RAYS ON THE WATER A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY McMASTER (THE MOTORS) The Motors formed in 1977 by Andy McMaster and Nick Garvey. Both were in the band Ducks Deluxe, and when that band called it a day in 1975, they formed The Motors. McMaster and [...]
THE THIRD TIME REALLY IS A CHARM (PART 1) A CONVERSATION WITH ROB BAKER OF STRIPPERS UNION Strippers Union, a veritable Canadian supergroup featuring Craig Northey (Odds) and Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip), recently released their third album, [...]
SUMMERTIME, SAINTS & SINNERS A CONVERSATION WITH THE TEA PARTY’S JEFF BURROWS The Tea Party is Canadian rock royalty with a style that has remained uniquely that of ‘70s classic rock and ‘90s alternative since 1990. Since reforming in [...]
THE IDES OF MARCH A CONVERSATION WITH MYLES KENNEDY Myles Kennedy is not one to remain still. While best known for fronting Alter Bridge and Slash & The Conspirators, the singer, guitarist, and songwriter has begun to make a name for himself [...]
THE PROMISE OF A DISAPPOINTMENT GIRL A CONVERSATION WITH DELYN GREY Musicians often refer back to some dark places and thoughts in their lives and try to turn them into best possible music they can. This is probably one of the toughest artistic [...]
DUALITY A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDER VELJANOV OF DEINE LAKAIEN Dual, the most recent effort from Germany’s dark wave project Deine Lakaien, which was released on Prophecy Productions, breaks new ground for the duo. The double-disc album [...]
ALIVE FOREVER A CONVERSATION WITH GARY BROOKER OF PROCOL HARUM Gary Brooker formed Procol Harum in 1967, and the band was huge from the very beginning with their debut single, the incredible and revolutionary “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”. The band [...]
REIMAGINING IMAGINOS A CONVERSATION WITH ALBERT BOUCHARD OF BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Blue Öyster Cult fans and prog rock enthusiasts hold Imaginos by Blue Öyster Cult dearly in their hearts. However, Imaginos was never intended to be a Blue Öyster Cult [...]
THE DOORS – L.A. WOMAN: 50 YEARS LATER At the end of the 1960s, The Doors were seemingly running out of gas. Their first two LPs were both critical and commercial darlings, however the two follow-ups were not nearly as good. Despite [...]
BURN A CONVERSATION WITH JULES MAXWELL OF DEAD CAN DANCE Powerhouses from the world-renowned band Dead Can Dance Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell are back with a new album to be released on May 7, 2021. The new project entitled Burn is their first [...]
SOMEBODY HAS TO BE ON MUSHROOMS, RIGHT? A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY HONEY’S JOHN NOTTO & JUSTIN SMOLIAN Dirty Honey, formed in 2010, are a band from a completely different era. Primally charged by the crunching guitar riffs of the ‘80s and an [...]
THE EXECUTIONERS ARE BACK! A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ OF CANNIBAL CORPSE Planet Earth’s most punishing death metal group, Cannibal Corpse, is set to drop its most imposing tracks to date with their upcoming full-length release [...]
RELIVING THE ’80s AND LOOKING AHEAD A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS POHL OF BLUTENGEL Taking their fans back in time, Goth electro band Blutengel have released their latest album Fountain of Destiny filled with classic tracks from the ‘80s, [...]
SEASONS CHANGE AND REARRANGE A CONVERSATION WITH MARTY WILLSON-PIPER OF MOAT Marty Willson-Piper loves music, plain and simple. One can see this by reading his blogs In Deep Music Archive, where he writes about his incredible, jaw-dropping [...]
VISIT BEAUTIFUL DAYTONA B(L)EACH A CONVERSATION WITH MONOWHALES’ JORDAN CIRCOSTA Few Toronto artists turn heads quite like the MONOWHALES do. The Toronto based alt-rock power trio have taken the city by storm over the years with singles [...]
NEW HIGHS, NEW LOWS A CONVERSATION WITH WE WERE SHARKS We Were Sharks have been together for the past ten years. This not only shows commitment to their craft, but a well-seasoned band that has gone through the motions of what it’s been [...]
HIS STORY RIGHT NOW A CONVERSATION WITH cEvin Key Kevin Crompton, or cEvin Key as he is known as in the music industry, released his latest solo work entitled Xwayxway (anglicized as whoi whoi) in February of 2021. Once the drummer of [...]
MOMENTS OF NOSTALGIA A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDER JULIEN OF VISION ETERNEL Montreal-based Vision Eternel have been around since 2007, the brainchild of Alexander Julien. ‘I was not planning to start a new band or musical project. It was not a [...]
TRULY ORCHESTRATING HIS OWN LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH RICK SPRINGFIELD Richard Lewis Springthorpe was born in Sydney, Australia in 1949, but you might know him better as Rick Springfield. He has been playing music professionally since 1968, and [...]
IT MAKES FOR GOOD MUSIC: A CONVERSATION WITH FAT MIKE OF NOFX A CONVERSATION WITH FAT MIKE OF NOFX To any punk for the last four decades, NOFX’s Fat Mike probably needs no introduction. Fronting NOFX since ’83 has been no easy ride – 38 years of [...]
REJOICE IN THE SUFFERING A CONVERSATION WITH TODD LA TORRE (QUEENSRŸCHE) Todd La Torre, lead vocalist for Queensrÿche, and ex-lead vocalist for Crimson Glory, released his solo album Rejoice In The Suffering on Rat Pak Records on February 5th. [...]
ON THE WINGS OF THE WHITE RAVEN A CONVERSATION WITH EINAR SELVIK OF WARDRUNA Wardruna is a traditional Nordic band who has inspired a global following of fans with its unique approach to music utilizing historic instruments and oral traditions [...]
SMALL TOWN TITANS @ SMT HQ, YORK (PA) FEBRUARY 6, 2021 After a series of unavoidable delays, Pennsylvania’s Small Town Titans has returned with its long-awaited release party for their 2020 album, The Ride. The critically-acclaimed record from [...]
THE LOOK AND THE SEXUAL CONFIDENCE A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLE POPE Carole Pope remains in every way as committed to the cause as she ever was, age has in no way tamed her, and she remains committed to environmental causes as well as LGBT issues. [...]
