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By: Daniel Melfi – Converse invited Aesthetic Magazine to visit Toronto’s Noble Street Studios during a unique Converse Rubber Tracks session with Toronto punk band Brutal Youth. Converse launched the Converse Rubber Tracks (CRT) program in 2011 from a state-of-the-art music studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, setting up pop-up studio sessions in cities across North America, including Boston, Toronto, LA, … Continue reading
By: Olivia Goheen – We caught up with Bear Mountain drummer Greg Bevis and talk about his solo project, Holy Oker, the release of his debut EP, Diamonds, and more. Bevis currently resides in sunny Los Angeles and during our chat, he was giving his brother directions through crazy L.A traffic while they were on their way to the … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – Ryan Hemsworth, the Halifax native and popular DJ/producer, released his second LP, Alone for the First Time, on Nov. 4, on the heels of his JUNO-winning first solo album, Guilt Trips, that came out last October. The busy, always travelling DJ is making a name for himself for creating emotional and genuine electronic music, and for … Continue reading
By: Anan Rahman (@anan_ra) – These are exciting times for The Tea Party. After a decade-long period of silence following an acrimonious breakup, the Canadian rock trio has put aside their differences to record Ocean at the End, their first album in ten years. We spoke to Stuart Chatwood, the band’s bassist and about world music, collaborating with Jethro Tull’s Ian … Continue reading
By: Kayla Beattie – We caught up with Jenn Grant while she took in the stunning ferry ride from Victoria to Vancouver, during the western leg of her current Canadian tour. Her latest album, Compostela, was released on Oct 21, and harnesses the songstresses’ soothing vocals, deep lyricism and a dynamic soundscape that challenges typical alt-folk releases. Grant … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – As a critically acclaimed actress, Leighton Meester spent her life pursuing high-profile, challenging roles. All the while, a different, less pronounced talent of hers strived to emerge. Meester, as it turns out, had always carried a flame for music and 2014 has proven to be her watershed moment. After years of struggle, Meester’s debut album Heartstrings marks … Continue reading
By: Anan Rahman (@anan_ra) – Geneviève Bellemare sounds slightly reticent over the phone. The Canadian-born songstress who recently released her debut EP, Live and Die, sounds hesitant, as if unsure of how much she should reveal to a complete stranger. She takes her time, choosing her words carefully; but when she hits upon an idea that sparks something … Continue reading
By: Julia Grabowska – Brooklyn-based electropop-indie rock artist Rush Midnight (aka Russell Manning), who is the former bass player for fellow Brooklynite Twin Shadow, and who released his debut full length self-titled album on May 27th, 2014 on Last Gang Records, talks about his ongoing tour with Lights, what it was like working with Jesse F. Keeler (MSTRKRFT / Death … Continue reading
By: Daniel Melfi – Yesterday, Fleetwood Mac co-founder and drummer, Mick Fleetwood debuted his new collection of photographs entitled, Reflections, at Liss Gallery on Yorkville Avenue in Toronto. Well known as a drummer, photography has attained something inaccessible by music, says Fleetwood. “It has opened a door of creativity in a way,” many of his photos … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Celebrating a quarter century is a rare benchmark for active bands – much less retaining the original lineup – . but that’s the milestone that Clutch hit in 2014. The band has held their formation together and evolved their sound, regardless of whether they were performing in the dankest Germantown, Maryland bars or Europe’s … Continue reading
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