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Ron Hawkins burst onto the indie music scene in Toronto as a member of the seminal band Lowest Of The Low. He's never really gone away and returns with another solo album, Straitjacket Love, coming out on May 31st. I had the chance to ask him a few questions before his album launch at Graffitti's in Toronto tonight and tomorrow: T.O. Snob: Thanks for doing this. Shakespeare...My Butt came

Toronto indie legend Ron Hawkins is returning with a new studio album. Straitjacket Love, which comes out May 31st, will see the Lowest Of The Low frontman backed by The Do Good Assasins. Here's the track list for the album: One Hundred Five Corner Room The Sickness (That's What They Call Love) Hong Kong Station Waitin' On Something That's Already Here Black Kill The Lights Company Ink

Graham Kennedy Canadian music circa 2011 is doing pretty great; more plentiful, creative and respected at home and abroad than ever before. No doubt sometime in the not too distant future, someone will write a book about this 21st century musical renaissance that (mostly) put an end to having Bryan Adams and Celine Dion as our national ambassadors of song. But this golden age didn't just happen, and the crucial decade that laid the foundation for today was documented by local scribes Michael Barclay , Jason Schneider and Ian AD Jack [...]

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Filed under: Exclusive , Canada Ron Hawkins' alphabet of rock and pop star paintings -- A is for Amy Winehouse , J is for Michael Jackson , Z is for Robert Zimmerman (er, B was already in use) -- are currently on display at Toronto's Drake Hotel General Store. The solo musician and former Lowest of the Low frontman is also multi-tasking, with four concert dates at the Queen West venue alongside the art project. "The first time it was mounted it was 26, the [...]

In my humble opinion, nearly 20 years later Shakespeare My Butt is still one of the best independent Canadian rock albums ever made. That brings me to the news that former Lowest Of The Low frontman Ron Hawkins has a unique residency coming up in June at The Drake in Toronto. For the entire month Hawkins art will be on display at the Drake General Store. The exhibit, Alphabet City- A to Z is a

Frank Yang Q: Without a new record to promote - Mr. Love & Justice has been out for close to two years - what reason did Billy Bragg have for staging an ambitious cross-Canada tour ? A: Who cares? Any time you get the opportunity to see Billy Bragg live, you take it, no questions asked. Of course, I say that having missed his last three appearances in Toronto - the September 2006 show at the Music Hall for not one but two weddings, [...]