THE HIPPIE HISTORIAN

For me, the album dropped when I was just four so it’s a little crazy for me to call it an album for my generation but nonetheless I...

Each Thursday, I'll be sharing (at least) five tracks with you that I can't get enough of for the week. Sometimes they'll be new and...

Black Suit Devil is back with his second studio album, A Matter of Time, and this go round, the tracks are all honesty and no hiding....

One of the best long weekends of summer is approaching and it's about damn time you got your playlist together you unprepared bastard.

One in the Chamber is armed and ready with a new E.P. and a determination to plant themselves firmly in Toronto’s every-growing music...

May is here and spring is (sort of) here in Southwestern Ontario. Okay, not really. We're still experiencing a lot of chilly gloomy days...

A few months back I posted a blog of songs all from small-town Ontario. Now I've decided to take that theme cross-country and tackle...

Scattered across Ontario like little islands on a lake, a number of historic music venues pack the punch. Nestled in beach towns, big...

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...

Welp! This blog has been pretty quiet lately but I promise it's because I've been working on new content for you guys. I'm heading out on...

Brother Elsey's name isn't the only familial thing about them. The fabric of their music stitches together three brothers, each a...

David Bastedo and diligence might as well be synonymous. While you may know him as the photographer for The Tragically Hip (and he is...

Okay so the cheese is all set up on your board, the booze are flowing and the beer pong game is set to go but what about your New Year's...

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,...

Photo by David Bastedo The Real Shade is a band steeped in our landscape and the bands that make up Canada's sound. At the cross roads...

Welp! Summer holidays are officially over and as cottage season slows down and I frequent northern Ontario a little less I'm looking...

I'll admit it. I'm an absolute sucker for a good cover. There are so many I love! So many greats! Johnny Cash covering The Nine Inch...

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?...