Album Review: The Lazys
The Lazys already have a few releases under their belt back in their native Australia, but now they’re releasing their first “international” album, which contains a couple of previously released…
Concert review: The Trews with The Lazys – Petit Café Campus, Montreal, October 18 2014
There are things about the music business that puzzle me. Artists with limited talent get pushed so hard by the labels that they find major success, while some amazingly talented…
From Rocking Down Under to Touring Canada: Interview with The Lazys’ Leon Harrison
I recently got a chance to chat with Leon Harrison, lead singer for Australian rockers The Lazys, ahead of their Canadian tour and the release of their new album. Jean-Frederic…
An interview with Colin MacDonald of The Trews
(This interview was originally done for Montreal Rampage) Ahead of their Fall 2014 Canadian Tour, I had the opportunity to chat with The Trews’ frontman Colin MacDonald about their new…
Interview with Brett Emmons of The Glorious Sons
(This interview was originally published on Montreal Rampage) I recently had a chance to talk to Brett Emmons, lead singer of The Glorious Sons, about their newly released first album,…
Album Review: The Glorious Sons – The Union
The Union is the first proper album from The Glorious Sons, following last year’s EP Shapeless Art. The quintet from Kingston, Ontario once again chose John-Angus MacDonald from The Trews to…
Album review: The Trews
Late last year, Canadian rockers The Trews launched a PledgeMusic campaign to fund their next album. Contrary to popular crowd funding site Kickstarter, PledgeMusic is more about artists building connections…
Here’s a great Irish drinking song for St-Patrick’s Day!
What better way to commemorate St-Patrick’s Day than with an Irish drinking song? Here’s a great track by The Trews. Hello my name is Ishmael forget the one about the…
30 years of concerts
Exactly 30 years ago today, on March 12 1984, I saw my first rock concert. At the tender age of 12, I managed to convince my parents to take me…
Concert Review: The Trews – Le Belmont, Montreal, November 24 2012
I discovered The Trews in 2005 when they opened for Robert Plant on his Mighty Rearranger tour. I didn’t know them, and didn’t have the chance to check them out…