After their debut in 2007, it didn’t take much time for Toronto based rock band The Darcys to graduate from campus sets to hot spots in festivals like NXNE and Canadian Music Week. The Darcys were driving in the fast lane and loving the rush, until they hit a speed bump in the spring of ’10. Lead vocalist […]
Aw, at last! Charming alt-pianist Regina Spektor finally unleashed her sixth album What We Saw From the Cheap Seats. It’s been over two years since Regina released fresh material, and the singer’s been biding her time and building suspense since the album’s completion last summer. The anticipated album was recorded in L.A. where Regina worked […]
Celebrity chef Chuck Hughes has realized his teenage dream and then some. “I grew up working in kitchens and my big dream was to open a 40-seat restaurant in Old Montreal,” Chuck says. That was his wildest dream. Today, the Montrealer is the chef and co-owner of two restaurants, Garde Manger and le Bremner, he […]
Dev, the rising pop star responsible for the hit singles “Like a G6,” “In the Dark” and “Naked,” featuring Enrique Iglesias, has teamed up with MTV to bring you Dev, a documentary that intimately chronicles the singer’s road to stardom. “It’s been a great experience,” Dev says. But there have been a few set backs and bumps along […]
“Everybody’s got demons, I just throw it all out there,” Holly McNarland says like there’s nothing to it. Since Holly’s 1997 debut, Stuff, this unrivaled alternative powerhouse has audaciously penned her autobiography through music. Each album is an excerpt from the book that is her life. The next chapter, Holly’s brand new release Run Body […]
Tom Gabel, frontman of the punk-rock band Against Me! (pictured on the left), just announced his plans to begin living life as a woman. Strong and unashamed, Tom tells Rolling Stone that he’s been privately struggling with gender dysphoria for as long as he can remember and is ready to publicly face it all. Over the […]
Not only is hip hop newcomer Hoodie Allen on a near-sold-out 25 city tour in support of his debut LP, All American, he’s riding the Billboard charts. We’re looking at the #16 spot in Canada, #10 in the US, #5 on the hip hop charts and the album debuted at #1 on iTunes. “It feels really […]
Charlie David gets off on touching people and he can’t help it. The man’s reached millions. Whether it’s as a host for networks like E! Television, OUTtv and NBC, as a screenwriter, an actor or even by playing keys in a boy band (just to label a few of the many hats this guy’s worn), Charlie won’t stop with […]
Quebecoise sweetheart Marilou is a big girl now and she’s marked this transition with her third album 60 Thoughts a Minute. This coming of age record is Marilou’s most ambitious to date. It sees the 21 year old snip some puppeteer strings as she seizes creative control and takes on the role of hands-on singer-songwriter […]
Seether is out on tour right now in support of what they’re calling their most brilliant album to date. Holding On To Strings Better Left To Fray, the band’s fifth studio effort, couldn’t have come about without its forerunner Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces. Frontman Shaun Morgan is standing in a good place right now, but […]
For better or for worse, Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips are side by side like a 2012 Bonnie and Clyde. He is famous for his roles as former frontman of the bands Galaxie 500 and Luna. She is best known as the singing voice behind the 80s animated rockstar Jem and as a former Luna bassist. Together they’re the husband and […]
Death Cab for Cutie has an exciting tour planned for North America this spring. The indie rockers will perform in intimate venues and historic theatres across the continent. And that’s not all. Especially for this unique tour, Death Cab is teaming up with members of San Francisco’s Magik*Magik Orchestra. That’s the same orchestral collective that performed the string […]
Kreesha Turner swears she’s just a simple, small town girl. That’s a little hard to believe as the chart topping singer fluffs her afro while we chat on the patio of Montreal’s Hotel 10 (formerly the Opus Hotel). “Really, it’s true!” laughs the Edmonton native. “I’m just a girl who likes to hang out, watch Ellen […]
Great Lake Swimmers’ Miranda Mulholland is the goddess of her domain, and for that, the fiery fiddler’s been called upon by some of Canada’s elite. Miranda and her talents have been requested by Jim Cuddy, Chantal Kreviazuk, Steven Page, Sarah Slean and Justin Rutledge, and top acts continue to crave collaborations with the classically trained […]
Our Lady Peace is kicking spring off with their fresh record, Curve. This will be the Canadian rockers’ eighth studio album since they banded in 1992. “I was 17 when I joined the band,” says drummer Jeremy Taggart in mid-flashback. “You know, I couldn’t get into the bars that we played in,” he laughs. “I was actually […]
MusiCounts, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ music education charity, is on a mission to keep music programs alive and kicking in schools across nation. Two-time Juno winner Johnny Reid sits on the organisation’s board and couldn’t feel stronger about the charity. “We want to keep music in the schools, we don’t want to lose it,” […]
2012 two-time Juno nominee Ron Sexsmith is his biggest critic, especially when it comes to live performances. “After almost every show, I’ll be laying in bed at a hotel going over the show. Going over the things I thought went well and the things I need to work on,” Ron says. “I worry about this […]
