Life is a Boot

For Belle Plaine—the stage name of Melanie Berglund—music is a life obligation. Everything is wrapped up in it, including her bassist husband—Blake Berglund—who supports all aspects of her career [...]

The Trade-Offs front-runner, Josh Qaumariaq has been playing music since he was eighteen. Born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut, which he still calls home, Josh and co-founder Jeff Maurice began a [...]

Born and raised in rural towns upon the island of Newfoundland, Rum Ragged founders Aaron Collis and Mark Manning have always been fans of folk and traditional music. “Being a musician or [...]

Ontario-native, Cat Clyde loves seeing her creative ideas brought to life. Self-classified as anxious and sensitive, Cat shares that she’s always had to write everything down to get through any [...]

Winner of both the 2019 and 2020 Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year, Carmen Braden is a versatile genre-blending musician worthy of the title. Based in her hometown [...]

Swedish Canadian singer/songwriter, Sarah MacDougall, moved to Vancouver when she was just nineteen to attend university. Connected to Canada through her father, she came with the intention to [...]

Based out of Victoria, BC, environmentally conscious Carmanah offers a blended sound that lies somewhere among roots, rock and blues. Renown producer, Gus Van Go—known for working with The [...]

Always up for a great party, Quebec based Foreign Diplomats embodies the idea of a carefree and slightly disobedient youth. Made up of five guys from Laurentian, Quebec, the band met as teenagers [...]

Blundstone’s #1901 Dress Boot is the go-to for fall footwear, with a lean profile and sleek leather upper, comfort footbeds and durable TPU outsoles. Mentally, we’re all still back in [...]

Original Article by Jon Perino on Men’s Journal. When it comes to timeless style and quality craftsmanship, the Tasmanian artisans at Blundstone certainly sit at the top of our list when it [...]