You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to the bottom of a certain musical mystery. Wind of Change explores the possibility that a
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Moby has always been a hardcore vegan/animal rights dude. He’s also got many friends in the music community who feel the same way. This inspired him to create a documentary on the history
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other side by burrowing into an adversary’s society and psyche — can be very
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Bad Religion isn’t going anywhere. Four decades after hitting the scene in LA, the punk band is kicking ass and taking names — sharing some stories for the first time, thanks to a
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The above image is from Ken Chinn’s AKA Mr. Chi Pig’s last-ever interview with BeatRoute Magazine, and pretty much says everything you need to know about him – Punk rock ’til the very
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Micah Schnabel is an optimist. Fiercely. He believes that the world can be a beautiful, loving place. We just have to get through all the crap first. On his new solo album, “The
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Back in May 2018, I led a great group of people to London for a tour of the city’s rock landmarks, thanks to the people at Flight Centre. Everything went so well (the
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Ah, bollocks – Pete Shelley is gone. An apparent heart attack at only 63 years old. If you were to compile a list of the absolute most influential punk bands from the genre’s
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The rainbow flag of gay pride was first flown in San Francisco on this day in 1978. And as for music news for June 25, 2018… Because it’s Monday, you need this school
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Thirty-two years ago today there was a massive tornado outbreak that hit areas around Barrie, Ontario. It was bad. As for music news on May 31, 2018… Twitter still matters to musicians. Here’s
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Before CanCon required a certain amount of Canadian music be played on the airways, punk and alt rock musicians did their best to play, to record, to get out into the world and
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