“Shut up and play the hits”: 18 musicians reveal why they will – or won’t – play the hits
Sometimes, writing a hit song is as much a blessing as it is a curse The evening ends...
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The Basement Paintings work with Aaron Harris of ISIS on new EP: Interview
Saskatoon group to release Time Lapse City at Amigos on March 7 The Basement Paintings, a Saskatoon instrumental...
Canadian hardcore legends D.O.A. are finally calling it a day… or are they?
Canada’s longest running hardcore band to embark on a “Farewell Tour” “I won’t stop doing this until I’m...
I nearly botched an interview with Kerry King of Slayer
Slayer to play Saskatoon’s Praireland Park on Nov. 5 As a freelance journalist, missing a phone interview is...
Ontario’s Missed Connection Records to release new album from Zachary Lucky
Lucky to release The Ballad of Losing You September 13 at the Bassment Zachary Lucky, a country folk...
Colin James Was a Punk Before You Were a Punk
Juno-Winning Saskatchewan bluesman once led Regina punks The Wankers Colin James, a Regina-born bluesman who first shot to...
We Were Lovers Prepare For Summer Tour: Interview
Saskatoon electro-dance duo gear up for album release at Amigos We Were Lovers, a Saskatoon electro-dance duo, are...
Factor Drops New Video in Advance of Woke Up Alone: Interview
“Don’t Give Up” features Kirby Dominant & Jeans Boots Factor, aka Graham Murawsky the Saskatoon hip-hop producer, has...
Young Benjamins release Less Argue: Review
Saskatoon indie folk band plot CD release party at Amigos With their album available for streaming on Exclaim’s...
How Paul Lawton Became the Most Hated Man in Canadian Music: Timeline
Author of infamous blog ‘Slagging Off’ is a total sweetheart in real life The first time I met...