LEARNING TO STAND IN THE DARK A CONVERSATION WITH CHANEY CRABB OF ENTHEOS By the time most artists reach a fourth album, they’ve developed something like this black balloon of expectation. People expect refinement, bigger hooks, stronger [...]
A MIXTURE OF OPTIMISM AND HOPEFULNESS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HORROR A CONVERSATION WITH ALBERT BOUCHARD Albert Bouchard is a legend. Not a word I use lightly, but in this case, it is the correct word to use to describe Albert Bouchard. Not only is [...]
I AM HELPING BUILD BANDWAGONS TO JUMP ON A CONVERSATION WITH MIDGE URE Midge Ure is a legend. As a member of Ultravox (or Rich Kids) or as a solo artist, Midge Ure has been responsible for some of the most classic and iconic songs released [...]
TOURING AND WALKING THE POWERLINE A CONVERSATION WITH JENNIFER FOSTER & STEPHEN STANLEY Starting Nov. 5, at Clifford Brewing Company in Hamilton, singer-songwriters Jennifer Foster (from The Pursuit of Happiness) and Stephen Stanley (from [...]
KIDS, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU NAME YOUR BAND A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE STOECKEL & JAMIE HOOVER OF THE SPONGETONES The North Carolina-based band, The Spongetones formed in 1978, to perform at a one-off show. That was the intention, one show and [...]
YOU CAN DANCE IF YOU WANT A CONVERSATION WITH IVAN DOROSCHUK OF MEN WITHOUT HATS Beloved Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats are hitting the road again with their upcoming You Can Dance If You Want Tour. The tour celebrates Men [...]
IT’S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN A CONVERSATION WITH THEATRE PRODUCER MICHAEL RUBINOFF Michael Rubinoff has worn many different hats in the past. He began his professional career as a lawyer, but musical theatre was in his blood. [...]
PENDULUM A CONVERSATION WITH CARL BELL OF FUEL Multi-platinum rock icons Fuel return with their seventh studio album, Pendulum. Known for their hit songs “Falls On Me,” “Hemorrhage (In My Hands),” and “Shimmer,” Pendulum marks a change for Fuel: [...]
I AM THE MINISTER FOR ESOTERIC AFFAIRS A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE KILBEY OF THE CHURCH Steve Kilbey helped form The Church in 1980, with their debut album, Of Skins And Heart, which was released in 1981. It is now 45 years later, and The Church [...]
STRIPPING AWAY A LOT OF THE VENEER AND THE RETROGRADE NOSTALGIA AND REPLACING IT WITH SUBSTANCE A CONVERSATION WITH ART D’ECCO A new Art d’Ecco album is upon us! The innovative art rocker flawlessly shifts genres, constantly reinvents himself, [...]
WHERE HISTORY RESONATES A CONVERSATION WITH PÄR SUNDSTRÖM OF SABATON ON COMPOSITION, COMMUNITY, AND HEAVY METAL’S FUTURE When an ocean of devoted flooded the Great Canadian Casino Resort in Toronto on September 27, 2026, the thunderous chants [...]
WE’RE GOING ON TOUR, SO WHY NOT HAVE A LITTLE BONUS A CONVERSATION WITH WES MARSKELL OF THE DARCYS The last couple of years have been phenomenal for The Darcys (Wes Marskell and Jason Couse). Their last album, Rendering Feelings, became a [...]
HOPE AND LOOKING UP A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS Caroline Marie Brooks, for the last 20 years, has been and continues to be one third of the Good Lovelies. A trio who have established themselves as a premier folk band. However, as [...]
THE ART OF BEING SEEN A CONVERSATION WITH LIAM GUINANE & JUSTIN KEURNTJES OF WINDWAKER There is something about Windwaker’s new album, smile, you’re on camera., that feels like a flashbulb flickering on in a dark room – emotionally sudden, [...]
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY, TOMORROW STARTS TODAY A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDRA ROSE OF THE CRYSTAL TEARDROP There is a difference between revisiting the past and bringing its spirit into the present. For Alexandra Rose, frontwoman of British [...]
SURVIVING THE COLLAPSE A CONVERSATION WITH CODY QUISTAD OF WAGE WAR A weird, uncomfortable silence often follows a devastating impact. There are no cinematics to it, just the universe reacting to the internal chaos and destruction caused mostly [...]
NEW CHAPTERS, WRITTEN IN ICE AND LIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH LEFT TO SUFFER GUITARIST PETER HIGGS Stepping into a new chapter with Unwelcome Guest, everything Left To Suffer has been through has led to this moment, when their careers have shifted [...]
A REBIRTH THROUGH VINYL A CONVERSATION WITH YOUNG MEDICINE There is a particular electricity around Young Medicine right now, an energy that feels like a band that’s finally found its footing. With the release of the Cold Blooded vinyl and [...]
A CROWN MADE OF TEETH, NOT GOLD A CONVERSATION WITH JACK UNDERKOFLER OF DEAD POET SOCIETY There is this eerie feeling when listening to Dead Poet Society’s Monarch that feels like the floor is caving in beneath you, not because the soundscapes [...]
OLD SCARS, NEW STORIES A CONVERSATION WITH MATT GOOD OF FROM FIRST TO LAST There is a unique sort of ache that only comes from a journey that requires you to return to another version of yourself you thought or swore you would never have to go [...]
LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE A FIREMAN OR A SPACEMAN. I WANTED TO BE A POP STAR. A CONVERSATION WITH JARVIS COCKER OF PULP You could forgive Jarvis Cocker for looking a bit content when we meet him one day short of his 63rd birthday. After all, the [...]
WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DEAN OF LOVERBOY Mike Reno and Paul Dean of the legendary Canadian rock band Loverboy, known for the rock anthems “Hot Girls In Love,” “The Kid Is Hot Tonite,” “Turn Me Loose,” and “Working For [...]
HILLS AND VALLEYS, THAT IS HOW WE ROLL A CONVERSATION WITH MIC MICHAELI OF EUROPE Since 1983, Europe has released 11 albums. The band formed in 1979, under the name Force, but by the time they signed their first record deal, in 1982, the name [...]
THE GUITAR IS AN OPEN BOOK, THE SKY’S THE LIMIT A CONVERSATION WITH WARREN HAYNES At 12 years old, Warren Haynes sat in the audience of Asheville’s municipal auditorium watching some of his earliest concerts. Decades later, The [...]
