By: Calum Slingerland – With his third studio effort, French electro producer Vitalic once again proves he is a master at creating dance tracks with feeling – treading the fine line between brooding and bombastic. With 2009’s Flashmob, Vitalic drew on new-disco and house music influences to create a wonderful record. Three years later, he … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – ★★★★★ Since 2010, Deftones have changed and grown together as a band. With bassist Chi Cheng entering a coma resulting from a car crash in 2009, and releasing their critically acclaimed album Diamond Eyes in 2010, the band has been making the most of the tough situation they’ve been put into. Deftones’ latest effort, Koi No … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – For more than a decade we referred to Soundgarden only in the past tense. Recently however, we’ve been hearing plenty from the legendary Seattle grunge band. Earlier in the year, they released a new song “Live to Rise” for the hit film, The Avengers, followed this past week by their first … Continue reading
By: Chris D’Alessandro – Nothing goes better together than beer and music. Friday, November 16th marked the 24th time that Steam Whistle Brewery has brought this match made in heaven into a reality. Best of all, the entire night’s proceeds go to benefit the Artist’s Health Centre Foundation, whose mission it is to promote the … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – 16-years is a long time, but that’s how long it has taken Soundgarden to mend old wounds, get their act together and produce King Animal, their sixth studio album. During the decade that Soundgarden spent apart, lead singer, Chris Cornell, kept himself busy. Cornell released three albums with Audioslave, featuring members … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Going solo is difficult for any artist, especially if you’re coming from a platinum selling band like U.K. based Razorlight. Andy Burrows, former drummer of the aforementioned quartet, and currently a member of New York-based indie rockers We Are Scientists, is branching out into a solo career. With his second solo … Continue reading
By: Kayla-Jane Barrie – The mysterious and eerie sound of Trent Reznor’s side project, How to Destroy Angels, is back with a glimpse into the world of a hostile omen. The groups’ latest album, An omen EP_, was released world wide today. Reznor is known for creating soundscapes that leave our ears with something peculiar, … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – For the 10th anniversary of Pedro The Lion’s classic album Control, former Pedro The Lion frontman David Bazan decided to reissue the band’s entire discography on vinyl, and tour to celebrate the occasion. The album, which serves as concept record about a businessman who is having an affair on his wife, … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – H enry Rollins no longer broods barefoot on stage, howling with supreme consternation, his body clad only in gym shorts, gyrating to the rhythm of the drums when he performs. He doesn’t stare bleakly into the crowd anymore, his face wrought with dismay. Fans no longer pelt him with bottles and slurs. … Continue reading
By: Nim Mendoza – Acclaimed Toronto punk band Fucked Up held what was the first of four concerts in their “Long Winter” concert series last night at The Great Hall in Toronto. The show featured an acclaimed set of artists, lecturers, dancers, videographers, and other bands including the Toronto-based DIANA which features Army Girls’ frontwoman … Continue reading