Articles by Sam Sutherland

Carpenter and the Cougar

PUBLISHED May 15, 2008

"Mid-’90s hardcore is the music that changed our lives,” says Daniel Sioui, guitarist and vocalist for Vancouver’s Carpenter. "So I remembe...

Tokyo Police Club vs. Roommates

PUBLISHED May 10, 2008

My friends Jeremy and Zorgel live with Greg from Tokyo Police Club. When the Exclaim! Anniversary Tour rolled through Toronto , we obviousl...

Lucero: A Real Interview

PUBLISHED May 7, 2008

Out in back of Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, Lucero talk about playing quietly, playing loudly, and how drunk divorcees seem to understand th...

Lucero vs. Touring Tips!

PUBLISHED May 3, 2008

Lucero have made their name as a proper touring rock and roll band. In a media-saturated era where it's just as easy to sell thousands of r...

Boys Like Girls: A Real Interview (About Avril Lavigne)

PUBLISHED May 1, 2008

We really did ask Boys Like Girls real questions (really!), but we bought this new microphone from Zellers and it totally fucked up. The re...

The Death Set

The Death Set

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2008

There are a lot of nice things being said about these Baltimore by way of everywhere punks, and for good reason: they’re fucking amazing. C...

Holy Cobras

Keep Your Hands Off My Stuff

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2008

The second release from cassette-only label Telephone Explosion, Keep Your Hands Off My Stuff sounds pretty perfect coming from tiny, shitt...

Teenage Head

Teenage Head with Marky Ramone

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2008

Okay, so it's not a new record, but this full-length pass at some of the band's best songs (recorded at Toronto super-studio Metal Works wi...