By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – D anko Jones is NOT – to repeat, NOT – embracing EDM, nor is he going for a more synth-ed out, free jazz, old school hip-hop or new wave approach. He hasn’t visited the French avant-garde underground scene and come back with a revolutionary new approach and he doesn’t think that his days … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up, who released their fourth album, Glass Boys, on June 3rd via Arts & Crafts/Matador Records, which features guest vocals by The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie, Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, and former Alexisonfire frontman George Pettit, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern on September 26th with Toronto-based feminist queer … Continue reading
By: Anan Rahman (@anan_ra) – There was a time in the not too distant past when all the bands coming out of Canada seemed to have thirteen full-time members who were all hell-bent on making Phil Spector cower behind his wall of sound. It was good while it lasted, but lately it seems that the … Continue reading
By: Paul Schiernecker – There are times when we all want to lay prostrate on the floor and weep as something light and melodic whispers it’s gentle acoustic lullaby to us as we think of the one who got away and hold a pillow close to our chests. There are also times when you get … 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: Kayla-Jane Barrie – It’s been 20 years since Millencolin released their first demo tape Goofy. These days when they’re not touring the world, Millencolin is creating classic punk songs for a new generation and are living reminder that punk isn’t dead; it’s just hibernating. On June 1, Millencolin released The Melancholy Connection. Not only … Continue reading