Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Taking A Look Inside Take A Look Inside
According to Discogs, there are 316 people who wish they had my OG copy of Take A Look Inside by The Folk Implosion. Joyful Noise Recordings are banking on...
Thunder Pie | Powder Burns: A Pocket-Sized Essay Collection
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My left hand is numb lately. My whole left arm feels strange to be honest. It started a few weeks ago, just when the mega rapid heartbeat days from...
20 Questions With Opal Canyon
Sometimes, two heads really are better. Case in point: Opal Canyon’s Debra DeMuth and Dave Houghton. The folksy Massachusetts duo met in 2012 when budding singer-songwriter DeMuth went 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...
Read Exclusive Excerpts From Bob Wegner’s Definitive Max Webster Bio High Class
“This guy just asked me if I want to buy some hash!” Kim Mitchell announced to the crowd at Winnipeg Arena, pointing down at the supposed wannabe dealer — me.
As...
Rewinding October | The Top Live Albums
I saw a ridiculous headline recently that said something like, "Live Albums Are Irrelevant, So Why Do People Keep Making Them?" That was about the dumbest thing I've heard...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | I’ve Got Blisters On Me Fingers!
The Beach Boys franchise is a freak show. The band announced a new tour in February which will run right through the end of October. There has not been...
Christmas Back Stories | My 2016 Interview With Loretta Lynn
I got an early holiday present in 2016 when I flew to Nashville in November to interview the one and only Loretta Lynn about her latest holiday album White...
Next Week In Music | Dec. 24-30
Here are the album releases, TV appearances, anniversaries and other events coming up in the next seven days. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame...
Thunder Pie | Cranberries Like A Human Heart On Glass
At the school meeting, in the conference room, I begin to drift. In and out of the things being said, I cling to my duties as a modern dad...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Nils Lofgren
Ever since I first heard Cry Tough back in the ’70s, Nils Lofgren has been one of my favourite guitarists. So naturally, I'm pretty pleased that his new album...
Rewinding August | The Best Rap, Soul & Funk
Sure, you want the funk. You need the funk. You gotta have the funk. But some rap, R&B and soul never hurt either. Here are August's finest, freakiest and...
Canadian Alternative & Indie Guide | Author Interview
For every great band that rises to immortality, countless more fall through the cracks of history into sonic oblivion.
This is especially true in Canada. With all due respect to...
Rewinding 2019 | The Most Heroic Guitarists
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2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Rap | Hip-Hop | R&B | Soul Albums
Top Pick: Noname | Room 205
Too many rappers talk too much and say too little. This is not a problem that Fatimah Nyeema Warner (aka Noname) is ever likely...
