WELCOME TO HORRORWOOD A CONVERSATION WITH SPENCER CHARNAS OF ICE NINE KILLS Ice Nine Kills is as illustrious as it is fascinating. One of the most unique bands in the alternative scene to date, it has an extraordinary history, spanning from 2007 [...]
IT’S FIVE TO FIVE AND TIME FOR CRACKERJACK! A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE “I’m busy, but it’s what I do, really. In a way, it’s kind of an escape and also a way for me coping with everything that is going on. I run into my [...]
AM TRAUMA A CONVERSATION WITH COREY JAMES OF CARBONSTONE Being a rock star and being in a band can be hard sometimes. Constant touring and being away from home can have its toll. And Maryland’s CARBONSTONE was no stranger to the pressure and [...]
TRUE PILLARS OF LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES In 1968, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Peter Banks and Bill Bruford came together and formed the band Yes. Originally Yes not only wrote and performed their own material, but would also [...]
ZAKK WYLDE & DEATH WISH COFFEE PARTNER FOR VALHALLA JAVA ODINFORCE BLEND | NEW ALBUM DOOM CREW INC. OUT NOVEMBER 26 VIA MNRK HEAVY BLACK LABEL SOCIETY SINGER’S BREW IS STRONG ENOUGH TO WAKE THE DEAD Zakk Wylde, Black Label Society frontman [...]
I’M DRAWN TO WHAT’S ENJOYABLE A CONVERSATION WITH MARK LANEGAN (DARK MARK VS. SKELETON JOE) Partnering with Joe Cardamon (The Icarus Line), Mark Lanegan has embarked on his latest creative direction: Dark Mark Vs. Skeleton Joe. While the [...]
THE BAND IS EVERYTHING TO US A CONVERSATION WITH THE BRONX’S MATT CAUGHTHRAN Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, The Bronx has proven again and again over the past two decades – and six studio albums – that it is among the most unique and [...]
AND WHERE THE HELL ARE ALL MY FRIENDS? A CONVERSATION WITH TIM BUTLER OF THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Tim Butler, along with his brother Richard, is the co-founder of The Psychedelic Furs, a post-punk band that got their start in London in 1977. In [...]
20 SECONDS OF SOMETHING A CONVERSATION WITH STAN HARRISON Stan Harrison has been making music for a long time. Though best known as a saxophonist, he is also an accomplished woodwind player. He has released two critically acclaimed solo albums, [...]
HAVE GUITAR, WILL TRAVEL A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE HACKETT (GENESIS) Steve Hackett needs no introduction. His guitar playing has influenced generations of guitarists and throughout his career, he was never one to take the easy route or rest on [...]
CANADA’S POWER TRIO A CONVERSATION WITH DANKO JONES With 25 years of rock and 10 records under his belt, Danko Jones has become a cult Canadian music icon. The band’s most recent album, the appropriately titled Power Trio – released on [...]
IT’S FEELING THAT I’M AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN MOULDING (XTC) “I think the secret to fulfillment is being yourself. I made a pact with myself that I would be myself, probably from 1979 onwards. I thought, ‘That’s it – hell or high water, [...]
MY NIGHTS ON THE ISLAND A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX SOUTHEY Toronto-based artist, Alex Southey, is an artist who seems to be always creating and finding new ways to express himself. In February, 2021, he released the excellent album ..And The [...]
A NEW DRUG A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL GRAVES OF AESTHETIC PERFECTION Musicians have had plenty of time in the past year and a half to retreat to the drawing board and get the creative juices flowing. This is how Daniel Graves of Aesthetic [...]
I GOT LOVE A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN GULDEMOND OF MOTHER MOTHER “My situation is very alone,” says Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother. While it might sound like a somewhat dejected statement to most, Guldemond has a smile on and continues. “I wasn’t [...]
MAKING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE UNDERSTANDABLE IN AN ARTISTIC WAY A CONVERSATION WITH MURRAY McLAUCHLAN Murray McLauchlan is a legend. He may not personally agree, but he is.. Not because he has been inducted in the Canadian Country Music Hall Of [...]
KEEPING IT REAL: THE REAL SUZI QUATRO! A CONVERSATION WITH ROCK MUSIC LEGEND SUZI QUATRO It’s got to be a very special release that has Suzi Quatro announce proudly: “The Devil In Me is the best album in my career to date!” After all, the [...]
JAZZ SOIREE FOR CANADIANS FOR CHILDREN AT HEALTH RISK FEATURING ROBERTA HUNT Roberta Hunt, a jazz and blues musician with a beautiful voice and a ton of charisma, recently hosted a virtual jazz concert on May 6th for charity. Roberta donated [...]
BUILDING A COMMUNITY A CONVERSATION WITH SAVE TORONTO MUSIC VENUES The concert industry has come to a complete and sudden stop since the beginning of the global pandemic. International tours and local concerts have been canceled and artists have [...]
THE ITALIAN STALLION A CONVERSATION WITH GUITARIST & INVENTOR DEL CASHER If you’ve ever turned on a radio in your lifetime, you’ve likely heard the music of Del Casher without ever knowing it. As a member of what is perhaps the greasy [...]
THE THIRD TIME REALLY IS A CHARM (PART 2) A CONVERSATION WITH ROB BAKER OF STRIPPERS UNION The bands Odds and The Tragically Hip are intrinsically linked through their music, touring, and years of friendship as they go way back to the early [...]
NEVER HAD A WISH COME TRUE A CONVERSATION WITH KANDLE Kandle Osborne, known as Kandle, (“it is a weird name, but I didn’t pick it”, she laughs) has been making music for over 10 years. She has grown up with music, being the daughter of 5440’s [...]
CANADA’S METAL QUEEN A CONVERSATION WITH LEE AARON With her 13th studio album, Radio On! dropping this summer, Canadian rock ‘n’ roll queen, Lee Aaron is firing on all cylinders. Perhaps best known for her work in the ‘80s, Aaron’s [...]
FROM BASEMENTS TO BRIXTON A CONVERSATION WITH MOBY Moby’s incredible success of the ‘90s and early 2000’s would make one think that releasing music in any future decade would do extremely well. In this case, there’s no doubt that his studio [...]
