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 [...]
I’M ON MY WAY TO A PERFECT DAY A CONVERSATION WITH DREW ARNOTT & ROB BAILEY OF STRANGE ADVANCE: PART TWO Now that Strange Advance’s return has come to fruition, over thirty years later, with 4, and the band’s first live shows in over [...]
I’M ON MY WAY TO A PERFECT DAY A CONVERSATION WITH DREW ARNOTT & ROB BAILEY OF STRANGE ADVANCE: PART ONE After a lengthy, decades long hiatus, Strange Advance, the Canadian Juno-nominated, gold-selling band is back from their ‘80s [...]
STRANGE ADVANCE @ HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, VANCOUVER APRIL 26, 2022 Strange Advance returned triumphantly to the stage for the first time in over 30 years, at Vancouver’s classic art deco 1930s Hollywood Theatre. The event was absolutely packed, with [...]
SARAH HARMER @ VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER (BC) APRIL 14, 2022 For the first time since the 2018 Juno Awards, Sarah Harmer performed live in Vancouver, this time at the historic Vogue Theatre. Harmer tore through her six-studio album catalogue with [...]
Strange Advance 4 StrangeSounds Records The fourth album from British Columbia-based synth, new wave, rock band Strange Advance is aptly titled 4. It is a veritable time capsule of music. Synonymous with the adage of everything old is new again, [...]
THIRTY YEARS OF GOING PLACES WITH TAVERNS AND PALACES AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW: PART TWO The Lowest Of The Low, consisting of Ron Hawkins, David Alexander, Lawrence Nichols, Michael McKenzie and Greg Smith, [...]
THIRTY YEARS OF GOING PLACES WITH TAVERNS AND PALACES AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW: PART ONE It’s been 30 years since the release of the epic 17-song masterpiece Shakespeare My Butt…, the debut album from [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW TAVERNS AND PALACES WARNER MUSIC CANADA/YES BOY RECORDS Taverns and Palaces are the places to be for the Lowest Of The Low. 30 years since the epic release of Shakespeare My Butt… and 20 years since Nothing Short Of A Bullet, [...]
