I NEVER WANTED US TO STAY STILL A CONVERSATION WITH GLENN TILBROOK OF SQUEEZE The last studio album from Squeeze was released in 2017 (The Knowledge). It was their 15th album, and the world has waited long enough for a new album from Squeeze. [...]
THE HEART BEHIND THE MAD SCIENTIST A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS DOLBY Thomas Dolby is one of rock’s most interesting stories. Going from busking to having international hits to composing soundtracks, to being involved with technology to being on [...]
LEANING INTO IT A CONVERSATION WITH RIK EMMETT Triumph guitarist and vocalist Rik Emmett is following up his debut poetry book, Reinvention: Poems, with Leaning Into It. Recently, I chatted with Emmett about his upcoming poetry book. “I write [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY PHOTOGRAPHS 1963-1964: EYES OF THE STORM @ THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO (AGO), TORONTO MARCH 24, 2026 (EXHIBITION ON UNTIL JUNE 7, 2026) All four of The Beatles were avid photographers. Paul McCartney was no exception, and both he [...]
IT’S ABOUT THE CLIMB A CONVERSATION WITH GORILLAZ Gorillaz are back, with a brilliant new album, The Mountain, and while it has been great catching up with Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett about the new music, the members of the band [...]
BECAUSE THERE’S NO GOOD LENT SONGS A CONVERSATION WITH NICOLE LAURENNE OF THE DARTS The Darts formed in 2016, and consist of Nicole Laurenne (lead and backing vocals, pianos and organs), Rebecca Davidson (guitars), Lindsay Scarey (bass, screams, [...]
WE’RE LIKE A SMALL BATCH BOURBON MAKER A CONVERSATION WITH THE SHEEPDOGS’ EWAN CURRIE Following a massive 2025 that saw them share the stage with Bryan Adams, the release of a pair of EPs, Paradise Alone and Hell Together, and the launch of [...]
THE ART OF BREAKING OPEN A CONVERSATION WITH SHANE LYONS OF VARIALS Stepping into the new chapter of Varials’ new album, there is a sort of unspoken heaviness and no-nonsense grit that adorns the walls of Where The Light Leaves. It steps [...]
THAT WAS A WELCOME RESPITE TO THIS WORLD, AND I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE POLTZ Steve Poltz is back with his first album in over four years. That is not to say he has not been busy, because during those four years he [...]
THE TREWS w/ EDDY AND THE DIRTY BOYS @ THE PALACE THEATRE, CALGARY (AB) FEBRUARY 16, 2026 Canadian rock icons The Trews have been going on tour across Canada as part of The Bloody Light Tour to support their 2025 album The Bloody Light. They [...]
30 YEARS OF HEMI-VISION A CONVERSATION WITH GORDIE JOHNSON OF BIG SUGAR Big Sugar’s 1996 album Hemi-Vision is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The band has been playing shows across Canada to celebrate the occasion. The two-set performance sees [...]
GENERATIONS LATER: FOUR DECADES OF UNSTOPPABLE RHYTHM AND LEGACY A CONVERSATION WITH PHILIP OAKEY OF THE HUMAN LEAGUE It’s oddly reassuring in today’s topsy-turvy world to note that, more than 40 years after he became a megastar, Philip Oakey, [...]
KISS OR KILL ME TONIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL DES BARRES Michael Des Barres has released a new single, “Kiss Or Kill Me.” This is his first new music since 2024’s brilliant album, It’s Only Rock and Roll, but that does not mean that Des [...]
A BIT CLOSER TO BEING HUMAN A CONVERSATION WITH OV SULFUR’S CHASE WILSON Time. It’s a concept that can help one find purpose or can lock one into a vacuum of aimlessness. For the Vegas deathcore band, Ov Sulfur, time has been the one [...]
LET ME SHOW YOU THE CODE TO MY MIND A CONVERSATION WITH ZERO OF LUCY DREAMS “Be sure to say hi to Toronto for me,” said Zero during our recent conversation to discuss the new album (VVVVV) by Lucy Dreams. The band has fond memories of playing [...]
THE TORCH TO MOVE FORWARD A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NALLY OF URNE URNE’s music is like a controlled conflagration, one that knows how to manipulate the fiery intensity of their sound through subtle melodies that move like water dousing the flames [...]
54•40 RELEASE NEW ALBUM PORTO SMILIN’ BUDDHA ENJOYMENT COMPLEX Legendary Canadian rock band 54-40 return with their highly anticipated new album PORTO, out now. The announcement follows the debut of four powerful new singles, [...]
FEELING SOME JOY A CONVERSATION WITH TIM CHAISSON AND JAKE CHARRON (THE EAST POINTERS) In 2014, Jake Charron, Tim Chaisson and Koady Chaisson came together to form The East Pointers. Although Charron is from Barrie, Ontario, the band formed in [...]
THERE IS NOTHING IN LIFE I WOULD RATHER DO THAN PLAY A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN GREENWAY OF APRIL WINE Brian Greenway was an established musician when he officially joined in April in 1977. Of course, by 1977, April Wine was firmly established as [...]
FIGHT FOR LOVE PART 2 A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL OSBORNE OF 54•40 54•40, one of the most seminal Canadian alternative rock bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s, with songs like “I Go Blind,” “One Day In Your Life,” “Ocean Pearl,” and “She La” becoming [...]
WE DON’T PLAN FOR LOVE TO WALK INTO OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH RUSTY EGAN (VISAGE) Rusty Egan is an icon. He has been involved with music for much of his life, from performing with his family to establishing a career as a [...]
ARMED WITH OUR BEST IDEAS A CONVERSATION WITH ALTER BRIDGE’S MYLES KENNEDY On January 9, Alter Bridge will releases their eighth studio album, Alter Bridge, and their first since the release of 2022’s Pawns & Kings. In that time, the [...]
A QUARTER CENTURY MUSICAL MEMORIAL IN MEMORIAM OF MUSICIANS LOST IN 2025 Bluntly, 2025 was a hell of a year. The world finished its first quarter of the Millennium and forgetting ongoing international conflicts, constant economic struggles, and [...]
WHERE THERE’S LIFE, THERE’S BLUES A CONVERSATION WITH BILLY GIBBONS Billy F Gibbons is a living legend who remains in constant motion. This year alone, the singer and guitarist led ZZ Top across the United States, Canada, and [...]
