Album Selection: Best of the Beach Boys, Vol 2
Over the last couple of months, both Darren and Scott picked the first albums they ever owned for us to review, so I'm continuing the trend. The first album I
THE MONTHLY ALBUM SELECTIONS
Listen to our Sonic Collective member explain the selection for the month. Be sure to follow up the next month to hear the reviews from the group.
Joan Jett – Bad Reputation
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation: When Darren’s November pick of Elvis Presley’s self-titled debut had him reflecting on his first-ever album, it got me thinking: what was mine? After a
Elvis Presley – Self-Titled
My favourite album I remember as a kid was a K-Mart compilation album I got that was all Elvis Presley hits. I do remember the big hit on that was
This Album Influenced That Album – Stone Temple Pilots Influenced Def Leppard
This month, we round out our four-part series exploring how some albums influence others by seeing if the Stone Temple Pilots influenced Def Leppard. Sometimes bands with careers that span
This Album Influenced That Album – Deftones Influenced Sleep Token
This month, we explore how the Deftones influenced Sleep token in the third of our four-part series exploring albums that sound like they were influenced by other albums. Or perhaps,
This Album Influenced That Album – The Rolling Stones Influenced The Black Crowes
In the upcoming episodes, we explore how one album influenced another, starting with Darren Scott's picks of the Foo Fighters’ debut and Bad Brains’ Rock for Light. Now it's my
This Album Influenced That Album – Bad Brains Influenced Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters' self-titled debut album, released in 1995, bears noticeable influences from Bad Brains' "Rock for Light," a seminal hardcore punk album released in 1983. Dave Grohl, the driving
Fiona Apple – Tidal
Scott's selection for May 2024 is Fiona Apple's 1996 debut album Tidal. Easily recognized by her unique vocal sound. Fiona's vibe bridges rock and grunge perfectly, giving us a darker
The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land
Alain's selection for April 2024 has us exploring the monumental impact of The Prodigy's 'The Fat of the Land' on the late '90s music landscape, and its lasting influence on
The Monthly Reviews
Each month our members rotate picking the artists or theme to be reviewed, dissected and discussed. Join us!
Review of Joan Jett: Bad Reputation
In December 2024, we revisited Joan Jett’s debut solo album, Bad Reputation (1980), a milestone in rock history. Jett’s bold voice and pioneering role as a female rocker broke barriers
Review of Elvis Presley: Self Titled
Take a Musical Journey with the King: Elvis Presley’s Debut Album What made Elvis Presley the undisputed King of Rock ‘n’ Roll? This month on The Sonic Collective, the team
Review: How Deftones’ White Pony influenced Sleep Token’s Sundowning
In this episode, Darren, Scott C, Alain, and Scott G close out our series of four special episodes where we select two feature albums and discuss how one may have
Review: How Deftones’ White Pony influenced Sleep Token’s Sundowning
In this episode, Darren, Scott C, Alain, and Scott G embark on our third of four special episodes where we select two feature albums and discuss how one may have
How The Rolling Stones Influenced The Black Crowes
In this review, we explore how The Black Crowes' The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion may have been influenced by The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St. Released 20 years
How Bad Brains Influenced The Foo Fighters
Join Darren Scott, Scott Coates, Alain Dupuis, and Scott Gregory on the Sonic Collective, a podcast where each month they dive deep into a different album or musical concept. This
Review of Fiona Apple: Tidal
It's the end of the month and we come back together to discuss this month's pick: Fiona Apple's debut album, Tidal. Our differing musical tastes show through as we explore
Review of The Prodigy: Fat of the Land
Throughout the month of April, 2024, The Sonic Collective did a deep dive into The Prodigy's third, and most impactful album, Fat of the Land. Tune into this episode and
Review of John Mayer – Continuum
Our pick for March 2024 was John Mayer’s third studio album, Continuum, which was released on September 12, 2006. As sometimes happen when we share post-listening thoughts, we differed a
Musical Musings
Sometimes we just find cool music stuff on the Interwebs that we just have to share.
