POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE ANNOUNCES THE 2016 GALA PERFORMERS AND GRAND JURY
Polaris Music Prize 2016 Gala PerformersTORONTO, ON – Tuesday, August 16, 2016.The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – June 4, 2023
CRIMSON & STONEÂ Vermilion Whiskey (independent) *****
Heavy metal southern style- that’s Vermilion Whiskey’s third album, Crimson & Stone. Recalling Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society with a...
Music Reviews by John the Rock Doctor – Dec 2022
WILD MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Charlie Treat (independent) ***
Bluegrass anyone? This East Nashville singer/ songwriter is drawing on his rural upbringing in the raw, rootsy tradition...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 26, 2023
THE WAY THAT I WISH It WAS Maggie Fraser (independent) **** ½
This is a pleasantly haunting album. Maggie Fraser, a singer/songwriter based in...
Music Reviews by The Rock Doctor: July-8th, 2019
LET FREEDOM RING: SONGS FOR A NEW GENERATION Glenna Bell (independent) *****
The new album from this Texas treasure is beautifully vulnerable. Sparse instrumentation and...
BREAKOUT WEST 2018 CROSSES BORDERS
BREAKOUT WEST 2018 CROSSES BORDERS WELCOMING INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS AND EAST COAST NEIGHBOURS
ARTISTS FROM AUSTRALIA, WALES, AND EASTERN CANADA TO SHOWCASE AT THE FESTIVAL IN...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 12, 2023
INTRAVENOUS: REMASTERED Skam (Golden Robot) ******
Every once in a while a great hard rock album comes along that hits your sweet spot. Skam’s new...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 23, 2023
RAWK ON Tundra Music Collective (Good People Music) *** ½
The big payoff for writing music reviews for as long as I have (33...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Feb. 20, 2023
ZERO-2-SIXTY Scott Ellison (Swordfish Records) *****
Scott Ellison’s new record is a tour de force exploration of lowdown, dirty blues. Zero-2-Sixty is a rowdy beast-...
Musician’s New Year’s Resolution: BreakOut West Early-Bird Registration
New year, new resolutions. Was yours to build your music career? Great goal.... and we’re here to help.
Register to attend BreakOut West this Oct...