Last week I was sent an invite to try Spotify. Spotify is a streaming music service that was started by a Swedish company in 2008. The service has just launched in Canada and is currently limited access until it’s’ officialRead more…
Black Lab – A Raven Has My Heart
I first heard Black Lab in the fall of 1997. Their first single was featured on Toronto radio station 102.1 The Edge’s “Groundbreakers” show where they introduce new songs. (two of the other artists featured that week were Black GrapeRead more…
Guitar Vader – From Dusk
In North America, Guitar Vader is best known for the soundtrack to the game Jet Set Radio (or Jet Grind Radio, depending on where you live). In the game, you play as a rollerblading gang of vandals whose goal isRead more…
Judas Priest – Redeemer of Souls
My parents wanted to make sure they raised a nice, well-adjusted child. And so they decided that I was forbidden from consuming certain media. That includes violent and graphic video games (as violent as they got back then, anyway), movies,Read more…
Mastodon – Once More ‘Round The Sun
Mastodon has released enough records to talk about the band in terms of its lifespan. It hasn’t gone through lineup changes or radically distinct stylistic shifts that might point out good markers to distinguish discrete “phases” of their career. It’sRead more…