“Strikes across the frontier and strikes for higher wage/ Planet lurches to the right as ideologies engage/ Suddenly it’s repression, moratorium on rights/ What did they think the politics of panic would invite?/ Person in the street shrugs ‘Security comes first’/ But the trouble with normal is it always gets worse/ The trouble with normal […]
Got a gypsy soul, I’m a rebel and rogueAnd I’m always on the runWith a fire inside I ain’t ever gonna dieI’m a locked and loaded gun – “Outlaws & Outsiders” After a country-rock song you wrote surpasses 25 million cumulative streams worldwide, a move to Music City, where the heart of the industry […]
“And the seasons change/ Everything gets rearranged/ But tonight I’m stuck in a yesterday haze.” “Stay Out” One thing the pandemic of 2020 has taught us is this: change is inevitable. No matter our job, or our financial situation, nothing is as it seems. We must adapt often. We must not fear change. We’ve been […]
There’s a westbound windBlowing through the ridge againYou can stay in, or go outsideAnd wait for it to dieBut either way, it never ends —“The Ridge” Julian Taylor Our past is always present. Even when we try to leave lost memories behind, they return in unexpected and unimaginable ways. How or why these pieces of our […]
Music brings us together; it helps us heal in these trying times. Artists, and their songs, fill a void when we’re surrounded by emptiness and uncertainty. Aaron Allen, from London, Ontario, is one of many musicians answering the public’s call for new music during the pandemic. Stuck at home, with the family tattoo business – […]
Juno Award-winning songwriter’s hard truths make his latest recording timeless By David McPherson Reliever: a noun meaning something or someone that relieves pain, distress, or difficulty. Long before he won a Juno for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, and left side hustles behind to work full time as a musician, William Prince dreamed of a different calling. […]
David Crosby: Remember My Name Documentary Turns Honest Lens on a Rock And Roll Legend By David McPherson Time is not on David Crosby’s side. If this is indeed his final act, the legendary songwriter has no plans to go gently into that good night. As a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall […]
CARLY PARADIS: MAKING EPIC MUSIC OF THE HUMAN CONDITION Story by David McPherson | January 15, 2020 The touchstones of our lives often present themselves when we least expect them. These messages from the universe remind us that the journey we’re on is the right path. Songwriter Carly Paradis recently received one such sign. The […]