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TME Awards 2015 – Now With More TWEET!

TME Awards 2015 – Now With More TWEET!
Despite the workarounds previously provided, many of you have still been unable to properly express your enthusiasm for your favourite 2015 Music Express Awards nominees. Due to overwhelming response (yes, we actually do read all your hate fan mail) about not being able to vote more than once for your selections, we’ve gone back to the drawing board and have... Read More

Headstones: Playing It Straight

Headstones: Playing It Straight
Headstones’ front man Hugh Dillon is thrilled by the concert review penned by Music Express scribe Brian Stanko of the band’s recent performance at Calgary’s Flame Central – except for one slight oversight. “We played the gig on a Wednesday in the freezing cold yet the place was packed as though it was a Friday night, it was totally insane,”... Read More

BLACK IS THE COLOUR — Headstones

BLACK IS THE COLOUR — Headstones
Flames Central, Calgary | October 30, 2014 A secret memo went out to all participants to wear black; black shirts, black pants, and shoes. And to accessorize with black: black toques, black bandanas, and leather. The occasional suit, dropped from a nearby office tower cruised the edges of the scene with a brightly coloured shirt, but was soon lost in... Read More

Big Names, Big Events Mark This Year’s Festival Schedules

Big Names, Big Events Mark This Year’s Festival Schedules
The upcoming July 1st weekend usually kicks off Canada’s outdoor concert season which will again see the staging of literally dozens of major festivals from coast to coast ranging in style from classic rock to electro -dance, country, jazz, blues and even a Ska festival in Victoria B.C. It’s a chance for music fans to see some of the biggest... Read More

HEADSTONES & RUSH BIG WINNERS OF 2014 MUSIC EXPRESS AWARDS

HEADSTONES & RUSH BIG WINNERS OF 2014 MUSIC EXPRESS AWARDS
More than 10,000 Music Express readers have cast their on-line ballot for the Long & McQuade 2014 Music Express Awards with Rush and The Headstones leading the way with three awards each. Rush, who claimed three ME awards in 2013, repeated again this year, winning Top Group, Top Live Performance (Arena) and Top Compilation Release for their Clockwork Angels-Live Rock... Read More

How to make a rock ‘n roll record! – Headstones

How to make a rock ‘n roll record! – Headstones
My first reaction on listening to The Headstones’ new recording “Love + Fury” was “What the hell! Nobody makes records like this anymore?” A record that contains 13 incendiary rockers in the two-to-three minute time range, all punk energy, snarling lyrics, raw, in your face arrangements with the allowance of one more melodic tune (Midnight Of This Life) tacked on... Read More