Growing up in Vancouver, Ché Aimee Dorval was raised by her mother, a plethora of hippie Aunts, punk rock Uncles and a colourful extended family.Think Little House on the Prairie meets the Lost Boys. It was clear Ché's path was never going to be a straightforward one, but became one of constant creativity and adventure. A strong sense of individualism instilled, Ché spent her formative years living the troubadour life playing local clubs in Vancouver, becoming embroiled in the Toronto indie music scene and touring worldwide as a solo artist and with her critically acclaimed band 'Casualties of Cool', a joint venture with prog behemoth...

letlive. guitarist Jeff Sahyoun has revealed an arena-ready new single ‘Stay’ under the new moniker for his new project, launched late last year, ERASE THEORY. In addition, a remix from Venezuelan-born Award-winning DJ, Producer, Sound Designer, Multi-instrumentalist Zardonic will be released on the same day. ‘Stay’ features on ERASE THEORY’s forthcoming self-titled debut EP, which will be released 24th February via Icons Creating Evil Art. It’s an emotionally devastating pop rock anthem which Jeff says was written in “two hours, as my fiancé was moving out of our house. I was so sad, I didn’t give a shit about what it sounded like or how honest I was being.” And that’s a mood that...

Ever since Hong Faux started their journey from blog to blog and finally all the way to radio and MTV, people have tried to label their music and figure out the meaning of the band's name. Still, more than a decade later, they are impossible to foresee; Teamed up with Golden Robot Records, the band is now about to release their third album.  "Desolation Years" is Hong Faux's anticipated follow up to "A Message from Dystopia". The album opens up a hole in the gut, peeks inside to try to understand what's going on in there. Heavy riffs, melodic passages and the witty musical turns...

Jesse Malin is sharing a new video for the re-recording of “Xmas, etc.” from the 20th anniversary expanded reissue of his debut, The Fine Art of Self Destruction (February 17, Icons Creating Evil Art UK).  “Xmas, etc.” was directed by Dave Stekert and filmed around New York City with actor Jeffries Thaiss.    “Xmas, etc.” is a tale of “regret and isolation,” says Malin. “Feeling alone and disconnected while everyone else seems to be loved and having a good time. When you know you messed up and can only hope for a better one next year.”  The Fine Art of Self Destruction will be out February 17 (Icons Creating Evil Art UK) and will include a re-recorded, reimagined version of...

Ten years after the release of his critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘About A Feeling’, Swedish dream-pop pioneer Summer Heart is set to release a revisited version of the quintessential ‘A Million Times’ through Icons Creating Evil Art, subduing the soundscape of the first single off his aforementioned 2012 LP yet garnishing it with a lo-fi avant-garde resulting from a cutting-edge career spanning more than a decade.‘A Million Times’ sounds more distilled this time around. This tribute is structured in a fundamentally different manner from the original, neither for better nor for worse. The carnival bounce and high-flying, distorted vocals of the 2012 release...

Fixt English (letlive. Guitarist Jeff Sahyoun’s new project), has released a remix of debut single ‘Lost It’ by UK DJ and producer Conrank, one of bass music's most innovative voices. The reimagined version of ‘Lost It’ adds further electronic elements to the track to drive it into euphoric, dancefloor-ready territory, with Conrank even adding his own biting verse. “Conrank took this track to a place I’d never thought of taking it,” says Jeff.  “Such a brilliant mind, artist and person. Not only am I thankful for the birth of this art piece, I am obsessed with it.”  Conrank adds of the process “Remixing ‘Lost It’ was so much fun, I love the track and what Jeff is...