Reno McCarthy – Run Up River | The Importance of Intimacy and Connection
I’ve enjoyed lots of classic singer-songwriter fare this year, maybe more than in several prior years combined. While...
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Adopt This Label: Norwegian Blue Records
Norwegian Blue Records is ran by a man of many talents, Tyson Wiebe who was kind enough to answer some of my questions about his journey of falling in love with music, his musicianship and the bands he is in, and about running a very cool record label!
No Place Like Home with Ruby Karinto
This new feature is called No Place Like Home. The point of it is to interview bands about...
Get to Know: Project Mantra
It is a change of pace, you need a change of pace to music and there is variety to Project Mantra. This band has some serious depth to it.
Chair Warriors: Dawn of Edo | Album Review
Chair Warriors Dawn of Edo has a bunch of songs that are entertaining, and possibly songs that we can dance or fuck to. So that's cool.
Arcade Fire: Everything Now | What the Fuck?!
Everything Now is the new piece of garbage from formerly great Canadian rock orchestra Arcade Fire. Aaaand the 'what the fucks' just keep piling up.
Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder | Unwanted Nostalgia
If there ever was a white people equivalent to the Wu-Tang Clan—Broken Social Scene are it and their latest album Hug of Thunder is an unnecessary reunion.
Visiting The Big M: A Trip To Studio Bell in Calgary
The National Music Centre is a captivating place. It takes materials nearly every Canadian has experienced in some way and places them in a new context.
Bestival Toronto 2016: Day 2 Recap
Day two of Bestival Toronto featured exciting sets by Grimes, Skylar Spense and Daughter, among others. Tom Vickress recounts a great weekend of music.
Bestival Toronto 2016: Day 1 Recap
Of course, Bestival's Day One could have gone without its small hiccups, but none were big enough to take away from the huge selection of things to enjoy.