Christmas Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Annie Lennox
In 2010, Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox jumped on the holiday-music bandwagon by releasing the album A Christmas Cornucopia. I was the only Canadian newspaper reporter to interview her about...
Rewinding 2023 | In Memoriam
“The goal isn’t to live forever,” Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk once said. “The goal is to create something that will.” These people certainly did. Here's a list of...
Stylus Counsel | The Three Dog Night Dilemma
Just like a baby's head, I have a soft spot for Three Dog Night. And just like babies, Three Dog Night records are everywhere. They make you smile, but...
Thunder Pie | Safe In The Arms Of Love At Christmas
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas / It may be your last
Next year we may all be living in the past
Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Pop that...
The Future of Sound: Exploring Cutting-Edge Music Plugins and Their Impact
The music industry has always been a hotbed of innovation, with new technologies continually shaping how we create, distribute, and experience music. Today, we're witnessing an exciting era where...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Twang Bar Kings
If there's one thing which makes me both cringe and laugh, it's the use of the word “tone" by musicians. I suppose the latter reaction is the result of...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Am I Seeing Double?
Growing up, I went through elementary school with two pairs of identical twins — both girls. One of them was the first girl I ever had a crush on:...
Thunder Pie | The Sound of the Universe Sighing After School: Vince Guaraldi’s Christmas...
It had to be one of two things: Either someone really knew what they were doing, or it was all dumb luck. Smart money’s on the latter, I’d say,...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | What’s The Deal With Boney M.?
One thing most of the women in my life have had in common is a defiant and open fondness of Boney M. This month I spent $28 on a...
Stylus Counsel | Somebody Get Me A Doctor!
If you're in the midst of the hell-on-Earth known as choosing a band name, let me give you some advice: Nothing that starts with Doctor or Dr.
I recently went...
Thunder Pie | Gridlock
Slappy sunlight coming down, collapsed trusses of 3pm light breaking in through the miasma, we would run down the valley, me and the kids, in the Honda at Christmastime....
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | OMG Banchee
It was the first freezing rain of the season and I had to pull over, but not because of what I was seeing — but because of what I...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The Musicians Remain The Same
This year my appreciation of Jimmy Page broadened. As he is for millions of others, the guitarist has long been one of my favourites due to his unique, incredible...
Thunder Pie | The Old Deer Camp From The Mountain At Night
“I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Let It Bleed
Something has been baffling me lately — what the hell is everyone's problem with menstruation? Most of the people in my life are, and have almost always been women....
