Review and Photos by Mike Bax http://www.tinashenow.com twitter.com/Tinashe http://www.facebook.com/OfficialTinashe Full disclosure – I know nothing about Tinashe. Scratch that. I KNEW nothing about Tinashe. I’ve seen her live now, and can safely say two things: One: Her show was too big for the Toronto Phoenix stage. We were lucky to see this starlet in such an…
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SIXX:A.M. video interview – Park Hyatt Toronto – March 3rd, 2016
SIXX:A.M. interview: James Michael (Vocals); Dj Ashba (Guitar); Nikki Sixx (Bass) Park Hyatt Toronto – March 3rd, 2016 Interview by Mike Bax Prayers For The Damned Vol 1, the 4th album release from SIXX:A.M. gets released on April 29th 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The album genuinely is their best album yet, featuring eleven completely…
Interview with Steven Wilson – February 19th, 2016
By Mike Bax Photo by Hajo Müller stevenwilsonhq.com twitter.com/StevenWilsonHQ http://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ Revered among music fans the world over, Steven Wilson is considered to be one of the finest musical composers and producers in the world. His work with Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Storm Corrosion, Blackfield, Bass Communion, Incredible Expanding Mindfuck, and Opeth is the stuff of musical…
Interview with Steve Addabbo discussing Jeff Buckley’s upcoming album – You and I – February 2nd, 2016
By Mike Bax jeffbuckley.com http://www.facebook.com/JeffBuckley twitter.com/JeffBuckley http://www.shelterislandsound.com http://www.facebook.com/steve.addabbo On March 11th of 2016, Legacy Recordings / Columbia Records will unleash ten recently unarchived Jeff Buckley songs, for the world to hear for the very first time. Entitled You and I (a partial lift from the lone original song included here, ‘Dream of You and I’)…
Sylvia Tosun video interview – Enercare Center, Toronto – January 10th, 2016
Sylvia Tosun interview A State Of Trance 750 Enercare Center, Toronto – January 10th, 2016 Interview by Mike Bax http://www.sylviatosun.com twitter.com/sylviatosun http://www.facebook.com/SylviaTosun http://www.andrewrayel.com twitter.com/Andrew_Rayel http://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Rayel http://www.astateoftrance.com/ http://www.facebook.com/astateoftrance twitter.com/asot
Andrew Rayel video interview – Enercare Center, Toronto – January 10th, 2016
Andrew Rayel interview A State Of Trance 750 Enercare Center, Toronto – January 10th, 2016 Interview by Mike Bax http://www.andrewrayel.com twitter.com/Andrew_Rayel http://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Rayel http://www.astateoftrance.com http://www.facebook.com/astateoftrance twitter.com/asot
Socionic – Dividing Horizon Album Review
Self-Released Review by Mike Bax For most bands, getting a comparison to Tool is almost a kiss of death. Tool fans, being amongst the most reverent of music fans, tend to want nothing BUT Tool, and the four eclectic members belting out their signature sounding progressive anthems. That said, don’t close your ears to good…
Nevermen – S/T album review
Ipecac Review by Mike Bax Selflessly billed as a leaderless trio, Nevermen is comprised of Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio), Adam ‘Doseone’ Drucker (Anticon, CLOUDDEAD), and Mike Patton (Faith No More). Each of these musicians is a musical leader in his own right, and this collaboration showcases three virtuoso artists shedding all of their…
The Black Queen – Fever Daydream album review
Review by Mike Bax theblackqueenmusic If slow burning dirty synthesizer beats and soft vocals are your thing, Fever Daydream by The Black Queen is most definitely going to spend some time infiltrating your ears in 2016. A pet project by Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, Nine Inch Nails) and…
Muse – Air Canada Centre, Toronto – January 16th, 2016
Review and photos by Mike Bax There can be no denying that Muse is, bar none, the best bang-for-the-buck when it comes to a live concert. This is across all genres of music – even Taylor Swift (who can boast an utterly jaw-dropping live spectacle) yet can’t touch what I witnessed from Muse at the…
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