Now 54 years and 42 albums into his career, Neil Young is as fervent as ever about quality control. Reaching out to producer Rick Rubin — wh...
Diane Luckey's obituary was unspectacular. Appearing in the Asbury Park Press on July 30 of this year, readers were notified of the 61-year-...
In the early 2010s, Smith Westerns represented indie rock's new direction. Alongside other evolving acts (and tourmates) Foxygen, Girls and...
After a scrapped 2020 tour, along with the temporary sidelining of drummer Matt Cameron due to COVID and throat issues for vocalist Eddie Ve...
The scarcity of vehicles parked around the Bronson Centre for BADBADNOTGOOD's Thursday night appearance pointed to one thing: this one's for...
After premiering her new age LP on the investment capital-funded app, Calm, alongside a high-profile tour with Caribou and an announced scor...
A late-2019 announcement that beloved guitarist John Frusciante would once again join Red Hot Chili Peppers, coupled with their first Billbo...
In what seemed to be a perpetually rescheduled Ottawa tour date (which, at one point, had them opening for '90s indie supergroup TUNS), Kiwi...
Ottawa Bluesfest has been billed as "Canada's largest festival" for no other reason than its pure scope. After an opening four-day extended...
As Ottawa's largest music festival nears its 30th anniversary, RBC Bluesfest continues to downscale, going from its extravagant 12-day, six-...
On Blue Skies, Dehd go full Scottish — the Chicago indie rock trio seem to draw major influences from the twee rock of the Vaselines, the do...
Still staggering from a weekend storm that left roughly 200,000 homes and businesses without electricity, a select few Ottawans made their w...
Even the most understated Matmos release requires a Robert J. Waldinger-level of research to decode its elaborate context. But what makes al...
An scorching mid-May evening in Ottawa found the National Arts Centre lobby intermingled with stunning gowns, stylish suits and the coolest...
Over the past few years, Yves Jarvis has entered a fruitful creative phase. Releasing three LPs since 2019 (one a collaboration with Tasseom...
Land of Talk have been consistently plagued by a run of unforeseen disruptions since releasing their debut LP, Some Are Lakes, in 2008, such...
Much has been made of Kurt Vile's venture into dusty synth Americana on his latest full-length (watch my moves). But the truth is that the P...
Within the first moments of "Protection from Evil," Hot Chip's Al Doyle delivers a rubbery synthline so badass that it establishes Ibibio So...
If you conceivably require more proof that the Beatles were, and continue to be, the most influential rock musicians, consider this: every s...
There are two faces of Neil Young: Harvest-folkie and Zuma-rocker. But the truth is, he's at his best when he straddles both approaches and...
