They gave us Rush, Melissa Auf der Maur, Fucked Up and of course Terrance and Phillip. They also gave us Bon Jovi, Joni Mitchell and the teen pop sensation everyone would like to have a swing at, Justin Bieber. They are of course Canada, the country we’re all to blame (if we listen to South Park)...

Colm Wilkinson Croons "Music of the Night" and More in Toronto Concerts Aug. 12-13 – Playbill.com Trevor Finlay brings Nashville blues to Edmonton – Edmonton Journal The Kerplunks bringing ‘family music’ to Whistler – Whistler Question Turner">Frank Turner, Karkwa and Melissa Auf der Maur Hit Up Exclaim! TV Country fans fill their boots – Victoria [...]

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Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Courtesy of National Parks Project Canada is known for its majestic scenery, so it was hardly a feat to convince some of the country's most celebrated filmmakers and musicians to sign on for the National Parks Project . Artists like Melissa Auf der Maur , Woodhands ' Dan Werb and Cadence Weapon trekked deep into the wilderness to explore the National Parks scattered throughout the Great White North. Their adventures (complete with intimate jam sessions) were captured by respected filmmakers and are posted on the National Parks Project site . This week, the soundtrack from the ambitious ...

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Tony Stone Canada is known for its majestic scenery, so it was hardly a feat to convince some of the country's most celebrated filmmakers and musicians to sign on for the National Parks Project . Artists like Great Lake Swimmers ' Tony Dekker, Woodhands ' Dan Werb a nd DFA 1979's Sebastien Grainger trekked deep into the wilderness to explore the National Parks scattered throughout the Great White North. Their adventures (complete with intimate jam sessions) were captured by respected filmmakers and will be posted on the National Parks Project site from May 19 onward ...

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Courtesy of the National Parks Project Canada is known for its majestic scenery, so it was hardly a feat to convince some of the country's most celebrated filmmakers and musicians to sign on for the National Parks Project . Artists like Melissa Auf de Maur , Woodhands ' Dan Werb a nd DFA 1979's Sebastien Grainger trekked deep into the wilderness to explore the National Parks scattered throughout the Great White North. Their adventures (complete with intimate jam sessions) were captured by respected filmmakers and will be posted on the National Parks Project site from ...

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Courtesy of the National Parks Project Canada is known for its majestic scenery, so it was hardly a feat to convince some of the country's most celebrated artists to sign on for the National Parks Project . Artists like Melissa Auf de Maur , Cadence Weapon and DFA 1979's Sebastien Grainger trekked deep into the wilderness to explore the National Parks scattered throughout the Great White North. Their adventures (complete with intimate jam sessions) were captured by respected filmmakers and will be posted on the National Parks Project site from May 19 onward, with ...

David Hoffman, Jackson Browne and David Lindley, Flying Lotus, Melissa Auf der Maur, Pokey La Farge and othersare among the diverse self-released and independent label talent named today by Music Resource Group (MRG) as the judge-determined winners of The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for fans and bands.   The winners were determined by a panel of 62 influential music industry pros including Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Seal, Aimee Mann, Ozzy Osbourne, Bettye LaVette, Jim Lauderdale, Arturo Sandoval, Bill Bragin (Lincoln Center), and Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone). With thirteen years under his belt as ...

A stoner rock masterpiece that changed heavy rock forever - and Melissa Auf Der Maur was never the same again after hearing it

I know it’s arrogant for us to pat ourselves on the back, but holy shit, did we kill it this week or what? Here’s what we did: We brought you the first interview with Behemoth frontman Nergal since he was diagnosed with leukemia in August. We got the exclusive scoop on Melissa Auf der Maur’s [...]

I know it’s arrogant for us to pat ourselves on the back, but holy shit, did we kill it this week or what? Here’s what we did: We brought you the first interview with Behemoth frontman Nergal since he was diagnosed with leukemia in August. We got the exclusive scoop on Melissa Auf der Maur’s [...]

Courtney Love has ruled out a re-union of the original line up of Hole, after the band appeared in public together. Formed before her relationship with Kurt Cobain, Hole have always been linked to Courtney Love . Working with co-songwriter Eric Erlandson, the pair outlived the grunge boom with their sheer pop presence. Always close to imploding, Hole splintered almost a decade ago. Since then, the original band members have rarely been on speaking terms, usually preferring to let their lawyers communicate. Asked to speak on a panel at the Museum Of Modern Art, the original four members of Hole re-united ...

Ex-Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur recently wrote a guest blog for MetalSucks about her collaboration with Shining's Jorgen Munkeby. Exclusive photos are included. The two recently recorded covers of Danzig, Type O Negative, and Killing Joke songs at a studio in upstate New York, due for release later this year. You can view this blog RIGHT HERE .

Hole, well the line-up some people will recognize as being the band, were reunited last night for the first time in 13 years. Courtney Love was joined by bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, guitarist Eric Erlandson and drummer Patty Schemel. The occasion was the screening of the documentary Hit So Hard, which is about Schemel’s life and near [...]