Anniversary
'Aja' at 45: How the Darcys' Tribute Album Put Them a Decade Ahead of the Steely Dan Revival
PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2022
Following last month's news that Steely Dan's studio catalogue would be treated to new audiophile-grade vinyl and CD reissues, the question...
Sloan on the 30th Anniversary of 'Smeared': Copying MBV, Halifax's Nascent Scene and Still Going Steady
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2022
Sloan have spent three decades as one of Canada's most reliable purveyors of classic power pop — but they got their start on a very differe...
'A Farewell to Kings' at 45: Crown Lands Talk the Influence of Rush's Sonic Scale-Up
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2022
Like any students worth their salt in the school of rock, Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau of Ontario duo Crown Lands have studied the liner no...
'Hope in Dirt City' Turns 10: Cadence Weapon Reflects on His "Steely Dan Album"
PUBLISHED May 30, 2022
Writing about his third studio release as Cadence Weapon in 2022 memoir Bedroom Rapper, out May 31 via McClelland & Stewart, Rollie Pem...
"A Magical Time" for Vancouver Indie Rock: Said the Whale's Debut 'Taking Abalonia' Turns 15
PUBLISHED May 12, 2022
In Vancouver in 2007, a thriving new scene of pop rock was just starting to take shape. Mother Mother released their future-classic debut T...
'Glee' at 25: How Bran Van 3000's Eclectic Debut Became a Timeless "Canadian Folk Record"
PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2022
James Di Salvio thought he was making an instrumental trip-hop record and that would be it. He never imagined those late-night jam sessions...
Paper Bag Records Celebrates 20 Years, Reflects on Winning a JUNO with First-Ever Release
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2022
"One of the best albums of this year."That's what Exclaim!'s wrote in a 2002 review of Paper Bag Records' very first release, Broken Social...
Mother Mother's Debut Turns 15: "'Touch Up' Is Our Zenith"
PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2022
Mother Mother's career arc has been impossible to predict. When they first emerged as a mid-'00s freak folk trio named Mother, it was unima...
