Draw The Line on September 20th

This Saturday, September 20th, join the call for people, for peace & the planet by participating in the Draw The Line march and rally at Queen’s Park. For those outside of the Toronto area, head to https://drawtheline.world/ to find an event near you. What It Means: From rallies to strikes, marches to gatherings, this September 20th, communities will mobilize across the country and demand that Prime … Continue reading Draw The Line on September 20th

Youth Without Shelter Present Time4Change 2025

We’re just a week away from the official opening of the Time4Change art gallery presented by Youth Without Shelter. Now in it’s 14th year, the annual Time4Change fundraiser works alongside community partners to educate Toronto students about youth homelessness through fundraising and art activism. Where ART Meets ACTIVISM. Time4Change is a collaborative effort that blends the expressive and emotional influence of the arts with the … Continue reading Youth Without Shelter Present Time4Change 2025

Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 3 – The Contract

This blog is part 3 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 2 here. I already had one song in mind that I thought would be best to proceed with this producer, but I wrote another 6 or 7 that week that were strong contenders, too.  At this point, I’ll divulge that some of the other artists that this person has credited … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 3 – The Contract

Matt Pryor is releasing a Memoir

I love learning about my favourite bands and hearing stories about their lives and career, but I’m really someone that’s only really into it if it’s written by the artist themself. Enter Matt Pyror of The Get Up Kids and The New Amsterdams and his recently announced Red Letter Days. No, it’s not a rehashed boring recreation of the album of very similar name for … Continue reading Matt Pryor is releasing a Memoir

Let’s Talk About Sessions Live!

…and the Predatory Nature of the Music Industry (that’s the end of the blog title but it seemed a little wordy). Recently I tried to log on to Sessions Live for my normal semi-regular livestream sessions to find that the website just doesn’t work anymore. The links lead nowhere and there’s a DNS error in place of what used to be a pretty elegant and … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sessions Live!

Who & What Is Crooked Forest?

In an effort to get ahead of any confusion, here’s a quick overview on who Crooked Forest is… or is the right question “What is Crooked Forest?”… but also, it’s a place, isn’t it? I mean if you google it… Okay, let’s try to sort this one out together.  Who Is Crooked Forest? Well, they’re a band, and a girl.  In the shortest of explanations … Continue reading Who & What Is Crooked Forest?