We’re going to be living with Taylor Swift Mania until at least the end of November 2024. Her fanbase mixed with those afflicted with some kind of FOMO have created an seemingly insatiable
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Since we heard about the passing of Sinead O’Connor last month, tributes have been flowing fast. At a show in Brantford, Ontario, Our Lady Peace performed their version of her signature song, “Nothing
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Here we are dear reader: the final stretch. It’s been a whirlwind journey through Jamaica and Reggae Sumfest 2023, but tonight is the final evening of programming and the conclusion of my trip
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[An opportunity outlined by correspondent Elisa F.G. – AC] You! Yes you, the one who wrote a thousand songs during the pandemic then got called back to the office after and forgot all
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If it feels like the summer was extremely busy when it came to live music, it was. Not did we see the regular stream of tours but acts also had to caught up
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[Another Ottawa report from Ross MacDonald. – AC] At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Pearl Jam was an early victim, one of the first bands forced to cancel a world tour that
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[More from Ottawa Bluesfest with Ross MacDonald (photos) and Karen Coughtrey (text). – AC] Opening on Day 7 of Ottawa’s Bluesfest was American singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus. Although many in the crowd could be
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If you haven’t seen Danny Boyle’s six-part miniseries on the story of the Sex Pistols on Disney+ yet, get on it. It’s fun, funny, well-cast, and historically accurate. The producers of the doc
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[More concert reporting from Karen Coughtrey (words) and Ross MacDonald (pictures). – AC] It was finally a mild spring evening in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the perfect night to spend time
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Over the weekend, people had a chance to email an entry to me to enter a draw to win tickets and soundtracks to the Foo Fighters’ movie, Studio 666, which opens this Friday.
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The Foo Fighters were sitting around during the pandemic looking for something to do. At some point, someone must have said, “You know, we should make a horror movie.” So they did. Studio
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