In each issue of the print version of Plastic and Wax I include listings of new releases from independent bands. I’ve compiled them here for easy-browsing (and included a few extras). I’ve also included Bandcamp links because it’s the mostRead more…
2024 Year In Review Part 2: Know Your Indies (I-R)
In each issue of the print version of Plastic and Wax I include listings of new releases from independent bands. I’ve compiled them here for easy-browsing (and included a few extras). I’ve also included Bandcamp links because it’s the mostRead more…
2024 Year In Review Part 1: Know Your Indies (A-H)
In each issue of the print version of Plastic and Wax I include listings of new releases from independent bands. I’ve compiled them here for easy-browsing (and included a few extras). I’ve also included Bandcamp links because it’s the mostRead more…
Playlist Monday – Issue #5
Plastic and Wax Issue #5 highlights The Meringues, Your Pal Bill and The McBains as well as a handful of must-hear 2024 releases. Check out the playlist below to listen to the bands mentioned in our fall issue. Issue #6Read more…
The McBains – Self-Titled
“1-2-3-4” shouts vocalist Doug McBain as he counts in opening track “Tapping Out” a familiar bit of no-frills-punk-rock. The cover to The McBains’ self-titled debut features the band standing in a row, clad in sunglasses and leather jackets. The homageRead more…
Your Pal Bill – Ruins Everything
Your Pal Bill: Ruins Everything is the long-awaited EP from multi-instrumentalist Bill Morton (Debt Cemetary, Wordplay). His last EP Plight of the Living Dead dropped in 2017. Heck, it’s been three years since single “Pay 2 Play” was released. ARead more…
The Meringues – Pavlova’s Dog
Pavlova’s Dog is the sophomore release from garage rockers The Meringues. The Kingston quartet is led by the tag team of vocalist Amanda Pants and vocalist/guitarist Ted Evans, who gleefully trade barbs over a backdrop of squealing guitars and burstsRead more…
Playlist Monday – Issue #4
Plastic and Wax Issue #4 features write-ups for Nothing Serious, Skid Palace and The Follow Ups and highlights a slew of 2024 releases. Check out the playlist below to listen to the bands mentioned in our summer issue. Grab issueRead more…
The Follow Ups – Know Who Your Friends Aren’t
Here’s a fun one. Moncton’s The Follow Ups deliver their second LP – the follow up (sorry, couldn’t resist) to 2019’s The Follow Ups … Don’t Like You Either. It’s 12 tracks of goofball nonsense (plus 2 semi-serious tunes) clockingRead more…
Skid Palace – Love Is A Broken Record
Skid Palace is the new project from Peterborough-based solo artist Ryan Kennedy. As the title suggests, Love Is A Broken Record is a mighty despondent experience. Six down-tempo numbers delivering varying levels of angst. Production is modern (read: huge beats,Read more…