Back Stories | My 2011 + 2012 Interviews With Brian Wilson
The new documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road is something of a trip down memory lane for me.
No, I have never chaufeurred the beloved Beach Boys leader and pop...
20 Questions With Stefano May
Stefano May is a man on the move. In more ways than one. The Italian-born, Florida-based popster's latest single False Horizon is a festival-inspired charmer about finding your inner...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
Keeping bands together isn't easy. The live version of my own band, Area Resident, has had 13 different people in five years. I'm the only constant. I know —...
20 Questions With Star2
Star2 has big dreams — but the reality is he's already come a long way.
The Asian-American singer, songwriter and rapper from San Diego was born into a refugee camp...
20 Questions With Sam Robbins
Sam Robbins is older than he looks — in more ways than one. The baby-faced Nashville singer-songwriter and former Voice contestant has probably been carded for every beer he's ever...
20 Questions With Matt Morson
Matt Morson is true country. Don't take my word for it: True Country also happens the title of the Ontario singer-songwriter's latest single. And rightly so — Morson comes...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
One of my partner's cool stories about her time as a blogger involves when she was asked to do a movie review of Twilight and she deliberately — jokingly...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
Of all the quadraphonic albums I've managed to find so far for my little collection, none is as fascinating as Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. I'm going to...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
We have a record wall at my house — near the entranceway, in our music room. There's 11 little shelves to hold an album, and we try to change...
20 Questions With Jackson Hollow
Jackson Hollow have plenty to say. And they're just getting started. The Vancouver bluesgrass quartet recently released their latest single Look Who's Talking Now, the third preview of their...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I have been looking for a copy of Canned Heat’s 1969 album Hallelujah because I love the song Time Was. So I was just looking to see what else...
Back Stories | My 2011 Feature on Robert Johnson’s 100th Birthday
Since May 8 is blues icon Robert Johnson’s birthday, it seems like a good time to resurrect this piece I wrote back in 2011 for his centenary. In hindsight,...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
Last week I had a bash at finding one great song for each artist or group listed in the 21 most-hated of all time. I didn't quite manage it...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
Last year a very controversial list came out — the 21 most hated bands of all time. The list was compiled an online lifestyle magazine using data culled from...
20 Questions With Adam Cousins
Adam Cousins knows a thing or two about small-town living, hard working and country music dreaming. Born and raised in a tight-knit Ontario community, the emerging singer-songwriter released his...
