Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Once upon a time… There is some truth to what follows, and it is also fiction. And somewhere between the truth and the fiction there is the story of the “The Blue Monsters“. The names, places,… more »

Metal and hard rock bands from across Canada plus an American cousin from NYC lend their crushing sounds to help Toronto’s homeless on October 14th at the El Mocambo in support of the Toronto charity concert BLANK-FEST during this year’s… more »

Sound Advice from Dan Grigor There is a thing I do every day and I have been doing it for a really, really, really long time. I add a third "really" now that I just had a birthday. I'm pretty sure that means that I have been playing guitar, very nearly every… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois I moved to Finland in March 2005. Three months later I was married.  Nine months after that I had a kid. It was a heavy year for me. And all through that  Conan O’Brian claims he is the Finnish… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois When I was in the Czech Republic I came across a wonderful tape called “Death Songs of the Near East” by a small artistic ensemble, a collection of folk tales about death from Eastern Europe. It was… more »

by Dan Grigor There have been some magical moments in my backyard. It’s a pretty cool spot and part of what makes it so cool is the music. We live on the lake’s edge and have a stage there. For years we have been having these great jams on… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Somebody finds something that gives their life value and they exchange their life for it. Guitar players like Pete Townsend and Malmstem play until their fingers bleed. Sax players like Charlie Parker or Dexter… more »