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Sons of Apollo Announces First String Of U.S. Shows As Part Of Worldwide Tour In Support Of #1 ‘Psychotic Symphony’ Album

November 30, 2017 Joel Naphin Comments Off

Sons of Apollo, former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan [,,,]

Lawrence Gowan Talks Styx, Solo Success, Sucherman and the Future

November 30, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

It must be said that Lawrence Gowan has one of the most admirable and enviable careers in Canadian rock music. [,,,]

Metal Has A New Matriarch: Granny 4 Barrel Encourages Everyone to Unfurl Their ‘Freak Flag’

November 29, 2017 Jim Barber 2

In the grand tradition of theatrical heavy metal comes the most outlandishly wonderful and disturbingly kick ass character to ever [,,,]

Veteran Rockers Heaven & Earth Unleash Powerful New Album – Hard to Kill

November 27, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

The brainchild of British ex-pat Stuart Smith, the talented agglomeration of musicians known as Heaven & Earth recently released its [,,,]

Matt Dusk Sets the Festive Tone with New Holiday Album

November 22, 2017 Jim Barber 1

Popular Canadian jazz crooner Matt Dusk felt he was at the right time in life to record his own [,,,]

Patrick Ballantyne’s Versatility, Sensitivity and Melody Making Excellence on Display With ‘Calendar’

November 22, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

As a songwriter of some note and acclaim, Patrick Ballantyne is always looking for unique ways of challenging himself to [,,,]

Interview with Niagara musician Craig Rewbury; The Cabaret Quicksand

November 21, 2017 Shane Christopher Neal Comments Off

The Cabaret Quicksand was formed by Craig Rewbury in 2016 as a recording project of his songs. He wanted to [,,,]

Northern Pikes’ Jay Semko Talks 30 Years of Big Blue Sky and New Material

November 9, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

It’s always a wonderful occasion when one gets to celebrate a significant anniversary or milestone. Canadian rock band The Northern [,,,]

Sean McCann Helping Vets Help Themselves Through the Power of Music

November 6, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Sean McCann will be marking six years of hard-earned sobriety on Nov. 9. The following day, Friday, Nov. 10, he [,,,]

Healthy, Happy Alan Frew Talks 1980s Music, New Glass Tiger Album and More!

October 29, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

For a number of reasons, Alan Frew has a great affinity for the music created during the 1980s – particularly [,,,]

Miss Emily Returns with Scintillating, Soulful New Album – In Between

October 24, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

It’s been nearly two years in the making, but the waiting and anticipating has all paid off, as current fans [,,,]

In The Unknown Sees Annie Sumi Plumbing the Deepest Parts of Her Soul – Mini-Tour Wraps Up Next Week

October 19, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Two years after her ground-breaking and critically lauded debut album Reflections, singer/songwriter Annie Sumi has taken her observations of humankind, [,,,]

Europe Returns with Darker, Moodier New Album Walk The Earth

October 19, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

While The Final Countdown is certainly the song that launched Swedish melodic rock back Europe to international fame and acclaim, [,,,]

Curran Happy for Chance to Revisit Max Webster Catalogue – Talks Coney Hatch Too

October 18, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

From the moment a dozen years ago when Andy Curran was hired as an A&R professional with Anthem Records, the [,,,]

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Set for Ontario Fall Tour – Linden Talks Longevity and New ‘Kings and Kings’ Album

October 17, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Bringing together three of best and most prolific Canadian roots, folk and rock singer/songwriters under what can only be described [,,,]

Q&A with Band of Rascals’ drummer Marcus Manhas

October 17, 2017 Joel Naphin Comments Off

Band of Rascals is a four-piece rock group based out of Victoria, BC. They formed in 2013 and last week [,,,]

Jeff Scott Soto Thrilled to Be Part of Sons of Apollo

October 17, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

More than just another rock supergroup, Sons of Apollo is a true meeting of the creative minds and a musical [,,,]

One Bad Son Unleash New Album – Made in the Name of Rock N Roll – Tour Coming in Fall

October 15, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

There’s a sense that with the acclaim afforded prairie rockers One Bad Son for their single Raging Bull over the [,,,]

It’s No Joke – Steel Panther’s Success Has Been Hard Won

October 14, 2017 Jim Barber 1

For a little while, it was difficult to say whether Steel Panther was an overt parody of the 1980s hair [,,,]

Max Webster’s Tilka Thrilled With New ‘Definitive’ Vinyl and CD Box Sets

October 12, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Fans of 1970s Canadian rockers Max Webster were thrilled to learn that all of the band’s music, including all five [,,,]

Jadea Kelly Sets Sights High, Talks Nashville, L.A. and Fall Tour with Sweet Alibi

October 10, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

Jadea Kelly is at an important moment in her musical career. It’s not a crossroads so much as it is [,,,]

DOA Tours Ontario and Quebec In October – New Album coming June 2018

October 9, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

After four decades, countless tours throughout North America and around the world, 16 studio albums, two EPs, a pair of [,,,]

Robin Beck Set to Release Love Is Coming Worldwide on Oct. 13

October 8, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

When trying define the tone and character and even the genre of Robin Beck’s new album, Love is Coming, melodic [,,,]

VIDEO INTERVIEW: BS Live Rocks Talks with Gerald McGhee of Brighton Rock, Precision Record Pressing and Isotope Music; Hometown show Nov. 4 at Seneca Queen Theatre

October 7, 2017 Joel Naphin Comments Off

BS Live Rocks on YourTV Niagara airs every WEDNESDAY at 8pm and SATURDAY at 11pm. Here is the full interview [,,,]

Eh440 among performers to honor Neil Young, Bruce Cockburn and more at Massey Hall, Sept. 23 for 2017 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

September 21, 2017 Joel Naphin Comments Off

The 2017 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction ceremony takes place Sept. 23 at Massey Hall in Toronto. The CSHF [,,,]

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