Northern Touch Music Festival is a Godsend for Indie ArtistsNTMF 2019 was held in the historic Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Winnipeg is known for a lot of things. It is known for it’s diversity, […]

At the top of the end-of-year lists that music websites and magazines will put out around this time of year, you will recognize the names of a few incredible and well-crafted albums. Kendrick Lamar’s Damn. […]

Is a Generation Gap to Blame? Boom Bap. Trap. Lo-Fi. Mob Music. Although there are dozens of different styles of Hip-Hop, few outside of the Hip-Hop culture wouldn’t know it. It’s all “Rap Music” to […]

AltWire contributor Samantha Warren discusses the recent death of Chester Bennington and mental illness.When you go to shows, you have one thing in common with the strangers standing around you. You know the lyrics, you […]

This is my first time writing anything for #TheSpark, a piece where we highlight some of the tracks we’re currently jamming to. An opportunity to talk about a few of my current favorite tracks? Bring it. […]

What happened to ska music? Before we answer that question, let’s take a moment and look at the short history of the genre. Ska music originated in the late 1950’s as a predecessor to rocksteady […]

  On August 21st 1990 Facelift was released and the world was introduced to Alice in Chains, a four piece metal band out of Seattle, Washington. The release coincided with a movement in the pacific […]

There seems to be an exodus of sorts occurring among fans of Train, the band behind the early-2000s radio hit “Drops of Jupiter” and the lively and energetic 2009 album Save Me, San Francisco. Their […]

First of all… when David Cook opens his mouth it literally makes my heart happy.  My heart jumps up, grows little stick-figure feet, and begins to sway back and forth in a happy motion that I […]