Album review – Wilson – Right to Rise
Detroit rockers offer a great sophomore album that straddles the line between metal and rock.
Album review – The Forest Rangers – Land Ho!
First album from Sons of Anarchy music supervisor Bob Thiele and his Forest Rangers hits the mark, and recalls the show’s best musical moments.
Scream for me beer lovers: Iron Maiden’s Trooper Ale reviewed
I finally tracked down some Iron Maiden Trooper Ale! Was it worth the chase? How does it taste? Read to find out.
Marvel Comics vs DC Comics: who wins the musical showdown? (part 2)
At the end of the first round of this musical showdown, Marvel Comics was up 3 to 2 after Superman and Spider-Man battled. Let’s start round 2 with another giant…
Why I hate the term “Guilty Pleasure”
Just a short rant for today: I hate the concept of “Guilty Pleasures”. Our local rock radio, CHOM-FM, has a feature where they’ll play a “Guilty Pleasure” song every day,…
Spider-Man’s forgotten Rock Opera
If you thought that the Broadway show Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (written by U2’s Bono and The Edge) was the first time Spider-Man’s been adapted to a musical medium, think again.…
Marvel Comics vs DC Comics: who wins the musical showdown? (part 1)
I was recently playing a bunch of superhero scores, and I started thinking about how the quality of a musical score has nothing to do with the quality of the…
2014 in review: my musical hits and misses
It’s time for the music addict’s 2014 year end review, covering my personal hits and misses from the music world. 2014 was also a banner year for this blog, with…
Support a good cause and update your Holiday playlist at the same time
If you’re tired of hearing the same old holiday songs repeated ad nauseam, with the same predictible arrangements year after year, here are two new options that will help two…
Concert Review: Jake Bugg – Metropolis, Montreal, January 12 2014
This was Jake Bugg’s 3rd Montreal show in 6 months: he played the Osheaga Festival last August, then played a sold out show at the Corona Theatre in September (about…