TORONTO’S SONGWRITING SANCTUARY A CONVERSATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE TORONTO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION Songwriters need at least two things in order to develop their craft: some form of an audience and feedback. In Toronto, songwriters are [...]
THE PINK HEARTS, BOWIE, AND THE STOOGES A CONVERSATION WITH JAMES WILLIAMSON James Williamson is best known as the guitarist and songwriter who, along with Iggy Pop, brought The Stooges back following their first implosion to create Raw Power, [...]
HERE WE GO LOVE A CONVERSATION WITH DAVE WAKELING OF THE ENGLISH BEAT “I was close to being a Canadian,” says Dave Wakeling during our recent conversation. “My Granddad, after World War One, wanted to be a Mountie. So he applied, but he was too [...]
A EULOGY FOR SCOTT HUTCHISON, A MAN I NEVER MET I turned on my car radio, and “Rained On” by Frightened Rabbit began playing. I had just moved to Los Angeles by myself. Homesick, scared, and exhausted, Scott’s voice played on 88.5 FM on my drive [...]
IF HAPPINESS WON’T LIVE WITH ME… REMEMBERING SCOTT HUTCHISON OF FRIGHTENED RABBIT 2013 was a very difficult year. Professionally, I found my workplace to be mired in acrimony and political rhetoric; personally, my wife and I had struggles that [...]
LOST SOULS A CONVERSATION WITH LOREENA McKENNITT In 1985 an album was released on an independent label, Quinlan Road, entitled Elemental. Great title, but even better album. The artist who released that album, Loreena McKennitt could not have [...]
WHY ANYTHING? WHY THIS? A CONVERSATION WITH CARL MARSH OF SHRIEKBACK In 1981, Barry Andrews and Dave Allen formed Shriekback. Carl Marsh joined the duo, and shortly thereafter Shriekback formed Y records. It was through Y Records that they [...]
COME SLEEPWALK WITH ME BRIAN FALLON & THE COMFORTING SURPRISES OF FINDING SUCCESS It’s a few hours before Brian Fallon’s sold out show at Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall. As he sits in the green room of the 1500 capacity hall, Fallon [...]
A LOOK AT THE INNER ROOM A CONVERSATION WITH ROYSTON LANGDON OF LEEDS Royston Langdon has been writing since he was twelve years old and yet, his newest album Everything’s Dandy (out May 4th 2018) proves an ability to still take an [...]
STAYING HUNGRY A CONVERSATION WITH THE ZOMBIES SINGER/SONGWRITER COLIN BLUNSTONE Colin Blunstone has been performing professionally for a very long time, and he shows no signs of slowing down. He was part of the original British Invasion of [...]
SEEKING HOPE & SEEKING PEACE A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL ARCHER BURNING CODES Burning Codes is not so much a band as it is a concept. It is really the work of one man, Paul Archer, who gets help from friends and family to produce some of the [...]
PETTY, THE BLUES, AND THE VICE RAGS A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL ROSEVEAR OF THE VICE RAGS As the guitarist and lead vocalist of The Vice Rags, an Asbury Park, New Jersey based rock band, Paul Rosevear speaks with the honesty, excitement, and most [...]
BREAK APART, LOOK TOGETHER A CONVERSATION WITH WILD MOCCASINS Zahira Gutierrez and Cody Swann, both from Houston, Texas, began playing music together in 2007. It was mostly for fun, but this musical partnership bloomed into the wonderfully [...]
INTRODUCING BRASSHOUSE A CONVERSATION WITH TOO MANY ZOOZ Beginning their careers in the depths of the New York subway terminals, the guys from Too Many Zooz have come a long way. The group skyrocketed to fame after a live video of them went [...]
LAYIN’ TRACKS FOR A BUNCH OF FLOOR KIDS A CONVERSATION WITH KID KOALA Kid Koala is a ground-breaking scratch DJ with as impressive a creative resume as is imaginable. In our interview this past week, I also came to know him to be open, [...]
GATE 13 A CONVERSATION WITH DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN AND AMP LIVE Del the Funky Homosapien and Amp have both been in the music industry for a long time and have had many past projects. Del is mostly known for his verse on Clint Eastwood by The [...]
BAND OVERBOARD!!! THE 9th ANNUAL MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE SETS SAIL FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 1, 2019 Tesla…Queensryche…Saxon…Skid Row…Pat Travers Band… it almost seems like I’m flipping through a copy of Kerrang Magazine, but I’m not. I’m actually [...]
ROLLIN’ STONED AND LIVIN’ FREE A CONVERSATION WITH JORDAN GRIFFIN OF THEM EVILS Them Evils might just be the best band you’ve never heard of — for now, that is. The So-Cal based power trio, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Jordan [...]
DOWN AND DIRTY, OLD SCHOOL ROCK AND ROLL A CONVERSATION WITH MATT JAMES OF BLACKTOP MOJO 2017 proved to be a monumental year for Blacktop Mojo. The Palestine, Texas outfit released their sophomore record Burn The Ships, which included their now [...]
TRON MEETS THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT A CONVERSATION WITH VINCE CLARKE OF ERASURE In 1985 Vince Clarke placed an ad in the music magazine Melody Maker looking for a vocalist for his new project. By 1985, Clarke was already a veteran in the music [...]
DESERTS, ECHOES & DAD A CONVERSATION WITH DOM FRICOT “I have been very transient for the last four years, and it is really hard to carry albums around everywhere, but I love vinyl. When my music gets pressed on vinyl, I will know I have [...]
TAMING THE LION A CONVERSATION WITH RUN MAGGIE RUN Run Maggie Run is in as interesting and productive a place as any band could hope for. Having spent 2017 honing their live sound and performing their debut album, self-titled album the Hamilton, [...]
THERE’S REALLY NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN FLANAGAN John Flanagan may be described as a singer/songwriter from Australia, but that is only one part of who he is and what he does. John Flanagan is an artist, and along [...]
CHILEAN SHOEGAZE FOR THE MASSES A CONVERSATION WITH MAFF Maff is a quartet, originally from and still based in Chile. Melaniña is their second release, following their debut album Maff (2014). The band consists of Ricardo Gomez (vocals, [...]
