Rick Rubin is one of the most successful record producers in the world today. He’s made records with everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Audioslave to Johnny Cash and Shakira. Here are some ...

Yes, THAT Smoke on the Water, but this cover from Ottawa’s Doll is nothing like you’ve ever imagined the song to be.They’ve been around since 2008 working on gritty hard rock, adding in some punk, and ...

GANS is doing their best to keep it together. GANS is a duo (Euan Woodman and Thomas Rhodes) from Birmingham with a debut album entitled Good for the Soul. If you’re looking for a song that will help ...

2. The Lazys, Hot Under the Collar Single (Independent) RIYL: Rockin’ Aussie bands like Jet and those AC/DC fellows. They may be from Sydney, Australia, but there’s a lot of Cancon to this track ...

Before 1971, there really wasn’t much of a domestic Canadian music industry. There were some tiny record labels and branch offices of major American and British labels, but that was about it. But on ...

Nirvana–and all that came afterwards, including the Foo Fighters–may not have ever happened had a guy named Skeeter Thompson been able to get along with his girlfriend. In late 1989, Skeeter’s band, ...

When a band plays a gig, how do they get paid? It depends on the status and commercial viability of the group. If you’re playing background music at an event or some kind of retail space, a rule of ...