Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With Kris Kristofferson
With Ken Burns’ latest superb music documentary series Country airing this month, I figured it made sense to pull out some interviews I've done with country legends over the...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Surely Not EVERYBODY Was Kung-Fu Fighting?
Somehow, for some reason, I ended up watching Death Race 2000 the other night. I'd never seen the 1975 cult classic starring David Carradine as Frankenstein (not that one)...
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...
Read An Exclusive Excerpt From The New Book 101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts
My buddy David McPherson’s latest book 101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts recently hit shelves. To mark the occasion, this week he's letting me share a few of the stories...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I didn't know Labradoodles were howlers. I always imagined that to be mostly a hound or Husky thing — but I've had two in a row now with a...
Back Stories | My 2000 Interview With Spencer Davis (RIP)
Various sources are reporting that classic rocker Spencer Davis has died at age 81, following complications from pneumonia. That's a shame. I was fortunate enough to interview him about...
Thunder Pie | The Kitchen In The Daylight
“The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.”
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
It’s the 4th of July today and everyone is...
Thunder Pie | Tougher Than The Rest
“If you're rough enough for love/ Baby, I'm tougher than the rest.”
— Bruce Springsteen
Well, it’s Saturday night. The last hours of our beach vacation have drifted away from us....
Rewinding 2023 (So Far) | Tinnitist’s Top Interviews
I spent about 30 years interviewing musicians the old-fashioned way: Talking on the telephone, transcribing the tape (and then, eventually, the digital recording) and turning it all into a...
Thunder Pie | At the Close of This Trembling Year
The year is winding down. Goodbye to all that. Raise a glass to yesterday. Raise another to tomorrow. We have persevered. We have survived. We have struggled and grown...
20 Questions With Christee Palace
A couple of weeks ago, Christee Palace was kind enough to share her new video Danger with me. You can (and certainly should) read all about it HERE. Today,...
Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Posts
Sometimes I spend hours (OK, minutes) labouring over a thoughtful review that nobody reads. Other times I dash off a couple of sentences, throw together a roundup, edit a...
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...
Rewinding 2019 | The Livest Wires
Back when I was reviewing concerts and going to festivals as part of my job, I used to see up to 500 bands a year. These days, I would...
Rewinding 2019 | The Fullest Box Sets
Between the streaming revolution, the resurgence of vinyl and the death of brick-and-mortar record stores, the CD may not be long for this world. But I can guarantee this:...
