Category: Interviews

When we look back at the turn of the century, say ten years from now, we’ll look at the trends and news that shaped the way we were then, and compare things to the way they will be in the present. At this point, February 2000, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what the here and…

It’s November 1st 11:28 p.m. I’ve been in New York City now for about five and a half hours and the crowd gathered outside the HMV record store has increased substantially in the past hour. Security finally let some of them in. The people don’t seem to stop coming and they’re getting restless. A yell…

Brian Howes, lead singer of DDT, lends some insight on what it’s like to tour around Canada, starting a career. In early spring, DDT released their first record major record, Urban Observer, on Elektra, with a little help from Lars Ulrich of Metallica. These Canadian warriors are a brave new band that fuses together rock,…

Artist: Warren G Title: I Want It All Label: Restless Rating: 7/10 The G funk is back and better than ever. Warren G.’s latest release, I Want It All, was almost six years in the making. That is a long time to be out of the swing of it, but Warren G. hasn’t slipped. No…

The Watchmen come from Winnipeg, the same town that bred such legends as Neil Young and The Guess Who. The band’s roots trace back to 1988 (minus current bassist Ken Tizzard) where they could be spotted every weekend packing clubs across Winnipeg. From the first record, McLaren Furnace Room in ’92, to their latest release,…

Hey, what’s up? Waking up kind of late. You know, I’m living that rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. How did you get to live the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle? I would always send my demo tapes that I made at home to my Uncle John, and so my Uncle John, he’s in Fleming & John, would…

Hey, how are you? I’m alright. Are you getting ready for Christmas? Uh. Sort of, but not really. I’m not ready for anything right now. So, they have you doing press this week. No Christmas time off? Yeah, I’ve been doing press relentlessly. How was Europe? Exhausting. I was doing a bunch of press and…

Hey, Mandy. Hi. How are you? Great. So, are you enjoying New York? I’ll try. (laughs) Since you are here, I’m assuming you didn’t have to start school this week. No, I’m tutored. Are your brothers and sisters jealous about that? Kind of, but they are used to it since I’ve been acting for a…

His name is John Wozniak and he writes and sings the songs for Marcy Playground. Here is his story. So, how have you been? Pretty good. I have been a little under the weather and there’s a lot of stuff going on, right? Yeah, it’s flu season. Yeah, it’s just like a cold. Are you…

Though Tonic formed in 1994, it wasn’t until 1997’s Lemon Parade that the word tonic was associated with more than just gin. The first single they released, “Open Up Your Eyes”, lit the fire, but when the award winning “If You Could Only See” hit the airwaves, the fire burned into an inferno. They suddenly…