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.…
Amoeba Music: a rare specimen of the endangered species known as “record store”
When I was a teenager, one of the first things I did on a trip was scout out record stores. A trip to a major US city would usually mean…
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…
Montreal’s The Willing release debut EP « Splendid Gifts »
(This article was originally written for Montreal Rampage) If you attend a show at Montreal’s Boom Room, chances are you’ll hear The Willing play onstage. The band was formed two…
Halifax rockers Alert the Medic make a splash with new album
(This article was written for Montreal Rampage) Halifax’s Alert the Medic is the kind of band you hear for the first time, and you wonder why you haven’t heard them…
Jimmy Fallon and The Roots step in for injured Bono
U2 had to cancel at the last minute their weeklong residency on the Tonight Show because Bono got seriously injured in a cycling accident. But Jimmy Fallon and The Roots…
Music for Remembrance Day
Today is a day of remembrance in Canada as we celebrate Remembrance Day to honour the fallen soldiers who served this country (in the UK it is known as Armistice…
Concert Review: Mastodon – Metropolis, Montreal – October 29th 2014
It was an evening of complex metal at Metropolis last night, as 3 bands played to a near sold out crowd. The evening started with Norway’s Kvelertak, who I unfortunately missed because…