Cover Story

Scott Pilgrim's Musical Little Life

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

Scott Pilgrim will knock you on your ass. His superpower? Being awesome. Thanks to Bryan Lee O'Malley's six-part graphic novel series, the...

The Gaslight Anthem

Signature Sound

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2010

The Gaslight Anthem aren't carrying their past with them anymore. With two albums in successive years (their debut Sink or Swim in 2007 and...

Shad Gets It

PUBLISHED May 23, 2010

"I'm a cynic but I try to keep my heart warm." Amid all the bueno bon mots, mesmerizing metaphors and tasty turns of phrase on Shad's third...

Hannah Georgas

The Tipping Point

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2010

"It's a really great feeling to know people want to hear my opinion and my advice on music. It's an honour," Hannah Georgas says demurely,...

POIRIER

Brave New World

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2010

This February, Canadian producer Ghislain Poirier was in London for the 2010 Red Bull Music Academy, a one-of-a-kind musician's retreat tha...

Jason Collett & Zeus

From Scene to Shining Scene

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

After spending the entire day playing music with some of his closest pals, Carlin Nicholson has a well-worn grin on his face when he opens...

Owen Pallett

Final Flight of Fantasy

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2010

"I pretty much had a meltdown," Owen Pallett admits, laughing ruefully. "This record took a lot out of me." The 30-year-old violin genius d...

Tegan & Sara

Sisters of Mercy

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2009

"For people to trust you and believe you, they have to see you a little bit. I'm not afraid to expose myself in that way," says Sara Quin,...