Six years ago, Hugh Dillon, then making a living full-time as the frontman for Can-rock mainstays the Headstones, answered “What does your mom wish you were doing instead?” with “More films.” Mama Dillon must be pretty pleased with the career trajectory of her son; despite a few critically acclaimed roles in films like Hard Core Logo and Dance Me Outside in the 1990s, Dillon's interest in acting remained secondary to his music and his well-documented battle with addiction. Since the Headstones called it a day in 2003, though, Dillon has made... Read More

While thousands of bands spend their entire lives never receiving the attention they crave, every day there's a new buzz band clogging blogs, magazines and forums, getting praise for a new song, album or choice in fashion. Jacksonville, FL's Black Kids unexpectedly found themselves in a media blizzard last fall when they gave away their Wizards of Ahhhs EP. Though it was released to mixed reviews, debut album, Partie Traumatic is undoubtedly a vibrant record, filled with enormous anthems and colourful spirit. It would be almost impossible for Black Kids to actually record an album that would live up to all the hype, but as front-man Reggie Youngblood says via email, "We like the record," which, in the end, is all that matters.... Read More

New Order will not go down as one of the greatest live bands that ever lived but they will go down as great completists who sure know how to compile their work without making it look like a cash-grab. Now that they’ve apparently called it quits, according to bassist Peter Hook, the vaults are quickl... Full Review