THE HIPPIE HISTORIAN

Jack White is a musician that doesn't take it easy on stage. Whether he’s completely reworking an old White Stripes song or playing on a ...

One of the coolest things we did on our trip was check out the Glasgow Mural Trail. After scouring the web (and by the web I mean hours a...

CD 102.5 is an independent, locally-owned (you heard me, I said independent, locally-owned, even today) radio station out of Columbus, Oh...

Our recent trip to Europe found us chasing a band across the U.K. on a whirlwind tour followed by a few days rest in our favourite Europe...

It's not that King Tut's Wah Wah Hut is a particularly cool-looking venue. It's not that it's that old-- only being built in 1990. Howe...

In the late 1800s, if you walked down Grosevnor's Street in Manchester, you'd come face to face with an institute for the deaf and the du...

On February 24th, I watched in awe as The Glorious Sons mesmerized a crowd of about 5500 people. They were in their hometown of Kingston...

The Boston Music Room stands proudly sandwiched between a rowdy pub and a larger sister venue. Between the two, you might not even notic...

Whales: they’re big, they’re smart and they’re…surprisingly adept musicians. Considered to have one of the most complicated song pattern...

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

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 caree...

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 gr...

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 w...

Part concert, part performance art, Emily Haines’s show at Massey Hall on Tuesday evening was a magical rollercoaster of raw emotion. Pe...