Now Hear This | Rip Hickie & King Khan | Haunted & Hunted
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The story of Rip Hickie (aka Cody Ciscolane Prairie Chicken) is a complicated one.
When Cody was 17 years old, his band She Lives from Lethbridge,...
Canada’s Teen Jam Wants You
Some of the best, most innovative musical acts ever started out when they were merely teens – The Runaways, Strokes and Arctic Monkeys, to name just a few – and...
Now Hear This: Dust Bowl Faeries | Carnival Dust
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The followup to their critically hailed album The Plague Garden — which was likened to a “freewheeling carnival set up on the outskirts of a...
Now Hear This: The Shang Hi Los | Aces Eights & Heartbreaks
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Shang Hi Los sparkled into life just outside Boston in late 2019.
Swinging and popping into the heart of the pandemic, their debut single Sway...
Now Hear This: The Laissez Fairs | Singing In Your Head
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Laissez Fairs recreate the music of decades ago and come up with a great album in 2023. These days, psychedelic rock is all around...
Now Hear This: Slug | Thy Socialite!
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “I started to think about what I could do to challenge my own listeners,” says Ian Black aka Slug, when asked about the inspiration behind...
Now Hear This: DoctoR DooM | A Shadow Called Danger
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A Shadow Called Danger is the second album by French retrogressive rockers DoctoR DooM. Featuring weighty guitars, a pounding rhythm section and expressive vocals, it...
All The News You Need To Hear: Hall of Fame, Ozzy & Beyonce
I can never remember if it's good things or bad things that are supposed to come in threes. All I know is that a trio of big new stories...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: The Illusion | The Illusion
As soon as I saw their hairstyles I knew it would be worth a listen, but the debut album by The Illusion was even better than I hoped. The...
Classic Album Review: The Flaming Sideburns | Save Rock ’n’ Roll (Hallelujah Rock ’n’ Rollah)
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
They’ve got one of...
Classic Album Review: Elevator | Darkness –> Light
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
You’d think a band...
Classic Album Review: Ikara Colt | Chat and Business
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Here’s something interesting: A...
Classic Album Review: River City Rebels | No Good, No Time, No Pride
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
The cut-and-paste Xerox cover...
Classic Album Review: Bandway | Night Rock
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Remember those white-trash kids...
Classic Album Review: Manitoba (Caribou) | Start Breaking My Heart
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
He grew up in...
