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Rick Hughes Celebrates His Love of Music With New Album – REDEMPTION
By Jim Barber Rick Hughes has carved a remarkably diverse, dynamic and eventful career as a vocalist/frontman/songwriter over the past [,,,]
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Brimming With Confidence and Sense of Purpose, Wolf Van Halen Continues to Evolve with 3rd Mammoth Album – THE END
By Jim Barber We’re way past the point of measuring the ability, the passion for creation, the quality of musicianship [,,,]
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A Transistor Radio And a Dream: Andy Kim’s Remarkable Songwriting Story
Final installment of a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of [,,,]
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Jane Siberry Follows Up Polaris Heritage Prize Win With Induction Into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Fourth in a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. [,,,]
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Ian Thomas Talks About The Kinks, The Diversity of Canadian Music and ‘The Unmerited Grace’ of Creative Inspiration
Third in a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. [,,,]
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Triumph’s Rik Emmett Talks About Band’s Legacy of Positivity, Longevity and Songcraft
Second in a series of Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The [,,,]
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Gino Vannelli To Take His Rightful Place in Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
First in a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. [,,,]
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Al Harlow Keeps PRISM Flame Burning Bright
By Jim Barber They’re one of those bands that kind of gets lost in the shuffle when talking about the [,,,]
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Neil Turbin To Blast Classic Anthrax Songs On Canadian Tour Dates, Oct. 10, 11 and 12
By Jim Barber If you’re looking for a full-on, authentically high octane, true-to-the-spirit of the classic thrash metal sound, and [,,,]
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Natalie MacMaster’s New Book A Meditation on Love of Music and Love of Family
By Jim Barber If you’re looking for dirt. If you’re looking for an insider’s view of the ups and downs, [,,,]
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Trevor Hurst Talks New Econoline Crush Music, How His Wellness Worker Career Influences His Creativity – And More!
By Jim Barber For more than 30 years, Canadian alternative rock band Econoline Crush has pushed and prodded the boundaries [,,,]
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Alex Whorms’ New EP DAYLIGHT CHASING DUSK A Deep Dive Into Life, Love, Identity and Inner Growth
By Jim Barber Beyond the obvious musical mastery that Alex Whorms displays every time she touches a keyboard, strums a [,,,]
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Terra Lightfoot Celebrates The Healing Power of Home on New Album – HOME FRONT
By Jim Barber There’s always been many facets underlying the unmistakable, undeniable, unbridled talent of Canadian roots rocker Terra Lightfoot. [,,,]
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Sabaton Bring Historic Figures to Life With New Album – LEGENDS
By Jim Barber Who doesn’t love a little learnin’ with their heavy metal? For fans of Swedish metal masters Sabaton, [,,,]
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Helloween’s Michael Kiske Talks About Band’s Longevity and New Album – Giants and Monsters
By Jim Barber As the great musical philosopher Bon Scott once intoned, “it’s a long way to the top, if [,,,]
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Empowerment and Togetherness At the Heart of Eleine’s New EP – WE STAND UNITED
By Jim Barber The new EP from dynamic Swedish melodic metal powerhouse Eleine is a delightful gift to their leagues [,,,]
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From ‘Superstore’ to the Rock and Roll Stage: Canadian Actor Lauren Ash Talks About Debut Album – CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THIS
By Jim Barber Who knew Dina was a actually rock star? Well it’s true, sort of. One of the most [,,,]
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Neon Bloom Release Powerfully Compelling, Powerfully Fun New Album – BEGIN HERE
By Jim Barber For the listener, for the audience, music has the power to heal, of this there is no [,,,]
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Ottawa’s Doll Back With Powerhouse New EP – BETTER DAYS, DIFFERENT TIMES
By Jim Barber Music does so much good in the world. I makes people feel good. I lifts folks up [,,,]
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The Rods’ David ‘Rock’ Feinstein Talks About New Album, Band Legacy, Dio and More
By Jim Barber Veteran New York State metal band The Rods is back with a new album filled with crunching [,,,]
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Kingston’s Lotus Shaker Return With Powerful New Single – ‘Dahlia’
By Jim Barber From Canada’s ‘Limestone City,’ Kingston, Ontario comes a band build on a rock-solid foundation of superlative musicianship, [,,,]
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Lawrence Gowan Delves Deep Into the Themes of Man v. Tech on New Styx album – CIRCLING FROM ABOVE
By Jim Barber Legendary American rock band Styx has been touring the highways and byways of the world, releasing classic [,,,]
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Meredith Moon Returns With Compelling New Album – FROM HERE TO THE SEA
By Jim Barber There’s a sense of refreshment, an enlivening tone, a focused but yet dynamic exposition of life, love, [,,,]
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After 25 Years, Madison Violet’s MacEachern and MacIsaac To Embark On Separate Paths
By Jim Barber A break-up of any sort of relationship is heart-rending, stressful and filled with emotional tumult. When that [,,,]
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Lisset Diaz Digs Deep On New Sweet Lizzy Project album – OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
By Jim Barber Moving is never easy. Moving countries is endlessly stressful and frustrating. Moving from a country that has [,,,]
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Burning Witches Back With Incendiary New Album – INQUISITION
By Jim Barber For more than a decade, powerhouse Swiss metal band Burning Witches has blasted their way into the [,,,]
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Juno Winner Celeigh Cardinal Releases Celebratory Deluxe Edition of BOUNDLESS POSSIBILITIES
By Jim Barber Trigger warning: The topics of violent death and suicide are discussed within the contents of this feature [,,,]
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Alt-Rockers Altered by Mom Release Debut Album – BETTER
By Jim Barber If you’re looking for a little thoughtfulness with your fun rock and roll, you’d be wise to [,,,]
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Metal Veterans David Ellefson And Jeff Scott Soto Team UP for Second Album Together – UNBREAKABLE
By Jim Barber The music world is actually a pretty small community when you really look at it. Each genre [,,,]
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Tami Neilson Talks About Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Neil Finn and New NEON COWGIRL Album
By Jim Barber Tami Neilson’s life is about journeys. For much of her early life, the roots/country artist travelled the [,,,]