Guitarist/background vocalist David Soloway has left Saves The Day. David first played on the band's second full length, Through Being Cool although he was a member of Sefler before the band changed their name to Saves the Day. He is also the bassist for Two Tongues and will remain with theTwo Tongu...

Never go into a Bulk Barn hungry. Honestly. I went in once for some dark brown sugar for baking purposes; I came out, 20 minutes later, with bags of things. Edible things. Spicy cassava chips. Mustard-flavoured pretzel nuggets. Sesame sticks. Corn nuts. Organic quinoa. Wild rice. Dried Goji berries....

A small tribute to the blues musician Ted Hawkins The first words I heard Ted Hawkins sing, it was a song called ‘Sorry you’re sick.’ Good morning my darling, I’m telling you this To let you know that I’m sorry you’re sick Those tears of sorrow won’t do you no good I’d be your doctor...

After spending most of 2007 and 2008 working on side projects, the members of Alexisonfire will be regrouping in 2009 to record their as-yet untitled fourth album. Guitarist Wade McNeil (who moonlighted in The Black Lungs) discussed the album in Metal Hammer: For the first time ever we have too many...

Tabbouleh is a middle eastern dish known for both an abundance of parsley and the tang of lemon juice. It's traditionally made with bulghur mixed with finely chopped tomatoes, onions, mint, parsley, olive oil and lemon. Bulghur is a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine - it's m...

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who spends hours looking through magazines (Fine Cooking... Gourmet... my gazillion cookbooks... online foodblogs...) for a recipe to make. Something different, untried. I've got my stalwart favourites but now that I'm cooking and eating with some...

In this world there are two kinds of things: those that are awesome, and those that make me want to kill myself. This is an awesome one. AN AWESOMELY AWsome one. That was me yelling. I know, I'm a little hoarse (but not the kind that kids ride around at birthday parties, those ones smell and shit ev...

Eels have extended an invitation to President George W.Bush for their upcoming performance on March 29th in Washington DC. The band explained the invitation in an open letter: My name is Mark Oliver Everett. I am the singer in an American rock band called EELS You may recall using our album "Daisies...

Rufus Terrill had a dream. A dream of a bar where bums in downtown Atlanta don't hang out and cause problems. Well that dream was quickly fading until he was struck with an idea. An idea of a robot. A robot that looks like a piece of shit and urinates water out of a magic wand. Enter Robo-Cop (aka B...

Exclaim! TV is back with the 13th episode of their online series. This time, they sat down with Canada's Alexisonfire to discuss a series of trivial and humorous material. Members of the band have kept busy since releasing Crisis in 2006. Co-vocalist Dallas Green will release the second City and Col...