Right on queue after mentioning Eligh’s instrumental work under the monicker of Gandalf in my last post he has a new release available on Bandcamp title Gandalf’s Trunk Machine. Some bass heavy beats that make me miss having a car,Read more…
The Grouch & Eligh – The Tortoise & The Crow
The Grouch and Eligh are rap veterans and long time members of the Living Legends crew. I have known of both of them since the late 90’s but have never really listened to them much. I remember downloading some ofRead more…
Sole & DJ Pain 1 – Death Drive: First As Tragedy Then As Remix
Death Drive was the first album I mentioned on this blog. As he did with the original Sole and The Skyrider Band album, Sole has had some of has beat making friends. 6 tracks have been remixed (Don’t Riot hasRead more…
XTRMST – XTRMST
Low and behold, AFI members, Davey Havok and Jade Puget have once again given birth to another musical side-project with an awkwardly spelled name. Quite the contrast from their electronic side-project Blaqk Audio, XTRMST is their take on straight edgeRead more…
David Newberry – No One Will Remember You
What do you get when you take an intelligent kid from a small Ontario town and move him to BC with a guitar in hand? You get David Newberry, one of Canada’s best kept folk secrets. “No One Will RememberRead more…
Striker – City of Gold
I like early-80’s metal, I really do. So whenever a band releases a retro-sounding NWOBHM – sorry, I meant NWOTHM – record I jump all over it. I’ve gushed over bands like Skull Fist, Phantom and Night Demon in theRead more…
Red Wall – (Boyles) and Piles EP
This is an odd one track EP from Milo and Alexander Kollman. This is a little different sound to what Milo has done with his solo projects. The production from Alexander Kollman is a little quirkier and at times theRead more…
Kosmograd – Orbiter
Have you heard of Kosmograd? They’re a Post-Metal/Sludge band hailing from Toronto, ON. Perhaps you have caught them opening for Intronaut, The Ocean and Solstafir? Maybe? Truthfully, the band has not participated in any extended touring circuits and unless oneRead more…
Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments To An Elegy
You don’t have to like Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. He’s arrogant, he’s prickly, he’s notoriously difficult to work with and has been known to repeatedly troll his fans for his own amusement. However, when he makes his grand proclamationsRead more…
Headstones – One In The Chamber Music
One In The Chamber Music is the latest offering from Kingston Can-rock vets the Headstones. They’ve gone through their back catalogue and have recorded acoustic arrangements of some familiar favourites. To make the package more enticing, a couple new songsRead more…