Crooked Forest’s 10 Most Influential Albums
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
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Spotlight On: Halo Vair
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
Our First House
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
Acoustic Cover Song Series 2021 Round-Up
Now that we’ve come to an end on the acoustic cover song series for 2021, I thought it might be fun to revisit all the songs that I fumbled my way through for ya through the year. If you haven’t read it yet, I explain a bit about why I started doing the acoustic cover songs in this blog post titled “The History of: Wayback … Continue reading Acoustic Cover Song Series 2021 Round-Up
Spotlight On: Päter
This week I’m pleased to introduce you to upcoming singer-songwriter Päter who just recently released their latest single “Obstinate Brain,” which best described as indie pop/rock drama given their unique theatric delivery. While Päter is not new to songwriting having begun writing as a kid, they were inspired to take on a 30-day songwriting challenge when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and began sharing new original … Continue reading Spotlight On: Päter
The Side Barre: On AstroWorld and Music Festival Safety
This is Season 1 Episode 3 of the The Side Barre podcast, developed through Anchor and streamed on Spotify. Listen now on Spotify and read on to follow the transcript. On today’s episode I want to talk a bit about the recent Astroworld tragedy that continues to find itself at the top of headlines. As of writing this, a total of 10 people have died as a result … Continue reading The Side Barre: On AstroWorld and Music Festival Safety
Spotlight On: Silas Fury
Got a chance to chat with Menno and Jeremy of Silas Fury recently to talk about their album “Frontier” and the video-concept experience that accompanies it. We get into some stand-out moments from collaborating on the record, their must-haves in the studio for their songwriting process, and then we get a little weird talking about alien lifeforms and other spacey-stuff in this in depth interview. … Continue reading Spotlight On: Silas Fury
Record 4
Today’s spin is “Try Honesty” by Billy Talent which is off their first album, “Billy Talent.” I appreciate the simplicity of BT’s album titles. Here’s the track: Here are the lyrics: Well, I tripped, I fell down nakedWell, I scratched my knees, they bledSew up my eyes, need no moreIn our game, there is no score Forgive me father, why should ya bother?Try honesty, try … Continue reading Record 4
Interview: Crooked Forest
New interview up. I answered some q’s for LoveInTheLyrics, talkin’ about songwriting and the lyrics behind “Driveway” Check it out here: https://www.loveinthelyrics.com/post/crooked-forest-brings-awareness Continue reading Interview: Crooked Forest
The DIY Indie Musician Digital Toolkit
When I started Crooked Forest (the band), I knew that taking on all the music production, instrumentation and mixing myself in addition to performing was going to be a pretty arduous task, but to me the whole point of creating music is to also share it, so I’d have to spend considerable time on promotion as well. Because I was working within a very strict … Continue reading The DIY Indie Musician Digital Toolkit
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