Jim Barber, Author at Music Life Magazine

Former Alice Cooper Sideman Kane Roberts Back With First New Original Album in 19 Years – The New Normal

January 22, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

After an absence of 19 years, rock guitarist/songwriter vocalist Kane Roberts has returned with his sixth solo album, and first [,,,]

A Pale Horse Named Death Release Powerful, Gritty New Album – When the World Becomes Undone

January 22, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

Led by vocalist and songwriter Sal Abruscato, New York State-based masterful metal quintet A Pale Horse Named Death (APHND) released [,,,]

Inglorious Return with Revitalized Line-up, Grittier Sound and More Introspective Lyrics on new album Ride to Nowhere

January 22, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

From the moment that talented U.K. vocalist/songwriter Nathan James launched himself onto the international rock stage with his band Inglorious [,,,]

World Travels Inform and Infuse Steve Hackett’s Muse: New Album Out Jan. 25

January 14, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

For the recent Christmas holidays, Steve Hackett and his wife, noted writer Jo Lehmann, travelled to Ethiopia to explore the [,,,]

New Neal Morse Band album truly is a Great Adventure

January 14, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

One of the most prolific and profoundly well respected progressive rock artists in the business today, Neal Morse has earned [,,,]

Top Metal Vocal Trio Join Forces in Three Tremors

January 14, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

Three of heavy metal’s most powerful and prolific voices have come together to form a powerhouse new band, one that [,,,]

Texas Metal Band To Whom It May Thrilled with Response to Debut Album: Touring With Candlebox in Feb.

January 14, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

Wanting to ensure their debut album landed with a thunderous bang and not a limp, quiet thud, Galveston, Texas-based metal [,,,]

Amanda Rheaume Inspires People to Embrace Their Authentic Selves in Powerful and Compelling New Single, The Skin I’m In

January 14, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

Who are we, and why are we here? Two of the great questions in the life of any individual, and [,,,]

Rockin’ To Aid Military Veterans is the Mission for Held Hostage

December 22, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

While most rock musicians got into their chosen field for a host of reasons – many having to do with [,,,]

Good Lovelies Pleased to Participate in New Collection of Stompin’ Tom Unreleased Material

December 20, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

One of Canada’s most beloved, respected and lauded trios, The Good Lovelies have been charming, entertaining and moving audiences to [,,,]

Jimmy Waldo Talks Alcatrazz Reunion CD/DVD, Graham Bonnet and Band’s Enduring Popularity

December 20, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

From left, three original members of Alcatrazz, Graham Bonnet, Gary Shea and Jimmy Waldo, shown here at one of their [,,,]

The O’Pears New Album Stay Warm is An Honest but Delightful Homage to the Coldest Season

December 13, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

When the three singing voices and the three songwriting voices of the talented trio that comprises the Canadian contemporary folk [,,,]

Schenkman Channels the Best of the Blues on Dynamic New Album

December 13, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

Eric Schenkman loves the blues and loves to perform live. So, it comes as little surprise to learn that the [,,,]

Jeff Martin Touring Quebec, Talks New Tea Party Music and ‘Stars in the Sand’

December 7, 2018 Jim Barber 1

Even over the telephone, there is an enigmatic yet unmistakable presence about Jeff Martin. One of the founding members, lead [,,,]

Sarah MacDougall Talks About The Trials and Travails That Inspired Her Powerful New Album

December 3, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

For her fourth album, All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah MacDougall gathered the [,,,]

MacMaster Talks Children, The Holidays and A Celtic Family Christmas

December 3, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

The hustle and bustle of life with seven young children is evident in just one short conversation with Natalie MacMaster. [,,,]

Foghat Spin-off Earl & The Agitators Return with Rockin’ New Album: Shaken & Stirred

December 3, 2018 Jim Barber 1

It’s interesting what can happen when a group of creative folks sit around a table together, swapping stories, throwing out [,,,]

Rejuvenated Metal Church Back with Powerhouse New Album, Damned If You Do

November 15, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

True veterans of the heavy music scene, the San Francisco-based quintet Metal Church have proved to be indomitable survivors, persevering [,,,]

Clayton Bellamy Brings The Congregation Together for Rockin’ New Project

November 15, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

Clayton Bellamy is set to do a little preachin’ and teachin’ on his new album Welcome to the Congregation. Soon [,,,]

Suzie McNeil Set for Big R&B Return. Preview of New Show in Oshawa Nov. 23

November 15, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

One of the most talented, versatile and prolific of musical artists, there really are very few creative avenues that the [,,,]

Songwriter Plume Reflects on Song he Penned about Great-Uncle – “On Remembrance Day”

November 10, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

Veteran Canadian singer/songwriter Mike Plume has always written about life, love, loss and legacy in a way that is compelling, [,,,]

Latvian Indie Rockers Carnival Youth Set for Trio of Canadian Shows

November 10, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

Since regaining its independence in 1991 in the wake of the dissolution of the former Soviet Union, the Baltic nation [,,,]

Punk Legends Stiff Little Fingers Embark on Cross-Canada Tour – Mahones Joining Them on The Road

November 6, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

Stiff Little Fingers is bringing their powerfully political songs, infused with the raw enthusiasm of their punk rock roots, and [,,,]

Stone Temple Pilots Revitalized Under New Singer Gutt: Touring Ontario in Nov.

November 5, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

One of the biggest alternative rock bands of all time is back, with a new album, a new vocalist and [,,,]

STP Tour Opportunity – The Spark That Brought Canadian Rockers Default Back

November 4, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

The four members of Canadian alternative rock band Default remained good pals over the five years since spitting up in [,,,]

Impellitteri Blends Melody And Musical Mastery on Powerful New Album – The Nature of the Beast

October 31, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

Led by band founder and guitar wizard Chris Impellitteri, the band known as Impellitteri recently released its genre defying, incendiary [,,,]

Ramolo’s New Album ‘Homage’ Sees Her Inhabit and Interpret the Songs of Leonard Cohen

October 30, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

To say that Leonard Cohen is among the most admired, most respected, most beloved of modern day artists is an [,,,]

Steve Harris Brings Solo Band British Lion to Canada for First Time

October 30, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

One of the most significant creative forces in the history of heavy metal music is bringing his stripped down, kick-ass, [,,,]

Pursuit Of Happiness Re-release Stellar Debut Album, Continue to Play More Shows

October 26, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

It was one of the most sudden of Canadian success stories, but one that has proved to have a potent [,,,]

Andy Curran talks Coney Hatch Reunion, Steve Harris and Hemispheres

October 26, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

Fans of 1980s Canadian rockers Coney Hatch have one person to thank for the band’s current reunion – Steve Harris. [,,,]