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Mac DeMarco Is Doing Exactly What He Wants All the Time

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2023

Judging by Mac DeMarco's thrift store fashion sense and his reputation as a goofy prankster, it might be fair to assume that he approaches...

Canadian Indie Artists Face Uncertain Future After SiriusXM Axes CBC Radio 3: "I Have to Re-Evaluate Everything"

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2022

"I have to re-evaluate everything." Like many Canadian independent artists and labels, Montreal-based pop artist Russell Louder was shocke...

Beethoven and a Broken Laptop Turned Korea Town Acid into Toronto's Buzzy Beatmaker

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2022

Jessica Cho energetically reaches toward the numerous drum machines and synthesizers that not only make her Toronto apartment's living room...

Can Canadian Musicians Afford to Tour Anymore?

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2022

With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, so many artists are unable to get their tours off the ground. Matt Peters remembers when his indie...

Canadian Musicians Show Off the Instruments They Can't Live Without

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2022

Like someone who still owns the blanket they came home from the hospital with, many musicians have treasured pieces of equipment that they...

How Toronto's Music Scene Is Responding to the Rehearsal Space Shortage

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2022

As PUP ascended through the music industry during the past decade, they skipped what many bands consider to be an important rite of passage...

In an Era of Home Recording, Producers Still Find a Home in the Studio

PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2022

On the eighth trip Gayance took to Brazil, she had a spiritual epiphany. She found herself seeing altars everywhere — in the street, a back...

Musicians Are Connecting with Their Fans over Discord

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2021

Several months ago, Steven Page was preparing for one of his Live from Home virtual concerts when he ran into trouble synchronizing his aud...