SLOAN BASED ON THE BEST SELLER YEP ROC RECORDS/MURDERECORDS Sloan, the iconic band consisting of Andrew Scott, Chris Murphy, Jay Ferguson, and Patrick Pentland, was a dominant force on Canadian radio and television in the 1990s and early 2000s. [...]
TO ME IT’S A LOVE ALBUM A CONVERSATION WITH WILL ANDERSON OF HOTLINE TNT For those keeping track of what is current in the shoegaze world, Hotline TNT is one name you definitely have come across. Known for their noisy and catchy mixture of power [...]
SEASON OF THE PEACH A CONVERSATION WITH JARED SWILLEY OF BLACK LIPS Garage punk rockers Black Lips have been hammering out loud, fuzzy, aggressively chaotic songs ever since their debut record, Black Lips! They were also part of the garage rock [...]
NEVER SURRENDER A CONVERSATION WITH GIL MOORE OF TRIUMPH Triumph, the legendary Canadian band known for rock anthems like “Lay It On The Line”, “Somebody’s Out There”, and “Hold On”, is set to be [...]
I ENDED UP LIVING A BIGGER LIFE THAN I’D EVER IMAGINED A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY KIM “I’m a dreamer more than anything else; my whole life has been kind of a dream,” says singer-songwriter Andy Kim. Known for hits like “Baby, I Love [...]
IVY TRACES OF YOU BAR/NONE RECORDS After Adam Schlesinger passed away in 2020, Andy Chase and Dominique Durand assumed that Ivy was in the rearview mirror. However, after working on recent reissues of their back catalogue, Chase and Durand [...]
WONDERING WHY HUGE, HUGE MOMENTS FROM THE PAST AREN’T ALWAYS CARRIED WITH YOU IN PERPETUITY A CONVERSATION WITH KEITH MURRAY OF WE ARE SCIENTISTS Since the 2000s, one band that you can count on for delivering good quality punky indie-rock dance [...]
DAVID BYRNE WHO IS THE SKY? MATADOR RECORDS David Byrne is best known as the frontman of the legendary band Talking Heads, who helped shape the landscape of music in the ‘80s. He is also a prolific solo artist and, with his unique artistic [...]
SUEDE ANTIDEPRESSANTS BMG Britpop legends Suede are back again with their newest record, Antidepressants. It is their first album since 2022’s Autofiction. Fans of the band will be delighted with Antidepressants. Antidepressants sees Suede [...]
WE DON’T WANT TO BE A HERITAGE ACT A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS MURPHY OF SLOAN Sloan was one of the defining Canadian bands of the ’90s and early 2000s. Their irresistible alt-rock power pop anthems, such “Coax Me,” “Money [...]
THE HIVES THE HIVES FOREVER FOREVER THE HIVES [PIAS] For three decades, The Hives have delivered high-octane garage rock anthems with a loud, hard-hitting sound, tenaciously-punky energy, and an electrifying cool swagger. Their newest album, The [...]
WE’VE STRETCHED MUSICALLY AND ARTISTICALLY A CONVERSATION WITH ADAM CZEISLER AND COLE PETERSON OF SWEET WATER The Seattle grunge scene gave us some of the most iconic bands of the ’90s, including Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, [...]
WATER FROM YOUR EYES IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE MATADOR RECORDS Over the past few years, Water From Your Eyes has emerged as one of the most creative bands currently working. Their newest release, It’s A Beautiful Place, was one of my most [...]
THREE DAYS GRACE ALIENATION RCA RECORDS Canadian hard rock icons Three Days Grace are back with another album, Alienation. Here, they fire on all cylinders This also marks the first time that they have released a record as a two-vocal band. On [...]
IT’S GOT ALL THE DIMENSIONS OF THREE DAYS GRACE A CONVERSATION WITH BRAD WALST OF THREE DAYS GRACE Canadian rock legends Three Days Grace have set the standard for hard rock tunes, with their explosively anthemic choruses, thrilling [...]
IT FEELS LIKE A MORE INTENTIONAL RECORD A CONVERSATION WITH CALEB HARPER OF SPACEY JANE Spacey Jane is quickly becoming one of the most popular indie rock bands. The Australian indie rockers have built quite a strong fan base with their [...]
THE MAGIC IS IN THE COLLABORATION A CONVERSATION WITH UNCLE STRUT Uncle Strut has become one of the most well-known local bands in Vancouver with their energetically sunny sound, hypnotically dreamy melodies, sing-along choruses, infectious [...]
GOT SO MANY THINGS TO TELL YA A CONVERSATION WITH DURAND JONES Since their eponymous debut album, Durand Jones & The Indications have made a name for themselves with their seamless blend of retro-style soul, R&B, and funk, featuring [...]
DARON MALAKIAN AND SCARS ON BROADWAY ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE SCARRED FOR LIFE Daron Malakian is one of the most recognizable names in hard rock and metal, most known for his work in the iconic band System Of A Down, which has given us some of [...]
BUSH I BEAT LONELINESS earMUSIC Nineties rock icons Bush return with I Beat Loneliness, their 10th studio album. The new record is one of Bush’s most vulnerable to date and combines Bush’s post-grunge roots with electronic, hard rock, and [...]
DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS FLOWERS DEAD OCEANS If you love vintage disco, funk, R&B, and soul, Durand Jones & The Indications have you covered. Since their 2016 self-titled debut album, they have garnered a massive following and [...]
HOTLINE TNT RASPBERRY MOON THIRD MAN RECORDS Will Anderson has been a part of several bands over the years; however, he is most well known for fronting Hotline TNT. Over the past few years, Hotline TNT has been making a big splash in the [...]
BEAUTY’S PRIDE IS LOVE A CONVERSATION WITH LUKE LALONDE OF BORN RUFFIANS Since breaking out with their debut album, Red, Yellow & Blue, Born Ruffians has been one of Canada’s best indie rock bands. Born Ruffians create [...]
LIFEGUARD RIPPED AND TORN MATADOR RECORDS If you are a fan of noisy, full-throttle garage punk, then Lifeguard is for you. The band, comprising Asher Case (vocals and bass), Isaac Lowenstein (drums and percussion), and Kai Slater (vocals and [...]
