THERE IS NOTHING IN LIFE I WOULD RATHER DO THAN PLAY A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN GREENWAY OF APRIL WINE Brian Greenway was an established musician when he officially joined in April in 1977. Of course, by 1977, April Wine was firmly established as [...]
FIGHT FOR LOVE PART 2 A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL OSBORNE OF 54•40 54•40, one of the most seminal Canadian alternative rock bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s, with songs like “I Go Blind,” “One Day In Your Life,” “Ocean Pearl,” and “She La” becoming [...]
WE DON’T PLAN FOR LOVE TO WALK INTO OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH RUSTY EGAN (VISAGE) Rusty Egan is an icon. He has been involved with music for much of his life, from performing with his family to establishing a career as a [...]
ARMED WITH OUR BEST IDEAS A CONVERSATION WITH ALTER BRIDGE’S MYLES KENNEDY On January 9, Alter Bridge will releases their eighth studio album, Alter Bridge, and their first since the release of 2022’s Pawns & Kings. In that time, the [...]
A QUARTER CENTURY MUSICAL MEMORIAL IN MEMORIAM OF MUSICIANS LOST IN 2025 Bluntly, 2025 was a hell of a year. The world finished its first quarter of the Millennium and forgetting ongoing international conflicts, constant economic struggles, and [...]
WHERE THERE’S LIFE, THERE’S BLUES A CONVERSATION WITH BILLY GIBBONS Billy F Gibbons is a living legend who remains in constant motion. This year alone, the singer and guitarist led ZZ Top across the United States, Canada, and [...]
NAUGHTY, NICE & NOISE SPILL MAGAZINE TEARS INTO THE BEST & WORST OF THE 2025 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (THE ALBUMS) It is that time of year again. The stores are getting busy, Hallmark movies are the television, and music is in the air. This [...]
PUT YOUR POLITICAL MESSAGE ACROSS WITH A LITTLE HONEY A CONVERSATION WITH SEAN ONO LENNON In 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote and recorded a song that would go on to become a perennial Christmas favourite. Fans in the U.K. had to wait until [...]
A CELEBRATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT A CONVERSATION WITH DAVE BIDINI OF RHEOSTATICS The recently released, lucky 13th studio album The Great Lakes Suite from Toronto’s Rheostatics celebrates the band’s 45-year history and [...]
BIRDS AND MUSICIANS HAVE A LOT IN COMMON A CONVERSATION WITH COLEMAN WILLIAMS Let us get this out of the way, immediately. Coleman Williams is part of one of the most important musical families of all time. Hank Williams is his great [...]
REWIND, REMIX, REIMAGINE A CONVERSATION WITH ROLAND GIFT OF FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS The person who unwraps a copy of the Fine Young Cannibals’ recent release FYC40: A Definitive Anthology on Christmas morning this year might be a vintage-minded [...]
JUST GET OFF THE FUCKING PHONE A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN FAMIGLIETTI OF HEALTH If you’ve spent any time in underground music communities, or surfing through music-adjacent web forums, then there is an incredibly good chance you’re familiar with [...]
NAUGHTY, NICE & NOISE SPILL MAGAZINE TEARS INTO THE BEST & WORST OF THE 2025 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (THE SINGLES) Well, it is that time of year again, to gather friends and family and get together for Christmas, the most wonderful time of [...]
IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE ALBUM, STILL IS A CONVERSATION WITH JEREMY CUNNINGHAM OF LEVELLERS Levellers formed in 1988. Taking their name from a 1600s British political movement, it was no wonder that the folk-punk and post-punk band had a [...]
THE MAGIC OF IT ALL A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN WILLOUGHBY We lost Dave Cousins of Strawbs fame in July of this year. It was a huge loss in many ways. And although new material from Strawbs camp is always welcome, the new documentary, The Magic Of [...]
WE COULDN’T LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER OUR FEET A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS CONNELLY OF FINI TRIBE When Chris Connelly and David Miller formed Fini Tribe in 1984, they could not have predicted that over 40 years later they would not only still [...]
2026 JUNO AWARDS PRESS CONFERENCE @ TD COLISEUM, HAMILTON NOVEMBER 24, 2025 Hamilton’s TD Coliseum buzzed with hometown pride and national anticipation this morning as CARAS unveiled the first wave of details for the 2026 Juno Awards. With [...]
WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF REFERENCE A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXISONFIRE’S DALLAS GREEN On November 7, Alexisonfire returned with their first studio release since 2022’s Otherness. Copies of Old Masters Vol. 1 collects four songs, originally by The [...]
ASKING FOR TROUBLE A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN MOCHRIE It’s been over 35 years since his first appearance on the British version of the popular improvised comedy television show Whose Line is it Anyway? but Colin Mochrie is still enjoying making [...]
OUR ONLY EXPECTATIONS ARE TO PLEASE OURSELVES, RIGHT? A CONVERSATION WITH CESCHI RAMOS OF CODEFENDANTS From my first moments with Ceschi Ramos of The Codefendants, a few things are obvious. One, he’s got a genuine passion for music, and two, [...]
THERE IS A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING IN THERE A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON RAYMONDE Simon Raymonde has had, and continues to have, a rather fascinating career. Along with Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie, he was one third of Cocteau Twins—he joined [...]
YOU SHOULDN’T BE SETTLING AT ANY STEP OF THE WAY A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN-ANGUS MACDONALD OF THE TREWS For the past 20 years, The Trews have taken Canada by storm with smash hits like “Highway of Heroes,” “Not Ready to [...]
SHED A DIFFERENT LIGHT ON RINGO A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR AARON BADGLEY “I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but I’m a big Beatle fan!” Spoken ironically and in jest, the quote above is truly an understatement. Aaron Badgley has been a [...]
ONE FINE MORNING A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL HOFFERT OF LIGHTHOUSE When keyboardist Paul Hoffert met vocalist/drummer Skip Prokop, previously of The Paupers, they discovered many commonalities between the two. Both were already firmly established [...]
