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Exactly what is in the water down St. Andrews way? The small town seems to be a hotbed of talent having given rise to a number of prolific musicians including Owen Steele as well as[...]
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“I read the news today, oh boy.” While these words might have been sung by The Beatles, Toronto band Enter The Haggis literally did read the news when it came to their new record The[...]
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Never give up on your dreams. If there is one lesson the world can learn from the success of the described “Screaming Eagle of Soul” Charles Bradley, it is that very lesson. Bradley has become[...]
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It took the unfortunate accident and subsequent passing of a Canadian musician a number of years back to bring to light the fact that musicians of all walks of life don’t always have a fallback[...]
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Twenty-five years into their career, Seattle band Mudhoney shows no signs of stopping. Earlier this month, the group released their ninth studio record, Vanishing Point, a more than worthy addition to an already storied discography.[...]
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Led by Papa Emeritus II and backed by a band of Nameless Ghouls, Ghost B.C. is one of the most mysterious bands in music today. Hailed by the likes of Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) and[...]
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If you’ve visited my site over the past couple of days, you’ll realize that it has been a quiet week thus far in terms of getting some new posts up. I want to say that[...]
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After a 15-year absence from making new music, California’s kings of power pop Redd Kross returned with a vengeance last year with their album Researching The Blues. The group crams in 10 songs in just[...]
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As the lead vocalist for Canadian rock group Our Lady Peace, Raine Maida is no stranger to the spotlight. While he has achieved multi-platinum success with the group, Maida is also building a rather powerful[...]
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Last week, the passing of New Brunswick-born Stompin’ Tom Connors elicited a wave of mourning felt from coast to coast. In response this immeasurable loss, Moncton-born, Nashville based roots musician Mike Plume wrote and recorded[...]
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Singer-songwriter Ian Kelly is a bit of an anomaly. Ian calls Quebec home, speaks French but performs in English. While he certainly isn’t the first (nor the last) Anglophone performer to come from Quebec, his[...]
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While it could be argued that almost anyone can sit down and write a song with some degree of success, few songwriters have resonated in the manner that New York’s Sean Rowe has over the[...]
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Despite not attaining the massive success of pop counterparts like The Beatles, British pop band The Zombies have made an indelible mark upon pop music in their own right. Best known for their 1969 hit[...]
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Since forming in 2004, Southern Ontario band 40 Sons has won over audiences nation-wide with their guitar-heavy modern rock songs while supporting the likes of Default and Thornley. The group is getting set to release[...]
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To help commemorate the group’s 30th anniversary, Quebec heavy-metal legends Voivod have a punishing new album, Target Earth, now available. Here Magazine spoke with Voivod drummer Michel “Away” Langevin last week about the first 30[...]
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Although it boasted a slightly more poppy edge than their debut record Jackson Square did, Hamilton rock band Arkells proved pop wasn’t a bad thing with their infectious sophomore record Michigan Left. Arkells’ member Mike[...]
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When The Darkness burst onto the international music scene with their 2003 debut record Permission To Land, fans all over the globe gravitated towards the group’s high-energy rock n roll. Their sophomore record, 2005’s One[...]
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Blue Rodeo is to Canadian music what poutine is to French fries. It’s hard to imagine one without the other. Over the course of the last 25 years, Blue Rodeo has carved out an impressive[...]
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It has been an exciting past few months in the world of Quebec electro-rock band The Strain. The group beat out more than 60 other bands to bring home a cool 25 grand in Ottawa[...]
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In 1999, in the days before Napster and iTunes, Toronto-via-Halifax pop band Len scored a massive worldwide hit with their song “Steal My Sunshine”. Since then, the output of the group, comprised of siblings Marc[...]
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