Articles by Sheena Lyonnais

The Creepshow's Endless Road

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2009

"Downtime has been good, but it's always the same," says Creepshow vocalist/guitarist Sarah "Sin" Blackwood. "After about two weeks we all...

Gaslight Anthem / Murder By Death / Jesse Malin / Broadway Calls

Kool Haus, Toronto, ON October 13

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2009

Broadway Calls kicked off the night with just the kind of pop punk the crowd was looking for. Sounding very much like their album live, the...

Brand New

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2009

Brand New are one of the most successful cult bands in contemporary rock. The Long Island band started as an angst-ridden melodic pop punk...

Brand New

Daisy

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2009

Upon first listen, Brand New's fourth studio album, Daisy, is an extreme disappointment. Before hearing a note from the Long Island band, a...

Grass

Rogue Waves

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2009

Canada's response to the Beatles comes in the form of Nova Scotia's the Grass, unfortunately 40 years too late. But the decades passed don'...

Over Stars and Gutters

Consider This Your Curse

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

If you've ever wiped the sweat from your scruffy summer beard while moshing to gritty city punk then Over Stars and Gutters' debut album, C...

Eyes Set to Kill

The World Outside

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

Eyes Set to Kill are a difficult band to categorize, with their rough, barking male screaming, metalcore riffing and gentle female vocals....

The City and Skyway

Everything Looks Worse In Black and White

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

The City and Skyway's Barry Johnston spent years working as an engineer on the road for the likes of Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion and Anthra...