Why I Hope I’ll Never be Good I’ve been playing guitar for about 25 years, 15 of them “professionally” whatever that means. There may have been a 20-minute window in 2011 when I thought I was good, but aside from that fleeting...
The Ever Changing Face of the QUEBEC MUSIC SCENE Living in Quebec, you’d be hard-pressed not to come across at least one written article a week that makes reference to our dual identity crisis, and its perceived dangers and/or benefits. Montreal, more...
Dear Santa… Dear Santa, 2015 has been a busy year for all of us, most of all you. I’m sure that with only a few more days to go, you must be burning the midnight oil trying to cross everyone off your naughty list to...
Melancholia, mood and melody: here’s the BEST OF MY 2015 year At RREVERB, we have the great honor of reading Andre Papanicolaou's thoughts on life, and views on the music business, in the eyes of the professional guitarist he is. In 2015, he launched a new album which...
Exclusive Interview with MARKY RAMONE – As Long As It’s Fun It’s early August and I’m waiting for a phone call. Not just any phone call; I’m waiting for Marky Ramone, the last living member from the “classic” Ramones lineup to ring me. We have an interview...
I’M RIGHT, You’re Wrong, Let Me Explain Why A few weeks ago, I was having a heated argument with some friends about music. Specifically, Bob Dylan. This is a very touchy subject for me considering the Jesus-like position Bobby occupies in my life. I...
RECORDS ARE COOL There isn’t much that is cool anymore. Old cars are cool. My cousin’s Led Zeppelin jacket from 1979 is cool. A Griffintown hipster on an old-timey bicycle and bow-tie however, isn’t cool; he’s just...
Three Sides to Every Story (Or What It’s Like to Be SchizoPHONIC) Sometimes I feel schizophrenic. Let me rephrase that, I feel schizophonic. As in, I don’t know which language to think in. Before I elaborate further, a few things you should know about me: My father...
PARENTING AND THE ROAD (or Will They Remember Me When I’m Gone) I’m sitting in an uncomfortable Stalin-esque chair at Montreal’s Royal Victoria hospital having just witnessed the birth of my second daughter. Every parent says the same thing, but in my case it’s true:...
Top Tips from the “Aging Musician” This year, I’ll be 38. It seemed so far away when I was in my twenties. Seemed ever further away in my teens. I don’t feel old however. Maybe it’s my job. All that traveling, late nights, and general...
I’m just a plumber It’s a question we get often, we musicians. I don’t think any other self-employed person gets it. I’m guessing a plumber, or an electrician don’t get asked that too often. “How much money you...
