Interviews
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 [,,,]
Comedy
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 [,,,]
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Maldonado Relishes Role as Hall of Fame Band Foreigner’s New Vocalist
By Jim Barber When 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Foreigner begin their cross-Canada tour in October, there [,,,]
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Billy Morrison Talks Creativity, Songwriting, THE MORRISON PROJECT And More!
By Jim Barber Author’s Note: This interview for this article was conducted shortly after the Back to the Beginning Concert, [,,,]
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Maddisun’s New Album THE PAGES Is An Open Book To Her Artistry, Authenticity and Humanity
By Jim Barber Mountains are spectacular. Mountains are inspirational. Thrust up by violent tectonic forces more powerful than anything we [,,,]
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Montreal’s Atomik Train Steaming Down the Tracks to Success with Forthcoming Debut Album
By Jim Barber Can you hear the chug, chug, chugging of the big iron wheels, the rumbling of the engine, [,,,]
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Lee Aaron Talks About Summer Shows, Forthcoming Memoir and New Reimagined Hits Collection
By Jim Barber A fixture, an irrepressible creative dynamo, a powerhouse performer and an important artist who has been a [,,,]
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Axe Slinger Extraordinaire Doug Aldrich Talks Dead Daisies’ New Blues Album, and Cancer Recovery
By Jim Barber Whether you want to call them a supergroup comprised of prodigiously talented, versatile and eminently successful rock [,,,]
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Connecting to the Land, Connecting With People: Mimi O’Bonsawin Lives to Create
By Jim Barber If music is medicine, as it most assuredly is, then those who practice this medicine are indeed [,,,]
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Ireland’s The Coronas Return to Canada for Shows in Vancouver and Toronto
By Jim Barber There are a lot of cliches and stereotypes about Ireland. But there is truth to those that [,,,]
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Sophie B. Hawkins To Tour Western Canada in the Fall To Mark 30th Anniversary of WHALER
By Jim Barber In the midst of the epoch-shaking Grunge movement and the ascent of hip hop on the charts, [,,,]
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Dizzy F’n Reed (Guns N’ Roses) Releases New Single “Falling Down 2gether” via 50q records
New Full Length Solo Album Rock ‘N’ Roll Chose Me Out August 22 on Vinyl — Digital Release Follows September [,,,]
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The Sheepdogs Hitting Summer Festivals Before Touring With Canadian Music Legend Bryan Adams This Fall
By Jim Barber Significant milestones should be celebrated. Whether it’s a big birthday, wedding anniversary, commemoration of an important historical [,,,]
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Edmonton’s Famous Strangers Making Metal Music that Matters – New Single ‘L.S.C.’ Out Now
By Jim Barber Metal is alive and well in western Canada – especially in the Alberta provincial capital city of [,,,]
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Men Without Hats Celebrate The 1980s With New Single – New Album Also On The Way
By Jim Barber ‘Iconic’ is a term tossed around hither and yon when describing almost anything in popular culture today [,,,]
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Honeymoon Suite On Tour This Summer – New Album Coming Out July 25
By Jim Barber It wouldn’t be summer in Canada without a bunch of hot, sweaty and super fun concerts from [,,,]