’s grungy Boggy Depot – Alice In Chains guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jerry Cantrell has returned with his first solo album in nearly 20 years. [...]
John Coltrane A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle Impulse! Records A Love Supreme is truly a life-changing album. Originally released in 1965, the classic jazz album remains as John Coltrane’s opus; a timeless classic of a musical genius at his [...]
GOT A FEW GOOD FRIENDS HERE BY MY SIDE A CONVERSATION WITH WADE MACNEIL (DOOMS CHILDREN) While Alexisonfire continue to take things slow since reforming in 2015, Wade MacNeil refuses to slow down. With the 2020 release of his original score for [...]
Dooms Children Dooms Children Dine Alone Records Wade MacNeil’s post-Alexisonfire creative output continues to demonstrate a wide range of performance and songwriting. Following the release of his original score for the 2020 slasher film Random [...]
Jon Batiste We Are (The Deluxe Edition) Universal Music Having struck gold earlier this year with the release of We Are, a modern masterpiece of pop, soul, gospel, and jazz by any metric, Jon Batiste has released an expanded edition of the [...]
The Consecutives Vol. 2 Independent Instrumental funk band The Consecutives have returned with their sophomore EP, Vol. 2. The release follows their 2019 debut, Vol. 1. In tone with starts of the instrumental funk scene from the last two decades [...]
Stone Cold Crows Original Sin Pt. I Independent Perhaps the coolest musical project to emerge out of Ontario over the last year is Stone Cold Crows, from vocalist and guitarist Mitch Cuming and drummer Bryson Emmons. The two have released a [...]
Various Artists The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live At The Apollo Daptone Records The discussion of neo-soul and funk is incomplete without Daptone Records. The label has proven to be invaluable to furthering the genre for nearly 20 years. With a [...]
