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from the past has withstood the test of time
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.
Dwight Yoakam: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
Willie Nelson: Shotgun Willie
Dolly Parton: Jolene
M83: Hurry up, we’re dreaming
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
The Monthly Reviews

Each month our members rotate picking the artists or theme to be reviewed, dissected and discussed. Join us!
Review of Dwight Yoakam: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc.
Review of Willie Nelson: Shotgun Willie
Review of Dolly Parton: Jolene
Review of M83: Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Review of Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Review of The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland
Musical Musings

Sometimes we just find cool music stuff on the Interwebs that we just have to share.
Getting to Know WiL
A Chat with Sam Roberts – All of Us
Albums that Changed Our Musical Tastes
An Exploration of Musical Supergroups
What Makes a Great Album? Featuring Broadcasting Legend Alan Cross
Boredom Cures for the Music Fan
The Sonic Collective Members

Meet our team of music lovers.

Scott Coates
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
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
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
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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The Sonic Collective
5 hours ago
Our pick for March 2021, the final in our country music series is up. Check out Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now': thesoniccollective.com/2021/03/01/lady-antebellum-need-you-now/ ... See MoreSee Less
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The Sonic Collective has decided to pick a round of influential country music artists. Member Scott Coates explains why he chose Willie Nelson's Shotgun Willie album. Listen to this selection and then...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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9 hours ago
The reviews for Dwight Yoakam: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc. are in. This episode was full of fun factoids and though there were criticisms, this classic country album stood up. Do you still listen to this album? Let us know your thoughts. thesoniccollective.com/2021/03/01/review-of-dwight-yoakam-guitars-cadillacs-etc-etc/ ... See MoreSee Less
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For February 2021, member Alain Dupuis chose this album, not only because it had a major impact on the shape of country music in the 1980s, but because it seemed like a good pick for us to better expl...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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4 days ago
Check out our pick for Feb. 2021; Dwight Yoakam's 'Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.': thesoniccollective.com/2021/02/01/dwight-yoakam-guitars-cadillacs-etc-etc/ ... See MoreSee Less
Dwight Yoakam: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. - The Sonic Collective
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The Sonic Collective has decided to pick a round of influential country music artists. Member Scott Coates explains why he chose Willie Nelson's Shotgun Willie album. Listen to this selection and then...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email