"I want you to know you’re watching a video": director Katayoon Yousefbigloo on embracing low-res limitations

February 7, 2021

On top of notching up credits across experimental punk releases from Puzzlehead, Big City, Mr. Dusty, and more, Vancouver artist Katayoon Yousefbigloo is...

Rest Easy's Kenny Lush on his EverTuned hardcore hooks

January 29, 2021

Whether he’s grappling in a wrestling ring or riffing in the hardcore arena, Vancouver’s Kenny Lush knows how to play up his strengths. When it comes to...

Applewhite's Carl McBeath on the pedal swaps and hand-soldered sounds of New Bohemia

January 22, 2021

Photo by Brie Pierro A quick glance at Applewhite vocalist/guitarist Carl McBeath and guitarist Dave Mitchell’s respective pedalboards reveals that these...

'This record’s got less big, beefy electric guitars': Kiwi Jr. on the acoustic EQs and scrapped solos of their Cooler Returns

January 15, 2021

Photo by Jamie Rajf Earlier this week I caught up with Jeremy Gaudet and Brian Murphy of Toronto-based jangle-pop quartet Kiwi Jr. for Northern...

Seven-strings, 808s, and horizonless hardcore: 壕Trench's Cole Young on their Blossom

January 7, 2021

Photo by Brandynn Leigh (IG) Few hardcore releases I heard last year hit as ferociously as Calgary outfit 壕Trench’s Blossom. Just an absolutely crushing...

Gut Feeling Podcast #3 - Adam Mitchell (Spectres)

December 20, 2020

Photo by Lindsey Wallace (IG) This month’s Gut Feeling podcast is an interview with Adam Mitchell, a mainstay of the Vancouver underground who currently...

We were trying to make dangerous sounding music: Andrew Watt on Ozzy Osbourne's Ordinary Man

December 16, 2020

Photo by Kevin Scanlon (IG) I had the chance to speak with guitarist/producer Andrew Watt earlier in the year to get into his playing on the incredibly...

Ripped Jeans and Rat Pedals: Sloan's Jay Ferguson on the rawness of B-Sides Win

December 7, 2020

Photo by Alison Dyer BY GREGORY ADAMS The Sloan archive is sprawling, impressively so. Credit that to nearly 30 years of activity and four unique songwriting...

Winter synths and holidays from a distance: Jody Glenham on her Melt

December 1, 2020

Photo by Tom Belding (IG) Some folks start cranking their wintertime playlist the second they starting taking down their Halloween decorations. Others may...

Gut Feeling Podcast #2 - Jesse Gander (Rain City Recorders, d.b.s.)

November 25, 2020

We’ve got another Gut Feeling podcast interview on deck this week, and it’s a doozy! The talk is with Jesse Gander, a longtime member of Vancouver’s music...

Stompboxing through music history: Actors/Leathers' Shannon Hemmett on her Pedal Prints

November 16, 2020

Photo by Shannon Hemmett While not the whole story, effects pedals play a huge role in how we perceive music. Take Jimi Hendrix’s iconic “VooDoo Child...

Bringing melody back to hardcore vocals: a conversation with Militarie Gun's Ian Shelton

November 9, 2020

Photo by Derek Rathbun (IG) Ian Shelton has made a name for himself in the heavy music community as the drummer and vocalist for Regional Justice Center, a...

Full-bodied shred and habanero heat: a conversation with Neck of the Woods' Dave Carr

November 2, 2020

Photo by Shimon Karmel Considering Neck of the Woods recently started slinging their own hot sauce, it’s no surprise that the Vancouver quintet’s 2020 LP,...

Gut Feeling Podcast #1 - Joshua Brown (Crud is a Cult, Ink & Dagger)

October 26, 2020

Joshua Brown (left) and Sean McCabe, outside of 924 Gilman. Berkeley, CA. 1998. Photo: Travis Keller (IG) Hey! I’m doing things a little differently this...

People don’t connect with palatable: the OBGMs' Densil McFarlane on pushing punk and pop to extremes

October 20, 2020

Photo by Amanda Fotes (IG) I spoke with The OBGMs’ guitarist/vocalist Densil McFarlane earlier this month for Northern Transmissions to learn more about the...

"Angry cute" mascots and animal retaliation: a conversation with World of Pleasure's Jess Nyx

October 14, 2020

Photo/Art: Jess Nyx + the Despize BrothersLike I’d mentioned in the first newsletter, there’s something special happening in Calgary hardcore right now. The...

Strats aren't just for 'blues dads': a conversation with Supercrush's Mark Palm

October 6, 2020

Photo by Jackson LongMark Palm has been swirling through power pop sounds for the better part of a decade with Supercrush, a once studio-only project that...

Border limbo and ACAB cookies: a conversation with Punitive Damage’s Steph Jerkova

October 2, 2020

Photo by Jonathan Velazquez (IG)Punitive Damage’s We Don’t Forget is the most inspired and positively, well, punishing hardcore EP to come out of the Pacific...

Gut Feeling: speaking with musicians about how they found their sound.

September 25, 2020

Welcome to Gut Feeling, a newsletter about how musicians found their sound. It’s written by me, Gregory Adams. Some quick background info: I’m an arts...