An interview with Cindy Bullens When I was eight or nine, my pre-pubescent boy crushes included Suzi Quattro, Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford. I also appreciated the music of Gary Glitter and Joan Jett. Clearly I empathized with the precocious and the glamorous. I’d like to say that changed as an adult, but probably it … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians, The Elliott Murphy Papers
Bradley Baker is new to the photography world but, with that said, he has captured a surrealism that invokes your imagination. Whether he is on tour around Europe or witnessing something majestic, he has his camera on the ready. He has a documentary-style approach. First off with the most basic question, how did you get … Continue Reading
Art, Art Shots, Interviews, Musicians
The Dears returned last year with the release of Degeneration Street, their fifth studio album. The refreshing track list ignites remembrance to former years, indulging listeners with Brit-rock noise and smooth appeal. Each song—from Omega Dog to Tiny Man rings immediately with bluesy-bass resonance; rooted in ballads and rhythms. This dark pop-rock outfit has held … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians
‘Time Capsules II’ features charming love-rock ballads, pulled from a former serious bond and the adoption of moving to New York to attend school. The record talks about the simple tendencies, the daily occurrences and offers a brevity of realism that exists in deep-rooted relationships. “Well I was in love with a girl for my … Continue Reading
Musicians, Uncategorized
I have to wonder now whether Elliott Murphy was feeling low-down as he re-tuned his guitar sitting on his stool in the dark in the murky confines of downstairs at the Garage, the Garage not being one full of Ford Mustangs and car parts but a venue somewhere in North London, innit. This seemed to … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians, The Elliott Murphy Papers
It’s pretty safe to say that your first album is a success when the worst review you get states that your CD would be good to bring home to a girlfriend. And for Vancouver’s folk duo The Reckoners, that’s exactly what happened. “I think we had tons and tons of really great reviews and I … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians
Limelight exposes the 90’s club scene through a journey of New York’s sex, drugs and rock-and-roll lifestyle. Peter Gatien was one of its curators. Nowadays when we think of glamorous nightclubs we tend to associate high-end goods and service with tanned skin and dolled up socialites. Unfortunately, the ‘taste’ of the candy has strayed from … Continue Reading
Culture, Entertainers, Interviews, Musicians
One the highlights of NXNE and calming gifted pleasures in general seeps from one name – Mr. Chad VanGaalen. Appearing on Canada’s Q TV, a booked European tour and landing top status on the learshot charts—the west-coast troboudour’s stunning artistic ability is one that stretches beyond just the mic. VanGaalen is also a celebrated visual … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians
There was a brief period in Kim Wempe’s life when she wasn’t sure that she should keep pursuing music. She was dealing with the business aspect of her profession and struggling to surround herself with the right people. She started to wonder if she could be happy doing something else with her life. But then … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians
…But you could be anywhere. Music doesn’t care where you are, it only cares that you listen. by Sara Harowitz photos by Taylor Dickie There I was, a Canadian surrounded by Germans. Standing with my two other Canadian friends in some hip, obscure part of Berlin, Germany. I stopped and looked around me. Based on the lack … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians
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