THE MOLOTOVS WASTED ON YOUTH MARSHALL RECORDS The Molotovs look like being 2026’s ‘chosen’ band, with the hype burning like a petrol fire as Wasted On Youth gets set to come down the pike. So, having finally got hold of it, does it live up to [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS LOUDER THAN YOU THINK: A LO-FI HISTORY OF GARY YOUNG & PAVEMENT (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS In 2023, Gary Young passed away. The original drummer of Pavement has since been the subject of [...]
BUZZCOCKS ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT CHERRY RED RECORDS Attitude Adjustment, the new album from the Buzzcocks, shows that Steve Diggle and company are very serious about keeping the legendary Buzzcocks name and music alive and kicking. As with the [...]
URNE SETTING FIRE TO THE SKY SPINEFARM RECORDS When it comes to URNE’s sound, such textures thrive on the tension between emotional weight and the wonder that embodies their diverse melodies, which have come to make up the firestorm of grit, [...]
HOWARD JONES LIVE AT THE MARQUEE CHERRY RED RECORDS I was lucky to see Howard Jones on his first Canadian tour in 1984. It was just following the release of his first solo album, Human’s Lib, and he was brilliant and energetic. He put on a great [...]
GOLDFINGER NINE LIVES BIG NOISE Goldfinger is back in action, delivering another infectious dose of ska-punk with their aptly titled album, Nine Lives. The album’s name resonates, considering Goldfinger’s remarkable 33-year history since their [...]
JULIAN TAYLOR ANTHOLOGY VOL. II BOWLING TURTLE With over 25 years in the game, Julian Taylor remains among Toronto’s most prolific songwriters. Contrary to 2023’s Anthology Vol. 1, which focused primarily on his work with the Julian Taylor Band, [...]
LESS THAN JAKE BORDERS & BOUNDARIES (25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) FAT WRECK CHORDS I really wish pop-punk bands would stop making me feel old. The latest in what seems to be a raft of anniversary releases, Borders & Boundaries is a portrait [...]
