Articles by James Martens

Toronto's Blunt Chunks Announce Debut EP, Share "Natural Actors"
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2022
Toronto-based project Blunt Chunks — helmed by Jaunt's Caitlin Woelfle-O'Brien — have announced plans for their upcoming debut self-titled...
The Gaslight Anthem Are Skipping Canada on Their North American Tour — for Now
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2022
Fans of heartland punk rockers the Gaslight Anthem rejoiced last week when the band announced they were "returning to full time status" aft...
Dave Grohl's Metal EP Is Better in Theory Than in Practice
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
Dream Widow is the latest wacky brainchild of Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, who performed most of the instruments on this debut EP himself, alo...
The Killers Drop Deluxe Edition of 'Pressure Machine,' Share "The Getting By II" Video
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
The Killers have released a deluxe edition of their 2021 album, Pressure Machine via Island Records. The reissue includes several reinterp...
Crown Lands Re-Release 'White Buffalo' with Live Recording of "The Witching Hour"
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
Juno Award-winning rock duo Crown Lands have re-released their latest EP White Buffalo — which landed among Exclaim!'s 25 Best EPs of 2021...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shouts Out Vancouver's Kimmortal
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — congresswoman for New York's 14th congressional district — has paid tribute to one of Canada's rising West Coast...
Craig Finn Details New Album 'A Legacy of Rentals,' Drops "Messing with the Settings"
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
Craig Finn — lead singer of the Hold Steady — has announced a new solo album A Legacy of Rentals, out May 20 via Positive Jams/Thirty Tiger...
Let's Eat Grandma Announce North American Tour, Release New Single "Levitation"
PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2022
British synth-pop duo Let's Eat Grandma have just announced a tour of North America — their first in three years — in support of their upco...