A Punk Rock Dream Come True – Amnesia Rockfest 2017 Review
So I was sitting in the media lounge at Montebello’s Rockfest. The chalet was beautiful, the staff was welcoming, and the iced coffee had the perfect amount of pep and kick. I was charging my phone battery and preparing for a second day of incredible live music, when who should walk in to charge their […]
Rockfest Is A Family Affair – A Tribute to My Favourite Punk Rock Dad, Hugh Hart
So Montebello’s Amnesia Rockfest 2017 was amazing! Another great lineup of talent, reaching all corners of the globe, and encompassing a variety of styles. Again another 100,000 or so people descend on this wickedly beautiful little village, and they run amuck. Music is coming from every corner and can be heard for miles. Artists from […]
Instruments of Change: An Editorial About Why You Can Always Sit With Me And Why I Will Always Sing For You
The times may be a’ changing, but not quite fast enough. Before Green Day won Grammies for singing of an American idiot, and Rage Against the Machine urged us to take the power back, The Clash wrote intricate songs about isolation, poverty, utilitarianism, and cultural upheaval. Before Bob Dylan won a Nobel Prize for Literature, […]
Recovery Records Launches this Sunday January 22
This upcoming Sunday , January 22 at a special reception in Ottawa at the Avant Garde Bar, “Recovery Records” will have its Launch Party.
Madchild Makes The Bourbon Room Bounce with Joseph Rose, C-Note, Cruz, Project Mantra and more
This past Thursday night, the Diamond Mine Agency packed the Bourbon Room on Dalhousie Street in downtown Ottawa for a hip-hop show with more flare than the “Nature Boy”, and our very own Leigh Bursey and Dave Di Ubaldo were there to catch all of the action. Being that Project Mantra opened up the show, […]
Talking new music and more with Project Mantra
Project Mantra, fronted by our own Leigh Bursey, has had a busy year in 2016. They released their first music video, first album, had a single played on CBC Radio and went on tour. We sat down with Leigh to talk about their year and their plans for the year ahead.
Spencer Rice Brings Something Weird to Ottawa with Project Mantra, Danielle Allard and More
On a cold December Saturday, a dedicated crowd of comedy and music loving friends and supporters packed Cafe’ Dekcuf in downtown Ottawa for a show that was largely unlike any other show I have ever played.
Find What Makes You Weird – My Evening With July Talk
To call me a fan of July Talk would be an understatement. Here is a band that came into my life late last year, and has since enveloped a huge part of my personal music tastes, and I find myself often mimicking their sound and feeling when I put on my stage character with my […]
Project Mantra Rock Toronto Debut
By Chellsea Santini – Guest Reviewer, What turned out to be a cold, blustery, and snowy Sunday evening was no match for the fire burning inside The Central when Brockville/Ottawa folk punk band Project Mantra came to town.
S-cape Artist and Keaton heat up The Mansion
Kingston area hip hop performers Keaton and S-Cape Artist took turns stealing the show last Thursday night in Kingston at The Mansion. I know this because I was lucky enough to spend the evening with them, as they and local Brockville band Our Forgotten Memories supported my band Project Mantra at our Kingston CD Release […]