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Swedish band Killer Bee has key Canadian component; new album out now

December 30, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Brian Frank has been working for his entire adult life as professional hard rock singer and songwriter, but it seems [,,,]
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New Paint Album and Accompanying Video a Colourful Feast for the Senses

December 19, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Vocalist/songwriter Robb Johannes has always had a vision for his band Paint that went beyond simply creating music. He has [,,,]
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David Usher Charts Bold Creative Course with New Album Let It Play

November 28, 2016 Jim Barber 0
David Usher has spent many years proving that creative thought can be a powerful vehicle for a life without limits [,,,]
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Shawna Caspi wraps up 2016 with Tour Stop in Napanee; new album due spring 2017

November 21, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Toronto-based singer/songwriter Shawna Caspi hearkens back to a time when those known as folk artists used not only their words, [,,,]
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Sarah Smith Releases Powerful, Passionate, Deeply Personal New Album – 11

November 11, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Already known for her deeply personal, impactfully passionate music, Sarah Smith has truly laid bare her heart and spirit with [,,,]
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New Neal Morse Album, Similitude of a Dream, Is An Epic Piece of Musical Collaboration

November 8, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Neal Morse has never been afraid to take bold musical steps. Over the years the veteran progressive rock musician/vocalist/songwriter has [,,,]
Interviews

Roger Hodgson Rekindles His Canadian Love Affair with November Tour

November 2, 2016 Jim Barber 1
Over the past four decades, Canada has had a love affair with the music created by Roger Hodgson. From his [,,,]
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Canadian Pop Band New Electric Release Debut EP, Tour Canada with Backstreet Boy Nick Carter

November 1, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Coming from a home where music was an integral part of everyday life, it should come as little surprise that [,,,]
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Former Rainbow, Alcatrazz Frontman Bonnet back with new band, new album and new energy

November 1, 2016 Jim Barber 0
There’s a point toward the end of the night that everyone in the audience and onstage knows is coming. It’s [,,,]
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Joe Lynn Turner Revisits Some of His Classic Rock Influences on New Album

October 24, 2016 Jim Barber 0
A number of years ago former Rainbow, Deep Purple and Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Joe Lynn Turner recorded a bunch of [,,,]
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Myles Kennedy Discusses Alter Bridge’s Heroic New Album, Canadian Rockers And More

October 24, 2016 Jim Barber 0
While the talented quartet comprising the hard rock phenomena that is Alter Bridge, the band did not set out to [,,,]
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Montreal’s Slaves on Dope Return with Powerful New Album – Horse

October 24, 2016 Jim Barber 0
When Montreal residents Kevin Jardine and Jason Rockman decided to relaunch their band Slaves on Dope  in 2011, it was [,,,]
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Dave Dunlop Soars as Solo Artist With Powerful, Poignant Debut – Monarch Girl

October 24, 2016 Jim Barber 0
It’s hard to separate a work of art from the circumstances that inspired its creation, and the circumstances that have [,,,]
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Cherone Talks About 25th Anniversary of Extreme’s Breakthrough Pornograffitti Album and New Live DVD

October 17, 2016 Jim Barber 0
There was a very prescient observation made by Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone part-way through his interview with Music Life Magazine [,,,]
Interviews

Rik Emmett: A Conversation About His New Label, New Album and Some Old Friends

October 17, 2016 Jim Barber 0
  It’s fair to say Rik Emmett is back – in a big, rockin’ way. Emmett and his rebranded solo [,,,]
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Swick Making Music on His Own Terms: Releases Powerful New Album – The Yukon Motel

October 15, 2016 Jim Barber 0
The best storytellers and songwriters are able to take the real life trials, travails, tribulations and triumphs in their own [,,,]
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Cornish Joins Other Rock Luminaries as Part of Platinum Rock All Stars for Oct. 19 Toronto Show

October 13, 2016 Jim Barber 0
  The term ‘super group’ seems to be thrown around with impunity these days. But it’s not out of line [,,,]
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Pat Travers Set to Rock Through Ontario This Week

October 11, 2016 Jim Barber 0
He saw Hendrix perform and it changed his life. He was scouted by none other than Ronnie Hawkins, and he [,,,]
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Peter Eldridge’s New Album a Feast for the Ears

October 5, 2016 Jim Barber 0
The songs created and performed by American vocalist/composer Peter Eldridge are sometimes hard to categorize. In a world where art [,,,]
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Glenn Hughes Bares His Soul on Powerful New Solo Album, Resonate

October 5, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Art is a way for the one who creates it, someone who is in tune with the passions and pitfalls [,,,]
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Tate releases second Operation: Mindcrime Album, Will Tour with Ripper and Blaze

September 28, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Former long-time Queensryche frontman/songwriter Geoff Tate’s latest musical projects seem to come in threes. First, he has just released the [,,,]
Interviews

Twisted Sister DVD and Tour a Tribute to Their Fallen Brother

September 15, 2016 Jim Barber 0
What was originally meant to be a spectacular live concert DVD featuring one of the best in-concert hard rock acts [,,,]
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Country Legend Charlie Daniels Reflects on His Career, Hall of Fame Induction and The State of Music Today

September 14, 2016 Jim Barber 0
With a storied and varied career that has lasted nearly six decades of songwriting and performance excellence and generated legions [,,,]
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Sloan’s Murphy Talks about Anniversaries, Supergroups and Democracy

September 13, 2016 Jim Barber 2
For 25 years, the Canadian quartet Sloan has been entertaining fans throughout North America with its unique blend of memorable, [,,,]
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Trews’ Colin MacDonald Reflects on The Hip, Greatest Hits Collection and New Music

August 31, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Even Colin MacDonald wasn’t completely sold on the idea of issuing a so-called ‘greatest hits’ album for his band The [,,,]
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Rocker Jim Crean Recruits Impressive Roster of Guests for Latest Album – Insatiable

August 31, 2016 Jim Barber 1
To paraphrase a well-worn, but eminently true adage, sometimes you can judge the mettle of an individual by the company [,,,]
Interviews

West Coast Songwriter Kendall Patrick Explores the Peaks and Valleys of Life on Forthcoming EP

August 30, 2016 Jim Barber 1
There is a searing honesty in the words and music created by Kendall Patrick. The heartache, the frustration, the pain, [,,,]
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Reunited I Mother Earth Continues Cross-Canada Tour, Readies For Road Trip with Our Lady Peace

August 25, 2016 Jim Barber 0
The music business is seemingly one place that proves there is no such thing as the impossible. That Slash and [,,,]
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See Spot Run release fifth studio album – Pretty Holiday

August 22, 2016 Jim Barber 0
See Spot Run was an independent recording act before the term ‘indie’ became embedded in our modern linguistic lexicon. For [,,,]
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Chicago Metallers Chains Over Razors Thrilled with Carmine Appice-Produced Debut Album

August 17, 2016 Jim Barber 0
Sometimes you just need to have the right person in your corner at a pivotal time in one’s career to [,,,]

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