Articles by Shawn Thicke

About Shawn Thicke

Shawn Thicke is a Montreal born music nerd, whose whole life was turned upside down the second he heard Led Zeppelin blaring from an old turntable at age 12. Besides addictively collecting vinyl records and analyzing every album to death, Shawn further fuels his passion for music by singing, song writing, performing and playing guitar for local rock band Thicke Sugar. You can find this energetic live act on Facebook, and they will be releasing studio recordings very shortly. He also possesses a Bachelors of Education from McGill University and has recently used it to get himself a job as an Elementary School music teacher at JPPS Bialik. Needless to say, his life-long goal of becoming Dewey Finn from School of Rock is now complete.

Chuter – Pendulum Swing

January 15, 2019 Shawn Thicke 0

8/10 So, here’s a funny music fact that you may or may not know. The term “shoegazing” was coined by the British media in the late 1980s, who would make fun of bands who were […]

Queen Daxene – Backward Tractor Motion

January 11, 2019 Shawn Thicke 0

10/10 Despite how nerdy I am about music I am NOT a hipster. A hipster is usually in the know about things so underground that they will try and convince you that they are the […]

Full Eclipse – Former Selves

December 7, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

7.5/10 Rarely do I dislike an album the first time around only to have it speak to me the next time I hear it. Full Eclipse’s Former Selves is such an album. I think this […]

Young Barbara – Stay Fresh

November 12, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

3/10 Young Barbara attempts to make fun of the trap and mumble rap genres with his debut EP Stay Fresh. The problem with this is that these genres have already plunged head-first into utter ridiculousness […]

Dirty Casuals – Light and Dark Matter

October 29, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

3/10 I find it very difficult to criticize Dirty Casual’s Light and Dark Matter. I can’t even describe it as “good” or “bad.” More than anything, it feels “unfinished.” It’s almost as if the band […]

The Dirty Nil – Master Volume

October 23, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

10/10 Master Volume is true to its name. The Dirty Nil are back and they are just as raw and kickass as they have always been! I admit I was a tad worried that the […]

Liz Phair, Speedy Ortiz – Corona Theatre – October 9th, 2018 – Montreal, QC

October 9, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

Tuesday, October 9th was a special night for me. It’s not every day that you get to go see one of your musical heroes perform, especially because I never would have predicted ever seeing Liz […]

El Escapado – “The Not So Full – Full Length EP” E.P.

September 25, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

6.5/10 El Escapado’s music is very much like that beer-swirling-lunatic at any punk show you’ve ever been to. You know the one; that guy or gal who is trying WAY too hard to have a […]

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls with Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs and Bad Cop/Bad Cop – Live at Corona Theatre – September 22nd, 2018 – Montreal, QC

September 22, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

Montreal was clearly chomping at the bit to go see Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls. The show had been sold out, so we all squished like sardines in Corona Theatre with eager anticipation. This […]

Curling – Definitely Band

September 14, 2018 Shawn Thicke 0

7/10 Definitely Band by Curling is an album that NEEDS to be listened to multiple times. It only reveals itself with familiarity. There is a beating heart under its art-school pretensions, but even then there […]