Forming in 2001, The Black Keys are an Akron, Ohio based rock-blues duo who came out with their fifth studio album, Attack and Release on April 1, 2008 (recently reached #14 on the US album charts). The album is produced by Danger Mouse (from Gnarls Barkley fame) and the first single off the album is Strange Times. The Black Keys have a cult-following and a reputation as one of the best live bands on the [...]

Muse is a UK-based band, formed in 1994 blending alternative, hard rock and electronica genres. Widely regarded as one of the best live bands on tour today, they are only now starting to make waves in US and Canada. They have four (4) studio albums; Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), and Black Holes and Revelations (2006). Hits include Muscle Museum, Plug in Baby, New Born, Bliss, Stockholm Syndrome, Time is Running Out, [...]

Lisa and I went to see Blue Rodeo with friends last night. Blue Rodeo was great but we were also impressed with the opening band, Cuff the Duke. Cuff the Duke is an alt-country band based out of Oshawa, Ontario. They have released three (3) albums since their formation in 2002; Life Stories for Minimum Wage (2002), Cuff the Duke (2005), and Sidelines Of The City (2007). After the show, we picked up Sidelines of [...]

If you’re old enough to recall the grunge movement you may vaguely recall Australian band Silverchair. Founded in 1992, Silverchair’s 1995 debut album Frogstomp was recorded in 9 days and contained hits Israel’s Son and Tomorrow. Since then, Silverchair released three commercial releases Freak Show (1997), Neon Ballroom (1999) and Diorama (2002) before taking an extended break prior to releasing Young Modern (2007). For pop culture relevance, Silverchair’s lead singer is Daniel Johns who recently [...]