Articles by Bradley Zorgdrager

Toronto's Briefcasefest Gets Sunlight's Bane, Angantyr, Völur for 2017 Edition

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2017

For the fifth time in as many years, Briefcase Show Inc. is set to bring some extreme music to Toronto venues with its Briefcasefest. Going...

Waterparks

"Stupid for You" / "Royal" (Acoustic) on No Future

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2017

Waterparks just might be as fun as their namesake. Since signing to be managed by Good Charlotte's Madden brothers (and playing that band's...

Five Secrets of Darkest Hour's 'Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora'

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2017

"As a band, there's nothing that feels better than when your core fan base says, 'Yes! Thank you!'" Darkest Hour founding guitarist Mike Sc...

The Falcon

"Glue Factory" / "Sailor's Grave" (acoustic) on No Future

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2017

The Falcon have now lived the average lifespan of their namesake (in the wild), 13 years, but the punk supergroup's output could have trick...

Darkest Hour

Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora

PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2017

Calling Darkest Hour metalcore isn't entirely inaccurate — the band are influenced by hardcore, after all — but as practitioners of the gen...

Light Thieves

'Future Colors' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2017

They may be called Light Thieves, but the real thing this California quartet is gonna steal is your attention. Their sophomore effort Futur...

​Earth Witch

"Starfighter"

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2017

Earth Witch are best described as a "Riff Riders" — just like the title of the lead single from their upcoming debut LP, Out of the Shallow...

Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Opens Up About the Frighteningly Personal Journey to '13 Voices'

PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2017

Sum 41's latest album, 13 Voices, is a lyrical journey of frontman Deryck Whibley's recovery after being hospitalized right up until the ti...