TERRORIZING THEIR AUDIENCES “At that point, I began to fear for my life. The Psychic Alliance were clearly an insane religious cult and had probably spiked everyone’s drink with MDMA […]

A QUARTER CENTURY OF TORMENT The upcoming Decibel Magazine Tour through North America is shaping up to be something quite memorable for metal fans both new and old. While the […]

THE EVOLUTION AND SHAPESHIFTING OF A PUNK MADMAN Over a couple Caesars and brews, I had the opportunity to speak with Ben Disaster about the transformation of his solo project […]

SETTING FIRE TO BACKWOODS STEREOTYPES Formed from the remains of four Edmonton bands past, like Fractal Pattern,The Last Deal and From the Streets to the Hills, SLATES is a phoenix […]

FIVE YEARS OF WELL-POLISHED SHOWS Local promoter Mattie Cuvilier is the founder of Clean Up Your Act, or CUYA Productions. He leads a double life: by day he is an […]

FORGING FORTH TO NEW LANDS An all-you-can-eat sushi joint or a Chinese restaurant both seem like ideal, low-key places to discuss the progression of one of Calgary’s most effortlessly low-key […]

THE LITTLE WORKHORSE THAT COULD… Jimmie’s still Jimmie. Yep, he’s still that same loveable soul with a perpetual smirk plastered across his face, slinging hymns and chorals about the little, […]

FUN-LOVING PIZZA PUNKS ARE GETTING IT ALL DONE It’s been about two-and-a-half years since the Mandates first picked up their instruments and blasted through three-chord, three-minute power pop ragers, but […]