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When music is the Preacher: Dharma Guns step into their Punk role!
Pete wraps up our conversation with the phrase that immediately gets into the title of this article, which is certainly not where we expected to end when talking with the Finlandian hard rocking band Dharma Guns, that sounds like it escaped from the 90’s with it’s heart intact! Here’s the guitars the songwriter plays which kind of explains some of this: …
Not A Doppelbock: the Bach Double, tasty, rich and satisfying!
Actually, “doppel-bach” would kind of work in a travellers’ “I’m trying to speak German” kind of way: the word is doppelbock. And the metaphor stands up to scrutiny as it refers to the stronger beer which originated in Munich, and from which most other beers pale in comparison. Not unlike most other composers compared to Bach. …
Autistici is David, but is David Autistici? The perceptual empathy of the ambient experimenter
When we ask Autistici to tell us his favourite instrument from his latest recording released on Audio Bulb Records, his reply (because it’s 2026, after all!) is: …
Dreams and chiefs and magical instruments: From tradition to today with Mbira Renaissance Band
A recent conversation with another musical obsessive (because that’s really what we are!) finished with MUSICAlive! wishing that our interviewees included more artists from south of the equator and east of Europe: not because of any talent lack in our pages, but simply because of an exposure lack on our behalf. His response was “How about Zimbabwe?” …
Noah’s Points Of Light: Coming soon to a folk club near you!
As happens with many musicians of his ilk (whatever he may consider his “ilk” to be), talking with a roots-centred singer songwriter like Noah Zacharin becomes a history lesson at several different points, whether it’s the genre definition of one of his influences,Guy …
Bif Naked knows no bounds: From Punk to EDM because she can!
Our interview with Bif Naked regarding her upcoming documentary tour starts off with a strange admission: we’ve been hearing about her Calgary performances for 20 or 30 years (“It’s true,” she agrees), but we’ve NEVER seen her play! And we don’t really understand why? Bif’s always had an interesting aura around her musical events, but it just …
“This is the End Of The World calling”: Kenna Burema curates the transition
Kenna Burima admits that she’s been excitedly awaiting the chance to say “This is the End of the World calling!” And she gets that chance, being the Curator/Artistic Director of the penultimate event, the “End of the World Music Festival”. …
Rocksteady riddim . . . from Chile: Who says the islands own Reggae?
MUSICAlive! has a conundrum. Admittedly, we FREQUENTLY have a conundrum, but for different reasons! This time, it’s because our interviewee, César of KULTURA INFAMe, sings in a foreign language. In an unexpected genre. Mostly on video. Before the release of their first album! …