IT’S FEELING THAT I’M AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN MOULDING (XTC) “I think the secret to fulfillment is being yourself. I made a pact with myself that I would be myself, probably from 1979 onwards. I thought, ‘That’s it – hell or high water, [...]
MY NIGHTS ON THE ISLAND A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX SOUTHEY Toronto-based artist, Alex Southey, is an artist who seems to be always creating and finding new ways to express himself. In February, 2021, he released the excellent album ..And The [...]
A NEW DRUG A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL GRAVES OF AESTHETIC PERFECTION Musicians have had plenty of time in the past year and a half to retreat to the drawing board and get the creative juices flowing. This is how Daniel Graves of Aesthetic [...]
I GOT LOVE A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN GULDEMOND OF MOTHER MOTHER “My situation is very alone,” says Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother. While it might sound like a somewhat dejected statement to most, Guldemond has a smile on and continues. “I wasn’t [...]
MAKING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE UNDERSTANDABLE IN AN ARTISTIC WAY A CONVERSATION WITH MURRAY McLAUCHLAN Murray McLauchlan is a legend. He may not personally agree, but he is.. Not because he has been inducted in the Canadian Country Music Hall Of [...]
KEEPING IT REAL: THE REAL SUZI QUATRO! A CONVERSATION WITH ROCK MUSIC LEGEND SUZI QUATRO It’s got to be a very special release that has Suzi Quatro announce proudly: “The Devil In Me is the best album in my career to date!” After all, the [...]
JAZZ SOIREE FOR CANADIANS FOR CHILDREN AT HEALTH RISK FEATURING ROBERTA HUNT Roberta Hunt, a jazz and blues musician with a beautiful voice and a ton of charisma, recently hosted a virtual jazz concert on May 6th for charity. Roberta donated [...]
BUILDING A COMMUNITY A CONVERSATION WITH SAVE TORONTO MUSIC VENUES The concert industry has come to a complete and sudden stop since the beginning of the global pandemic. International tours and local concerts have been canceled and artists have [...]
THE ITALIAN STALLION A CONVERSATION WITH GUITARIST & INVENTOR DEL CASHER If you’ve ever turned on a radio in your lifetime, you’ve likely heard the music of Del Casher without ever knowing it. As a member of what is perhaps the greasy [...]
THE THIRD TIME REALLY IS A CHARM (PART 2) A CONVERSATION WITH ROB BAKER OF STRIPPERS UNION The bands Odds and The Tragically Hip are intrinsically linked through their music, touring, and years of friendship as they go way back to the early [...]
NEVER HAD A WISH COME TRUE A CONVERSATION WITH KANDLE Kandle Osborne, known as Kandle, (“it is a weird name, but I didn’t pick it”, she laughs) has been making music for over 10 years. She has grown up with music, being the daughter of 5440’s [...]
CANADA’S METAL QUEEN A CONVERSATION WITH LEE AARON With her 13th studio album, Radio On! dropping this summer, Canadian rock ‘n’ roll queen, Lee Aaron is firing on all cylinders. Perhaps best known for her work in the ‘80s, Aaron’s [...]
FROM BASEMENTS TO BRIXTON A CONVERSATION WITH MOBY Moby’s incredible success of the ‘90s and early 2000’s would make one think that releasing music in any future decade would do extremely well. In this case, there’s no doubt that his studio [...]
RAYS ON THE WATER A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY McMASTER (THE MOTORS) The Motors formed in 1977 by Andy McMaster and Nick Garvey. Both were in the band Ducks Deluxe, and when that band called it a day in 1975, they formed The Motors. McMaster and [...]
THE THIRD TIME REALLY IS A CHARM (PART 1) A CONVERSATION WITH ROB BAKER OF STRIPPERS UNION Strippers Union, a veritable Canadian supergroup featuring Craig Northey (Odds) and Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip), recently released their third album, [...]
SUMMERTIME, SAINTS & SINNERS A CONVERSATION WITH THE TEA PARTY’S JEFF BURROWS The Tea Party is Canadian rock royalty with a style that has remained uniquely that of ‘70s classic rock and ‘90s alternative since 1990. Since reforming in [...]
THE IDES OF MARCH A CONVERSATION WITH MYLES KENNEDY Myles Kennedy is not one to remain still. While best known for fronting Alter Bridge and Slash & The Conspirators, the singer, guitarist, and songwriter has begun to make a name for himself [...]
THE PROMISE OF A DISAPPOINTMENT GIRL A CONVERSATION WITH DELYN GREY Musicians often refer back to some dark places and thoughts in their lives and try to turn them into best possible music they can. This is probably one of the toughest artistic [...]
DUALITY A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDER VELJANOV OF DEINE LAKAIEN Dual, the most recent effort from Germany’s dark wave project Deine Lakaien, which was released on Prophecy Productions, breaks new ground for the duo. The double-disc album [...]
ALIVE FOREVER A CONVERSATION WITH GARY BROOKER OF PROCOL HARUM Gary Brooker formed Procol Harum in 1967, and the band was huge from the very beginning with their debut single, the incredible and revolutionary “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”. The band [...]
REIMAGINING IMAGINOS A CONVERSATION WITH ALBERT BOUCHARD OF BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Blue Öyster Cult fans and prog rock enthusiasts hold Imaginos by Blue Öyster Cult dearly in their hearts. However, Imaginos was never intended to be a Blue Öyster Cult [...]
THE DOORS – L.A. WOMAN: 50 YEARS LATER At the end of the 1960s, The Doors were seemingly running out of gas. Their first two LPs were both critical and commercial darlings, however the two follow-ups were not nearly as good. Despite [...]
BURN A CONVERSATION WITH JULES MAXWELL OF DEAD CAN DANCE Powerhouses from the world-renowned band Dead Can Dance Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell are back with a new album to be released on May 7, 2021. The new project entitled Burn is their first [...]
SOMEBODY HAS TO BE ON MUSHROOMS, RIGHT? A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY HONEY’S JOHN NOTTO & JUSTIN SMOLIAN Dirty Honey, formed in 2010, are a band from a completely different era. Primally charged by the crunching guitar riffs of the ‘80s and an [...]
