I had the great pleasure of attending this year’s Amnesia Rockfest. It was the 11th edition of the festival that focuses on heavy metal and punk rock. This festival transforms the small getaway destination of Montebello, Quebec into a rock n’ roll party lasting the entire weekend. There were so many great bands playing that I cannot write about all […]

Tribute albums, as a rule, are problematic beasts. Everyone wants to pay homage to the amazing musicians who inspired them, which is great. In some cases, the one being paid tribute to was never as “successful” (read “financially successful”) as the acts covering their songs. In some cases, the opposite is true. Either way, tribute albums are tough to produce. […]

Happy Canada everyone! To celebrate, we thought it would be great to create a list! Everyone likes lists, right? And we used some pretty high tech scientific stuff to get this list together – we asked our friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter. That’s high-tech enough for us. Specifically, we asked about your favourite and most iconic Canadian songs […]