All posts by Joseph Mastel
LUCY DACUS FOREVER IS A FEELING GEFFEN RECORDS Forever Is A Feeling is the first solo album from Lucy Dacus since boygenius, comprised of Dacus, Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers, released The Record, one of the best albums of the decade. [...]
SPELLLING PORTRAIT OF MY HEART SACRED BONES For those who are into experimental pop, then you would know that one of the best in that scene right now is SPELLLING, the musical project of Chrystia “Tia” Cabral, who continuously releases exquisite [...]
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ENVY OF NONE STYGIAN WAVZ KSCOPE Since the 2000s, there have been many fantastic rock supergroups, such as A Perfect Circle, Audioslave, The Dead Weather, Them Crooked Vultures, and Velvet Revolver. These bands shattered expectations and have [...]
BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH w/ CLEREL @ COMMONWEALTH BAR & STAGE, CALGARY (AB) MARCH 21, 2025 To celebrate 20 years of their monumental album, Sounding A Mosaic, Bedouin Soundclash is touring across Canada. For the second stop on the tour, they took [...]
IT’S JUST PURE CONNECTION A CONVERSATION WITH JAY MALINOWSKI OF BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH Few songs from the 2000s left as big of an imprint on Canadian people as Bedouin Soundclash’s “When The Night Feels My Song”. It practically raised an entire [...]
IT’S JUST ME TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF MY LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH BRIGHID FRY (HOUSEWIFE) Housewife is the musical project of Brighid Fry, who is one Canadian artist that should be on everyone’s radar. The band had previously been known as Moscow [...]
EVERYONE REALLY BROUGHT THEIR GAME A CONVERSATION WITH IAN BLURTON OF CHANGE OF HEART Change Of Heart might not have reached the same level of popularity or success as some of their contemporaries, but their influence on alternative rock in [...]
MAKING HAPPY MUSIC THAT’S JUST WHAT COMES NATURALLY A CONVERSATION WITH JACK “COOL-BREEZE” CROWTHER OF BABE RAINBOW Australian rockers Babe Rainbow always deliver the goods with their infectiously groovy combination of psychedelic rock, surf [...]
ANDY BELL PINBALL WANDERER SONIC CATHEDRAL With his band Ride, Andy Bell helped pioneer and popularize shoegaze, which was massively popular in the ‘90s. For a period of time, he was also the bassist for Oasis and regularly made songwriting [...]
YOU, INFINITE YOU, INFINITE PELAGIC RECORDS This Will Destroy You founding members Jeremy Galindo and Raymond Brown, who left the band to pursue a career in medicine, have reunited to form you, infinite. Joining them on this new and exciting [...]
EVERYBODY LOVES DENNIS HOPPER A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE SCOTT OF THE WATERBOYS The Waterboys have been charming audiences for decades with timeless classics like “Fisherman’s Blues”, “The Whole Of The Moon”, “This Is The Sea”, and “We Will Not Be [...]
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HORSEGIRL PHONETICS ON AND ON MATADOR RECORDS Horsegirl’s highly-anticipated second album, Phonetics On and On, is a massive hit. It is an innovative exploration in minimalism. Taking a softer and quieter approach results in mesmerizingly catchy [...]
LOOKING AT THE FUTURE THROUGH A BRIGHTER LENS A CONVERSATION WITH WARREN HAYNES “I think I intentionally don’t want to get caught in doing things the same way all the time, so I’m always looking for an opportunity to approach the song from a [...]
IT’S SO WILD TO THINK IT’S MY FIRST HEADLINE TOUR A CONVERSATION WITH AYSANABEE Aysanabee’s 2023 EP Here and Now, which won two Juno Awards, certainly lived up to the massive expectations of Watin. He continues to connect with audiences across [...]
LEARNING TO GROW THROUGH CHANGE A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLIE HOUSTON One Canadian musician you want to keep your eye on is Charlie Houston. Her captivating electronic pop EPs, I Hate Spring and Bad Posture, are filled with groovy beats, upbeat [...]
WE PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE WE LEFT OFF A CONVERSATION WITH JEREMY GALINDO OF YOU, INFINITE Legendary post-rock instrumental band, This Will Destroy You, has released some of the best post-rock songs since the 2000s, including “Quiet”, “Serpent [...]
WE’RE SO MUCH MORE RELAXED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING NOW A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE SMITH OF THE VAPORS With a charmingly infectious blend of power pop, punk, and new wave, The Vapors’ 1980 debut album, New Clear Days, was a commercial success [...]
ERIC CANNATA HOLDING ONTO THE HOLY INDEPENDENT Eric Cannata is known for being the songwriter, guitarist, and producer for indie rock band Young The Giant, who had several hit songs in the 2010s, most notably “Cough Syrup”, “My Body”, and “Mind [...]
DOING A SOLO ALBUM WAS A FUN EXPLORATION OF MY VOICE A CONVERSATION WITH ERIC CANNATA Since breaking out in 2010 with their self-titled debut album, Young The Giant has become a huge name in indie rock, one of the most exciting indie rock acts [...]
APPEALING TO AN ENTIRELY NEW GENERATION OF FANS A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL HOUSE OF SKIN YARD “It started as a fluke, but over time, it got more and more exciting and fun, and now I have this beautiful package featuring the artwork of Mike Egan, [...]
LOST TOGETHER A CONVERSATION WITH GREG KEELOR OF BLUE RODEO Blue Rodeo is one of the most beloved bands from Canada. Their flawless blend of country, rock, and folk, beautiful vocal harmonies, and incredibly sincere songwriting have touched the [...]
THE GOOD KIND A CONVERSATION WITH SOPH NATHAN OF OUR GIRL It is not easy to live up to a remarkable debut album. Sometimes, sophomore albums fail miserably in trying to do so. This is not the case for Our Girl. Their second album, The Good Kind, [...]
BUSH SIXTEEN STONE (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) CRAFT RECORDINGS One of the most inescapable rock records of the ‘90s was Bush’s 1994 debut album Sixteen Stone. Propelled by hit singles “Comedown”, “Glycerine”, and “Machinehead”, all of which [...]
OUR OWN LITTLE PLANET A CONVERSATION WITH PEARL & THE OYSTERS Planet Pearl, the latest album from Pearl & The Oysters, is undoubtedly one of, if not the best, jazz pop record of 2024. Juliette Pearl Davis and Joachim Polack offer [...]
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