INTERVIEW: WE WERE EVERGREEN (PARIS)
Each year, SXSW is awash in those tastemakers or people eagerly anticipating and seeking through the gigabytes of music tossed out there to find the newest, latest, greatest bands to watch and herald. Me, I just go to watch bands I thoroughly enjoy instead of trekking around and panning for gol
INTERVIEW: MALLY (MINNEAPOLIS)
With the slew of Soundset announcements (one of the biggest festivals in the States for hip-hop) came word that up-and-coming rapper MaLLy will be helping host the extravaganza. MaLLy’s just busting out of the woodwork in the Twin Cities, capping off the Welcome to Minnesota tour and gearing up
INTERVIEW: MATTHEW SANTOS (CHICAGO)
From time to time we all experience those moments of synchronicity. My most recent experience with this was meeting Matthew Santos backstage at a show in Chicago. I knew of Santos, and his work with Lupe Fiasco, on songs like “American Terrorists” like the Grammy nominated “Superstar” to
INTERVIEW: ANDREW DAWSON (LOS ANGELES)
Andrew Dawson is one of those figures everyday people may not really know about, but you’ve certainly heard his work before. The mixer, engineer and producer has lent his expertise in some way on albums like Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and 808s & Heartbreak, Common‘s Fin
INTERVIEW: ELLIOTT BROOD (TORONTO)
Toronto power-folk trio Elliott Brood return with 4th LP Days Into Years: an introspective historical concept album breathing musical life into Canadian monuments found in European cities. Lead vocalist Mark Sasso shares his thoughts on recording in old army barracks, keeping his sweet voice fresh
INTERVIEW: CUFF THE DUKE (OSHAWA, ONTARIO)
A lot of people are put off by the country music label but not many are put off by Cuff the Duke. Ten years after their debut release Life Stories For Minimum Wage, their new Juno (Canadian Grammys) award-nominated album Morning Comes marks a return to an indie label an
LIMELIGHT: JOHNNY ILL BAND (DETROIT)
Limelight returns with force, giving musicians a chance to talk about what they know best, be it other musicians they love or places close to home. Detroit’s Johnny Ill Band is at the bleeding heart of the Motor City punk scene, not only breathing life into that but the city’s own revi
INTERVIEW: WALK OFF THE EARTH (BURLINGTON, ONTARIO)
People always root for those underdog moments in the film where, us the passive observer, follows the protagonist through trials and tribulations just aching and waiting for that one moment when the tide turns to positive. It makes us feel a connection and heartfelt earnest for them to succeed in wh