PUNK’S NOT DEAD… Vancouver’s All Out Panic is chaos and vitriol driven by a lashing rhythm section. “It’s not entirely cookie cutter and it’s rippin’ fast!” exclaims vocalist Fishwater. An […]

BLASTING THE ROCKING DANCE FLOOR An amalgamation of five kindred spirits ready to smash up any dance floor with the unrelenting promise of garage punk – pop punk fun! Arriving […]

A FAMILY REUNION If you want to talk about the school of Vancouver heavy metal, the Golers would be one of the professors. Now entering their fifteenth year the Golers […]

DIG DEEP Emerging from the West Coast punk scene, Dire Wolves dive headfirst into 1920s and ’30s era bluegrass, country and blues. “Music that has moved us in some way, […]

So I recently saw a rant on Facebook about gigs running on time so that people can get home without missing the headliner because Vancouver Skytrain times are still archaically […]

NICE GUYS FINISH WORST Some say that most heavy metal artists must have a split personality. Otherwise how can they be so evil and violent onstage but yet most are […]

LONESOME TALES AND THE DARK HORSE When asked if these dark ballads are fact or fiction? “They are all factual,” answers the lead vocalist and guitarist-harmonica player Gordon Smith. Losing […]

TOO LOUD TO STAY IN THE GARAGE No See Ums have been called invisible, biting, and even annoying pests of the East Coast. Vancouver’s band of the same name even […]

Some sad news to pass along…. Caleb Henyu-Crowchild passed away mid-April in his sleep… He was a strong supporter of the punk and metal music scene and rarely missed a […]

THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE SAVANNAH WATER AND IT’S TAINTED WITH METAL Every once and a while a vibrant music scene will emerge from some random city. More recently it […]