A PBR10 Q&A: Charles F. of Winter Gloves
A few years ago while taking a breather from heavy guitar rock, Quebec native, Charles F., penned some light-as-air synth tracks as a personal musical exercise. Almost immediately however, his electronically-driven ditties met with unexpected praise, encouraging him to stash the guitar and officially form Winter Gloves. Fleshed out by Vincent Chalifour, Patrick Sayers and...
A PBR10 Q&A: Derek Adam of You Say Party
Spirited new-wavers You Say Party We Say Die — comprising original members Becky Ninkovic (vocals), Stephen O’Shea (bass), Krista Loewen (keys), Derek Adam (guitar) and Devon Clifford (drums) — joined the Paper Bag Records roster in 2007 to release their sophomore LP, Lose All Time. Then in 2009, during the excitement and fanfare of an...
Paper Bag Records: Slow and steady wins the race
I first met Trevor Larocque at the big HMV in Toronto. He was the baseball-cap-wearing new guy full of jokes in the Dance department, and I was the busy Marketing Supervisor dabbling in various shades of red hair. He said, “I’m Trevor; I used to be the biggest KISS fan,” and produced an embarrassingly uncool...