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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 [,,,]
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‘Unstoppable’ More Than Just A Song But A Way of Living and Creating for Nova Scotia Sensation Elyse Aeryn
By Jim Barber There’s a creative storm brewing on Canada’s east coast. And it’s heading west, ready to bring with [,,,]
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Contemplative and Confident New King of Foxes Album – Hall of Shame – Sees Olivia Street Delve Into the Perception And Reality of Shame
By Jim Barber Art is meant to be a vehicle, or a conduit for the transmission of thought, spirit, information [,,,]
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Loving All Aspects of the Musical Creative Process: A Conversation with Kicksie About Life, Art, Future Ambitions and BIG SUCKER
By Jim Barber To paraphrase Buffalo Springfield, there’s something special happening here. What it is, I think, is exactly clear. [,,,]
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Surfing Into the Hearts of Fans From Cruise Ships to Kingston; From L.A. to Estonia: A Conversation with Nicole Damoff of THE SURFRAJETTES
By Jim Barber Brian Wilson is at rest now, and hopefully he understood the respect, admiration, love and inspiration associated [,,,]
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The Lazys Set to Blast Ontario With Summer Shows – Releasing New Song June 27
By Jim Barber If you’ve seen Australian rockers The Lazys in concert, it’s unlikely you’ve ever forgotten the experience as [,,,]
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Winnipeg Native Brandy Zdan Sends Strong Message of Self Confidence With Crowdfunding Campaign and Forthcoming New Album SO WHAT!
By Jim Barber Sometimes a crowd-funding campaign is more than just a way to help raise money to see a [,,,]
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Emm Gryner Unleashes Heavy Message With New Metal Band – Ovary Axe
By Jim Barber Every artist has facets of their creative personalities – streams of imagination that flow in from different [,,,]
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Strange Advance Heads to Ontario for Big Shows in Toronto and London
By Jim Barber Drew Arnott is on a quest. Not for fame or fortune, or the Golden Fleece – but [,,,]
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Kingston’s Luscious Earning Their Way to the Big Stages
By Jim Barber It doesn’t always happen the way folks hope in the fickle world that is the music business. [,,,]
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Canadian Rockers Sven Gali Return With Celebratory New Live Album
By Jim Barber In order to really experience the essence of a band, you’ve gotta see them live. Although the [,,,]
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The Stars Come Out to Honour Triumph on New Tribute Album
By Jim Barber Canadian rock legends Triumph have seen a resurgence in their public profile in recent years, receiving armfuls [,,,]
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Digging Deep into the Heart and Mind of an Artist: Rik Emmett’s TEN TELECASTER TALES
By Jim Barber Creators gotta create! A person’s age, level of ability, medium, genre, socioeconomic or cultural background is irrelevant. [,,,]
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Swedish Rockers Mad Invasion Return With Powerhouse Second Album – CRACK IN THE SKY
By Jim Barber Mad Invasion is what happens when a group of long-time musician pals, each one with an impressive [,,,]
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Crystal Viper Unleashes New Live Album – THE LIVE QUEST
By Jim Barber Capitalizing on the raw, intense, visceral energy shared between the band and hundreds of thousands of excitable [,,,]
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Amanda Rheaume’s New Album, THE TRUTH WE HOLD: Telling The Stories That Need To Be Told
By Jim Barber Sometimes a work of art is more than just something to aesthetically admire or be entertained by. [,,,]
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Suzie Ungerleider Digs Deep into the Detailed Heart of Familial Relationships on New Album: AMONG THE EVERGREENS
By Jim Barber There has always been a deep wellspring of authenticity, reality and strikingly honest self-exposition in the [,,,]
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Casper Skulls Hitting Their Creative Stride with new album KIT-CAT
By Jim Barber Sometimes it takes a while for a band to find its voice – the essence of what [,,,]
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Barrie’s AAWKS Return With Powerful Psychedelic-Doom Metal Masterwork – ON THROUGH THE SKY MAZE
By Jim Barber Steeped in mythology, drawing on influences that harken back to the late 1970s heavy, doom-laden musical tomes [,,,]
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An Epically Tumultuous 2023 Leads to BE KIND. REWIND. – A Creative Highpoint for The Royal Foundry
By Jim Barber With a house filled with visiting family, enjoying the warmth of a northern Alberta July, all seemed [,,,]
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TERRIBLE HUMAN Sees Vivienne Wilder Exploring Life’s Complexity Through A Cast Of Cool Characters
By Jim Barber An exercise in critical self-examination coupled with a keen observer’s exposition of the human condition at street [,,,]
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INTERVIEW: Drummer Dennis Diken of The Smithereens Discusses the Band’s Legacy, Touring, New Album and More!
The Smithereens formed in 1980 in Carteret, New Jersey. Known for their catchy, guitar-driven sound that blends elements of power [,,,]
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PODCAST: Shane Christopher Neal – Industry 45 Podcast Show – From the Drum Throne featuring John Corabi of The Dead Daisies
Listen to interview here The Dead Daisies release their seventh studio album, Light ‘Em Up, on Sept. 6th. The new [,,,]
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PODCAST: Shane Christopher Neal – Industry 45 Podcast Show – From the Drum Throne featuring Ross Valory (ex-Journey bassist)
Listen To Interview Here Long time Journey bass player and founding member Ross Valory recently released his very first solo [,,,]