SERIOUS MUSIC WITHOUT TAKING ITSELF TOO SERIOUSLY A CONVERSATION WITH BORIS PELEKH OF HEY GUY (AND GOGOL BORDELLO) Travel is becoming more and more widely accessible, significantly influencing the way society functions and develops. Bringing [...]
THEY FOLLOWED THEIR INSTINCTS AND ENDED UP IN SIR ELTON JOHN’S DRESSING ROOM A CONVERSATION WITH JORDAN MILLER FROM THE BEACHES The Beaches new EP, The Professional, was released on May 16, 2019. This ‘70s inspired rock’n’roll band consists of [...]
A DREAM OF WHAT IT COULD BE A CONVERSATION WITH KELCEY AYER OF LOCAL NATIVES Things are changing for Local Natives, an indie rock band from Southern California. Having recently released their fourth album Violet Street, they also just played the [...]
ELECTRONIC VOYAGER: RETRACING BOB MOOG’S SONIC JOURNEY A CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKER AND MUSICIAN JASON AMM Where would rock music be today without the Moog Synthesizer? Maybe it is not as common as it once was, but it was and still is a major [...]
TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN MY SONGS A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON BONNEY (CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION) Simon Bonney is a genius. There is no argument to that statement. He is a bona fide genius and his music is some of the best of the past three [...]
I WISH I WAS A FISH, HIDING AWAY FROM ALL THIS NONSENSE A CONVERSATION WITH TERRY DRAPER (EX-KLAATU) In 1971, a Toronto band named Whitemail released their debut single, “Lonely Lover”. Two years later, two of the members of Whitemail would [...]
THE UNKNOWN ‘BIG STAR’ A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX CHILTON BASSIST RON MILLER There has been a great deal written about Alex Chilton. He was 16 years old when he had his first chart topper with The Box Tops (“The Letter”), and by the [...]
A LABOUR OF LOVE: FROM OSHEAGA TO ’77 MONTREAL A CONVERSATION WITH NICK FARKAS OF EVENKO Behind every great festival there is a mastermind, and Nick Farkas is one of Canada’s most committed. As VIP of booking for Canadian event giant evenko, he [...]
PRISM PRIZE @ TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX, TORONTO MAY 13, 2019 The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television held the annual Prism Prize awards tonight at the TIFF Bell Light Box. The Prism Prize is a national award that recognises the artistry of [...]
POUZZA FEST 9 – MAY 17-19, 2019 LOOKING TOWARDS A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL PUNKS Unexpected as it may seem, finding a sense of community on the streets of Montreal during a punk rock festival was a reality this past long weekend. Whether [...]
ELECTRIC ISLAND 2019 PREVIEW HANLAN’S POINT, TORONTO ISLAND | MAY 19 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 Canada’s number one open air concert + picnic series across Canada, Electric Island, kicks off its seventh season on May 19, 2019. Heavyweight [...]
INSTANT EXORCISM A CONVERSATION WITH CURSE MACKEY Curse Mackey, known for his contributions to Pigface and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult as well as his time as the frontman for Evil Mothers, releases his first solo album, Instant Exorcism on [...]
SHE IS NOT A NUMBER…SHE IS A FREE WOMAN! A CONVERSATION WITH JENN VIX In 1984, a young Jenn Vix made her debut in a band, Disco Donut. She provided backing vocals with this one-off band that featured Nicole Willis from Nicole Willis & [...]
THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS WITH LOWEST OF THE LOW AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS: PART ONE An anomaly, that’s what Toronto-based band Lowest Of The Low is. They conducted their business in a fiercely independent manner for the first 27 [...]
Get stoked for Pouzza Fest: May 17-19, 2019. Montreal’s annual punk rock festival is a celebration music, inclusion, and respect within punk culture. In its ninth year, it features 175+ bands, and is heavily influenced by pizza, poutine, and [...]
IT HAPPENED HERE: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THE BUDWEISER STAGE Following a successful joint press conference between Live Nation Canada and Budweiser Canada, the 25th anniversary celebrations for Toronto’s Budweiser Stage continues ahead of their [...]
Get stoked for Pouzza Fest: May 17-19, 2019 Montreal’s annual punk rock festival is a celebration music, inclusion, and respect within punk culture. In its ninth year, it features 175+ bands, and is heavily influenced by pizza, poutine, and [...]
WE’RE IN THIS BY OURSELVES A CONVERSATION WITH BROTHER ELSEY Family is a big thing for Brother Elsey and it goes far beyond their name. The narrative and sound of their music stitches together three brothers sewn into a rich tapestry of [...]
THE MOST UNATTRACTIVE COLOUR IN THE WORLD A CONVERSATION WITH JACK DANGERS OF MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO Jack Dangers is the brilliant mind behind Meat Beat Manifesto. In fact, he is Meat Beat Manifesto (MBM). Dangers has single-handedly changed [...]
FIELDWORKS: EXKURSION A CONVERSATION WITH JOAKIM MONTELIUS OF COVENANT Since their first album in 1994, Dreams Of A Cryotank, Covenant have created their own sound in electronic music. They have also created remarkably deep, intelligent albums [...]
INTO THE BLACK A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL GRAVES OF AESTHETIC PERFECTION Into the Black, Aesthetic Perfection’s 5th full-length studio album (the first one in 5 years!), saw the light of day last month via Close to Human Music, the independent [...]
IT’S NATURE’S WAY OF RECEIVING YOU A CONVERSATION WITH JEFF NEILL OF STREETHEART Anyone who had a radio in the late 1970s through to the mid 1980s will have memories of staying glued to it for the ‘world premiere’ of certain bands’ [...]
A REVOLUTION OF CURIOSITIES A CONVERSATION WITH OLIVIER LIBAUX OF NOUVELLE VAGUE “Inspiration, Unexpectedness, Intuition” – this is Nouvelle Vague in a nutshell, according to Olivier Libaux. Just like a dazzling French lady, Nouvelle Vague is [...]
INTERNAL WARMTH, FEELING GOOD AND FINDING PEACE A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN WRIGHT Justin Wright may not be a name with which you are immediately familiar. His debut album, Music For Staying Warm, has just been released. Although it is his debut [...]
