Pop and Rock

Billy Joel Announces Toronto Show

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

Billy Joel has announced his first Toronto performance in more than 11 years. He will perform at Rogers Centre on March 15, 2025. This marks...

Tariq Introduces New Band with "The Ballad of You and Me"

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

A veteran songwriter noted for his '90s CanCon hit "Chevrolet Way" and a member of the Vancouver jazz rock ensemble Brasstronaut, Tariq has...

Two Hours Traffic Celebrate 15 Years of 'Territory' with Maritime Tour

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

Charlottetown indie rockers Two Hours Traffic have slowly but surely returned to active duty in the past few years, sporadically adding...

ANOHNI Absorbs the Grief of a Planet in Crisis: "We're Porous Creatures"

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

"This life, this tour that I'm doing, is radically unsustainable," ANOHNI tells me over Zoom from her hotel in Toronto, where she's just...

Liam Payne, Former One Direction Member, Dies at 31

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

Liam Payne, the English singer who rose to fame as a member of boy band One Direction, has died. Payne was found dead in Buenos Aires...

k.d. lang Signs Publishing Deal with Reservoir Media

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

It's been a big year for k.d. lang: she was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame last month, which also saw the CanCon icon...

Panda Bear and Cindy Lee's "Defense" Unites Two of Music's Great Pop Deconstructionists

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PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

On the aughts indie pop pinnacle 'Person Pitch,' Panda Bear channeled the very familiar sounds of '50s and '60s pop into something...

Brasstronaut/Zolas Side-Project Unalaska Release Long-Lost Debut Album

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

A decade since their emergence, Brasstronaut/Zolas spinoff Unalaska have finally released their debut album, with '001' available now...