Jim Barber, Author at Music Life Magazine

It was one of the most sudden of Canadian success stories, but one that has proved to have a potent and popular legacy. Three decades ago a hard-rockin, somewhat enigmatic and even more delightfully unique […]

Fans of 1980s Canadian rockers Coney Hatch have one person to thank for the band’s current reunion – Steve Harris. According to band co-founder/bassist/vocalist Andy Curran, the legendary bass player for Iron Maiden personally requested […]

A professional touring and recording musician since he was 20 years of age, Martin Barre has spent the entirety of his adult life plying highways and byways around the globe, sharing his talent and passion […]

Pete Agnew has been a working musician for the entirety of his adult life. For 50 years, he has been the rock-solid foundation of one of the most venerable and well-respected hard rock bands on […]

One moment, even as an educated listener, you may think you have Melanie Brulée’s sound pegged. She’s roots/American right? Well, yes and no. Certainly this aspect of the talented Toronto-based singer/songwriter seems to come more […]