Back Stories | My 1999 Interview With Paul Westerberg
What can I say about Replacements singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg that hasn't already been said far more eloquently by far more talented writers than me? Well, I can say this:...
20 Questions With Robojom
Happy Canada Day! To mark the occasion, I'll be spotlighting Canadian artists all day. First up: Robojom. A few weeks ago, the Winnipeg electro-rockers were kind enough to premiere...
Mike Plume | The Tinnitist Interview
It took an intervention to get Mike Plume back on tour.
No, not THAT kind of intervention. The singer-songwriter didn't need rehab. He needed to be reminded the road is...
Back Stories | My Unedited 2016 Interview With The Cult’s Ian Astbury
I have interviewed Ian Astbury of The Cult twice (so far) — most recently in 2016 to promote the band's latest album Hidden City, and back in 2011, when...
Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With Meat Loaf
B ack in 2012, I had the opportunity to talk to the one and only Meat Loaf. To be fair, I didn't get to do much talking — Meat...
Back Stories | Remembering Buddy Holly
I am plenty old. But not quite old enough to have seen Buddy Holly perform. Or to remember the day he died. Thankfully, I am lucky enough to have...
Back Stories | My Hilarious 2009 Interview With Steel Panther’s Michael Starr
Way back in 2009, I interviewed Steel Panther frontman Michael Starr. Far as I know, I was the first Canadian journalist to talk to him. At that time, their...
Playback Time | Rewinding Tim Curry’s Post-Rocky Road
For many people — maybe most people — Tim Curry’s singing career begins and ends with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. That's understandable. Rocky Horror was, after all, more...
Back Stories | My 1998 Interview With Royal Trux’s Jennifer Herrema
With notorious rockers Royal Trux poised to release White Stuff, their first studio album of new material in nearly two decades, this seems like a good time to resurrect...
Rewinding 2019 (So Far) | The Top Videos
I have said it before. I am saying it again: If there's one thing I've learned from running this site, it's that people love music videos. And here's the...
Back Stories | Remembering Jim Morrison
I wrote this feature about Doors singer Jim Morrison on the 40th anniversary of his 1971 death. I was fortunate enough to talk to two of his surviving bandmates,...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Ry Cooder
One of my favourite guitarists, the inimitable Ry Cooder, will celebrate his 72nd birthday on Friday, March 15. I was lucky enough to interview him about eight years ago...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Hendrix Bassist Billy Cox
Since it's the anniversay of Jimi Hendrix’s death this week, I figured I'd dig a littler further into my files and resurrect this 2010 interview I did with Band...
Back Stories | The Evolution of the Concert Ticket Rip-Off
Ticket scalping is back in the news this week, thanks to the Toronto Star's excellent report on Ticketmaster's latest round of skullduggery and scumbaggery. That reminded me of a...
Rewinding 2019 | The Top Videos
I have said it before. I am saying it again: If there's one thing I've learned from running this site, it's that people love music videos. And here's the...
