Articles by Jean-Frederic Vachon

About Jean-Frederic Vachon

Jean-Frederic Vachon is a pop culture aficionado who mainly writes about music, here on Montreal Rampage and at his site Diary of a Music Addict. But given the right subject, he also likes to cover comics, video games and hockey. Contact: Website | Facebook | Twitter | More Posts

Photojournal Heavy Montreal Day 1

August 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Heavy Montreal - August 07, 2015. Photo Jean-Frederic Vachon

Picks of the photos from the first day of Heavy Montreal

Heavy Montreal preview: an interview with Chris Jericho of Fozzy

August 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Jean-Frederic Vachon talks to the singer/wrestler ahead of Fozzy’s appearance at Heavy Montreal

Heavy Montreal preview: Detroit rockers Wilson fight for the Right to Rise

August 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Detroit rockers Wilson did not have to look very far for inspiration when it came time to write their sophomore album. “Right to Rise” draws from the perseverance [read on]

Tres Caballeros is Third Time Tres Cool

August 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Aristocrats serve up a healthy dose of Texas influence on their new album

Heavy Montreal 2015 Preview: 10 bands not to miss

July 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

What, it’s August already? The good thing is that it means that Heavy Montreal is almost upon us! For their second edition since expanding their definition of heavy [read on]

The Forest Rangers rise from the ashes of Sons of Anarchy

July 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Forest Rangers may not be a household name, but if you’ve ever watched an episode of “Sons of Anarchy”, you’ve heard the work of Bob Thiele Jr. As [read on]

Filip Ivanović Illustrates All Things Metal

July 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

Filip Ivanovic at Comiccon 2015 (Photo by Jean-Frédéric Vachon)

Meet the artist behind the images of the metal scene.

Montreal Rampage at Comiccon 2015: Celebrities Everywhere!

July 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

In our review of Comiccon, Jean-Frederic discusses ways to interact with and see celebrities.

Montreal Rampage at Comiccon 2015 : Shop ’til You Drop

July 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Our second feature on the 2015 Montreal Comiccon focuses on the things you can buy.

Montreal Rampage at Comiccon 2015: Comics and Art

July 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

Montreal Comiccon (Photo by Jean-Frederic Vachon)

In our multipart series of Comiccon 2015, Jean Frederic Vachon talks about the artists and illustrators who sell their prints and creations.

Steven Wilson Wows Sold Out Crowds

June 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

Steven Wilson (Metropolis, June 28 2015)

Former Porcupine Tree leader presents his new album in spectacular multimedia show

Ready, Willing and Able: The Willing are Back with Punkish EP

June 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

Short n’ sweet, the new EP by Montreal’s The Willing moves from pop to punk.

Montreal Comiccon preview : 10 Reasons to Attend

June 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Comiccon is coming. Still on the fence about getting your ticket? Don’t be. Here are ten amazing things to catch at this year’s event.

Catch Rush Before They Say Farewell

June 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Rush’s career spanning set was a tour of their greatest songs, and this might be the last time they tour.

An interview with Steven Wilson on his new album, success and conceptual rock

June 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Steven Wilson is generally considered a progressive rock musician. His music is complex, has long songs and values musicianship. But Wilson himself is clearly not a fan of [read on]