DIY Discovery | JJ’s Music Retaliation (Part 3)
Some musicians are eccentric. Others are eclectic. Still others are enigmatic. But few combine all those qualities — along with several other brilliantly bizarre traits — quite like the...
Rewinding 2019 | The Country Rulers
Years ago, while I was driving down to SXSW, a U.S. border agent told me I had to answer one question before he'd let me into the country: Did...
Back Stories | My 2016 Interview With David Crosby
I was sad to hear that David Crosby died at age 81. I was lucky enough to interview the folk-rock legend back in 2016. I had never spoken to...
20 Questions With Greg Rider
Back in June, Greg Rider was good enough to share his latest track One Town Away in these pages. (You can read about it HERE.) Today, the Hamilton country...
DIY Discovery | Nat Myers
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there’s nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to the latest instalment...
20 Questions With The Burnt Pines’ Aaron Flanders
Things are definitely looking up for The Burnt Pines. The international folk-pop trio’s self-titled 2021 debut album spent 11 weeks on the AMA/CDX Top 50 Americana Album Chart. They...
Paul McCartney Talks Flaming Pie In New Q&A
No, I did not talk to Paul McCartney. His record label sent me this Q&A about his new Flaming Pie Archive Collection box set, which comes out on July...
Rewinding August | The Best Oldies
Everything old is new again — eventually. Here are the best compilations and reissues that came out in August, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on the cover pictures...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Liam Gallagher
Does it feel like it's been 10 years since Oasis broke up? Because it has been. Exactly 10 years, as a matter of fact. On Aug. 28, 2009, years...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Oh Brünnhilde, You Are So Wuvvley!
Bugs Bunny in drag on that obese horse remains my favourite muse. It may be the greatest television moment of all time, Valkyrie Brünnhilde (Bugs) rides down the hill...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Feb. 11, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from Primal Scream, Michael Penn, Robert Palmer, Kittie and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say...
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...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
For the most part, I keep just a single copy of any likeable or collectible album. I don't hoard. I sell 'em off.
For the most part.
There's exceptions.
Besides saving my...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
By the time I released my second Area Resident album, I had a pretty good peek behind the curtain when it comes to how my favourite albums came to...
Rewinding 2019 | The Proudly Loud
You know what they say: If it's too loud, you're too old. But you know what they should say? If it's too loud, you should probably turn it down...
