Last night John and I ventured over to Flux Bistro in Gastown for the Zero Ground album release party. Man, there’s nothing like hearing and experiencing live music. Chad Nantais composed the entire album on his computer some time ago and after some suggestions from colleagues, he decided to bring it out into the real [...]

This past week I heard nothing but “Girlfriend” remix by Avril Lavigne blaring from the back room at my in-law’s house. The two nieces were rehearsing a dance for the family, which they performed after Thanksgiving dinner. Photo credit: torontopaul on Flickr (with permission) Their dance was really sweet and thoughtfully choreographed but once the [...]

When John told me this morning he heard on the radio that Matthew Good was going to be playing the Molson Brewery I did a double take. The Molson Brewery? The one in Kits? Near the Burrard Bridge? Matthew Good… at the Brewery? Yeah I’m sure you get the gist. Well it’s true, CFOX is [...]

Earlier this summer I jetted down to Vegas to take part in an event, do some live blogging, and wish a friend happy birthday. Throughout the duration of my 36 hour escapade I ran into all kinds of interesting people, from the man at McCarran that told me it was nice to see a girl [...]

It’s been a year since the Komrade Sessions EP was released on iTunes and Chin Up Buttercup, the 4th full-length album from Canadian singer-songwriter Holly McNarland, is in stores now [Website][MySpace]. We just caught her last night on Urban Rush where she performed the first single from Chin Up Buttercup, “Every Single Time”. I’ve seen [...]

Update August 8, 2007: Hospital Music is the #1 Album in Canada. Update: The record is sitting at #1 on Amazon.ca and iTunes Canada, and Born Losers as a single is #1 on iTunes USA Alternative Top Songs [MG.org]. Also, the album is climbing to #21 (so far) on iTunes USA which is incredibly groundbreaking. [...]

Update: View the Live Blog here This Friday, June 29th I will be in Las Vegas hanging out with Matthew Good and about 20 lucky individuals, getting a private performance and preview of the forthcoming album, Hospital Music. Photo credit: Dan Lilly on Flickr I’m in Las Vegas for a month, I might do a [...]

Matt wrote a post the other night about an appearance on 99.3 the Fox’s Rock Report today at 6:00pm [CFOX]. As the launch date of Hospital Music nears his schedule gets pretty full but he’s keeping fans and the reader community of his website pretty well updated. We will be streaming ‘Born Losers’ on the [...]