Author Archives: Jason Manning

Photo Credit Paul Phelan Last weekend, I made the trip to Seattle in our PEAK Jeep Wrangler to see the final show of the Arkells/Dear Rouge US Tour! They played an all ages show at Chop Suey in downto...

Raconteurs have announced some shows, and festival appearances, in anticipation of a new album. Which is arriving on Jack's label, Third Man. Below is the artwork, and if you have a fat wallet, you ca...

New book arrives on 25th anniversary of Kurt's passing. Danny Goldberg is a fascinating character. He worked with Led Zeppelin, and worked with plenty of different bands and artists. He has written a ...

Said The Whale are up to something truly great. They're organizing a busking tour of local schools to raise money for other kids to play music! Beyond this busking tour, it's actually bigger: they'll ...

  Sending Art all the strength right now. A remarkable and kind man, in my exchanges with him over the years, he as always been kind, and so keen on his vision. I met him in a radio job, in the m...

Friday you can watch the Red Hot Chili Peppers play live at the Pyramids. It all happens Friday at 11am.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55pe6t5uc8I

Mumford and Sons are playing at BC Place, with pals, Portugal. The Man on August 7th. Tickets on sale Friday March 15th! Here they are performing on Colbert, just a week ago. I hope you get your ticke...

The three-day festival will be a "celebration of music, art, food and so much fun," say organizers. "The vision of bringing a music festival back to the Sea to Sky is a real labour of love for us, and...

Great news, The National are coming to The Festival Lawn At Deer Lake Park, August 28th. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 8th).   The new album is called I am Easy To Find, out May 17th. On top o...