Mike Bax
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The ‘Twin Peaks: From Z to A’ Box Set is a Definitive Peaks Collectible [Blu-ray Review]
Twin Peaks set the standard for watercooler television when it originally aired almost 30 years ago. The show’s first season is arguably some of the best… → Read More
’Gemini Man’ Technical Supervisor BEN GERVAIS Discusses Working with Ang Lee on the Groundbreaking Action Film
Gemini Man is a fresh action-thriller starring Will Smith and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee. We spoke with the film’s Technical Supervisor Ben Gervais… → Read More
TOM BEJGROWICZ and JEREMY DEAN Discuss Their Book “SCREAM WITH ME: The Enduring Legacy of the Misfits (1977-1983)”
Abrams Books recently released a beautiful coffee table book entitled Scream With Me: The Enduring Legacy of the Misfits (1977-1983). We spoke with book creators Tom… → Read More
HIGH ON FIRE and POWER TRIP Blow Minds and Eardrums at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall [Photos & Show Review]
Fans (including Mike Bax) in attendance at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall got treated to two exciting sets of music, a variation on heaviness given the differences… → Read More
Ministry - “Prescripture: The Visual History” [Book Review]
Ministry’s Prescripture: The Visual History (Melodic Virtue) is a beautifully designed, fully authorized visual history of the career of a brilliant band and man (Al Jourgensen),… → Read More
GRANDSON Discusses Gun Control, Navigating the Music Industry, LSD, and Full-Length Albums [w/ Audio]
grandson, is a Canadian-American musician currently signed to Fueled by Ramen. Mike Bax spoke with him about teaching, the increase in gun violence, and the artist… → Read More
15 Things We Learned at RIOT FEST 2019 at Douglas Park, Chicago [Photos & Festival Review]
Riot Fest returned once again this year to sunny and spacious Douglas Park in Chicago from September 13th to 15th. We outline virtually all the highlights… → Read More
GUTTER DEMONS Discuss Stomp Records, Foo Fighters, the Importance of Vinyl, and Glow in the Dark Panties [w/ Audio]
After nearly 20 years, psychobilly innovators Gutter Demons are still churning out quality records, with the most recent being 2018's No God, No Ghost, No Saints.… → Read More
DONNA GRANTIS Grants Fans a Wonderfully Jazzy Night Out at Toronto’s Mod Club Theatre [Photos & Show Review]
Everyone at Toronto’s Mod Club Theatre left the venue in a state of euphoria after seeing former Prince guitarist Donna Grantis perform songs from her latest… → Read More
SAXON Frontman BIFF BYFORD Discusses the Band’s 40th Anniversary, MOTORHEAD, and Tricks for Touring [w/ Audio]
Saxon lead singer Biff Byford spoke with us about the legendary metal band’s latest release, The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live), in celebration of their 40th… → Read More
GRANT NICHOLAS Speaks Out! A Chat About FEEDER, Songwriting, and Longevity in Music [w/ Audio]
When pressed, I usually cite Grant Nicholas from Feeder or Kelly Jones from Stereophonics as my favourite musical humans. Few modern artists are capable of touching their incredible songwriting ability. Getting the chance to actually SEE Feeder perform live in North America has been a rarity over the past twenty years, so when the band played one of their four North American dates in Toronto a… → Read More
ARCHITECTS Slam Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall with a High-Decibel Metal Assault [Photos & Show Review]
Architects brought their Holy Hell tour to the Danforth Music Hall where they pummelled Toronto with an assault of high decibel music and pulsating lights. → Read More
Bask in the ‘Last Light of Future Failure’ and Connect with HAWKEYES’ Psychedelic Space Rock [Album Premiere]
Bask in the Last Light of Future Failure and spend some time connecting with the riveting new release from Kitchener, Ontario’s psychedelic space rockers, Hawkeyes. → Read More
DANKO JONES Whips His Fans into a Fevreish Frenzy at London, ON’s London Music Hall [Photos & Show Review]
This evening was like the cherry on top of a great evening of rock n’ roll in London, Ontario as fans made their way over to the London Music Hall after the Godsmack, Volbeat and Stitched Up Heart show earlier this very same evening at Budweiser Gardens. (Our review and gallery of photos from that show may be seen and read here.) Even Danko Jones himself made this very same trek; he performed… → Read More
DANKO JONES Chats About His Band’s Ninth Album ‘A Rock Supreme,’ Fickle Fans, and His #1 Musician Rule [w/ Audio]
Canadian rock superstars Danko Jones recently released A Rock Supreme via Indica Records and we spoke with lead singer and guitarist Danko about the ninth album,… → Read More
JOHN PETRUCCI Speaks Out: An Interview About DREAM THEATER, Barstool Warriors, and the New Record ‘Distances Over Time’ [w/ Audio]
We spoke with Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci about the band’s fourteenth album, Distance Over Time (InsideOut Music), why people think they’re a concept record group,… → Read More
iDKHOW Frontman DALLON WEEKES Chats About the Band’s ‘1981 Extended Play,’ Uncompromising Music, and Doing it on Your Own Terms [w/ Audio]
With their 1981 Extended Play EP flying high since its November release via Fearless Records, the two-piece I Don’t Know How You Found Me (iDKHOW) are… → Read More
GODSMACK, VOLBEAT and STITCHED UP HEART Get Insanely Loud at London, ON’s Budweiser Gardens [Photos & Show Review]
This was a rock and roll show for the ages! Godsmack with Volbeat and Stitched Up Heart on the same bill for one incredible evening of rock and roll. Kicking off the performance this evening we were introduced to Los Angeles hard rock band Stitched Up Heart. Formed in 2010 by singer Alecia “Mixi” Demner, the group also features James Decker on drums, Merritt Goodwin on guitar, and Randy Mathias… → Read More
Actor RICARDO HOYOS Discusses His Role as “Tripp” in the Hit TRANSFORMERS Film BUMBLEBEE [w/ Audio]
Ricardo Hoyos plays “Tripp” in the latest Transformers film, Bumblebee. With the movie just-released on Blu-Ray, we spoke with Hoyos about his role in the film… → Read More
DUB TRIO Bassist STU BROOKS Discusses ‘The Shape of Dub To Come,’ Staying on Their Musical Path, and Guest Vocalists [w/ Audio]
Dub Trio, newly signed to New Damage Records, is releasing their fifth full-length album, The Shape of Dub to Come, on April 26, 2019. (Physical and digital pre-orders are now available on DSPs RIGHT HERE.) Bassist Stu Brooks, guitarist DP Holmes, and drummer Joe Tomino have redefined the term “dub” under cover of metal, punk, alternative, and shoegaze. Specializing in almost exclusively… → Read More