Rococode just finished off a cross-Canada tour with their debut record Guns, Sex & Glory. When I sat down with the band, it was just before their pre-CMW show at the Horseshoe Tavern. The Vancouver band had the previous day off, but they were just starting up 7 days in a row of shows, plus […]

I spoke with Gloryhound outside of Sneaky Dee’s between sets at the ECMA daytime showcase, but the band had a busy Canadian Music Week, having already played two other showcases on the first two days of the festival. The guys were already settled before the festival had started, though, because the band had already been […]

I sat down for a chat with Carleton Stone at Café Pamenar in Kensington Market back in the fall. The young singer-songwriter released a self-titled album in September 2011 and made an appearance in Toronto for the events put on for Canada’s Walk of Fame. He refers to his sound as “high energy, guitar-based pop […]

I had the chance to chat with Morgan Cameron Ross last year before he played his release party at The Rivoli. When we got together to chat, we were sitting at Christie Pits and Morgan suggested, “Maybe I should stretch first.” The chat, I assure you, wasn’t strenuous. Morgan Cameron Ross is originally from Vancouver, […]

When I sat down with Jeff van Helvoort and Pat Marchent from Teenage Kicks, it was the night of their Be On My Side EP release show. The 6-song EP has the 2 tracks from the first 7” Teenage Kicks released in 2010, “I Get What You Give” and “Shook Our Bones”, as well as […]

Just after Boys Who Say No loaded in their gear at Sonic Boom for their in-store performance, I met up with the guys at a local restaurant/bar. The location was chosen because, as they told me, they had spent countless nights there in their “teenhood” years. And that’s sort of when the band started. 3 […]

For Valentine’s Day, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with 3 of the 7 members of The Strumbellas – Simon Ward, Izzy Ritchie and Darryl James. While most of the band’s roots are based out of Lindsay, Ontario, 5 of 7 to be specific, the band was actually formed in Toronto out […]

When I spoke with Dean Marino of Papermaps, the band was gearing up for CMJ Music Marathon in New York and Halifax Pop Explosion. Papermaps was originally called EX~PO. “Not to be confused with The Expos, which is a completely different band,” Marino clarifies. “EX-PO was always more of a solo project of mine. I […]

I had the chance to sit down with 3 of 4 members of the The Love Machine at the Horseshoe Tavern before playing a free Nu Music Nite gig. The day also marked the release of Sweater Weather on vinyl, which was originally released in August of 2010. Guitarist/vocalist Sean Prescott admits that the re-release […]

Back in September I had the chance to chat with Ben Caplan, who was playing a TIFF show. He had just started touring in preparation for the release of his debut full-length “In The Time of the Great Remembering,” which was released on October 18th. Currently he and his backing band, The Casual Smokers, have […]