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 [...]
VANCOUVER, YOKO ONO & CRICKETS A CONVERSATION WITH ORA COGAN Ora Cogan is a Canadian treasure. Her music defies labelling, it simply must be experienced. She has produced some of the most unique and truly brilliant albums over the past ten [...]
FOUR ON THE FLOOR STONER ROCK AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDRE SKINNER OF SLOW DEATH LIGHTS “Although our 2015 EP was a good showcase of our sound, it didn’t capture our full vision and songwriting ability of the band simply due to time and budget [...]
PUPPETS, APPS & HORROR MOVIES AN INTERVIEW WITH HUMANS Robbie and Peter of Vancouver, BC started their project HUMANS in 2008. Since then, the duo has been very busy, touring, signing with Mom+Pop Records, collaborating with The Roots, [...]
UNDER YOUR SPELL AN INTERVIEW WITH CHIBI OF THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE Longtime fans of the Toronto indie music scene will at some point have come across the grand theatrics and mesmerizing music of London, Ontario’s own The Birthday Massacre. [...]
SUBSTANCE AN INTERVIEW WITH BASS-PLAYING LEGEND AND EX-JOY DIVISION/NEW ORDER MEMBER PETER HOOK Does Peter Hook really require an introduction I wondered when starting to write this piece, probably not I concluded. To play with not one but two [...]
TRAVELLING AND PLAYING ROCK N’ ROLL WITH MY FRIENDS AN INTERVIEW WITH LUKE BENTHAM OF THE DIRTY NIL Their vocals are almost as wild, loud, and crass as the feedback that guitarist/vocalist Luke Bentham uses as an instrument of his own. Their [...]
HEAVY BASS LICKS AND CRISP PERCUSSION A CONVERSATION WITH ENZO SIRAGUSA When a DJ is inspired by every party he attends – be it break beat to classic house to drum and bass – what does he do? For Enzo Siragusa, London DJ and Producer, he [...]
ANOTHER ANOTHER AN IN-DEPTH TRACK-BY-TRACK ALBUM ANALYSIS WITH KURT SWINGHAMMER Kurt Swinghammer is set to release his first full length album since 2011’s Turpentine Wind. And a new release from Mr. Swinghammer is always cause for [...]
MOVE YOUR FEET A CONVERSATION WITH MAKER There is a great film clip of a reporter talking to John Lennon in America. The reporter has no idea who The Beatles are and certainly does not know who Lennon is. He asks John “Which one are you?” to [...]
HARLEM TO HOLLYWOOD A CONVERSATION WITH BILLY VERA “People have been bugging me for years, then I finally found an angle, just tell like it is” says Billy Vera on his autobiography, Billy Vera: Harlem to Hollywood (Backbeat Books). “I just want [...]
READY FOR THE LONG ROAD AHEAD A CONVERSATION WITH GREENHOUSE Call it the Greenhouse effect if you like, but these four young (the eldest, lead vocalist Sacha Katz is 19, while the remainder of the band are still in High School), can win you over [...]
SPARKS-RE-IGNITED AN INTERVIEW WITH RUSSELL MAEL – VOCALIST WITH SPARKS Sparks have been plying their eccentric style of music and brand since the seventies. The band has survived the changing tides and trends for many years just doing [...]
CREATING GREAT MOMENTS IN ROCK AN INTERVIEW WITH BILLY DUFFY OF THE CULT I’m sitting in ‘Old Whistler’ (my van/home on the road) anticipating a phone call from legendary guitarist Billy Duffy of The Cult. They are touring a brand new album, [...]
