Oct. 02, 2007 - Issue #624: Fall Style 07

MacPherson welcomes change

While I was interviewing Greg MacPherson for his upcoming show here in Edmonton and about the changes at his current record label G7 Welcoming Committee, he dropped a bomb on me—he didn’t think he’d be with G7, his artistic home for the better part of a decade, for his next album. No hard feelings or ill will he insists; he just felt it might be time for a change.

“I’ve been on G7 for 7 years—it’s been a long time,” he says. “I’ve got nothing but respect for the label, but I thought it might be better esthetically to find a label with bands that sound more like me. I’ve played a lot of hardcore shows [while touring with G7 bands] and I’m not very hardcore.”

According to MacPherson, his decision to leave G7 was based on a desire to get his message out to more people than he can on his current label.

“I’m over 30 now, and it’d be nice to feel that I pushed my music as far as it would go,” he says. “I’m not talking about dollars and cents either—I’m talking about bringing it to the most people I can and I haven’t done that yet.”

That being said, die-hards and the ever welcome new fans should have something to look forward to very soon as MacPherson plans on beginning the recording process as soon as he gets home from the tour he’s currently on. MacPherson’s process is a little longer than everyone else’s.

“It takes me a long time to make a record—it’s a lot of work,” he says. “But I’ve got about 25 songs written—enough for two whole records. I think they’re my best songs yet and I’m really excited to record them.” V

Fri, Oct 5 (8 pm)
Greg MacPherson
With Brian Toogood, Pangina
Velvet Underground, $10

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