Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story The Hot Docs Festival is taking place in Toronto from April 25 to May 5 and features 168 documentaries from 64 countries with 83 world and international premieres. The topics of these documentaries…
While Canada is rarely excluded from the big tours, only Toronto, Vancouver and/or Montreal tend to get a stop. Being a hop from a variety of large eastern cities, Toronto seems to benefit the most. But smaller cities in the…
The Long Goodbye Tour made Toronto its penultimate North American stop. Of the 45 million households that owned a copy of Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), I grew up in one. This was the only album of its time that I…
We all have our every day carry items. My quick run out to the store requires an even quicker check for the modern essentials – phone, wallet, keys, earbuds, and sunglasses, at the least. But when it’s time to commute…
Formed in 1992 from the ashes of Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyros featured former members, singer Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins. Joined by guitarist Peter DiStefano, and bassist Martyn LeNoble, the LA quartet rose up the charts via the…
The Long Beach, California indie band made a stop on February 27 at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre. Halfway through their 30-stop tour promoting their late 2023 self-titled album, they brought along Joe P and band to open the show before…
For fans of the greatest reggae artist in history, this book tells the story in words and images. Even before Legend was the ubiquitous ‘best-of’ album that EVERY Gen Xer owned and spun, reggae was introduced to me at a…
St. John’s singer-songwriter continues to shine on his solo Canadian tour. Well-established past his time in Hey Rosetta!, Tim Baker continues to show why he’s not just one of Canada’s best songwriters right now, but a consummate performer. Easily enthralling…
Burlington’s post-hardcore heroes launch their latest tour in Toronto. In commemoration of their landmark 2013 album, This Is How The Wind Shifts, Silverstein opened the first of 18 shows on their North American tour at Toronto’s Opera House. In support,…
This in-depth book covers the history and process behind the vinyl record and its impact, not just on music, but on the world. Few, if any, retail items I can think of have had such a lifespan. From the top…