I reacted pretty abruptly to the bombshell news dropped in Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley’s first memoir, Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell back when we first got our copy, but didn’t really get a chance to talk about the rest of the book while I let myself process it. But, I do want to turn your attention to the memoir. If you haven’t … Continue reading Walking Disaster by Deryck Whibley
This blog is part 5 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 4. So I waited for the link that didn’t arrive. I had to reach out a couple times before I eventually heard back from the producer about scheduling the session. Whereas our first interaction was at the end of March, I didn’t actually receive the information to schedule … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 5 – The First Session
Canada is no stranger to great country music and has bred undeniable talent all across its vast land, but it’s a little more rare to stumble upon a voice with such power and prowess as we have with Lynne Taylor Donovan. From the Okanagon in British Columbia, Donovan has been performing and perfecting her sound since she was a young girl and her latest album … Continue reading Ready or Not, We’re Movin’ On with Lynne Taylor Donovan
From Edmonton, Alberta, musician-songwriter (a distinction they make, not us!) Tim James LaRiviere has certainly been making his way around the globe in unique ways, from performing at festivals and events to working out of the industry’s most iconic recording studios like Abbey Road (that’s the one) and Steve Vai’s Mothership Studio’s and the Red Room in France, he’s sure to have gained a diverse … Continue reading Introducing Tim James and the Very Special Guests
Canadian musician Alanna Matty knocks another one out of the park with her latest release Serotonin. The Halifax-based songwriter has a particular ear for matching the tone of her productions with the feelings evoked by the stories described in her lyricism and Serotonin is a perfect example of that. It’s a slow burning ballad that leans heavily on delicate piano but the real treat comes … Continue reading Fill Up on Serotonin With Alanna Matty’s Latest
Pardon our delay but Skye Wallace literally broke the internet last week when this one was released and as an entirely online publication we were heavily impacted by the outage. What Is Real? sees a bit of a departure from her usual fair, whereas 2022’s Terribly Good album found Skye in a country rock groove, it would appear that we’re seeing Skye enter more of … Continue reading Skye Wallace Comes to a Confident Realization in “What Is Real?”
On Thursday February 29th, the coldest day of the week by far after unseasonable highs, I shuffled myself down to Massey Hall for my first Ron Sexsmith show. I can’t remember when I’d first heard of Ron but I point it to being sometime in my teens, but since then it’s sort of just been one of those names that floats around you. He’s not … Continue reading Multiple Standing Ovations for Sexsmith at Sixty
Welcome back for another episode of Casual Conversation! If you missed the memo, Casual Conversation is our new video interview show showcasing musicians and independent artists, conducted over Zoom and hosted on our new YouTube channel CrookedForestTV. Today I’m excited to share with you my conversation with Toronto-based singer-songwriter and motivational speaker Michel Neray. We talk about his most recent release Kiss the Rock, what drives … Continue reading A Casual Conversation with Michel Neray
The latest by Alex Southey wouldn’t sound terribly out of place somewhere within The Arkells early repertoire; even vocally he almost takes on a style I can only describe as a sleepy and slightly slurring Max Kerman sitting on the floor of his McMaster dorm room after striking out while trying to pick-up at a college party he stayed much too late out at. Much … Continue reading I wanna tell you about Alex Southey’s God’s Green Earth
Released today on YouTube and Instagram is the latest release and final instalment of the Jaimee Eat World Damage record, “I Will Steal You Back”. Check it out here: “Thanks for listening; I’m taking an actual real hiatus from all this for a while to work on new original music. Hope ya enjoy this one,” – Jaimee Eat World. Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: I Will Steal You Back
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