THE HIPPIE HISTORIAN

This week, we're back in Washington, D.C. While this blog traditionally focuses on Canadian music stories, this one is way too creative...

Well, well, well, how are you doing my fellow social isolators? I'm finding this week a lot of people are getting a little down as the...

Picture this: It's January of 2017 and the United States are divided as Trump is inaugurated. All across the country, people are...

Weird times we're living in, eh? I've spent my week working from home with my day job as a tourism officer, amazed by all the innovative...

Well pretty much every concert on my musical horizon has been cancelled this week and while I totally understand the legitimacy of...

My friend Ben from Smile Case released an album last week. Go check it out! It's great and super weird. . . which got me thinking about...

Great news for music lovers in Ontario, or dare I say, Canada! The iconic El Mocambo music venue will be lighting up its neon palm tree...

Recently Ryan and I started re-watching The O.C. from the very first episode of the very first season. Right from the first episode we...

Anybody who knows me knows that today is a VERY exciting day because it's the beginning of a tour featuring two of my favourite bands:...

I'm a day late, I know! Sorry guys. This week's playlist is ANGRY and political. Rage Against the Machine tickets went on sale last week...

Ticketmaster. Likely when you read that name, it ignites some sort of reaction in you. Is it negative? Most likely. Maybe you've bought...

Well, well, well. Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and you're probably either saying, "yes!", "fuuuuuck" or "I'm broke". I'm...

As we speak, The Glorious Sons are making their way through the United States like a banshee. Starting in Harrisburg and currently moving...

Woohoo! It's the first official playlist of February 2020. Can you believe it's already FEBRUARY?! Me neither. I've been drawn to some...

This past Thursday, Facebook released a report outlining how concert-goers are using social platforms (particularly ones owned by...

Happy Friday Jr! Can I get a chicka-chicka-yeah? That's what I thought. The past two days in my neck of the woods we've FINALLY seen some...

As someone who frequently travels to see my fav bands, I often get questioned on why I would do that. Why go see a band way down in...

It’s Thursday! That means it’s time for a new playlist. Whoot! Sharing new songs with new people is quickly becoming one of my favourite...

Well, well, well. . . or as the French would say, bien, bien, bien. Okay, to be honest, I don't think that translation really works. That...

Hey-o! It's Thursday and that means another bangin' playlist from yours truly. Okay I don't know if I'd call it bangin' but it's...