Jim Barber, Author at Music Life Magazine

Edmonton’s Ann Vriend Charms Listeners With Powerfully Melodic New EP – Anybody’s Different

May 15, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

For nearly 12 years, Edmonton’s Ann Vriend has captivated audiences across Canada, and increasingly abroad, with her truly ingratiating personality, [,,,]

John Welsh Band Generating Big Buzz With Release of Single/Video ‘Sayulita’

May 15, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

British Columbia singer/songwriter John Welsh and the John Welsh Band are creating an honest-to-goodness viral sensation with the video for [,,,]

Warrant Returns with Raucous and Rockin’ New Album – Louder Harder Faster

May 15, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

It’s fair to say that the American rock band Warrant is emblematic of the term ‘rock and roll survivors.’ They [,,,]

Andy Summers Continues to Explore His Musical Muse on Latest Instrumental CD – Triboluminescence

May 14, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Andy Summers truly is a renaissance man. A musician of impeccable and ever-diversifying style, a photographer of not insignificant renown, [,,,]

Joey Landreth Ventures Out On His Own (Well, Sort of) With Release of Debut Solo Album Whiskey

May 13, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Fans of the Canadian roots/rock group The Bros. Landreth may have been taken aback momentarily when they heard the news [,,,]

Great White Singer Ilous Releases Latin-Inspired New Solo Album – Gypsy Dreams

May 9, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Known best for being the lead singer for rock band Great White since 2009, and previously as the vocalist/songwriter for [,,,]

Trent Severn Set to Release Latest Musical Love Letter to Their Home and Native Land – Touring Ontario This Spring

April 25, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

At the heart of the music created by the gloriously talented trio known as Trent Severn is a deep, abiding, [,,,]

Greg Kihn Releases First Album in 21 Years, And Appears In No Jeopardy of Running Out of Creativity

April 18, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

For 20 years he was one of the most prolific American pop/rock artists, releasing 16 studio albums from 1976 through [,,,]

Legendary Foreigner Founder Mick Jones Talks Legacy and Longevity on Band’s 40th Anniversary

April 17, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

All Mick Jones was looking for was a way to ply his trade as a musician and songwriter in the [,,,]

‘Metaphysics’ A Lush, Revelatory, Soul Baring Return for Sarah Slean

April 16, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

According to folks who are far smarter than I, metaphysics is a branch of philosophical inquiry and investigation in which [,,,]

Australian Rockers Strange Karma Release Vinyl-Only Version of Incendiary New Album – Cold Blooded

April 14, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

There is a lot behind the name Strange Karma. First, and most obvious, it is the last name of the [,,,]

The Watchmen Release First-Ever Live Album, Still Love Playing for Loyal Fans

April 13, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

As a bit of a love letter to their long-time fans, and as a way of capturing the most compelling, [,,,]

Aussie Rockers Pretty City To Take Ontario and Quebec By Storm on Whirlwind Tour

April 12, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Bringing their unique brand of Britpop-inspired alternative rock to Canada for the first time, Australia’s Pretty City have are set [,,,]

One Bad Son Return with ‘Raging’ New Single, Touring Ontario Throughout April

April 12, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

For any band, there is always a fine creative line to be tread as the years go by. Do you [,,,]

TransCanada Highwaymen Bring Together Top 1990s Canadian Rockers for Special Tour

April 11, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

It will be a set list sent straight from musical heaven for fans of some of the best Canadian music [,,,]

Young Connecticut Guitar Whiz Damiano Christian Releases Debut CD

April 10, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Even though he had moved on to rock and roll heaven more than a quarter century before Damiano Christian was [,,,]

End of an Era: Canadian Prog-rock Legends Saga to Stop Touring After 40th Anniversary Run

March 26, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

A little over a year ago, Music Life Magazine interviewed Saga frontman Michael Sadler and the topic of the band’s [,,,]

House of Lords Return With New Melodic Rock Masterpiece – Saint of the Lost Souls

March 21, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Celebrating a legacy that stretches back into the days when melodic hard rock was on the ascendance within the music [,,,]

Persistence Pays Off for Infernal Majesty and Their Fans with Release of First Album in 13 Years

March 21, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Sometimes in life you have to go through hell to get to the place you’re supposed to be. The outrageous [,,,]

Richie Kotzen Unveils Inspired New Solo Album – Salting Earth

March 21, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

A prolific songwriter, guitarist and internationally-renowned touring musician, with a legion of fans in nations around the world, Richie Kotzen [,,,]

Alan Doyle Talks Spring Tour, New Book, New Music and His Beautiful Gypsies

March 16, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

One thing you have to admire about Alan Doyle – and there are many enviable attributes – is that he [,,,]

Edge of Paradise Make Powerful Musical Statement with new EP Alive

March 13, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

There are many hard rock and metal bands around these days who utilize the skills and talents of powerful female [,,,]

After 35+ years, Night Ranger Not Letting Up With Release of Rockin’ New Record

March 6, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Night Ranger is one of those bands where, when you hear their big hits, they instantly transport you to a [,,,]

Stars from Dokken, King’s X and Korn Come Together for Second KXM Album

March 6, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Thanks to good friendships and a birthday party for a one-year-old baby, rock music fans have a chance to [,,,]

Todd Kerns talks Age of Electric Reunion, Slash, TKO and More

March 1, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Like many of their contemporaries, Canadian alternative rock band The Age of Electric shuttered its operations at a time when [,,,]

Rejuvenated David Reece Partners with German Axe Master to Create Sainted Sinners

March 1, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

David Reece had carved out a solid career as an in-demand vocalist, recruited by a plethora of top European touring [,,,]

Virginia’s Red Reign Release Rockin’ Debut EP

February 7, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Sometimes it takes a little time, a little luck, some good timing and having some supportive friends in key places [,,,]

ALBUM REVIEW: Live Recordings, Sense of Nostaliga Highlight 30th Anniversary Release of Judas Priest’s Turbo

February 7, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

It is an album that has divided fans of legendary heavy metal band Judas Priest since its release in the [,,,]

The Tea Party’s Jeff Burrows On 20 Years of Transmission, New Music And Love of Touring

January 29, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

There are few things in life that Jeff Burrows enjoys more than playing rock music with his lifelong pals to [,,,]

Singing Better Than Ever, A Sober and Energized Jack Russell Excited For Release of New Album

January 18, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

With a pedigree stretching back to the 1970s, Jack Russell could easily be one of those rock musicians who is [,,,]