A-J Charron

Randy Moore has associated with a roster of impressive people throughout his career: Pat Brunch, Lonestar, Ricochet and Carl Perkins. Here he is showing what he does best.

The first impression while listening to this album is that Artesguitars must be a very fun guy. This is a very fun album. This sentiment of fun is not only present in the music, but also in the song titles.

Legendary guitarist Neil Schon (Journey) is back with a new solo album. Here is one man who’s guitar work is always appreciated.

Italy’s Finisterre perform a classic Progressive genre, one which you don’t hear often anymore. Complete with flutes and grand themes! Makes me want to learn Italian in order to understand the lyrics.

Miyuki (The One) presents us with her first solo album. Here she plays keyboards and does beautiful vocal harmonies as well as arranging and production. The album’s title comes from the participation of her longtime friend, Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones).

If you’ve ever tried to sing and play guitar at the same time you know it’s not an easy thing to do. Here’s a little insight on the subject.

Platypus is a commercial Progressive band. Not into orchestral arrangements, but rather into simpler, plain, yet good, arrangements.

What happens when you take four guys from popular bands and throw them into the studio together? This one is just an incredible effort.

I wouldn’t even attempt to categorize this music. Either they are very well-known musical geniuses, or these guys have escaped an insane asylum.

Music charts are a good way to share the songs you’ve written with your bandmates. It gives them a chance to learn the songs before rehearsals start.

Although this album is very reminiscent of Creed, I still find that it stands out quite well on its own. Better in fact than Creed’s.

You downloaded the demo of this software and you think you know it? Although the demo is quite workable, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

James Byrd is a guitar virtuoso made famous for his work with the band Fifth Angel. We were lucky enough to have a chat with him about playing guitar and music.

A new album for the trio. An honest sound which, to some extent, reminds me of a very underrated band, Toad the Wet Sprocket. The promotional material describes them as a unique blend of pop-punk. I’m not sure that description fits very well. Doesn’t sound very punk to me. Pop, certainly, but in a good [...]

An hour long trip through Michelle Young’s universe is a voyage you’ll want to take again and again. Not just an incredible voice, but also a superb songwriter.

Michelle Young’s album – Marked for Madness – has just been released. For this occasion, Michelle has answered some questions for us.

An interesting band name for a great band. Pangea have this distinctive American-Prog sound. A sound we rarely hear anymore.

Although he’s better known for his collaborations with Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), Sinfield has been around for a while and has written some of the best lyrics in the business.

Nathan Mahl is a name which brings me back many years and reminds me that I’m not quite as young as I used to be… When I was a teenager, Nathan Mahl were one of the great bands in the Ottawa region. Their sound at times is heavily Jazz influenced and displays good musicianship.

Bjørn Lynne is a talented musician and composer. In our exclusive interview with him he tells us more about his career and musical direction.