Freelance writer and independent comic book creator.
Musings, tips and stories from years spent crawling through the electronic music jungle.
It’s not unusual for a musical genre to be identified only after the fact – the New Wave of British Heavy Metal comes to mind – but it’s rare for it to happen decades after its most fundamental works had been released. Such is the case with Yacht Rock, which… read more »
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There’s no such thing as an ‘overnight sensation’ in music. read more »
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I don’t recall exactly when I first heard a track by Japan’s house maestro Kagami, aka Takashi Yasumi. I do remember that it was right around the time I was discovering my love for Japanese house music. read more »
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Seven years have passed between the recording of trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack’s new album, Heligoland, and their previous studio album 100th Window. read more »
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One of the most oft-used clichés associated with Madonna’s prodigious musical output has been the declaration that she is a ‘cultural chameleon’ who is capable of morphing her own sound to mimic and match the popular trends emerging around her. read more »
Read moreIt was the year 2000 – Halloween, to be precise – and the world of hip hop was at a turning point. read more »
Read moreEarlier this month I had the opportunity to renew my vows with the Canadian phenomenon known as Sloan. Sloan is a band originally hailing from the province of Nova Scotia, and they also happen to be the group I have seen the most often live – I am verging on my seventh or eighth Sloan concert. read more »
Read moreI spent 10 years of my life involved in the organization, promotion and production of music events. The majority of those were focused on electronic music and took the form of club events or what the media has terms ‘rave’ parties. read more »
Read moreSeveral years ago, I found myself in the position of owning an automobile that hailed from an era where tape decks were luxury items and most drivers were lucky if their in-car entertainment consisted of both AM and FM bands instead of just the hum of the tires against the asphalt.
Naturally, given the low-rent characteristics of the vehicle – it had been purchased as cheap winter transportation, although it was later converted into a fire-breathing sleeper-mobile – I was reluctant to invest too much money into a stereo system. read more »
Read moreAs someone who manages a record label – one which has shifted entirely to digital online releases after initially pursuing a semi-traditional vinyl-release format – I am deluged with email messages from musicians, groups and individual artists intent… read more »
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