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Vibin’ with Mr. Good Vibes: A Conversation with Van the Man

September 25, 2021

When Van Veecock contacted me in the autumn of 2020 to ask me to listen to his album, I didn’t know what to expect. …

The Children’s Crusader: A Conversation with Paul Petersen

September 23, 2021

Originally published at popcultureaddict.com in 2016. Paul Petersen has been many things in his career – child star, teen idol and pop star. However,…

Amongst the ELMS: A visit with Alex Unger

September 15, 2021

“They may not be as chill as some cows you have met before. They may not even want to deal with us,” Alex Unger…

Whoever This Was Written To: The Arrival of SJ Riley

June 19, 2021

Like one of the ghosts in the video for her latest release Mansion of Broken Hearts, musician SJ Riley seems to have materialized into…

Empty Bottles: Scarlett Grace Pens Revealing New Release

June 3, 2021

“Do you remember when I first met you, and I asked you if you’d ever write about my music?” Scarlett Grace asks me, gazing…

Exit Strategies: Three years in the making, North Hope releases their long awaited debut album

February 15, 2021

Much has been written about the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the music industry. For some groups, not being able to…

Is Caitlin Currie Happy?: Peterborough based singer/songwriter creates new emotionally devastating music through the pandemic

January 12, 2021

Years ago Peterborough based singer/songwriter Caitlin Currie told me that she only writes songs during times of unhappiness. This sentiment would be repeated in…

Shadow: A Walk with Lindsay Barr

November 11, 2020

“Things were getting weird before the pandemic, and then you chuck in a pandemic.,” Lindsay Barr tells me, half humorously but half exasperated. It’d…

Vinyl Talk: A Conversation with Bluestreak Records’ Tim Haines

October 6, 2020

In 1989 Bobby McFerrin won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year with Don’t Worry, Be Happy and George Michael took the statue…