YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
This week we get a hint at YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN‘s next project, learn about how awesome Drake is, and find out where Arcade Fire have been.
To read the column, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
Leading up to this year’s Canadian Music Week I got the chance to speak to concert super-promoter Michael Cohl, the man behind tours for the likes of Michael Jackson, U2 and The Who.
We talked a bunch about his early days adventures in Toronto (including The Rolling Stones‘ El Mocambo club show) and his most recent success, the turnaround of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.
To read the interview head over to Huffington Post Music Canada here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
Jason Molina
On March 16 the man who we named this site after, Jason Molina, leader of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co, passed away due to organ failure.
It’s been a pretty huge bummer to the Risky Fuel household considering the many, many hours we’ve spent with his music over the years.
I wrote an obituary on Molina which you can find over at Spinner. For one that’s a little deeper and more meaningful, do consider checking out our sister site Awesometism.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Two Hours Traffic
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
This week Grimes gets her Game Of Thrones on, Dan Mangan goes Cosmo and Two Hours Traffic find their rhythm.
To read the column, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Stompin’ Tom Connors postage stamp
When Canadian country hero Stompin’ Tom Connors died earlier this week one of the subsequent discussions was about how Tom fearlessly did what he wanted. For someone who created folkie songs about ketchup, hockey and potatoes, he was essentially… a true punk.
As such, I wrote about the life lesson I learned the one time I had the opportunity to spend a day drinking in the Connors’ family rec room. The story, called “Stompin’ Tom Connors Was More Punk Than You: A Memorial,” can be found here.
In related Tom tributes, over at my other workplace the Polaris Music Prize I also wrote an article collecting the many tweets from various past Polaris nominees who were also touched by Tom’s music. You can read that article here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion, The Misadventures Of
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