THE HIPPIE HISTORIAN

I'm just getting back from a ten-day rock n' roll road trip. Seeing seven shows and ten bands, we drove through 8 states, 1 province and...

The two piece: it's been around a long time but seems to have suddenly exploded. In the wake of bands like The White Stripes, two piece...

An escape to the cottage, a paddle down a quiet river, dirty hands in a farm field and a hard day's work in a factory- all of these are...

We're leaving the maple syrup and beavers at the door. Check out the Hippie Historian as we tell the story of Canada's music past,...

Ever wonder how the same people seem to get up close and personal at every concert? Nervous about being at the front of a crazy crowd?...

Dine Alone Records said it best- "Canadian is not a genre." Canadian music is something that sprawls across all genres. You'll find us...

When the live broadcast for The Grand Ol' Opry moved from The Ryman Auditorium to the Opryland Theme Park in 1974 (latimes.com), it...

Music has been tied to the environment it’s created in for years. From the songs created on plantations for slaves to communicate with...

Released September 2017 Ok so this album actually just makes me super excited to talk about because it is not only my favourite album of...

Released October 2017 This album might not be ranked number one on my list but for me, this album was probably the most important release...

Released October 2017 Young Beauties and Fools, released back in October by The Glorious Sons, proved to be a major boost for their...

Released February 2017 Wild and weird- No Culture from Mother Mother is one of their best albums yet. Combining the harmonized vocals and...

Released April 2017 The Last Rider was created out of Ron Sexsmith’s wistfulness for his childhood. Written at a time when Ron was moving...

Released September 2017 Outrage! Is Now is Death From Above (they dropped the 1979)’s third album and to be frank, the reviews weren’t...

Released February 2017 Merry Christmas! Here goes day one of my top 7 Canadian albums of 2017 and it goes to…BIG WRECK!!!!! Oh sorry did...

This year as I went to write down my top albums I was astonished to see that not just some but most of my favourite albums were actually...

December 2nd in London, Ontario marked the end of the Young Beauties and Fools tour for the Glorious Sons and what a fantastic ending it...

The Journey When Neil Young announced that he’d be playing a secret show for 200 people, our gut instinct was Omemee. Young had posted...

Eating is perhaps one of the greatest pleasures of travelling. I think you can agree. Read on for my list of top five places to eat when...

Once again, music and novelty lovers from all over met up at Third Man Records in Nashville to check out Jack White’s record label, pick...