10-years of The Sonic Collective: A Look Back
This month, we celebrate 10 years of musical discovery at The Sonic Collective. During an upcoming round table discussion, we'll consider our top 3 and bottom 3 albums, most surprising
Choosing 10 albums to listen to for the rest of our lives | Our desert island thought experiment
If you could only choose 10 albums to listen to for the rest of your life, what would those be and why? Tune in to hear Alain tee up the
Our Desert Island albums: Teeing up a thought experiment. Wanna play along?
If you could only choose 10 albums to listen to for the rest of your life, what would those be and why? Tune in to hear Alain tee up the
Four bands people love to hate
For April 2021, The Sonic Collective member Darren Scott has chosen the Sleaford Mods, Divide and Exit album. This new and edgy working class electronic punk music is minimalist, raw
A Conversation with Danko Jones
For 25 years, Danko Jones has kept rock n’ roll alive and strong. Over the course of 10 studio albums, from 2001s’ I’m Alive and on Fire’ to 2021’s upcoming
Getting to Know WiL
Welcome to the Sonic Collective. On this special episode we’ll get to know a very talented musician from western Canada. From early days in the Calgary bar scene, building his
A Chat with Sam Roberts – <i>All of Us</i>
On this special episode of The Sonic Collective, we chat with Sam Roberts, of the Sam Roberts band, about their October 2020 release, All of Us. He goes deep about
Albums that Changed Our Musical Tastes
Scientists say your musical tastes are formed by what you enjoyed in your teens. You hear a song, it resonates, and that style guides your musical tastes moving forward. There’s
An Exploration of Musical Supergroups
Welcome to the Sonic Collective, and another one of our exploratory podcast episodes. In this episode, we’ll explore musical supergroups. So what is a supergroup? Well, for us, it’s a
The Sonic Collective Members
Meet our team of music lovers.
Scott Coates
Bangkok, Thailand
Scott has lived in Southeast Asia since 1999, when he co-founded what became one of the region’s most respected luxury travel companies, Smiling Albino. There, he designed and led adventures throughout SE Asia and Nepal before selling out of the business in 2013 to try his hand at other pursuits. While working as a Team Building Consultant, he developed a keen interest in how people learn and grow which led him to serve as Director of People Development with one of the region's largest travel companies, EXO Travel. \An enthusiastic mountain biker, runner, and explorer, he also very much likes bobbing his head to AC/DC while sipping beers.
Alain DuPuis
Calgary, Canada
Alain is a native Calgarian with a longstanding love of music. Groomed on post-grunge and 90s alternative, he seeks to expand his audio horizons ever further, exploring all the genres he once looked down upon. When he's not busy working six days a week like some sort of maniac, he enjoys gaming, obsessing about whisky, working out or frequenting seedy karaoke bars around town.
Scott Gregory
Calgary, Canada
Scott Gregory is the newest dad of the group and brings his love of melody and music to the Sonic Collective. Scott is always full of facts and seems to have an uncanny love for the women in music. He likes to push the Collective into areas that we may otherwise overlook. Scott loves his new little family, the New York Rangers and all the music he can consume between diaper changes.
Darren Scott
Calgary, Canada
Darren currently lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he can often be found in the best live music venues in town (Palamino, Commonwealth, King Eddy's, Broken City, Cafe Koi, etc.) and he is used to being "The old guy" at the young punk shows. Darren likes to know the stories behind the music he listens to and enjoys the musical journey of it all. A "say it like it is" guy in his own words, he tends to go a little off the cuff from time to time. Ok, all the time. He loves his family, friends and Flames and has a sense of humour he thinks is hilarious.
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Album selection: Best of the Beach Boys, vol 2
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Album Review: Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
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Review of Elvis Presley - Self Titled
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