SONGS FROM THE APARTMENT A CONVERSATION WITH JERRY LEGER “I can’t say for sure what I’ll write about when I pick up a pen again, or pick up a guitar, or sit at the piano. I know right now that the pandemic is all we can think about. If we [...]
NAMES OF NORTH END WOMEN A CONVERSATION WITH LEE RANALDO & RAÜL REFREE Decades into his musical career, Lee Ranaldo continues to chart unexplored sonic directions. “I feel like this record is one of the most different projects that I’ve ever [...]
THE ADMIRATION OF WHITE PLASTIC CHAIRS A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE “I was just outside with my daughter, she is home from university, and we were just doing a skipping competition to see who can do the most and she was beating [...]
MISSING FOR DAZE…WHERE YOU GONE? A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX PATERSON OF THE ORB “Basically what we are doing here is surviving, as much as possible. It might be a wake up call for humanity, to be honest,” states Alex Paterson at the [...]
LETTING THE FREAK FLAG FLY A CONVERSATION WITH DOM MARIANI OF DATURA4 As I write this, there is a lot going on in the world. It seems a bit difficult to talk about new albums while the world goes through something that we have never endured. [...]
BREAKING IN A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES A CONVERSATION WITH ANA CRISTINA CASH Ana Cristina Cash has just released a new album, Shine, her second all English album , an album that has been a while in the making. “I have been working on this album [...]
LOST AND FOUND A CONVERSATION WITH SPIRIT DIES FIRST Spirit Dies First has just released their debut album, Lost And Found. It has been five years in the making, and the London, Ontario-based band has every right to be proud of their [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW: PART 2 A CONVERSATION WITH SARAH RUDY OF HELLO JUNE Labels can sometimes be misleading, especially when applied to music. So often we compare new music to that which has come before. “If you liked band X you’ll [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW: PART 1 A CONVERSATION WITH WILLIAM MATHENY The Appalachian Folk Festival is a live-stream that shouldn’t be missed and is coming your way on April 25. One of the featured artists for that online festival is [...]
A FITTING TRIBUTE TO A REMARKABLE MUSICIAN AND FRIEND A CONVERSATION WITH DWAYNE LAU OF ELMWOOD UNDERGROUND Music is very powerful. It can inform us, educate us, transport us in time, trigger a powerful memory in us, and provide us with a much [...]
THE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE IS BROKEN A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS David Clayton-Thomas is an icon. As lead singer of Blood, Sweat And Tears and as a solo artist, he has sold millions of records, played Woodstock, won Grammys and was [...]
THINGS WILL BE BETTER FARTHER ON DOWN THE LINE A CONVERSATION WITH PACIFIC RANGE Throughout rock history there have always been hotspots which produced bands and artists who help music grow while keeping one eye on the past. Cleveland, London, [...]
HOW THE STRONG WILL SURVIVE A CONVERSATION WITH DREW ARNOTT OF STRANGE ADVANCE Strange Advance decided to go into hibernation in 1989. Now, after over 30 years, the band is performing live again. Co-founder, singer, songwriter and [...]
THE YETI HAD IT COMING A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN POSEHN Heavy metal as a genre has a long history of being able to laugh at itself. Anyone with a passing knowledge of Spinal Tap or The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, or [...]
SOMETHING THAT HADN’T BEEN DONE BEFORE A CONVERSATION WITH RANDY HOLDEN (EX-BLUE CHEER) Randy Holden may best be known as a member of the classic rock band Blue Cheer. You may remember them as one very heavy band and their only top twenty [...]
SEARCHING FOR SOME PEACE OF MIND A CONVERSATION WITH JAY WHISS Jay Whiss, Toronto rapper and member of the hip hop collective Prime Boys is ready to make his next move, and plans to make an impact. Following the success of Koba World and making [...]
SING IN A WORLD THAT’S FALLING APART A CONVERSATION WITH JARED SWILLEY OF BLACK LIPS “We always talked about it” says Black Lips’ bassist Jared Swilley, on the subject of a cowboy record; “it’s the type of music from where we’re from.” On their [...]
RETURNING THE EL MOCAMBO TO ITS FORMER GLORY THE MONUMENTAL RETURN OF AN ICONIC TORONTO VENUE Since 1948, The El Mocambo has been a central fixture of the Toronto live music scene. The club has hosted the likes of legends, ranging from The [...]
MISSIVE TO AN ANGEL…IT’S COMPLICATED A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID J David J is a legend. Born David John Haskins, he became known as David J, when he debuted as the bassist for Bauhaus. He developed his own unique playing style, which [...]
CRO-MAGS, HARD-CORE & BETWEEN WARS A CONVERSATION WITH HARLEY FLANAGAN Some of the best writing comes from a place of pain and suffering. Emotion is what shapes and inspires deep literature and songwriting, and Harley Flanagan has overcome a [...]
DON’T ANYONE BREATHE A CONVERSATION WITH TONY MALONE (BEEFHEART PROJECT TORONTO) Tony Malone and Captain Beefheart are two artists who have always marched to the beat of their own drums. Both have careers that are unconventional and both [...]
A CHEERFUL LITTLE EARFUL A CONVERSATION WITH DIANA PANTON Canadian Jazz vocalist Diana Panton is one of those rare artists who can cross over between adult and children’s music, connecting to either world. She’s had considerable success in this [...]
OUR EYES WILL BLEED FROM THE LED A CONVERSATION WITH MICHELLE BENSIMON AND ISABELLE BANOS OF CAVEBOY Michelle Bensimon and Isabelle Banos of Canadian all-female indie pop trio Caveboy grew up to the sounds of Fleetwood Mac and the melody of The [...]
CEREMONIES IN THE SHADOWS A CONVERSATION WITH LUIS NAVARRO & JOEL NIÑO, JR. OF TWIN TRIBES Even though the new album has only had a brief time to grace our ears, it has appeared on numerous reviewers “Best of the Year” lists. One listen will [...]
