A gifted songwriter in her own right, Harris is also dazzlingly adept at taking other songwriters’ pieces and effortlessly making them her own, and her latest album, All I...
How do you solve a problem like Frog Eyes? Critically lauded by all the right publications, adored by the tastemaking armies of bearded cognoscenti, and yet for some people...
When talking to a musician from Newfoundland, there are certain things that, fair or not, a West Coaster can expect: a lightning-fast patois delivered with old-world inflections;...
The indie-rock scene in Vancouver can sometimes seem like an insular little world, constantly cannibalizing its bands to make new ones. Lord Beginner is a classic example of this.
In the “funny because it’s true” department, Elias singer-guitarist Brian Healy gets big laughs when he announces that “Coldplay are, like, the new Phil Collins.”
If you fell in love with the songs on 2007’s Go Ghetto Tiger, the eponymous debut from the Vancouver trio composed of MarQuo Blacquiere, Jason “Super J” Urquhart, and Skoty B, you...
Raine Maida is a man who inspires mixed emotions. On one hand, he and his Toronto-based band, Our Lady Peace, have had million-selling albums both at home and abroad. On the other...
