Jim Barber, Author at Music Life Magazine

Goodwyn Continues His Passionate Pursuit of the Blues on ‘Friends of the Blues 2’ Release

December 11, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Sometimes the phone lines can’t convey subtleties in emotion, even to the most experienced of interviewers and conversationalists. For Myles [,,,]

Wide Mouth Mason Dig Deep Into Blues Roots for New Album ‘I Wanna Go With You’

December 11, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Oct. 25 saw the release of the first Wide Mouth Mason album in almost nine years. A captivating, compelling and [,,,]

Good Lovelies Return to Holiday Music Roots with ‘Evergreen’ – Touring Ontario Until Dec. 22

December 7, 2019 Jim Barber 0

A decade ago, the holiday season in Canada was enlivened by the delightful, charming and harmonious unveiling of Under the [,,,]

Kris + Dee Dig Deep on Powerful and Compelling New Album – Browse Line

November 27, 2019 Jim Barber 0

As the oft-used expression states, the best things in life are worth waiting for. Fans of Kingston, Ontario-based singer/songwriter duo [,,,]

Prong Release Two New Tracks on Special Five-Song EP – Age of Defiance

November 21, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Through the ups and downs of the minefield that is the modern music industry, New York City metal veterans Prong [,,,]

Lynne Hanson Talks Inspiration for Single True Blue Moon, Adventurous New Mindset for Forthcoming Album

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Never one to allow herself to be pigeonholed, categorized or classified by the minions of the music business infrastructure, Ottawa [,,,]

Charm City Devils Continue to Derive Inspiration From the Tribulations and Perseverance of their Hometown

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Drawing on a love for their plucky city, and sharing in its sense of solidarity and overcoming, Baltimore’s Charm City [,,,]

Dark Station Release Intense, Delightfully Enigmatic Debut Album – Down in the Dark

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber 0

A new wave of hard rock bands is starting to arise in the musically fertile and fast moving region of [,,,]

Samantha Martin Talks The Future of Blues, Challenges Within the Music Industry And More!!

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar are bringing the blues to life in a wonderful inventive and unique way. With incomparable [,,,]

‘Unveiling’ Sees Sarah Smith Shed The Skin of Her Old Life in Anticipation of A Bright, Beautiful New Future

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber 0

It may be hard for audience members to tell that Sarah Smith is anything but the passionately expressive, high energy, [,,,]

The Wardens Capture Unique Spirit of Canadian West on Tour and on Record

November 19, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Canada is blessed with a veritable cornucopia of geographically, philosophically, ecumenically, and culturally-based forms of folk music, representing the diversity [,,,]

‘Morning Light’ Sees Dayna Manning Reach New Level of Creative Excellence

November 8, 2019 Jim Barber 0

As successful and admired as singer/songwriter/producer Dayna Manning has been over her quarter century career navigating through the sometimes harsh [,,,]

Dillon and Headstones Give No ****s on New Album – Peopleskills

November 7, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Hugh Dillon is refreshingly no-nonsense in everything he does. He does not suffer fools lightly and is delightful devoid of [,,,]

New Miranda Mulholland album Radiates Old World Charm

November 7, 2019 Jim Barber 0

In the right hands, with that rare combination of talent, time, serendipity, and the appropriate songs, music has the power [,,,]

Frantic Amber Honours Legendary Women Warriors on Explosive and Intense ‘Bellatrix’

November 6, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Bellatrix is a bold, adventurous new album by Stockholm-based metal quintet Frantic Amber – a collection of songs based on [,,,]

Colorado Punk-Pop Quartet The BRKN To Unleash Debut EP in early 2020

November 6, 2019 Jim Barber 0

With the release of a pair of infectiously melodic, lyrically dynamic and highly memorable songs – Your Existence and The [,,,]

Kennedy Road Brings together Carabine and MacMillan For Delightful New Musical Partnership

October 25, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Sheila Carabine and Brian MacMillan had known each other and of each other for a number of years as regulars [,,,]

‘Burning Sermons’ is the Powerful Next Step in the Evolution of Swedish Metallers Liv Sin

October 25, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Swedish metal quintet Liv Sin have stormed back into the metal lover’s consciousness with an epically lush, cinematic and devilishly [,,,]

Catherine MacLellan Deals With Love, Loss and The Wisdom In Between on Powerful New Album – Coyote

October 25, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Like a gentle but insistent breeze coming in from the east, Catherine MacLellan’s new album Coyote is a delightfully immersive [,,,]

White Flags Sees American Tears/Mark Mangold Riding the Crest of a Creative Wave

October 24, 2019 Jim Barber 0

To call Mark Mangold a successful musician and songwriter is a bit of an understatement. Although the subject of this [,,,]

Michael Sweet Discusses New Solo Album ‘Ten,’ Importance of Full Albums and State of Rock and Metal

October 23, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Over his 35 years in the music industry, Michael Sweet has demonstrated his ability to dextrously morph in and out [,,,]

New Classic Rock-Inspired Power Trio Silverthorne Release First Music

October 23, 2019 Jim Barber 0

If not for Jeff Gutt, the new powerhouse rock trio known as Silverthorne may never have come into being, and [,,,]

New Additions Rejuvenated Black Star Riders for ‘Another State of Grace’

October 4, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Although not as well known in North America as they are in Europe and the United Kingdom, hard rockers Black [,,,]

Tom Keifer and #KEIFERBAND Celebrate the Power of Perseverance on New Album, Rise

October 4, 2019 Jim Barber 0

After a few years out on the road with his band, road testing new songs, becoming a tighter, creatively dynamic [,,,]

‘Moving East’ a Love Letter to Jimmy Rankin’s East Coast Roots

October 3, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Music and the unique heritage and culture of Canada’s east coast has infused the creative output of Jimmy Rankin for [,,,]

Kennedy Talks About Creation of Incendiary New Alter Bridge Album – Walk the Sky

October 3, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Alter Bridge is back! The hard-rockin’ quartet has exploded back into the consciousness of rock music fans with the impending [,,,]

Australian Blues Master Lloyd Spiegel Discusses New Album, Lifelong Love of Touring and Canada

October 3, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Lloyd Spiegel is unabashed in his love for Canada and in his appreciation for how Canadian music lovers in communities [,,,]

‘Orphans’ A Bombastic, Emotion-Infused Ode to Perseverance for The Agonist’s Psarakis

September 28, 2019 Jim Barber 0

From the moment the first notes reverberate through your soul, it is quite evident that Montreal-based extreme metal band The [,,,]

Uriah Heep’s Lanzon Explores New Cinematic Musical Horizons on Second Solo Album ’48 Seconds’

September 28, 2019 Jim Barber 0

A long-time member of one of the United Kingdom’s most venerable and prolific rock bands, Phil Lanzon of Uriah Heep [,,,]

Pop Duo Featurette Return with Don’t Know Me Without You – Second Single from Forthcoming Album

September 28, 2019 Jim Barber 0

With a sweeping, melodic, pop-oriented sonic palate, infused with innovative sounds and a futuristic take on the traditional electro-pop genre, [,,,]