IN AND OUT OF HIS HEAD A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL COLLINS Once there was a genre within rock and roll called ‘power pop’, and Paul Collins was not only at the forefront, he was one of the originators. As a musician, he was in two brilliant bands, [...]
NO FLUFFERS HERE A CONVERSATION WITH MINI MANSIONS’ TYLER PARKFORD When he’s not playing keyboards on the Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino tour with Artic Monkeys, Tyler Parkford is busy with his main project, Mini Mansions – an alternative [...]
PICK IT UP: SKA IN THE 90s A CONVERSATION WITH DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR TAYLOR MORDEN Built on the back of an incredibly successful crowd-sourcing effort, Pick It Up: Ska in the 90s is the passion project of Taylor Morden, who is both a longtime ska [...]
SLEEPLESS A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN NEWMAN & MALKA SPIGEL OF IMMERSION Immersion is a band that has been around for quite some time. Their debut album appeared in 1994 (Oscillating) and in 1999 they released their third studio album, Low [...]
Burning Codes Liberator Coded Recordings Burning Codes is really Belfast-based musician and artist, Paul Archer. Archer has released five albums under that name, and Liberator is album six. And, to be honest, Liberator is the best Burning Codes [...]
ROY BUCHANAN’S TOP TEN TRACKS – REMEMBER ROY 30 YEARS LATER On August 14th 1988, Roy Buchanan hanged himself inside his prison cell in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he was being held after a domestic dispute. He was 48 years old. No one [...]
WACKA LACKA LOOM BOP A LOOM BAM BOO A CONVERSATION WITH WALTER LURE OF THE WALDOS Walter Lure is back, and he has a new album with his band, the Waldos, his first album in nearly 25 years. But, according to Lure, he has not been anywhere. He has [...]
LORD HURON’S NOCTURNAL ODYSSEY BEN SCHNEIDER AND THE GREAT TRUTH IN FICTION It’s easy to miss but under the surface of Lord Huron’s psychedelic-tinged brand of folk rock there’s a lot going on. The group is only three albums into their [...]
FINDING HIS IDEAL HOME A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF NEAR FUTURE/BLANCMANGE Neil Arthur may just be the hardest working musician in the world today. He is currently in three bands, Fader, Near Future and, of course, Blancmange. Arthur [...]
SASSAFRASS! A CONVERSATION WITH TAMI NEILSON Tami Neilson is an artist. A brilliant talent who has just released her sixth studio album, SASSAFRASS!. Neilson is based in Auckland, New Zealand, but was born and grew up in Canada. “Why does anyone [...]
THE PULL OF AUTUMN A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL DARROW The Pull Of Autumn is a new band, and they are getting ready to release their debut, self-titled album. The Pull Of Autumn is a also a supergroup comprised of Daniel Darrow (Johanna’s House [...]
SONGS OF SOURCE A CONVERSATION WITH DARREN AUSTIN HALL Darren Austin Hall is a fixture in the growing sound healing community. Inspired by the cosmos, nature, and his growing family of crystal and alchemy bowls, this ceremonial musician has [...]
ABOUT THE VIBE A CONVERSATION WITH TOOTS HIBBERT OF TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS At the age of 75, most people find themselves living at a much slower pace than in days gone by. Toots Hibbert, however, is embarking on a North American summer tour with [...]
COME SO FAR A CONVERSATION WITH TOM BAILEY OF THE THOMPSON TWINS In 1977, Tom Bailey, along with three friends, formed The Thompson Twins. In typical fashion of the day, the members lived in a squatters flat in London. Living up the street was [...]
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE A CONVERSATION WITH THIERRY NORITOP OF STEREO in SOLO Thierry Noritop is back, although he never really disappeared. You may remember him as one of the two members of the band, STEREO, who had a number of well known songs in [...]
A HEAVY NEW DIRECTION A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN BARRETT OF BASS DRUM OF DEATH I was nervous calling John Barrett of Bass Drum of Death. This band is so unbelievably cool, although John would probably laugh or roll his eyes at this comment. To my [...]
VOLATILE ATTRACTIONS: SAUL HOLIFF, JOHNNY CASH AND MANAGING A MUSIC LEGEND A CONVERSATION WITH JONATHAN HOLIFF The University of Victoria Archives is the new home of a monumental piece of music history. On June 20, 2018, the highly-anticipated [...]
DRUMS AND DRONES A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CHASE Recently I had the chance to have a chat with Brian Chase. Originally having broken through in the mainstream music scene as the drummer of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Brian has since gone on to work on [...]
MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE GARAGE A CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM BONNET Graham Bonnet released his first single, as part of The Marbles (a duo he had formed with his cousin Trevor Gordon), in 1968. The single, “Only One Woman” was an impressive debut, [...]
30 YEARS TO BLOW YOUR MIND A CONVERSATION WITH WILKO JOHNSON Wilko Johnson is a living legend. And the word ‘living’ is an important adjective, but we will get to that later. Johnson got his professional start in the classic band Dr. Feelgood, [...]
STANDING ALONE A CONVERSATION WITH TIM BURGESS OF THE CHARLATANS Tim Burgess as singer of the Charlatans has been responsible for many classic songs and iconic anthems — a true legend of the Manchester music scene. Ahead of their new EP [...]
SAVING THE WORLD ONE SONG AT A TIME FRANK TURNER AND THE POLITICS OF KINDNESS The world right now is not in a good place. Ten minutes watching the news is all it takes to become disheartened with the moment we find ourselves in. Reality star [...]
THE SELF-PROCLAIMED KING OF SIN A CONVERSATION WITH DAEMON GREY When asked how he would describe his music to those who don’t know it, Daemon Grey says ‘devil sex rock’ – and honestly, if Satan isn’t currently headbanging and/or having an orgy [...]
WHY THE HELL NOT A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE McDONALD OF JR. GONE WILD “Ford tried to throw me out of the van while we were on the highway between Montreal and Halifax. He had me halfway out the van, and my head was on the trailer hitch. Our sound [...]
