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Grimelda rocks: Sort of feeling, sort of fooling

2024-08-282024-09-09

Skyler plays guitar, and Blair plays drums, and apparently they “both shriek like idiots!” Their words, not mine.
That simple list does NOT do them credit, though, because this 2-piece sounds like a 4-piece: with complex melody lines and sequencers and samples clearly being triggered and used during a set that includes songs with . . . movements … Continue Reading >Grimelda rocks: Sort of feeling, sort of fooling

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Trash pop punk rock but not too heavy: The Mad Ones belie their name

2024-07-292024-08-09

“But compared to a world where MuchMusic was the main way people saw things, I think there’s still somewhat more democracy now.”
So sayeth Andrew DeVilliers, the songwriter, producer, lead singer and guitar player of Mad Ones, a trash pop band centred in Toronto. … Continue Reading >Trash pop punk rock but not too heavy: The Mad Ones belie their name

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If ‘You Know That You Want To’, there’s no sense going half-assed: Redhead Mack Band is rockin’ for fun!

2024-02-062024-08-13

Apparently Kevin Phillips, lead singer and songwriter for the newly minted rock quartet Redhead Mack Band, plays a custom electric guitar made by Northwood, a Canadian company that “normally makes acoustic but occasionally electric guitars.” … Continue Reading >If ‘You Know That You Want To’, there’s no sense going half-assed: Redhead Mack Band is rockin’ for fun!