Plastic and Wax issue #2 is in circulation and issue #3 is on the way. Grab your copy of the new one starting in May – first dibs at the release party at Handlebar in Toronto May 4. Or atRead more…
Marvelous 3 – IV
IV is the fourth full-length from Marvelous 3. But to call it a fourth album would be extremely misleading. A quick history lesson: Butch Walker, Jayce Fincher and Mitch “Slug” McLee alongside vocalist Jesse Harte spent the late 80’s/early 90’sRead more…
Jon’s Top 10 Albums of 2023
Just as I was happy last year to see the lockdown in the rearview, I’m happy to leave 2023 behind. But not without bringing a few records with me. There was a lot of great stuff released this year andRead more…
Playlist Monday – Issue #1
Plastic and Wax is in print now. If you live in the greater Toronto area, you can grab one at an independent record store. If you don’t, follow our sponsor @cartridge.heart on Instagram, send a DM and we can doRead more…
Avem – Nerdin About Birdin
“All guitar strums were down” Avem proudly announces in the liner notes of their EP Nerdin About Birdin. For the uninitiated, Avem has embraced Ramonescore – a sub-genre of a sub-genre that embraces the fast, furious and melodic sound ofRead more…
Taxi Girls – Coming Up Roses
Taxi Girls is a power trio from Montreal. After seeing them perform at Pouzza Fest earlier this year my first instinct was to compare them to west coast indie darlings Cub, but after a few listens I realize I’m wayRead more…
Poison Fountains – Terminal
If you ever wondered “what would the Misfits sound like if Danzig got into sci-fi instead of horror?” have I got an album for you. While it’s a blink-and-you-miss-it affair (9 tracks in 15 minutes) Poison Fountains’s Terminal is hookyRead more…
Bit Brigade – DuckTales
I’ve written about Bit Brigade before. They’re a Georgia-based rock band that performs painstakingly faithful adaptations of music from Nintendo games from the 80’s and 90’s. Or more specifically Nintendo Entertainment System games. And they are thorough. They will performRead more…
Eve 6 – Grim Value
Let’s talk about Eve 6. Earnestly. Unironically. With love in our hearts. Before we get to their newest album Hyper Relevisation (we’ll get to that later on. I promise) I wanna dig in on Grim Value. And just the EveRead more…
Jon’s Top 10 Albums of 2022
A quick word about 2022: after getting my second vaccination I was finally comfortable enough to get out of the house and catch a few shows. So I promptly hit up 105 of em (still 2 to go before theRead more…