Canuck rock legend Randy Bachman loves his “amazing and silly” role of deejay on Randy’s Vinyl Tap

Some musicians don’t have much time for other people’s material because they’re way too wrapped up in their own. Not Randy Bachman.

Radio-rock fan Leeroy Stagger borrows a boogie vibe from Tom Petty for Everything Is Real

That song just totally got me. There’s something about the swagger to it that reminds me of my childhood and my parents."

“She's got the flint and she's got the steel," says Gurf Morlix of Romi Mayes, "everything she needs to take her where she wants to go.”

"There is an intensity to it, but it's not metal in the sense that it's all doom and destruction. And I don't sing like the Cookie Monster."

Back in July of 2008 I met Odds singer-guitarist Craig Northey at an East Van practice space to talk about his band's new album, Cheerleader.

"I do Infidels then go smoke about four cigarettes, have a cup of coffee, and hit it with [Tom Cochrane]. So it's gonna be a gruelling tour."

Charlottetown’s Two Hours Traffic has an awesome knack for conjuring melodious pop gems like “Stuck for the Summer”.

“You never know what you would think if you’d taken a different path, but I’m really happy where I am right now."

Opening for the former KISS picker has been inspiring for MacDonald, and has led to pointers on how to play the nifty solo from “Firehouse”.

When it came time for Matt Mays + El Torpedo to record Terminal Romance, the Nova Scotia–spawned quartet didn’t mess around.

When I called Kathleen Edwards last week she had just pulled in to Tucson, Arizona, for a gig at the historic Hotel Congress.

"I don't have [crossover] expectations for Old Reliable," says Shuyler Jansen, "I just hope that we build up a solid, dedicated following."

As a kid growing up in Portugal, Lucas Silveira got an accidental taste of early-'80s guitar rock that would prove hugely influential on him.