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Independent, provocative, now! The CJLO Magazine is the resource for features, reviews, and interviews. Established in 2004, and run by dedicated CJLO volunteers, the magazine covers the latest and best in local and international music, art, theatre, film, festivals, and more!

Interview with Soul from Superorganism

April 10 2018 // Fiona Harrison-Roberts // Magazine // Interviews

Fiona, co-host of Moonstruck on CJLO 1690 AM, recently met with Superorganism member Soul, discussing songwriting, growing success, and more, only a few weeks after the release of their self-titled full-length album.

Since you’re one of the band members that doesn’t really live with the rest of the members in London, how do you find the creative process to work? When writing your songs and what not?

CJLO @ SXSW: Amrew's Three-Day Recap

April 9 2018 // Amrew Weekes // Magazine // Concert Reviews

This year, I had the privilege of attending South by Southwest 2018 in Austin, Texas, with my fellow music directors. I was really excited because Austin has the perfect weather, great people and southwestern charm. During SXSW, the city is filled with loud music and a ton of great shows to see and artists to discover.

On our first day, after picking up our badges at the Austin Convention Center, we tracked down nourishment for the night ahead. I met up with a rep and headed to The Belmont for the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, hosting RZA of Wu-Tang featuring Stone Mecca and Pussy Riot.

Concert Review: Albert Hammond Jr. @ L’Astral

April 9 2018 // Aviva Majerczyk // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Like many of my fellow millennials, the guitar stylings of Albert Hammond Jr. served as the soundtrack to my adolescence. Yet that was within the context of The Strokes, a fully different beast from Hammond Jr.’s solo project. His newest work is scrappy, spirited, and more conceptually cohesive than anything his bandmates have put out in a while. Regardless of any stylistic differences, both old school and new school alternative rock fans alike would have enjoyed Monday’s energetic yet intimate show.

 

CJLO @ SXSW: Kelly's Experience

April 5 2018 // Kelly Belfo // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Back from an exhilarating experience at South by Southwest 2018 in Austin, Texas, it is time to digest our street meat and musical discoveries from this seemingly never-ending music-at-every-corner festival and conference.

As World Music Director, my mission was to discover as much "world" music-inspired artists as possible. Some buzz words that peaked my attention included afro-futurism and global future, wrapped around more favourite words like funk, electronic, and psychedelic.

CJLO @ SXSW : Zak Slax Coverage Part 1

April 4 2018 // Zakary Slax // Magazine // Concert Reviews

 

At The Movies Review On Location - The Stairs

April 3 2018 // Remi Caron // Film

In this episode of At The Movies Review on Location, Remi interviews Hugh Gibson, director of the documentary film The Stairs.

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Interview: Cléa Vincent

March 26 2018 // Alex Viger-Collins // Magazine // Interviews

Photo credit: Michelle Blades

Known for her DIY pop songs with an 80’s touch that harken back to the musical heritage of her French homeland, Cléa Vincent has released three EPs and one album of effervescent pop.  Vincent’s most recent EP however is a nod to the bossa nova and samba music that she loves, recording live in just two days.  CJLO had the pleasure of interviewing Vincent before her show at the M for Montreal festival last November.  The interview has been translated from its original French.

METAL MONDAY: Between The Buried and Me's "Colors" - A Perspective After 10 Years

March 26 2018 // Phil Aveline // Magazine // Music Reviews

This article is an analysis and perspective from Phil's listening sessions over time, since the album was released in 2007; it has been hard to decipher themes and lyrics in order to understand the album and its concept as a whole. 

Between the Buried and Me has been a raging force for metal as the face of progressive metal since their very early days, but has proven to grow as a band over time. In 2007, the band released an album that revolutionized the genre all around.

Colors, the monumental metal epic, was released on September 18th, 2007. It was highly praised by critics and metalheads alike.

METAL MONDAY: Heavy Metal Book Club: Sebastian Bach, 18 & Life on Skid Row

March 26 2018 // Angelica Calcagnile // Columns

*Find out how to a copy of this book at the end of this review!*

METAL MONDAY: Beating the Ghost of a Dead Horse: Sex & Religion in a Post DTP World

March 19 2018 // DJ Spacepirate of Burnt Offerings // Columns

I guess to some attentive people, Transcendence was an obvious sign of the end-times. The third album was in excess of the original intended four for Devin Townsend Project (making it the seventh down the line), and the notorious sonic tyrant decided to let the Project half in on the writing process, as if they were some kind of band. My pattern-assigning monkey brain is telling me even the title was a clue. Fortunately, I am not some attentive people, so I'm just figuring this out now for your amusement.

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