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Metal Has A New Matriarch: Granny 4 Barrel Encourages Everyone to Unfurl Their ‘Freak Flag’
In the grand tradition of theatrical heavy metal comes the most outlandishly wonderful and disturbingly kick ass character to ever [,,,]
Articles by Jim Barber
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Veteran Rockers Heaven & Earth Unleash Powerful New Album – Hard to Kill
The brainchild of British ex-pat Stuart Smith, the talented agglomeration of musicians known as Heaven & Earth recently released its [,,,]
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Matt Dusk Sets the Festive Tone with New Holiday Album
Popular Canadian jazz crooner Matt Dusk felt he was at the right time in life to record his own [,,,]
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Patrick Ballantyne’s Versatility, Sensitivity and Melody Making Excellence on Display With ‘Calendar’
As a songwriter of some note and acclaim, Patrick Ballantyne is always looking for unique ways of challenging himself to [,,,]
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Northern Pikes’ Jay Semko Talks 30 Years of Big Blue Sky and New Material
It’s always a wonderful occasion when one gets to celebrate a significant anniversary or milestone. Canadian rock band The Northern [,,,]
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Sean McCann Helping Vets Help Themselves Through the Power of Music
Sean McCann will be marking six years of hard-earned sobriety on Nov. 9. The following day, Friday, Nov. 10, he [,,,]
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Healthy, Happy Alan Frew Talks 1980s Music, New Glass Tiger Album and More!
For a number of reasons, Alan Frew has a great affinity for the music created during the 1980s – particularly [,,,]
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Miss Emily Returns with Scintillating, Soulful New Album – In Between
It’s been nearly two years in the making, but the waiting and anticipating has all paid off, as current fans [,,,]
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In The Unknown Sees Annie Sumi Plumbing the Deepest Parts of Her Soul – Mini-Tour Wraps Up Next Week
Two years after her ground-breaking and critically lauded debut album Reflections, singer/songwriter Annie Sumi has taken her observations of humankind, [,,,]
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Europe Returns with Darker, Moodier New Album Walk The Earth
While The Final Countdown is certainly the song that launched Swedish melodic rock back Europe to international fame and acclaim, [,,,]
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Curran Happy for Chance to Revisit Max Webster Catalogue – Talks Coney Hatch Too
From the moment a dozen years ago when Andy Curran was hired as an A&R professional with Anthem Records, the [,,,]
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Set for Ontario Fall Tour – Linden Talks Longevity and New ‘Kings and Kings’ Album
Bringing together three of best and most prolific Canadian roots, folk and rock singer/songwriters under what can only be described [,,,]
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Jeff Scott Soto Thrilled to Be Part of Sons of Apollo
More than just another rock supergroup, Sons of Apollo is a true meeting of the creative minds and a musical [,,,]
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One Bad Son Unleash New Album – Made in the Name of Rock N Roll – Tour Coming in Fall
There’s a sense that with the acclaim afforded prairie rockers One Bad Son for their single Raging Bull over the [,,,]
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It’s No Joke – Steel Panther’s Success Has Been Hard Won
For a little while, it was difficult to say whether Steel Panther was an overt parody of the 1980s hair [,,,]
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Max Webster’s Tilka Thrilled With New ‘Definitive’ Vinyl and CD Box Sets
Fans of 1970s Canadian rockers Max Webster were thrilled to learn that all of the band’s music, including all five [,,,]
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Jadea Kelly Sets Sights High, Talks Nashville, L.A. and Fall Tour with Sweet Alibi
Jadea Kelly is at an important moment in her musical career. It’s not a crossroads so much as it is [,,,]
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DOA Tours Ontario and Quebec In October – New Album coming June 2018
After four decades, countless tours throughout North America and around the world, 16 studio albums, two EPs, a pair of [,,,]
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Robin Beck Set to Release Love Is Coming Worldwide on Oct. 13
When trying define the tone and character and even the genre of Robin Beck’s new album, Love is Coming, melodic [,,,]
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Former Long-time April Wine Drummer Mercer Starts New Rock Project
For decades he was one of the most recognizable and most lauded of Canadian rock drummers, holding down the rhythmic [,,,]
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Illinois Axe Master DiBello Unleashes First New Album In Four Years – Heat Wave
Even for a veteran musician, one who has dedicated himself to his craft and to his instrument, a few well-deserved [,,,]
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Lowest of the Low Back With First Album in 13 Years, Plan National Tour This Fall
It’s been a while, but fans of one of Canada’s most popular and most well-respected independent rock bands will be [,,,]
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Madam X Set to Release First New Album in 33 Years This Halloween
Sometimes the good things in life really are worth waiting for. Fans of the melodic metal band Madam X are [,,,]
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Trixter Drummer’s 9/11 Inspired Version of Ave Maria Raising Money To Help Kids in Africa
Many musicians who achieve a modicum of success in a particular genre often find themselves so identified with that style [,,,]
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Workman Thrilled to Be Part of Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Event
He’s one of the most name-checked modern songwriter working within the Canadian music industry and should garner great consideration as [,,,]
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Revolution Saints Return with Second Album – Light in the Dark
In late 2014 it was announced that there would be an album coming forth the following year from a trio [,,,]
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Dala’s Sheila Carabine’s Brings Powerful Solo Material to Special Kingston Show – Talks Impact of the Late Stuart McLean
When Sheila Carabine chose to participate in an immersive cultural program on Canada’s east coast, she never expected it to [,,,]
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Sass Jordan Takes Retro Approach to Racine Revisited, New Album Coming Next Year
It’s a bit of an understatement to say that Sass Jordan is one of Canada’s top female rock vocalists of [,,,]
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After Decades in the Biz, Bob Kulick Releases First-Ever Solo Album
Bob Kulick has always believed in the importance of serendipity. Over his breathtakingly diverse, well-respected, and Grammy-winning career in the [,,,]
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Cleveland’s Elantris Thrilled to be Part of Epica/Lacuna Coil North American Tour
Bands all over the world have had the ‘what if…’ conversations about a host of topics. For talented Cleveland, Ohio-based [,,,]