Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With John Lydon
Over the years, I have had the distinct pleasure and privilege of chatting with John Lydon a few times. That's no snide aside; it truly was a pleasure. Despite...
Back Stories | Neil Young’s MusiCares Tribute, Jan. 29, 2010
Back in 2010, I was in Los Angeles to attend and cover the Grammy Awards, along with all the other sideshows that take place during the week. The biggest...
Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With The Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist
Way back in 2012, I had the pleasure of interviewing Hives frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist shortly after the release of their fifth album Lex Hives. Since the hard-rocking Swedes...
Check Out These Great Photos of Billie Eilish, The National, Sofi Tukker & more...
The annual Osheaga music festival is underway in Montreal this weekend, and Toronto photographer Sophie Bouquillon is there taking in all the action. She generously agreed to share her...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Buyer Beware
Back in the day, one of my Xmas wish lists included the debut album Funeral by Arcade Fire. They were basically brand new at the time. But Santa clearly...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Maybe Read That Out Loud
When my kids were born and we were picking baby names, I had a little exercise — first try the name out in a series of rhymes to make...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered…
WKRP in Cincinnati has always been cool and will always be cool. The late-’70s / early-’80s sitcom has, in my opinion, one of the best-written comedy episodes of all-time:...
Thunder Pie | Hot Glue Guns in a Cop Killer World
“You must not try to be too pure, you must fly closer to the sea.”
— Sinead O'Connor
This past Saturday morning, me and Arle get up early to go to...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | What Were They Thinking?
My mother used to say some people don't have the sense God gave geese. But when it comes to the idiocy surrounding the cover song choices of some prominent...
20 Questions With Keturah Allgood
Keturah Allgood is ready to rise and shine again. And it's about damn time. The southern singer-songwriter — who recently premiered her new single Radio right HERE — is...
Back Stories: My 2011 Obituary For Amy Winehouse
This past weekend marked the 12th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death. To me, it doesn't feel like that long ago. I’ll never forget the first time I heard an...
Back Stories: My 2016 Interview With Tony Bennett
In the summer of 2016, Sony Music Canada sent me to New York City for several days so I could sit down for a chat with living legend Tony...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Locked Groove Is In The Heart
If you've never listened to This Is The Kit, I invite you to do so. Kate Stables fronts the duo-turned-band from the U.K., who create beautiful, cool alt-folk music...
Thunder Pie | Fake Gold Chain Turns Green: Tiny Essays About Inspiration
A Jar of Bugs I’m Holding
Last night, after work, Arle came up through the yard balancing the mushroom pizza box and the hoagie in a bag on top of...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Screwing Up Your Kids
I have always detested children's music. Even when I was a kid. I found it pandering and lame. My parents were older — both in their mid-40s — when...
