PERSEVERANCE AN INTERVIEW WITH DAN MANGAN Q: How did your influences change from your past album to the newest one, Unmake? A: Influence is an interesting saying; when you’re young or a teenager, you get nailed with a million things that [...]
BOILER ROOM SETS AND VIDEO GAMES AN INTERVIEW WITH HARRISON Toronto DJ and producer Harrison dropped out of university after a three-month stint to pursue a career in music; a career that was put in motion when, in the 7th grade, he pulled down [...]
RETURN TO GAINSBOURG MICK HARVEY DISCUSSES DELIRIUM TREMENS Songwriter. Lyricist. Arranger. Cultural provocateur. Serge Gainsbourg fulfilled all of these roles in his lifetime and did so brilliantly. Following in the lineage, if not the actual [...]
NOT BLOOD PAINT – BELIEVING IS BELIEVING A TRACK-BY-TRACK GUIDE Not Blood Paint is a theatrically vivid—and sonically intense—four-piece from Bushwick, formed in 2008 by guitarists George Frye and Joe Stratton, bassist Mark Jaynes and [...]
ROSE CORA PERRY AND THE TRUTH UNTOLD AN INTERVIEW WITH ROSE CORA PERRY In the early 2000s, Rose Cora Perry was busy making a name for herself and her London, Ontario-based band Anti-Hero. It was a group that truly gave Rose the much-needed [...]
CHANNELLING THE SPIRIT OF LITTLE RICHARD IN THE NAME OF METAL AN INTERVIEW WITH DORO Doro Pesch is an iconic Heavy Metal legend, unwavering and remaining as true as steel in her chosen profession for many years. She has refused to be forced and [...]
FROM LEATHER JACKET TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AN INTERVIEW WITH MAX KERMAN OF ARKELLS Hamilton’s Arkells have been riding an incline for quite a while now. Their debut record Jackson Square allowed for a modest entry to the Canadian music scene, and [...]
MAKING A BETTER FUTURE – TOGETHER AN INTERVIEW WITH SAM ROBERTS Sam Roberts Band, Juno Award-winning Rock band, released their latest single “If You Want It” on July 2, 2016 via Universal Music Canada. Written by Sam Roberts and produced [...]
SOULFULLY MAKING THAT CHANGE AN INTERVIEW WITH DURAND JONES Durand Jones is not what you might expect from a Soul-singer that commands so much attention on the microphone. He is a humble and jovial soft-spoken gentleman, true to his upbringing [...]
THE PRICE OF THE TICKET AN INTERVIEW WITH WENDY JAMES Wendy James is an English singer-songwriter most notable for her work with the pop band Transvision Vamp. She was the lead singer and focal point of the group, and attracted media attention [...]
GIVING HER LOVE AN INTERVIEW WITH PEACHES Peaches, aka Merrill Beth Nisker, is about to embark on her 2016 tour promoting her latest record, Rub, which recently has been given another musical treatment entitled Rub Remixed. Despite her sexually [...]
LED ZEPPELIN DEEMED NOT GUILTY IN STAIRWAY CASE JURY FINDS THE BAND INNOCENT OF PLAGIARISM A Los Angeles jury has found Led Zeppelin innocent in the controversial “Stairway to Heaven” copyright lawsuit. The verdict came Thursday, [...]
RANKING THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: WORST TO BEST Over the course of 33 years the Red Hot Chili Peppers have produced a total 11 studio albums. Some are downright classics, adored by critics and fans alike. Some are just okay; they might have six [...]
MODERN MUSICAL SAVIOURS AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDY ROURKE OF D.A.R.K. Just when music seemed to have hit a brick wall in terms of originality and freshness and I was beginning to despair regarding its future, hope is springing up. Borne out of a [...]
PET SOUNDS 50th ANNIVERSARY A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE ICONIC BEACH BOYS ALBUM Prior to 1966, The Beach Boys were still seen as a ‘boy-band.’ Though their songs had slowly matured over the past four years, no one would have expected them to [...]
WHAT A GOOD SHOT, MAN AN INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD PATRICK OF FILTER With the quiet release of their seventh album since 1995, Crazy Eyes has Filter sounding gritty, raw and aggressive as ever. Frontman Richard Patrick wanted to have complete [...]
ANSPRUCH AN INTERVIEW WITH JESPER MUNK The 23-year-old Danish-German heartthrob Jesper Munk is a musician who can’t be pigeonholed. He stands out with his wide variety of musical stylings of Modern Blues, Post-Punk, Folk and much more. We had [...]
EMBRACING THE ANTI-HYPOCRISY AN INTERVIEW WITH MO TROPER The Portland, Oregon based singer-songwriter, Mo Troper, makes pop songs. Why? Because he likes them. Born in Los Angeles in 1991, he moved between Los Angeles and Portland frequently [...]
NORMAL MADE EXTRAORDINARY AN INTERVIEW WITH LAURA SAUVAGE An alias is a good way to free yourself up and change the way you do things. Singer-songwriter Vivianne Roy has carved out a creative space for herself under the alter ego of Laura [...]
THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR DREAMS AN INTERVIEW WITH RUDY TAMBALA OF A.R. KANE The seminal, trailblazing dream-pop band A.R. Kane has made an indelible impact on countless other artists since its inception in 1986. Sonic incorporators and disrupters [...]
Something Wylde And A Pinch Of Cilantro An Interview With Zakk Wylde If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don’t bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved [...]
Truckin’ Through Canada And Way Beyond An Interview With Jeremy Widerman Of Monster Truck With the release of their sophomore album Sittin’ Heavy on February 19, Monster Truck decided to celebrate the occasion by bringing their music [...]
THE OCCASIONAL GHOST An Interview With Royal Wood Theatres are romantic places, full of mystery, stories and the occasional ghost. On sitting down to talk to Royal Wood about his upcoming album Ghost Light, the topic of ghosts inevitably came [...]
NAMM 2016 – THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS THE MUSIC BEGINS HERE If you’re a music gearhead, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show is a dreamscape where brands like GIBSON, SHURE, PEARL, and many innovators [...]
