When you ask your kids what they want to be when they grow up, their responses might be a little different than yours were when you were growing up. When you were coming up, kids would say things like a…
Okay, it’s just a a few songs this week. Gotta ease into the water or you may get shocked. I have previously shouted my unconditional love of the music of White Sea (aka Morgan Kibby). Morgan released Fake Cry, a…
Séan McCann was a member of the Newfoundland folk-rock band, Great Big Sea for 20 years. Lending his vocals, as well as playing the bodhrán, guitar and tin whistle, McCann and the band toured the world to become the biggest…
In the world of Canadian hip-hop, FleshxFur is one of Victoria, British Columbia’s best-kept secrets. The man behind the hairy moniker, John Welch, is a Brampton, Ontario native who, like so many others before him, became entranced by the call…
The journey of any artist always includes finding yourself along the way, especially when it comes to performing and music. As the artist evolves, so does their sound and style. It presents itself in the lyrics and, I believe, endears…
This was originally published in May of 2017, a few days after Chris Cornell’s passing was announced. I was scheduled to cover his appearance at a music festival in Ohio and was set to drive down that morning. I wrote…
We’ve all been saying it ad nauseum: we are living in some strange times right now. Many of us are feeling more lost, lonely and disconnected than ever before. That’s why it’s so important to maintain and honor the important…
R&B and pop lovers of a certain age, this quarantune is for you. Brandy is back with a song that will have you dancing your isolation blues away and we are here for it. Brandy, who literally has not aged…