By BRUCE DENNILL Big Wreck: Albatross This is not their latest album, but as the world outside of their native Canada continues to wake up to the sonic power of Toronto’s Big Wreck, this collection remains the most compelling argument for their being...
By BRUCE DENNILL Ian Thornley’s debut solo album, Secrets, releases as Ian Fletcher Thornley, allows the Canadian rocker to stretch himself thematically and sonically, though the musical flair he contributes to Big Wreck, his “day job” band is always evident....
By BRUCE DENNILL Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Hypnotic Eye Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers endure because they build their music on twin pillars that are unlikely to crack: top level musicianship and a complete disregard for popular mainstream...