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ReviewsOught Offshoot Cola Are Fizzing with Energy on 'Deep in View' Published May 20, 2022
Along with the unceremonious announcement of the end of beloved Montreal post-punk band Ought in November 2021, the band's vocalist-guitaris...
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NewsLupe Fiasco Sets June Release Date for New Album 'Drill Music In Zion' Published May 19, 2022
Lupe Fiasco has set a release date for his eighth studio effort. The Chicago artist will share Drill Music In Zion on June 24 via 1st & 15th...
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NewsWake Announce 'Thought Form Descent' Album Release Tour Published May 19, 2022
Wake are on the road right now touring ahead of the release of their sixth studio album, Thought Form Descent. While they've already plotted...
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NewsBEAK> to Make Canadian Debut on 2022 North American Tour Published May 19, 2022
Years after they were forced to cancel a performance that would have marked their Canadian debut, BEAK> — the experimental rock trio of Port...
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NewsMontreal's DISTORSION Festival Announces 2022 Lineup with Holy Fuck, Zoon, Pantayo Published May 19, 2022
Montreal psych festival DISTORSION has announced its 2022 edition, running from July 22 to 24 at l'Entrepôt 77. The Mothland-presented li...
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NewsAlexisonfire and City and Colour to Play Debut Albums in Full at Born & Raised Published May 19, 2022
Last month, Toronto welcomed Alexisonfire back with open arms, and this summer, the band are due to play their only remaining Southern Ontar...
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StreamsSylvan Esso Release Surprise Single "Sunburn" Published May 19, 2022
Turning red? Sylvan Esso have surprised fans with a new single entitled "Sunburn." It marks the band's first release since their Grammy-n...
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NewsHamilton's FrancoFEST Gets YAO, Céleste Lévis, DJ Unpier for 2022 Edition Published May 19, 2022
FrancoFEST Hamilton — the largest Francophone arts and culture festival in the Niagara Peninsula initiated by the Centre francophone Hamilto...
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News'Stranger Things' Creators Are Pissed After New Monopoly Game Reveals Major Season 4 Spoilers Published May 19, 2022
People generally dislike spoilers. But apparently no one dislikes spoilers quite as much as the Duffer Brothers, who reportedly suffered a "...
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NewsVangelis, 'Chariots of Fire' and 'Blade Runner' Composer, Dies at 79 Published May 19, 2022
Vangelis — the Greek musician and composer known best for composing the scores of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner — has died. Reuters repo...
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StreamsWatch the First Official Trailer for 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 3 Published May 19, 2022
With the fate of the world once again at stake, the first full trailer for season three of The Umbrella Academy — the hit Netflix series bas...
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ReviewsOught Offshoot Cola Are Fizzing with Energy on 'Deep in View' Published May 20, 2022
Along with the unceremonious announcement of the end of beloved Montreal post-punk band Ought in November 2021, the band's vocalist-guitaris...
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ReviewsPorridge Radio Continue Their Existential Ascent on 'Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky' Published May 18, 2022
When Porridge Radio's sophomore album Every Bad was released in March 2020, it seemed a true disservice to have one of indie's most exciting...
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ReviewsTess Parks Struts Forward Resiliently on 'And Those Who Were Seen Dancing' Published May 17, 2022
Psychedelic songwriter Tess Parks does not look like she's dancing on the cover of her long-awaited second solo album, And Those Who Were Se...
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ReviewsMatmos Unite Polish Avant-Garde with the Present on 'Regards / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer' Published May 17, 2022
Even the most understated Matmos release requires a Robert J. Waldinger-level of research to decode its elaborate context. But what makes al...
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ReviewsThe Rolling Stones' 'Live at the El Mocambo' Is Essential Rock History for Toronto and Beyond Published May 16, 2022
A heads up that you're going to read a fair amount about Charlie Watts over the course of this review of what is the most monumental Canadia...
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Featuresfanclubwallet Is Making Rock Music Accessible Published May 19, 2022
Hannah Judge is doing something cool. And whenever possible, she's doing it in sweatpants. "Time to record and produce this EP from bed t...
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FeaturesStreaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in May 2022 Published May 18, 2022
April showered us with new content, which has now flowered into a stellar slate of shows to watch in May. This month features the return of...
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FeaturesBaseball's 7 Worst-Ever First Pitches by Musicians Published May 17, 2022
Fans have pretty low expectations for the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. Nobody really expects a fastball in the strike zone — a...
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Features7 Highlights of the 2022 JUNO Awards Published May 16, 2022
In March 2020, one of the key moments that marked the onset of the pandemic in Canada was the last-minute cancellation of the JUNO Awards —...
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FeaturesRadiohead's 20 Best Songs Ranked Published May 13, 2022
A Light for Attracting Attention, out today through XL, sounds like the quintessential Radiohead album: it's got the interlocking arpeggios...
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FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 13, 2022 Published May 13, 2022
Is terrified of ghosts, crypto is toast, a book reader boasts, a private event a bathroom hosts, and much more from this week in funny tweet...
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Features"A Magical Time" for Vancouver Indie Rock: Said the Whale's Debut 'Taking Abalonia' Turns 15 Published May 12, 2022
In Vancouver in 2007, a thriving new scene of pop rock was just starting to take shape. Mother Mother released their future-classic debut To...