The Beach Boys – The Smile Sessions
By • March 16, 2012
The sticker on the front of the record says “The most anticipated album in Rock n’ Roll history.” It’s not kidding.
As the leader of …
Tunes Review: Aja interpreted by The Darcys
By • February 17, 2012
It’s pretty common to hear of a band recording a cover of someone else’s work. But when a band decides to cover an entire …
Arkells play to sold-out crowd at the Grawood
By • February 10, 2012
The wall of the Student Union Building read “Feb. 2: Arkells (Yes, really!!)” last week. And the organizers were right to be proud of …
Background music
By • February 6, 2012
I’ve been writing a lot about how recent technology has changed almost everything about music lately. I’ve talked about how it has affected the …
Return to sender?
By • January 20, 2012
Anyone who is a fan of The Simpsons (the good, old Simpsons, that is) will remember the episode from 1991 where Marge rekindles her …
The modern music scene: death and resurrection
By • January 13, 2012
Rock is dead, they say. Punk is dead. Disco is dead (or murdered, more likely). New Wave is dead. And so on.
But let’s take …
History of a concert-goer
By • November 25, 2011
It’s a pretty safe bet that if a band is doing a North American tour and aren’t touring across Canada they will still visit …
iTunes killed the stereo star
By • November 18, 2011
Birth of an audiophile
Unless you only listen to music through headphones or your computer, you probably have a stereo system at home. I use …
Spooky tunes
By • October 28, 2011
A look into the strange world of Halloween music
At the risk of sounding like Jerry Seinfeld, What’s the deal with Halloween music? From Bobby …
An open letter to concert-goers
By • October 18, 2011
Clean up your act for HPX
An open letter to the people around me at the concert last night:
I have been going to shows and …
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