A CELEBRATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT A CONVERSATION WITH DAVE BIDINI OF RHEOSTATICS The recently released, lucky 13th studio album The Great Lakes Suite from Toronto’s Rheostatics celebrates the band’s 45-year history and [...]
RHEOSTATICS THE GREAT LAKES SUITE CORDOVA BAY RECORDS Legendary Toronto band, Rheostatics, is celebrating 45 years with their newest and most interesting album, The Great Lakes Suite. This non-linear concept album features members Dave Bidini, [...]
THE DEARS LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! NEXT DOOR RECORDS In contrast to Lovers Rock, the last release in 2020 from Montreal’s The Dears, which was shrouded in doom, newly minted LP Life is Beautiful! Life is [...]
BARNSIDE HARVEST FESTIVAL – A HEARTFELT MUSIC FESTIVAL NESTLED IN THE FARMLANDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA’S LOWER MAINLAND A CONVERSATION WITH KEN MALENSTYN, ONE OF THE BARNSIDE BREWING CO. FOUNDERS Barnside Brewing Co., a true farm-based craft [...]
CONTINUING THE LOWEST OF THE LOW EVOLUTION OVER YEARS AND OVERNIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS The seventh LP studio album, Over Years And Overnight by Lowest Of The Low marks a milestone by the veteran Canadian indie rock band. The quintet [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW OVER YEARS AND OVERNIGHT SONIC ENVY/CURVE MUSIC Lowest Of The Low shift gears with the band’s seventh studio LP album Over Years And Overnight. Recent releases were more politically unsettled in nature, while Over Years And [...]
HAWKSLEY WORKMAN FLY LIKE AN EGO ISADORA RECORDS Hawksley Workman’s newest release, the six-song EP Fly Like An Ego, is a continuation of the wonderfully creative and eclectic world of Hawksley Workman. Produced by Workman’s frequent [...]
ART D’ECCO SERENE DEMON PAPER BAG RECORDS Art d’Ecco dances to his own beat, once again, with his fourth LP, Serene Demon. This 10-song diverse treasure trove of passionate sound is fittingly being released Valentine’s Day 2025. In Serene [...]
JOHN CARPENTER LOST THEMES IV: NOIR SACRED BONES John Carpenter, the “Prince of Darkness”, is widely known as a movie-maker and composer for some of the best science fiction, action, and horror movies of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Carpenter has joined [...]
IDLES TANGK PARTISAN RECORDS IDLES take on a slightly new direction with their fifth LP, TANGK (pronounced as “TANK” with a pronounced “G”). Their signature, ferocious raw powerful punk pop energy continues, with an injection of a more polished, [...]
HAYDEN @ HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 16, 2023 Hayden, also known professionally as Hayden Desser, returned triumphantly to Vancouver’s Hollywood Theatre, on tour to support Are We Good, his ninth studio album and first release in eight [...]
JOHN CARPENTER ANTHOLOGY II (MOVIE THEMES 1976-1988) SACRED BONES Following up on legendary cinema mastermind John Carpenter’s 2017 excellent album Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, Carpenter brings us the aptly named soundtrack album Anthology [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW WELCOME TO THE PLUNDERDOME SONIC ENVY/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Toronto indie-darlings Lowest Of The Low continue their 30-plus year reign of music-making with Welcome To The Plunderdome, the band’s sixth studio LP album and their [...]
Fur Trade Dark Celebration Light Organ Records Fur Trade has brushed-off the pixie dust and re-emerged with Dark Celebration, their sophomore album to their grooving 2013 debut Don’t Get Heavy. Curators Steve Bays (Mounties, Hot Hot Heat) and [...]
SUBVERSIVES | THE HISTORY OF LOWEST OF THE LOW APOLOGUE PRODUCTIONS SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 Named from a track of the Lowest Of The Low’s absolutely legendary 1991 debut album Shakespeare My Butt…, the documentary Subversives – The History of [...]
PATRICK KRIEF SKYLINES INDICA Patrick Krief, formerly known simply as Krief, delivers on a more personal level than past releases, a solid LP in the form of Skylines, the artist’s seventh solo release. The former guitar lead and contributor of [...]
Ron Hawkins Trash Talkin’ At The Speed Of Sound Sonic Envy Ron Hawkins, best known as an original founding member and lead singer/songwriter of Toronto’s legendary Lowest Of The Low, has embraced synths and electro drum beats for his six-song [...]
Gord Sinclair In Continental Drift Pheromone Recordings/Cadence Music Group Gord Sinclair returns with his sophomore solo album, In Continental Drift, the follow-up to his solo debut 2020 release, Taxi Dancers. Sinclair, well-known for his bass [...]
The Watchmen Silent Radar (Super Deluxe Anniversary Edition) Universal Music Canada 25 years after the initial release of Silent Radar, Winnipeg’s The Watchmen, through Universal Music Canada, are releasing a Super Deluxe Anniversary Edition. [...]
Murray A. Lightburn Once Upon A Time In Montreal Dangerbird Records Murray A Lightburn’s third solo album, Once Upon A Time In Montreal, is a deeply dramatic, personal affair. Herein, Lightburn takes a pause from his primary gig as [...]
SUEDE AND MANIC STREET PREACHERS @ THE COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 3, 2022 On a typical Vancouver rainy autumn Thursday night, two of the United Kingdom’s most influential and acclaimed ‘90s alternative pop-rock bands joined together [...]
“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC @ THE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS, VANCOUVER JULY 2, 2022 Concert goers crammed Vancouver’s The Centre for Performing Arts to see California’s legendary musical humourist “Weird Al” Yankovic and his four-piece band [...]
The Tragically Hip Live At The Roxy Universal Music Canada 1991 was a momentous year for The Tragically Hip. The five-piece had months earlier released their sophomore album, Road Apples, the follow-up to their debut LP, Up To Here. On May 3rd, [...]
London Plane Bright Black Declared Goods London Plane brings a marked evolution in their sound on their second album, Bright Black. The New York City six-piece brings on a darker, more complex, larger sounding, melancholic gothic rock feel on [...]
