INTERVIEW: Billy Talent

Though it almost feels like yesterday when recordings like “This It How It Goes” and “Line & Sinker” blended so effortlessly with the sound of a kickflip, it’s almost been ten years since BILLY TALENT traced out their name in the Canadian music scene. Since then, they’ve checked off accolade after accolade but their next grind has them back at the starting line: striving to redefine. Jumping head-first into... Read More

GOING LIVE: Edgefest 2012

For some, Edgefest is like an old friend. They’re not around as often as you’d like but when you’re together it’s as though nothing has changed despite the distance apart. Even in it’s fifteenth year, the Toronto-based festival curated by 102.1 The Edge kept true to its focus on mixing main attractions (BILLY TALENT, YOUNG THE GIANT, SILVERSUN PICKUPS) with emerging talent bursting at the seams (YUKON BLONDE, THE APACHE... Read More

GOING LIVE: Edgefest 2011 (Main Stage)

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GOING LIVE: Edgefest 2011 (XM Side Stage)

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For Your Ears Only: The Coast

WHO: Benjamin Spurr, Ian Fosberry, Jordan Melchiorre and Luke Melchiorre ORIGIN: Toronto, Ontario GENRE: Indie Rock LATEST RELEASE: Expatriate (2009) WHO CARES?: As one of Toronto’s best kept secrets, the four-piece have gotten compliments from almost everyone in the Canadian music industry. They’ve been featured across the globe and are scheduled to play Edgefest this summer. SOUNDS LKE: A mixture of Death Cab For Cutie records and UK’s... Read More

News Flash! – 28/2/09

- Metric, K-OS, Billy Talent, Alexisonfire and others plan to blow your mind at Edgefest 09′ - Thanks to YouTube, an unreleased Beatles track has surfaced - Like a match made in heaven, No Doubt and Paramore will be playing at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on June 16 - We predict over half the crowd will be moms; Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick to tour together this summer - Just when you thought you forgot about them, Billy Talent’s... Read More