WATCH: Dave Chappelle’s First Interview In Forever

Follow @hearwax For the millions that love Dave Chappelle as much as I do, the more frequent appearances that he is having in the media (from his well-documented muscle gaining to surprise comedy shows) is amazing news. So what does that make a radio interview? Answer: A must-watch. Dave sat down with Doghouse FM to talk [...]

WATCH: Nardwuar vs. Josh Homme Vol. 4

Follow @hearwax Nardwuar (one of the best Canadians ever) is known for his awesome interviews. He has met up with Queens of the Stone Age‘s Josh Homme three times before, but set up another interview following QOTSA’s stop in Vancouver. You can check out the video below. QOTSA are said to be hard at work on a [...]

You Will Not Survive: A Review and Interview with The Saddest Landscape

Follow @hearwax Emo is characterized by a series of peaks and valleys. The forebears of the style (genre, sound, conventions, what have you) experimented with a quiet to loud aesthetic that commingled expressive, nearly whispered passages with bursts of passion and, in some instances, violent chaos. I’m reminded of the template set by Indian Summer [...]

A Couple Miles Closer To Antarctica: Another Interview with Trap Them

Follow @hearwax Ryan McKenney is a good dude. The Trap Them vocalist has been swamped with touring, work, and the recording of his band’s upcoming full-length, We Craft In Darkness, coming soon on Prosthetic Records. Now, Ryan already took the time to spill his guts to me at this time last year, and you can [...]

It’s a Giraffes? Giraffes! Extravaganza – New Song Videos, Live Review, and Interview

Follow @hearwax As you are reading the rest of this post, listen to our interview with Ken and Joe from Giraffes? Giraffes! below.  We talk about the Internet, moshing, and vinyl, among other things. Where to begin?  Last night was the first time Giraffes? Giraffes! have ever been to Toronto, and they played to an [...]

HEARWAX EXCLUSIVE: The Armed Interview The Dillinger Escape Plan

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Transmissions: The Starkweather Interview

Follow @hearwax Starkweather are of a diametrical nature. The band has stood on its own for over twenty years, a flagship of the methods in which disparate genres of music can be incorporated creatively into a cohesive and enjoyable structure. While other bands have cheekily stolen templates from other artists to create “metal-core,” “death-core,” and [...]

Chocolate and Cheese: An Interview with Defeater

Follow @hearwax Defeater are one of the most original and honest hardcore bands working today.  Both their Travels LP and Lost Ground EP have been met with love and adoration in the hardcore community, while their live show has become known for its intensity (it is worth noting that their records aren’t exactly dull, either). [...]

Posi Talk: An Interview with Arietta

Follow @hearwax Two years ago, I only knew Shehzaad Jiwani as a fellow music critic and writer that used to go to the same high school as me, making due at a local record shop in downtown Toronto. I wouldn’t have guessed that two years later his band, Arietta, would be making a big name [...]

Is Alive: An Interview with Crime In Stereo

Follow @hearwax With Is Dead, one could say that Crime In Stereo stepped into quite unlikely territory. The peak they reached as a hardcore band, with The Troubled Stateside, didn’t seem to apply any longer, but not because Is Dead didn’t qualify as a worthy contender for the former – the two just can’t really [...]