Goldie The Journey Man Metalheadz/Cooking Vinyl The Journey Man, is, in fact, itself a journey. It’s got the backbeat sound that Goldie’s known for; a little bit of electronic, add some synths, and sometimes a sultry voice. The latter half of [...]
Don Henley w/ JD & The Straight Shot @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto June 13, 2017 It was a hot summer’s day, and where else to see a show than on the lakeshore of Toronto? Budweiser Stage was crawling with people of all ages sporting their [...]
Headstones @ Velvet Underground, Toronto June 2, 2017 There are some bands that lose their touch after reuniting. They don’t have the edge that made them cool or the energy that set them apart from other performers. Luckily, Headstones aren’t [...]
Sallie Ford w/ Molly Burch @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto April 9, 2017 The Horseshoe Tavern featured two musicians that brought their retro-inspired songs to the ever-changing city of Toronto. On the bill for this night was Molly Burch and [...]
Del Bel III Missed Connection Records Fittingly titled III, Del Bel’s third album features a large assortment of instruments such as synths, violins, electric bass, and trumpet. While it is a fairly rich album and does show off the band’s talent [...]
Bad Pop @ The Smiling Buddha, Toronto March 7, 2017 As usual for March, the cold and wet night kept many Torontonians from venturing out of their warm homes. Tuesday night isn’t exactly the most popular night to go out, especially for [...]
Ryan Adams Prisoner Universal Music Canada The best way to describe Ryan Adam’s Prisoner is something between 80s power ballads and indie music with some new-country undertones. Accompanied with some well-written emotional lyrics about love and [...]
Meatbodies Alice In The Red Records The heavy reliance on distortion and use of special effects makes Alice a fun rock album. It’s gritty, dirty, and rough around the right edges. The mix of psychedelic and garage rock is an interesting [...]
Danny Michel Khlebnikov Maple Music Khlebnikov is a poetic and charming collection of tales about the journey on a ship sailing through chilling waters. Right from the get-go, with the crashing waves and rickety sound of the ship’s floorboards, [...]
BrokenRail BrokenRail Independent BrokenRail’s self-titled debut album is chock-full of elements that make up a good rock album, like hard riffs and catchy beats. It’s similar to the sound that a lot of bands were releasing in the late 90s and [...]
POLITICS, LEONARD COHEN & SONG WRITING AN INTERVIEW WITH ANN VRIEND Canadian musician Ann Vriend is on the rise to fame. With a lifelong background in music and a set of lungs to boot, it’s no wonder she’s been earning positive reviews from [...]
ESP Ohio Starting Point Of The Royal Cyclopean Rockathon Records ESP Ohio’s Starting Point of the Royal Cyclopean has that old-school Rock sound combined with a few Pop or Prog-Rock undertones. It’s a noisy, gritty, and raw album that is pretty [...]
SATE w/ The Damn Truth & Les Deuxluxes @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto November 17, 2016 Down at The Horseshoe Tavern, the night was all about Canadian bands with powerful frontwomen who captured their audience. Well into the beginning of [...]
Holy White Hounds w/ The Pretty Reckless & Them Evils @ The Phoenix, Toronto November 13, 2016 Toronto’s Phoenix Theatre has seen a number of different talented acts, even when it was previously named The Diamond. On this night in November, [...]
Dead When I Found Her Eyes On Backwards Artoffact Records Eyes on Backwards is an eerie industrial-electronic album from EDM band Dead When I Found Her. The brooding collection of songs are made with heavy synths, looped beats, and audio clips [...]
Colin James @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto October 18, 2016 Although October’s been fairly cool this year, things were heating up in the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. As reputation has it, the popular bar has hosted a number of famous musicians [...]
The Alpacas The Best Is Behind You Independent The Best Is Behind You is a reflection of life as a young adult. Living as a 20- or 30-year-old may sound like it’s fun and games, but in between that there’s a lot more to it. There are a lot of [...]
Julian Taylor Band @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto October 7, 2016 Toronto’s a vibrant and bustling city, but within the doors of Lee’s Palace was an even more fun and lively collection of talented musicians performing. Julian Taylor band was set [...]
Mavrick Atlantis Universal Music Mavrick’s Atlantis is a melodically interesting album because of how simple and clean it is. There isn’t anything too messy or noisy in it, but that being said, simple doesn’t mean boring. It’s raw, emotional, [...]
Meat Beat Manifesto Tour Only EP Tino Corp. Composer Jack Dangers is the mastermind behind Meat Beat Manifesto. His creations generally sound futuristic and mathematically planned down to the last second. Those themes are still found in TOUR [...]
Gringo Star The Sides And In Between Nevado Music Listening to Gringo Star’s The Sides and in Between is like being transported to the summer of the ’50s or ’60s. From the moment the first few chords in “Rotten” kick off, the indie band is able [...]
Rome The Hyperion Machine Trisol Music Group Every once in a while, when listening to a new album, within the first few minutes of listening the first thing that comes to mind is how good the album is going to be. It’s just clear within the [...]
Various Artists Bad Moms (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Sony Music Mashed together for the film, Bad Moms is a decent soundtrack for any girls’ night out, or in. Sometimes movies have great soundtracks that are 100% worth the money spent [...]
Project Pitchfork Wonderland/One Million Faces Trisol Music Group Originally released in 2007 online for download, Wonderland/One Million Faces has now been released as a CD due to popular demand. Each song has been either remixed or remastered [...]
