Sylvie Hill

In the 2008 March issue of Guerilla Magazine, I team up with Up Front and Tokyo Sex Whale drummer, JP Sadek, to interview Andrew Tweedy from Buried Inside (Relapse Records). We’re looking at how this talented musician goes from creating the most aggressive hardcore music with a band to retreating to create Glass Fingers, a […]

The Ottawa XPress – February 7, 2008 Howe to make Maki roll Howe Gelb takes Kate Maki’s music to new heights If her stagger-to-the-saloon groove and parlour-blues tunes weren’t enough to grab your attention, Sudbury’s Kate Maki has enlisted the help of eccentric Arizona singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist Howe Gelb to produce her latest album, […]

The Ottawa XPress–January 24, 2008 This Is Your Dad’s Oldsmobile The Brothers Chaffey are brave old souls in a brave new world The Brothers Chaffey – Matthew (rhythm guitar) and Curtis (lead guitar) – play the sexiest country-soul music with a blues-rock swagger that one university rag called “your dad’s kinda music.” Rather than take […]

Around this time of year since 2005, Mustaches for Kids’ Ottawa Chapter has been raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation (Eastern Ontario Chapter). Each year, the growing campaign culminates in a beauty pageant-style event called the “Sweetest Stache Bash” where growers dress up in costumes and compete in a variety of events (the mustache parade, […]

The Ottawa XPress– November 29, 2007 Jingle Sells: Jingles Are the Way for Toronto’s Major Maker Not all musicians lending their voice to television commercials sound as off-key as the Ontario Freshness Guy. There’s Feist for iPod. Bedouin Soundclash for Zellers. Ottawa’s Andrew Vincent for Old Navy. And now, with spots for Chevy, Telus and […]

The Ottawa XPress – September 27, 2007 The Watters Brothers Rise High When it comes to rock and roll, many bands play it but few can stage it. “Some guys may sound good, but do they look cool on stage?” asks Watters Brothers Rebellion frontman Muddy. “Do they stand still on stage? Do they look […]

The Ottawa XPress – September 6, 2007 The Bible All-Stars can go all night long “I challenge you to find a drummer who will go like that for an entire show,” says lead singer/guitarist Morgan Friend. He’s boasting of his bandmate’s (Tim Connolly) fiery and fervent drum frenzy for Ottawa’s high-octane, alt-country/punk band The Bible […]

The Ottawa XPress – August 16, 2007 High Times The Grass’s third album channels ’60s spirit If Value Village had a house band, The Grass would be it. The band’s third album, Report All Ghosts, is a throwback to the ’60s, which could surely score regular rotation on classic rock station CHEZ 106.1’s Psychedelic Rock […]

The Ottawa XPress – July 19, 2007 Tokyo Sex Whale: INSIDE THE MEATLOCKER “The only thing that will fuck us up is a bad sound guy,” blurts Tokyo Sex Whale drummer J-P Sadek, confidently attesting the explosive potency of his new band’s live act. Less than a year old and Ottawa’s stoner-rock trio is already […]

The Ottawa XPress, May 24, 2007 The unapologetic Mr. Menzies Artist and former member of The Grey defends his decision to move They say all good things come to an end. But for some, the end is just the beginning. Multimedia artist and musician Hayden Menzies has got everything it takes to conquer the art […]