Goatwhore, rumoured to be Rick Santorum’s favourite band, kicks your teeth in to start Blood for the Master and never looks back. This, the band’s fifth studio recording, is an attack of the blackest of black metal proportions. Goatwhore formed in 1997 in New Orleans, with singer/guitarist Sammy Duet bringing together a crew of otherworldly metal demons … Continue reading »
What does it mean to be normal? In today’s age of technological saturation, the question takes on special meaning when there are countless examples of odd and even nasty behaviour out there. One doesn’t have to look very far to find a plethora of weird nuts wallowing in their own skewed sense of reality. Don’t … Continue reading »
Everybody knows at least one douchebag with a closet full of Affliction T-shirts and a litany of exaggerated stories about getting drunk and high every weekend. There are countless Facebook wall posts bragging about how wasted he got and pictures of his fake-and-bake face grinning like an idiot. He listens to Nickelback and gets in … Continue reading »
The art of self-realization sometimes comes to us in indulgent doses, with singers and bands floating their thoughts on waves of pretentious wanking and bullshit esotericism. Anthony Green, he of the oft-esoteric Circa Survive, takes the higher road with his Beautiful Things. This is the second solo album for the former vocalist of Saosin. It comes after 2008’s Avalon and is … Continue reading »
The strange engine of hype has been fuelling talk of one Lana Del Rey for quite a few months, but I’ve somehow avoided most of the fervent, slobbering discourse. With the release of Born to Die, her second studio album and major label debut, the opportunity to explore what the fuss is about has come. The 25-year-old describes … Continue reading »
At just 23 years of age, Robyn Rihanna Fenty has been through a hell of a lot. The Barbadian singer, upon her initial arrival on the pop music scene, was bound by comparisons to Beyoncé and other similar vocals. She was cute and innocent, everyone’s girl from the Caribbean. But sometimes life gets in the … Continue reading »
What we have with Sing Along with Mitch is a delicate, beautiful collection of piano and vocal duets. Simple as that. And yet in this humble presentation, pianist and vocal accompanist Mitchel Forman does so much. I have to cop to not having heard of most of the vocalists featured on the record. Forman’s work alongside the likes of … Continue reading »
In collaborating with guitarist Axel Fischbacher and pianist Walter Fischbacher, vocalist Elisabeth Lohninger has stepped right smack dab in the middle of international Christmas magic. Christmas in July is a beautiful mix of music from the far reaches of the globe, with Lohninger lending her talents in nine different languages. “Christmas is a significant holiday in numerous parts … Continue reading »
Toronto’s David Ian is known to many for his work in Superchick. The band was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album for their fifth album, Rock What You Got. So how does Ian go from shredding guitar for Superchick to an album of traditional Christmas tunes? Blame a lifelong love of … Continue reading »
Recorded live, this record features jazz guitar virtuoso Doug Munro and a band that many jazz cats will love. Ken Peplowski (clarinet), Cyrille-Aimee Daudel (vocals), Howie Bujese (violin), Michael Goetz (bass), and Ernie Pugliese (guitar) conspire to bring about gypsy jazz-inspired Christmas carols. Fans of Django Reinhardt’s work will dig what Munro is up to, with 15 … Continue reading »
