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January Zero – The Long Radio Silence
There is a certain weight to January Zero‘s latest album ‘The Long Radio Silence‘, that really shares a musical gravitas with listeners in a way bittersweet soundscape of gliding guitars, preening piano, spacey vocals, and an ambient mix that leaves one wondering if the album was indeed conceived through dreams. January Zero is the brainchild... More
John Hickman – Hello Hello
John Hickman, having found the spark for music sometime near the beginning of the new millennium, has been plugging away at tunes to find a new way to reach the limits of humanity (having retired from a career in aerospace). Over six years ago now, he released a twelve track album called ’Remnants‘, but has just... More
ERA 9 – Warrior
Montreal’s own ERA 9 is releasing their new album ‘Gravity‘ on the 28th of April at Theatre Plaza, and it is going to be one hell of a party! Imagine Disturbed having some hard-hitting romance with Paramore and producing some sort of Breaking Benjamin-meets-Skrillex offspring. That’s the wonderfully unique quality of ERA 9. In preparation for their... More
Ivan Beecroft – Believe
No one ever expected Florida Georgia Line to do a mash up with Guns’n'Roses…oh wait, they didn’t. It’s actually Ivan Beecroft with his upbeat, yet melancholic new single ‘Believe‘. Hoping that the aforementioned comparisons don’t cause any offense, Beecroft‘s new track is indeed a reminiscent sort of tune, in more ways than one. not only might... More
Assimilation – The Laws Of Power
Assimilation is a new Canadian death metal band that aims to make nothing new about it. The only new aspect to this death metal band, is its ultimate goal to bring back the original essence, and aggression of death metal. Playing in the true spirit of the genre (evil), these four brutal metal musicians really... More
My Roommate’s An Escort: Courting Succe...
Just over six months since last I spoke to the creators of the soon-to-be comedy hit “My Roommate’s An Escort“, there has been an incredible surge of both popularity, and productivity. From their initial crowdfunding campaign, they have received over 100% of their projected goal, and that’s before mentioning the many sponsors they have accrued... More
The Opioid Crisis In Canadian Drug Culture
Matt Owczarz – Mississauga, ON Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis and nobody is really safe. Fentanyl, a painkiller that is stronger than both heroin and morphine, has spread across the provinces and caused a dramatic spike in fatal overdoses. The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse reported at least 655 deaths were caused by... More
Captain Of The Lost Waves – “Hidd...
Wow! Even from the very first, I was immediately taken by the Captain of the Lost Waves. Indeed these are some sound waves that have been largely lost to time, but thankfully traversed once again by the Captain. He’s come across some wonderful treasures, and has been nice enough to share some of those “Hidden Gems”. There is... More
Gumshen – Fallacy
The rather eccentric, Seattle-based band, Gumshen, has certainly got a lot of gumption when it comes despondent, and dissonant pads, and synth. Their latest track, ’Fallacy‘, is so seemingly simple, stripped to its bare bones. The beat, the guitar, even the melody…it’s all very simple. Where it starts to get somewhat more interesting, and intricate is... More
Tipsy In Chelsea – Gaslighter
Tipsy In Chelsea just released a brand new EP entitled Gaslighter. Though if one were to take a listen, one might not suspect that this classic-sounding collection came out of 2017. One might be inclined to suspect something out of the mid seventies; to be mentioned in conversation with the likes of The Carpenters, Burt... More
D.G. Adams – The Old Heart
Shakespearean actor, turned musician, D.G. Adams has just released his third album with Jump Attack Records: ‘The Old Heart‘. Working out of Vancouver B.C., Adams has clinched a sort of niche out there that is somewhat reminiscent of Lou Reed…with maybe a little mix of the Talking Heads in there. Some have compared Adams to the likes of... More
Sr. Langosta – El Experimento Caribeño
Wow! How I never caught wind of Sr. Langosta before is stumping the ever-living hell out of me. But how thankful I am that this fusion band of Caribbean jazz funk recently sent me an e-mail to check out their new album ‘El Experimento Caribeño‘. This mere six track collection of work has more intricacies than... More
C.K. Flach – Empty Mansions
“I think music is the strongest medium we have to share ideas, feelings and views. And what I hope for is that whoever listens to my music can take something away with them. Be it a thought, feeling, idea or inspiration.” – C.K. Flach Given that music is indeed the universal language (or at least... More
Dugo – Lingua Franca
“Dugo is my life’s work. I think many of the people who purchased this album are video game music fans, and you can indeed find some affinity between my work for Dugo and my compositions for video games.” Why would fans of Dugo‘s latest album Lingua Franca be predominantly video game music fans? Why because Dugo is the... More
Sterile Jets – No Gods No Loss
“Sonic Youth fucked the Velvet Underground and had an unruly Black Flag baby”, and the result is apparently the Sterile Jets. Self descriptions are always fun to come across, but are often a little too self-aggrandizing. This one is no exception really…but also…they’re not far off from the truth, to be totally honest. There is some... More
Ryan Summers – F51.01
“My interest in ambient music grew after struggling with insomnia for several years. It helped keep my brain occupied on the nights when I couldn’t sleep. Only certain ambient music worked, though. I wanted to see if I could make more of that music.” I’m not sure if he did, but Ryan Summers did create something... More
HundredMillionThousand – Ip1
Cards on the table, right away, I am in no way well versed in the hip hop scene, by any stretch of the imagination. That being said, thanks to music’s universal quality, I am still able to share the vibes of this debut album by HundredMillionThousand (moniker of one Noel Jon – based out of... More
A look at Toronto street artist Al Runt
His faded blue jeans are disguised by colourful splotches of paint; the tears in which are stretched far beyond fashionable. This is the uniform of a man who has restlessly battled the blank canvas since the mid ’80s and regardless of how the paint got there, or how the excessively large tears occurred, this uniform... More
The Psyatics – Famous Monsters
This is a sweet album… and almost in the way that some of it sounds a lot like the band Sweet. But make no mistake, The Psyatics really do have a unique sound as well. Their latest album, a fourteen track monster, manages to breeze by in a barrage of relatively brief, high energy punctuations. ‘Famous... More
Andrew Goldring – Cosmic Dance
Going out on his own last year, after fronting several bands, Andrew Goldring has ventured forth into the void, riding smooth bass lines, surrounded by ambient filler, while performing hauntingly vaulted vocals, and ripping some buzzing, yet ethereal guitars, all while tripping along some sort of ‘Cosmic Dance‘. Having released an EP back in June... More