I'm a white rocker, born of Abbotsford. All through high school I associated rap music with delinquents farting bass out of Honda Civics and punching people. But time passed, and at SXSW in Austin this past March, I stumble upon the Canadia...
Eric joins Jon Williams on the Afternoon Zone to talk about the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the band.
It always does me proud to discover a local band making quality music that's true to the landscape of this varied terrain. Rocky, cool, stormy, eclectic, thoughtful and laid back, these words only begin to describe the Parlour Steps sound. ...
Gord Downie wasn’t interested in ever becoming a hologram musician.
When I last interviewed Vancouver punks the Rebel Spell, I was surprised to discover that, long before the band had formed, their singer and principal lyricist Todd Serious knew the Subhumans’ Gerry Hannah. Stepha and Todd were living in ...
Review of Ensemble Laude's Winter concert, 2014.
Launch Pad is pleased to introduce our 2017 - 2018 "A Kingdom for a Stage" Season
My great grandmother was a school teacher. She raised five children in small town Alberta. When she reached the point of near exhaustion, she would grab a book and a blanket. Then she’d tell her husband she needed a break and she’d disa...
Max Kerman talks upcoming show and fond memories of Queen’s
Produced by Hawksley Workman, Wind Up/Let Go is a tasty, ten-track synth-pop treat.
Lowest of the Low headline this fundraising concert, September 3 at The Creekside just north of Kingston.