YOU’RE IN THE JUNGLE BABY: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION AT 30 The 1980’s were an interesting period for music. While classic rock began to turn towards the wailing frequencies of hair metal and glam rock in the late 70’s, ushering in an era [...]
POURING HIS HEART INTO UNPOPULAR POP MUSIC A CONVERSATION WITH BLAIR PACKHAM The name Blair Packham may ring some bells for you. You may remember him from his stylish 1980’s band, The Jitters, who released two polished pop albums, The Jitters [...]
PREPÁRATE PARA CINCO AN INTERVIEW WITH BLUES GUITAR LEGEND BILLY GIBBONS OF ZZ TOP In the annals of rock and roll history even the longest established bands such as the Who and The Rolling Stones have changed personnel during their musical [...]
MY AIM IS TRUE 40th ANNIVERSARY THE STORY OF ELVIS COSTELLO’S ICONIC DEBUT Most musical historians can agree that 1977 was the year that Punk-Rock broke into the mainstream. Punk’s brash, no nonsense approach had revitalized rock music. The goal [...]
DECADES A CONVERSATION WITH NICHOLAS PEGG AND DAVID PALFREYMAN The names Nicholas Pegg and David Palfreyman may not be instantly recognizable, but you do know their work. Nicholas Pegg is a writer, director and actor, most notable for Dr. Who. [...]
IS CAREY PRATT A CONVERSATION WITH PRAIRIE CAT Prairie Cat is not an animal, it is a band from British Columbia who have just released their fourth album, Is Cary Pratt. It is a rather fitting title for this album, because in truth Prairie Cat [...]
FOLK ON THE ROCKS A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN NOZUKA Although it may seem like just yesterday, Justin Nozuka, a 28-year-old Torontonian musician, has already been in the music industry for over a decade. Since his debut back in 2006, he’s [...]
ALL DAY I DREAM OF SUNSHINE DIVINE YOKOO TALKS ABOUT HEADLINING THE FORT YORK SHOWCASE A music event at Fort York has a certain magic to it. On July 15, 2017, YokoO will be playing the All Day I Dream Of Sunshine Divine alongside Lee Burridge, [...]
CROSSING WIRES JARED SIMMS TALKS ABOUT MY FAVORITE ROBOT’S UPCOMING SHOWCASE My Favorite Robot Records brings their Crossing Wires showcase to Coda (July 22) and Montreal’s Piknic Électronik (July 23). This tour also plays Miami’s 24-hour [...]
COMMUNITY & HAPPINESS A CONVERSATION WITH J’SOMETHING OF MI CASA Mi Casa, #NotJustAnotherLiveAct, is an infectious, soulful-jazzy house trio out of Johannesburg, South Africa. Their music is contagious, drawing from the trio’s eclectic [...]
THE REVIVAL MEETING A CONVERSATION WITH HELEN MOUNTFORT OF MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE My Friend the Chocolate Cake is an Australian band of note who have just released a new studio album, The Revival Meeting. This is their first studio album [...]
INTRODUCING THE FRANKLYS A CONVERSATION WITH BASSIST ZOË BIGGS The Franklys are a four piece band made up of guitarists/vocalists Jennifer Ahlkvist and Fanny Broberg (from Sweden) and bassist Zoë Biggs and drummer Lexi Clark (from East Anglia). [...]
RANDY BACHMAN REFUSES TO SLOW DOWN A CONVERSATION WITH CANADIAN ROCK LEGEND RANDY BACHMAN Randy Bachman is a Rock Legend. He had his first number one record with The Guess Who (“Shakin’ All Over”) in 1965. By 1970, when he left The Guess Who, [...]
ELECTRIC ISLAND CANADA DAY PREVIEW HANLAN’S POINT, TORONTO ISLAND | JULY 1, 2017 It’s fitting that Windsor-born Ritchie Hawtin’s debut at Electric Island Festival will be on Canada Day. Fans hope that Canadian techno star and Toronto’s [...]
THE ART OF EVERCLEAR A CONVERSATION WITH ART ALEXAKIS On the current Everclear tour, lead singer Art Alexakis had this to say: “It’s hard to believe we made this record 20 years ago. Even though I’m in a different place now [...]
MOSCOW NOIR A CONVERSATION WITH LESTHER GUTIERREZ Following the release of their self-titled EP, you’ll soon be able to hear one of Moscow Noir’s surreal new wave songs remixed by Toronto producers Alberto Jossue, Night Vision and Talal [...]
DEFCON ZERO A CONVERSATION WITH TOMAS ANDERSSON OF CORRODED Defcon Zero isn’t just Corroded’s first new album in five years – it’s also their first release for Despotz Records, which has opened brand new possibilities for Corroded and given them [...]
IF IT FEELS RIGHT AN INTERVIEW WITH MARC JORDAN OF LUNCH AT ALLEN’S It was never intended to be a “supergroup”, and it was never meant to last more than one performance, but 13 years and five albums later, that is exactly what Lunch At [...]
RAVE & DROOL: A CHRONICLE OF ’90s CANROCK AN INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER TYLER ELYNUIK There is no denying that the 1990s was a time of technological and musical innovation. And for those who lived during this era in Canada, it was also a [...]
UP THE RAH’S!!! A CONVERSATION WITH JACK McLEOD OF THE RAH’S Meet The Rah’s. An energetic, talented five piece band from Prestonpans in Scotland, a small seaside town just outside of Edinburgh. They formed in 2011. The original [...]
THROW YOUR LIFE IN THE AIR AND SEE WHERE IT LANDS A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA LEE MORGAN Jessica Lee Morgan may be a new name to you, but she has been around a while performing and recording, and like the title of her new album, she has been [...]
FACING MODERN PRESSURES HEAD-ON A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL ROMANO According to the press release I read to promote Daniel Romano’s latest album, Modern Pressure, he made his stage debut at the age of eight. He played drums for his family’s [...]
LINGERING A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN BATZ OF SLEEP PARTY PEOPLE Sleep Party People, an unusual name for an unusual band. Actually, Sleep Party People is not so much a band as it is one individual, Brian Batz. Hailing from Denmark, Batz started [...]
SPOOKY ACTION OUT OF A BROOKLYN VACUUM A CONVERSATION WITH JASON LOEWENSTEIN (SEBADOH) Jason Loewenstein is getting set to release his second solo album, Spooky Action, on Joyful Noise Records on June 16, 2017. His last solo album, At Sixes and [...]
