Record Store Day Canada on Saturday features special vinyl releases as part of its 19th annual celebration of independent record stores.
Former punk-rocker Corb Lund dons cavalry garb to go kickass country with the Hurtin’ Albertans
“One half [of my fan base] is cowboys and rural people and the other half are sort of college-radio and underground-music fans."
Braindead bozos at the Rock Hall induct legendary rockers Luther Vandross and Sade, ignore Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher yet again
Last night those dimwits down at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did it again. They forgot to induct Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher.
New Jersey’s Bouncing Souls got some of their punk attitude from the rawness of the Kinks
"It was in [the Kinks'] revolutionary attitude. I mean, they really had a rawness to them, and they kept breaking their own boundaries."
Victoria’s Jets Overhead soar with help from studio aces Neil Osborne and Warne Livesey
The guitar-driven music on Bridges is reminiscent of 54-40, although overall it's more in the darkly melodic Death Cab for Cutie vein.
Roger Clyne says that the Peacemakers’ indie success comes from making art with heart
"We've earned every inch we've gained, and it comes mostly from not deviating from our mission statement, which is to make art with heart."
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, April 10 to 12
Screening at VIFF Centre on Sunday of the documentary I Am the Blues, preceded by a one-hour set by bluesman Robert Connely Farr.
Australia’s the Living End does more than just play 12-bar blues songs at 100 miles an hour
“We spent a long time crafting the songs as opposed to just tryin’ to nail the energy,” says Chris Cheney of the new Living End CD.
That time Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida told me about firing Bob Rock. I mean, who fires Bob Rock?
I interviewed Raine Maida back in April of 2006, when Our Lady Peace was touring behind its sixth studio album, Healthy in Paranoid Times.
Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman says there’s much more to the San Diego music scene than Blink-182
"We have bands that have broken out, but a lot of the finer moments in San Diego musical history are coming from bands no one’s heard of."
Paul McCartney’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
Paul McCartney wrote a ton of incredible songs for the Beatles, but this Top 20 only includes his non-Beatles tunes, with Wings and stuff.
That time Pete Yorn told me about getting into Warren Zevon and recording his “Splendid Isolation”
I did my first interview with Pete Yorn back in January of 2007, when he was touring behind his third studio album, Nightcrawler.
Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand admits that he’s just a musician, not a Tom Morello
"I’m a musician...not a politician. I think if you’re gonna make those comments, you need to pick up the torch and fully run with it."