Colin James checks in from Memphis where his sophomore album is taking shape

Vancouver's fave young blues-rocker had to travel all the way down to Tennessee to record the vocal and guitar parts for his next album.

Matt Mays eschews high-profile producers to twiddle the knobs himself on impressive Coyote

For his new album the 33-year-old singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist left the big-name producers behind and took the DIY route.

“We just sealed ourselves in a tiny room and started whacking away on guitars to see what kind of noise we could make."

In true Canadian fashion, Calgary indie-rockers the Dudes take a hockey-based approach on a track off their latest album.

“I’m a pretty lucky person to have amazing friends and people who want to come play,” says Edwards of the guests on her new album, Voyageur.

"If you’re anybody of our age and you go camping in the summer there’s a good chance that the Hip are gonna be part of the playlist.”

I interviewed Canuck-rock legend Randy Bachman for the second time in 2009, when he was set to play a show at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom.

The two singer-guitarists in Toronto alt-country act the Warped 45s go way back—and they should, since they’re first-cousins.

When I went for a walk in my North Delta 'hood today I came across a placard promoting next month's Terry Fox Run for cancer research.

Ryder Havdale made a name for himself on the Vancouver indie-rock scene with groups like Kids These Days and Second Narrows.

When I contact Tom Wilson at an Edmonton hotel, he’s feeling refreshed after an afternoon session of “adult nap time”.

When it came time to record their fourth studio album, Hope & Ruin, the Trews holed up at the Tragically Hip’s Bathouse.

I interviewed Randy Bachman for the second time in January of 2009, when he was preparing to play a show at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom.