Frankie Rose
Jeff Thiessen chats to former Dum Dum Girls member Frankie Rose about her two albums under her own name, 'Interstellar' and 'Herein Wild'
Tom Fun Orchestra
Jeff Thiessen talks to sprawling and energetic eight-piece Canadian group the Tom Fun Club about their new single 'Miles Davis' and 'You Will Land With A Thud', which was co-produced by Gordon Gano from Violent Femmes
Miscellaneous
After spending his adolescence watching Much Music, Canada's version of MTV, Jeff Thiessen reflects upon the death of the music video
Jason and The Scorchers
Nashville-based cow punks Jason and the Scorchers are about to return with 'Halycon Times', their first album in nearly a decade. Jeff Thiessen admires their patriotism and political passion
Lou Reed
Jeff Thiessen examines Lou Reed's classic 1974 live album, 'Rock 'n' Roll Animal'
Miscellaneous
In 'This Metal Sky' Jeff Thiessen examines the issue of lost bands, and whether they really were the failures they are often portrayed as in their original lifetime
Miscellaneous
In 'This Metal Sky', Jeff Thiessen writes about why pretentiousness is a good thing in rock music
Icarus Line
Unfocused-sounding fourth album from Californian experimentalist outfit, the Icarus Line
Liars
Absurd, but also approachable fifth album from New York avant-garde trio, Liars