A BIG WALL OF SOUND THAT HITS YOU AT THE RIGHT TIMES A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN POLICKY OF A SHORELINE DREAM “Anything that is creative is cool,” exclaims Ryan Policky. Chances are you will not come across someone as multi-talented artistically as [...]
PUT SOMETHING OUT AND ROLL THE DICE A CONVERSATION WITH PETER HOLMSTRÖM OF PETE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Peter Holmström is most known for being the guitarist of The Dandy Warhols, one of the defining alternative rock bands of the late ‘90s and [...]
SEETHER THE SURFACE SEEMS SO FAR FANTASY RECORDS With their newest album, The Surface Seems So Far, Seether proves that rock is not dead. It is hard rock at its finest and loudest. The Surface Seems So Far is one of, if not the heaviest, album [...]
DEAR ROUGE LONESOME HIGH PHEROMONE RECORDINGS/CADENCE RECORDS Dear Rouge consists of husband-and-wife team of Drew and Danielle McTaggart. In the past 10 years they have established themselves as one of the best Canadian alternative rock bands [...]
NADA SURF MOON MIRROR NEW WEST RECORDS Alternative rockers Nada Surf first achieved popularity with the hit song “Popular”, and although they never quite reached the same success afterwards, they became a beloved band from the ‘90s. Their newest [...]
I THINK I’M PARANOID A CONVERSATION WITH JIM LINDBERG OF THE BLACK PACIFIC Jim Lindberg is a legend in the skate punk scene and an excellent frontman for Hermosa Beach punk band Pennywise. Chances are you have head-banged along to classic [...]
GOING SOLO A CONVERSATION WITH BILL LEEB If you were to compile a list of the most influential musicians of the past four decades Bill Leeb’s name would make the list. From his work in the industrial and electronic music genres with Skinny Puppy [...]
CARRYING A LEGACY A CONVERSATION WITH JIMMY BURKARD, PATRICK ALAN STONE & RICHIE ONORI OF THE SWEET One of the most essential acts of glam rock was The Sweet (also known simply as Sweet). They were one of the biggest bands in the ‘70s with [...]
THE THE ENSOULMENT CINÉOLA/EARMUSIC The wait is finally over!! After nearly 25 years, The The has finally released a new album titled Ensoulment and what a gloriously exciting return it is. Picking up right where they left off, The The delivers [...]
I’M GOING TO DIZZ KNEE LAND A CONVERSATION WITH DRUMMER PHIL LEAVITT OF DADA The alternative rock scene of the ‘90s was an exhilarating time that changed the landscape for rock and whose influence can still be heard today. One band involved in [...]
FONTAINES D.C. ROMANCE XL RECORDINGS Since their highly acclaimed 2019 debut album, Dogrel, Fontaines D.C. has been one of the most hyped bands in rock and post-punk. Their second and third albums, A Hero’s Death and Skinty Fia, continued to [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD FLIGHT b741 P(DOOM) RECORDS King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are back with their latest album, Flight b741. Yet again, the band is drastically shifting the genre of music they tackle. Previous albums from [...]
FEELIN’ GOOD, LIKE YOU KNOW I SHOULD A CONVERSATION WITH EWAN CURRIE OF THE SHEEPDOGS Few bands do classic ‘60s and ‘70s style blues and southern rock better than The Sheepdogs. The Saskatchewan-based rockers are among the best and [...]
EELS EELS TIME! E WORKS RECORDS/PIAS RECORDINGS Since the 90s, EELS have been a pivotal band to alternative and indie rock. Despite not reaching quite the huge popularity and fame as some of their contemporaries, their influence is undeniable [...]
EVERYBODY WANG CHUNG TONIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH JACK HUES OF WANG CHUNG Founded by Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, and Darren Costin (who left the band in 1984), Wang Chung was the soundtrack to many people’s lives back in the ‘80s. Originally called [...]
DIIV FROG IN BOILING WATER FANTASY RECORDS Frog In Boiling Water is the first record from DIIV since Deceiver which was released in 2019. It continues to see the band working in a much darker and heavier territory than the first few records, [...]
SOFTCULT HEAVEN EASY LIFE RECORDS In the past few years, Kitchener, ON’s twin siblings, Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn of Softcult, have been one of the best up-and-coming Canadian bands, which has led to opening up for bands like Incubus and [...]
KINGS OF LEON CAN WE PLEASE HAVE FUN CAPITOL RECORDS In 2008, with the release of their fourth album, Only by the Night, Caleb, Jared, Matthew, and Nathan Followill of Kings Of Leon emerged as one of the biggest rock bands in the world. “Sex On [...]
DEA MATRONA FOR YOUR SINS INDEPENDENT The highly-anticipated debut album For Your Sins from Orláith Forsythe and Mollie McGinn of the Irish rock duo Dea Matrona has finally arrived. For Your Sins drips with flavour and style. It features [...]
THUNDER QUEENS STRIKE ONE VICTORY POOL Thunder Queens is a trio out of London, Ontario, consisting of Violet Bruneel, Lola Hayman, and Clara Magnan. Their debut album, Strike One, is a rocking good time of punk, grunge, 70s metal, and riot [...]
BAND LIKE THAT A CONVERSATION WITH HANNAH JUDGE OF FANCLUBWALLET For the past couple of years Hannah Judge’s musical project fanclubwallet has been one of the most exhilarating and entertaining indie acts. Breakthrough hit “Car Crash In G Major” [...]
LOCAL NATIVES BUT I’LL WAIT FOR YOU LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS But I’ll Wait For You is the latest album by indie rock band Local Natives. It is a companion piece to their 2023 album Time Will Wait For No One. The vocal harmonies are stunning, [...]
MAGGIE ROGERS DON’T FORGET ME CAPITOL RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Ever since she wowed and moved Pharrell Williams to the verge of tears in 2016 with her song “Alaska” and became a viral sensation, Maggie Rogers has been one of the [...]
FANCLUBWALLET OUR BODIES PAINT TRAFFIC LINES COOL ONLINE Our Bodies Paint Traffic Lines is the latest EP by fanclubwallet and the first as a full band. Up until now, 24-year-old Hannah Judge was DIY. Three of Judge’s close friends who were also [...]
