IN THE MEANTIME A CONVERSATION WITH JONNY CRAGG OF SPACEHOG If you were to compile a list of the most underrated bands from the ‘90s, Spacehog would be on that list. The two records they released in the ‘90s absolutely rock. You probably have [...]
THE WATERBOYS ANNOUNCE THEIR 2025 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKING OFF IN SEPTEMBER LIFE, DEATH AND DENNIS HOPPER OUT APRIL 4 VIA SUN RECORDS The Waterboys today announced their first North American tour in six years. The band’s latest album, Life, [...]
2025 JUNO AWARDS ROGERS ARENA, VANCOUVER The 2025 Juno Awards Ceremony, held at the Rogers Center in Vancouver, was truly a night to be Canadian. From powerhouse performances to well-deserved wins, the evening was a celebration of the country’s [...]
2025 JUNO AWARDS OPENING NIGHT GALA VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE, VANCOUVER The Juno Gala Opening Night Awards room buzzed with excitement, as a dynamic blend of elegance and raw creative energy filled the room. The air crackled with anticipation [...]
2025 JUNO BLOCK PARTY: DAY 1 VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VANCOUVER The first night of the Juno Block Party set the tone for an electrifying weekend, bringing together a stellar lineup of Canadian artists and Juno Nominees, in the heart of Vancouver. [...]
THE PROGRAM A CONVERSATION WITH BRKN LOVE’S JUSTIN BENLOLO BRKN LOVE remains an excitingly impressive up and coming rock band. Since 2020, the band has released a pair of full-length albums – 2020’s BRKN LOVE and 2022’s Black Box – while [...]
DEATHMATCH A CONVERSATION WITH LOTTA RUUTIAINEN OF LUNA KILLS If you look within the up-and-coming metal bands in the scene, Luna Kills is undeniably one of the most unique and interesting bands in modern metal. With an innovative blend of [...]
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO? A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA LEE MORGAN Jessica Lee Morgan is much more than a singer/songwriter. She is an artist, musician, writer, instructor, singer, producer and runs a studio and label. Of course, she does a lot [...]
IT’S JUST PURE CONNECTION A CONVERSATION WITH JAY MALINOWSKI OF BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH Few songs from the 2000s left as big of an imprint on Canadian people as Bedouin Soundclash’s “When The Night Feels My Song”. It practically raised an entire [...]
IT’S JUST ME TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF MY LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH BRIGHID FRY (HOUSEWIFE) Housewife is the musical project of Brighid Fry, who is one Canadian artist that should be on everyone’s radar. The band had previously been known as Moscow [...]
CLEOPATRA STALWARTS GENE LOVES JEZEBEL AND SLIM JIM PHANTOM TOURING THE US IN APRIL “HIT AND RUN” TOUR BEGINS APRIL 8 IN PHILADELPHIA Los Angeles, California: Two Cleopatra label favorites, Goth pioneers Jay Aston’s Gene Loves [...]
EVERYONE REALLY BROUGHT THEIR GAME A CONVERSATION WITH IAN BLURTON OF CHANGE OF HEART Change Of Heart might not have reached the same level of popularity or success as some of their contemporaries, but their influence on alternative rock in [...]
RUMINANT PLEASURES, WRITE THEM DOWN A CONVERSATION WITH IAN ANDERSON OF JETHRO TULL Since they made their debut in 1968 (on record anyway), Jethro Tull has produced some of the most creative, influential, successful and brilliant albums in the [...]
MAKING HAPPY MUSIC THAT’S JUST WHAT COMES NATURALLY A CONVERSATION WITH JACK “COOL-BREEZE” CROWTHER OF BABE RAINBOW Australian rockers Babe Rainbow always deliver the goods with their infectiously groovy combination of psychedelic rock, surf [...]
I AM VERY PROUD TO BE A BITCH A CONVERSATION WITH SAVE TORONTO MUSIC VENUES’ ASHLEY CACHIA In an effort to combat an era of gentrification greatly escalated by the pandemic, Ashley Cachia created Save Toronto Music Venues in 2020. Driven [...]
FIGHTING A NOBLE QUEST: THE POSSIBLE DREAM A CONVERSATION WITH BLAIR PACKHAM (THE JITTERS) Blair Packham has been making music for a long time. Since being one of the founding members of The Jitters in 1982, Packham has been writing, producing [...]
IT WAS TRULY MAYHEM & REVELRY A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY HONEY’S MARC LABELLE & JOHN NOTTO Dirty Honey are, without a doubt, one of the most exciting rock bands to emerge in the last decade. In that time, the band has released numerous [...]
EVERYBODY LOVES DENNIS HOPPER A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE SCOTT OF THE WATERBOYS The Waterboys have been charming audiences for decades with timeless classics like “Fisherman’s Blues”, “The Whole Of The Moon”, “This Is The Sea”, and “We Will Not Be [...]
MUSIC IS THE ANSWER A CONVERSATION WITH SHEBAD’S CLAIRE VOY & CICCIO SPAGNOLO For SHEBAD, 2024 kicked off with an opening set for Kamasi Washington at Toronto’s History and culminated with the release of their debut, full-length [...]
DIVE INTO THE WAVES WITH KATERINA NICOLE AND ‘SERENE IN VIOLENT OCEANS’! A CONVERSATION WITH KATERINA NICOLE Ahoy there, fellow and music lovers! Get ready to set sail on a melodious journey with the one and only Canadian songstress [...]
A MANY SPLINTERED THING A CONVERSATION WITH JOEY DAMMIT! The contemporary Toronto art scene is the most exciting it has been in recent memory. Maybe the invention of the cellphone has gone too far. Still, it has provided an incredible number of [...]
HUNGRY FOR MORE A CONVERSATION WITH THE NAMES The late 1970s was an exciting time for music. Bands were emerging from the initial explosion of punk and a new style of music was formed, ‘post-punk’. This simply meant that bands were encouraged by [...]
HONESTY ISN’T ALWAYS PRETTY A CONVERSATION WITH MEMPHIS MAY FIRE Throughout their career, Memphis May Fire has consistently demonstrated an extraordinary ability to transform personal pain and struggles into profound sources of strength and [...]
FLIPPING THE SCRIPT A CONVERSATION WITH KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Twenty-five years ago, Killswitch Engage emerged as one of the pioneering bands that helped shape modern metal music into what it is today. This recognition is a rare accolade reserved [...]
