Queen’s “The Game” was the first adult music album I bought with my own money; hard earned from my morning paper-route when I was 11 years old. It was mid…

I’ll never forget that day back in grade 7 that Alex invented the cosplay and caused one of the biggest teacher and administrator freak-outs in K.B. Woodward’s history.

This article describes the events leading up to my decision to record a cover version of the song This Life – the theme from the television series Sons of Anarchy.…

There’s a comforting familiarity to Blisses B’s first 2019 single release “Curtain Call” that is immediately inviting. Starting with a relaxed analogue bass synth groove, and quickly punctuated by staccato…

UPDATE: It is with great sadness that I acknowledge the passing of Shawn Smith in the early days of April, 2019. This review of the album Shame is republished by…

In November 1968, The Beatles released “The Beatles” AKA, The White Album, as a double-album follow-up[1]The Beatles released Magical Mystery Tour a few months after Sgt Pepper’s in 1967 (a…

THE DAY John Lennon died I was an eleven year old grade six student who loved the Beatles, and my favourite album in the world was Sgt. Pepper’s.  My parents…

In 1977, when the Battersea Power Station adorned the cover of Pink Floyd’s 10th studio album, Animals, it represented the rise, apex, and fall of a post industrial England. Commissioned…

Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Jazz Recordings Boxed Set   This is probably the best musical value on Amazon. [1]At the time of publication the price for this set was…

Learning Your Favorite Guitar Part: Learning a cover of an existing song is one of the best ways to improve your playing and advance your understanding and mastery of music.…