John Legend | A Legendary Christmas
Goodwill toward men is a fine thing. But honestly, sometimes it's hard to extend that feeling to John Legend. Not that he doesn't deserve it; dude is clearly on...
Robyn | Honey
Life turns a lot of folks hard and bitter. It does not make most people soft and sweet. Good thing Robyn is not like most people. In the eight...
David Crosby | Here If You Listen
"I've been thinking about dying and how to do it well," David Crosby croons with surprising sweetness a few songs into Here If You Listen. Well, fair enough, I...
DIY Discovery | Joe Kane / Radiophonic Tuckshop
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...
Indie Roundup | Eight New Entries to Embrace Today
Accept string it out, Favours see the sights, Korpiklaani get wordy, White Lies write code, Folly & The Hunter see the doc and more in today's Roundup. Make it...
Steve Harris | The Tinnitist Interview
Steve Harris and British Lion are roaring across the pond for their first tour of Canada — but it won't really be the band's maiden visit to the Great White...
Indie Roundup | Eight Tracks You Need to Hear Yesterday
I was working at a polling station for a local election Wednesday, so I wasn't able to post these videos and tracks. But they're too good to let slip...
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...
Cloud Nothings | Last Building Burning
Fast and loud and hard are good. Fast and loud and hard and creative and smart are way better. And better is exactly what you get on Last Building...
Indie Roundup | Five New Tracks to Try On For Size
Entrepreneurs work it out, Glenn Kotche solos, Ryley Walker doubles down on Dave Matthews, Beach House embrace the alien nation and more in today's Roundup:
1 | Great Danish power...
DIY Discovery | Tilde
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...
Autogramm | What R U Waiting 4?
Musical genres come and go. In fact, some come and go more than once. Anyone who lived through the relentless and brutal ska resurgences of our recent past can...
Indie Roundup (Family Feud Edition) | Oct. 22, 2018
They say families that play together stay together. I don't know about that. But I do know these two families sent me their latest videos and albums. So I'm...
Thom Yorke | Suspiria vs. John Carpenter | Halloween
How do you make a great horror-movie soundtrack? The same way you make a great horror movie: By finding new ways to terrify the bejeesus out of people while...
Back Stories | My Expanded 2011 Interview with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready
On Oct. 22 1990, Pearl Jam reportedly played their first show at Seattle's Off Ramp. The 28th anniversary of that gig seems as good a day as any to...
