I LIKE HEARING SOMEBODY ELSE’S IDEAS OF WHAT A SONG COULD BE A CONVERSATION WITH PETER HOLMSTRÖM OF THE DANDY WARHOLS Alternative rockers The Dandy Warhols had a string of successful hit songs in the late ’90s and early 2000s, such as [...]
WAKING UP A CONVERSATION WITH KEITH WALLEN OF BREAKING BENJAMIN Reflecting on bands that have indelibly shaped the rock music landscape, Breaking Benjamin emerges as a timeless luminary, evoking a sense of nostalgia for many fans. Formed in 1999 [...]
WHEN THERE IS NO PLEASURE IN THIS ANYMORE, IT IS TIME TO CALL IT A DAY A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN WELLBY OF LAST TOURIST In 2017, a couple of like-minded friends came together to form a ‘dark wave’ band. The band, Last Tourist, emerged from the [...]
COME OUT IN SUITS AND WALK OFF WHEN THE SUITS ARE DRENCHED A CONVERSATION WITH JIM “DAN DEE” STEFANUK Jim Dan Dee is a powerhouse of a blues band from Southern Ontario. Since releasing their debut EP, Five Stiff Shots, in 2015, the [...]
WHEN EVERY NOTE GOES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE A CONVERSATION WITH HOWARD JONES Howard Jones was not an overnight success, but it seemed that way when he released his debut single “New Song”, which was a worldwide hit single. His debut album, Human’s [...]
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE WE LIKE IT REALLY STUPID LOUD A CONVERSATION WITH OLIVER ACKERMANN OF A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS A Place To Bury Strangers is one of the best when it comes to noise rock. The legendary band consistently puts out [...]
CATCHING CLUES OF WHAT I’M HERE FOR A CONVERSATION WITH AMY MILLAN Amy Millan has performed countless times over the years with Stars and Broken Social Scene, but it’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years since she released an album of [...]
THIS IS THE BEST TOUR WE’VE EVER DONE A CONVERSATION WITH JACOB CHARLTON OF THORNHILL I was able to sit down with Jacob Charlton of the Australian metalcore band Thornhill to talk about the Bodies North American Tour in support of their [...]
LETTING GO A CONVERSATION WITH SILVERSTEIN If you asked 25 years earlier if Silverstein had the chance to succeed as a band, the answers of many music journalists would be drastically different than the consensus of today. A band built on the [...]
IT JUST FEELS LIKE WE’RE A LITTLE MORE IN CHARGE A CONVERSATION WITH CRISPIAN MILLS OF KULA SHAKER Britpop was huge in the ‘90s. Bands like Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, and The Stone Roses among others, dominated the charts and left a massive [...]
THE HEART OF A STAR ANN MOSES REFLECTS ON BOBBY SHERMAN Who didn’t love Bobby Sherman? All the girls around the world named Julie, including me, melted whenever “Julie Do You Love Me” came on the radio. In an insightful interview, Ann Moses, the [...]
IT MARKS A POINT OF US FINDING OUR CREATIVE VOICE A LOT MORE AS A GROUP A CONVERSATION WITH LA LUNE If you want a new shoegaze band to fall in love with, then la lune is the band for you. The Vancouver-based band’s new EP everything is an [...]
CONTINUING THE LOWEST OF THE LOW EVOLUTION OVER YEARS AND OVERNIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS The seventh LP studio album, Over Years And Overnight by Lowest Of The Low marks a milestone by the veteran Canadian indie rock band. The quintet [...]
ALL OF OUR RECORDS HAVE THEIR OWN THING GOING ON A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN LINDSEY OF BRONCHO Since their debut album, Can’t Get Past The Lips, Broncho has captivated listeners with their catchy choruses, Ryan Lindsey’s unique vocals, dazzling [...]
THIS IS HOW THE FUTURE SOUNDS A CONVERSATION WITH INGE LAMBOO Inge Lamboo is a young, talented, and brilliant artist who utilises social media to get her music out there and noticed. And she has accomplished a great deal in her career already. [...]
YOU’RE ABOUT TO GO ON A SONIC ODYSSEY A CONVERSATION WITH TIM NORDWIND OF OK GO It has been a long time since we OK Go has released an album. And The Adjacent Possible is their first album in over a decade, with their last being 2014’s Hungry [...]
IT’S TIME TO DO RIGHT, WORDS CANNOT BE WISER A CONVERSATION WITH ROINE STOLT OF THE FLOWER KINGS Roine Stolt is a rock legend in Sweden (where he is from) and all over the world. Whether he is performing as a solo artist, or as a member of [...]
DISLOCATED THROUGH OUR SUFFERATION A CONVERSATION WITH JULIAN SHAH-TAYLER Julian Shah-Tayler has been making music for a long time. He has established himself with bands and, perhaps most importantly, a solo artist. In fact, he used the name The [...]
HEAVY METAL UNITY A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTINE JONES OF EMPLOYED TO SERVE When vocalist Justine Jones and guitarist/co-vocalist Sammy Urwin embarked on their musical journey as enthusiastic teenagers, they were propelled by a deep passion for [...]
VERY LITTLE ON THE INTERNET IS FOREVER A CONVERSATION WITH CAM GORDON, CREATOR OF TRACK CHANGES: THE ORIGIN STORY OF CANADIAN MUSIC ON THE INTERNET (1990 – 2010) There has always been an assumption that everything on the internet is there [...]
WHERE DID YOU GO A CONVERSATION WITH BARBARA LYNCH Barbara Lynch is a Canadian musical treasure. With three full-length albums, she has established herself as one of Canada’s foremost storytelling folk artists. Perhaps calling her folk is doing [...]
AS TIME GOES ON, THAT COMMUNITY AROUND EMF HAS GROWN UP WITH US A CONVERSATION WITH IAN DENCH OF EMF It is not very often that one of the first songs you ever release goes #1 on the Billboard Hot 100TM chart. Usually, it takes a while for that [...]
THEY SAY THAT YOU’LL REGRET THE THINGS YOU DON’T DO A CONVERSATION WITH SUN JUNKIES Whether it’s the warm weather or Canada’s propensity for creating some of the best rock talents the rock scene has seen in recent years, [...]
THE TASK OF MAKING A FILM THAT JOHN AND YOKO WOULD APPROVE OF A CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR SAM RICE-EDWARDS 2025 seems to be a banner year for John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentaries. Three have been released, each covering a very specific time [...]
