Right of the release of her debut single “!Warning Signs!” I got a chance to pick the brain of Montreal-based songwriter Dawn Cadence. Self-produced, Dawn’s music transcends genres, a soulful blending of jazz and rock inspired by 80’s pop. We talk about how Dawn put together the track, how she approaches her music and songwriting as a whole and dive into some of the artists … Continue reading Spotlight On: Dawn Cadence
New interview up on tastynewmusic.com. Check it out at the link below: Crooked Forest On “Wasted Time” Here’s a quick excerpt from the interview: Here’s where you can stream Wasted Time right now: And here’s some Fall Out Boy that doesn’t suck: Continue reading Crooked Forest Interview on Tastynewmusic.com
Cut from the clothCollected scraps from the FleaChosen to leadPoisoned the well which we drink It’s all for the causeThe cause is in meA bartender keeps tabsWhile you spit blood in the sink Make way for the crusadersThe last of the divineIntervening will get you nowhereListening might Stand behind pillarsAn honest scout turns an eyeFumes emit from a sprinklerThey surround the outside Continue reading Cloth
From the vault, date unknown, sometime 2005-2006. They look like a manic Scribbled words at r a n d o m on blank paper, no structure, s Catte red all. over. Something out of a ransom It’s like I drank ink and spit it, a dark blotchy messBut those words on that page are me at my best Continue reading Manic
From the Vault, edited slightly before posting. Originally dated sometime in 2006 or so. Winter’s not so badWhen the snow lands on rooftopsAnd the ice begins to bindLocking everything downBut for a moment, the world is stillNot that those houses have legsBut boy, those walls sure could talkCould’ve fooled me anyway It’s twenty below and I’m dying of heatMust be all that hot air escaping … Continue reading Twenty Below
I really wasn’t planning to fit this cover in this year but when you stumble across a Christmas parade – or rather, when one stumbles upon you – you gotta jingle those sleigh bells. I just happened to be walking home from running a couple quick errands (coffee, browsing electronics stores), when I got a sneak peek at the upcoming Christmas parade floats and remembered … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Last Christmas
Working our way through recent musical headlines, today we’re talking about Adele, the Spotify Shuffle debacle, and whether or not you as a musician deserve to be paid for your performances. Continue reading The Side Barre: On Adele & Performing for Free
When I think about where I derive my most influence from as a musicians, performer and songwriter, these 10 records stand above the rest. Continue reading Crooked Forest’s 10 Most Influential Albums
This week I posed a few questions over to instrumentalist music producer and head of Toronto-Psychadelic Rock outfit Halo Vair whose upcoming home-recorded EP “Definition” is due out on December 12th 2021. We get into Victor Zohni’s recording rig, the frustrations with home-recording an independent artist like himself encounters, influential artists and some words of advice for those embarking on their own self-produced releases. Listen … Continue reading Spotlight On: Halo Vair
A work in progress, putting together the demo for it right now, thought I’d share the lyrics with ya before I share a snippet of what it sounds like. Sold on a dreamYou never had and I didn’t needIs this how you pictured love to be?You can tell me Met on a whim, Out to waste the nightFell for the smileAnd the way the light hit … Continue reading Our First House
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