PULP MORE ROUGH TRADE RECORDS Britpop legends Pulp have finally returned with More, their first album in 24 years. The long stretch between records is no problem. Jarvis Cocker and company deliver one of their finest records with More. Pulp fans [...]
THE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE CRAZY RECORDING STUFF A CONVERSATION WITH ASHER CASE AND ISAAC LOWENSTEIN OF LIFEGUARD Lifeguard, the Chicago rock trio consisting of Asher Case, Isaac Lowenstein, and Kai Slater, is one of the most exciting new bands. [...]
I LIKE HEARING SOMEBODY ELSE’S IDEAS OF WHAT A SONG COULD BE A CONVERSATION WITH PETER HOLMSTRÖM OF THE DANDY WARHOLS Alternative rockers The Dandy Warhols had a string of successful hit songs in the late ’90s and early 2000s, such as [...]
FOXWARREN 2 ARTS & CRAFTS One of the leading singer-songwriters in Canada right now is Andy Shauf. Most Canadians probably know Shauf from his solo career, with albums like The Neon Skyline and The Party. Shauf is also part of the band [...]
SPARKS MAD! TRANSGRESSIVE RECORDS For over 50 years, brothers Ron and Russell Mael, known as Sparks, have given us some of the most invigorating music, seemingly tackling every genre in their way, with ease. Their newest album, MAD!, is another [...]
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE WE LIKE IT REALLY STUPID LOUD A CONVERSATION WITH OLIVER ACKERMANN OF A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS A Place To Bury Strangers is one of the best when it comes to noise rock. The legendary band consistently puts out [...]
UNCLE STRUT HOME AT LAST SPACEY GRACEY RECORDS Uncle Strut is one of many up-and-coming bands from Vancouver to keep your eye on. They have gained a considerable fanbase in the past few years with their terrific indie pop/indie rock tunes with [...]
IT JUST FEELS LIKE WE’RE A LITTLE MORE IN CHARGE A CONVERSATION WITH CRISPIAN MILLS OF KULA SHAKER Britpop was huge in the ‘90s. Bands like Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, and The Stone Roses among others, dominated the charts and left a massive [...]
MARK PRITCHARD & THOM YORKE TALL TALES WARP RECORDS Electronic musician and producer Mark Pritchard and Radiohead and The Smile frontman Thom Yorke have teamed up to release Tall Tales. When two big-name and innovative creatives join forces [...]
ARCADE FIRE PINK ELEPHANT COLUMBIA RECORDS Indie rock would not be the same without Arcade Fire. They redefined the genre, gave us some of the greatest records since the 2000s, and influenced countless artists and bands. Their newest album is [...]
LA LUNE EVERYTHING IS AN ETERNAL CIRCLE AND IT REPEATS AND REPEATS ITSELF PLAY DEAD RECORDS If you are from the Vancouver area or familiar with Vancouver’s music scene than you probably have heard of the shoegaze rockers la lune. Last year, la [...]
IT MARKS A POINT OF US FINDING OUR CREATIVE VOICE A LOT MORE AS A GROUP A CONVERSATION WITH LA LUNE If you want a new shoegaze band to fall in love with, then la lune is the band for you. The Vancouver-based band’s new EP everything is an [...]
CAR SEAT HEADREST THE SCHOLARS MATADOR RECORDS It is always exciting whenever a band decides to do a concept album, whether that be telling a very structured narrative about one or multiple characters or having each song be connected [...]
ALL OF OUR RECORDS HAVE THEIR OWN THING GOING ON A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN LINDSEY OF BRONCHO Since their debut album, Can’t Get Past The Lips, Broncho has captivated listeners with their catchy choruses, Ryan Lindsey’s unique vocals, dazzling [...]
YOU’RE ABOUT TO GO ON A SONIC ODYSSEY A CONVERSATION WITH TIM NORDWIND OF OK GO It has been a long time since we OK Go has released an album. And The Adjacent Possible is their first album in over a decade, with their last being 2014’s Hungry [...]
BRONCHO NATURAL PLEASURE BRONCHO WORLDWIDE Indie rock darlings Broncho finally have a new album, Natural Pleasure. This is their first album since 2018’s Bad Behavior in which the band incorporated more pop elements into the mix. Yet again, [...]
MAX KERMAN – TRY HARD: CREATIVE WORK IN PROGRESS PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA BOOK REVIEW BY JOSEPH MASTEL Max Kerman is known for being the frontman of Arkells. They are one of Canada’s best working bands today, put on electrifying live [...]
JULIEN BAKER & TORRES SEND A PRAYER MY WAY MATADOR RECORDS 2025 has been a big year for the members of boygenius. Last month, Lucy Dacus released Forever Is A Feeling. Now, Julien Baker has released an album, Send A Prayer My Way, with [...]
MELVINS THUNDERBALL IPECAC RECORDINGS The iconic band Melvins is back yet again with Thunderball. Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 record that Buzz Osborne (“King Buzzo”) and original Melvins drummer Mike Dillard have made together. Joining [...]
AS TIME GOES ON, THAT COMMUNITY AROUND EMF HAS GROWN UP WITH US A CONVERSATION WITH IAN DENCH OF EMF It is not very often that one of the first songs you ever release goes #1 on the Billboard Hot 100TM chart. Usually, it takes a while for that [...]
A NEW ERA OF CAR SEAT A CONVERSATION WITH SETH DALBY, ETHAN IVES & ANDREW KATZ OF CAR SEAT HEADREST Over the last decade, Car Seat Headrest has set the bar for indie rock with terrific albums like Teens Of Denial and Twin Fantasy (Face to [...]
OK GO AND THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE PARACADUTE OK Go are back and better than ever. Their last album was over 2014’s Hungry Ghosts, over a decade ago. The long wait was worth it as And The Adjacent Possible is a nearly pitch-perfect return, with [...]
SPIN DOCTORS FACE FULL OF CAKE CAPITOL RECORDS Chances are, if you grew up in the ‘90s, you heard the infectiously charming “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” on the radio. They were inescapable. The massive success of these songs [...]
A LIFE BEYOND RUSH A CONVERSATION WITH ENVY OF NONE’S ALEX LIFESON “It took me off the golf course because golf, as much fun as it sometimes is, is a horribly devastating soul-wrecking game, and I was playing too much, so it got me off the [...]
