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Music, Storytelling

Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 6 – The Second Session

This blog is part 6 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 5. The next session date was originally scheduled for July 20th, but as the day approached it had to be moved. The engineer wanted to go out of town, so we moved our session to the 25th instead. In our e-mail back and fourth trying to re-schedule, I … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 6 – The Second Session

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Music, Storytelling

Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 4 – The First Official Project Meeting

This blog is part 4 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 3 here. I was a little surprised when I hopped into the scheduling page to find that I wouldn’t be scheduling our first session. Instead it would just be a virtual meeting to discuss next steps.  That part is all well and good, I figured, but I had to laugh … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 4 – The First Official Project Meeting

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Canadian, Neither Could Dylan

The Foxchase is Officially On With Neither Could Dylan

Friday March 15th saw the release of Neither Could Dylan’s follow-up LP to 2023’s debut Acceptance and honestly we were too busy spinning it on the day of to talk about it. Foxchase is a 16-17 song (depending who you ask) juggernaut that Dylan has been caught saying, “in many ways, it’s a precursor to Acceptance.” Weaving traditional folk storytelling with Canadian indie rock flare … Continue reading The Foxchase is Officially On With Neither Could Dylan

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Casual Conversation

A Casual Conversation with Ethan from BIG MILK

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 stoked to introduce you to Ethan from Toronto-based punk band Big Milk. When I saw the below music video, I was immediately mildly disturbed, intrigued and very … Continue reading A Casual Conversation with Ethan from BIG MILK

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Casual Conversation, Interviews

A Casual Conversation with Michel Neray

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

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folk

Peel yourself off the Asphalt for Danté Ravenhearst

Like the steady rumbling of an unseen oncoming train, the latest by Toronto-based folk songwriter Danté Ravenhearst seems to emerge from the distance with a certain spine-tingling sensation that suggests there’s much more underneath the surface of this brooding folk-rock track. Its initial beatings are steady and purposeful as the drums provide an encouraging pulse to the bass that is casually bumping alongside before Ravenhearst … Continue reading Peel yourself off the Asphalt for Danté Ravenhearst

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folk, Music Reviews, singer songwriter

I wanna tell you about Alex Southey’s God’s Green Earth

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

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Interviews, Spotlight On

Spotlight On: Hot Apollo

We first introduced you to Hot Apollo back in January of 2023 with the release of Baby Lord and recently we were stoked when lead vocalist and songwriter Jaymes Buckman was able to indulge us with a few of our most burning questions hot off the heels of their new album Tempest Rock. We talk about having a confident stage presence, how fashion impacts a … Continue reading Spotlight On: Hot Apollo

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Interviews, Spotlight On

Spotlight On: Alex Southey

We learned about Alex Southey in late 2022 with the release of their Common Fantasies EP and we’ve been keeping a pretty keen ear to them ever since. Since then Alex has released a bunch of new music, done a series of mini-tours across Southern Ontario, hosts an open mic in Toronto and most recently started their own PR company Oh Marlene! With so much … Continue reading Spotlight On: Alex Southey

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Music, rock

Sun’s out, Funzo. The Get Alongs Release Their Debut LP ‘Weather Permitting’

They’re coming in about as close to the wire you can get to make a play for best release of 2023 with the unveiling of their debut LP Weather Permitting (streaming today). The band announced the record earlier today on their Instagram page and we hopped right over to give it a listen. We were 3 songs deep into the record before we solidified the … Continue reading Sun’s out, Funzo. The Get Alongs Release Their Debut LP ‘Weather Permitting’

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