Oh, Avril Lavigne. Our favourite Canadian tomboy turned palm tree-hugging, glossy cover girl. The big fat rock on her finger would suggest she’s all grown up, but if that’s the...

D.O.A.'s Bloodied But Unbowed (The Damage To Date: 1978-84) is a reissued collection of 19 songs taken from their out of print albums, Something Better Change and Hardcore 81. The...

Newsflash! Heavy Metal band Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has deviated from the most carnal rule of metal which is “never leave your own musical backyard,” and ventured out into no...

David Gogo's blues roots shine through in his acoustic version of the Robert Johnson classic “Dust My Broom.” The familiarity of the raw authentic tune and its history hooks and...

While Norwegian duo Datarock has been labeled electro-pop rock, synth rock, and even post-punk disco-tinged techno, it all boils down to one word: zany. The, let’s say, simplistic lyrics on...

At first, Kansas really doesn’t seem prime real estate to spawn hard-rocking punksters, but if you think deeper on it, is there really a better place than the Sunflower state...

When I hear the term “party mix” I no longer think of a variety of chips from Humpty Dumpty, I think of the psaltery sounds of The Platinum Collection by...

As their name would suggest, Tony Dekker and his Great Lake Swimmers draw inspiration from nature; they dive deep into the Canadian wilderness and trace their way back to the...