September 2024 Issue
Nilüfer Yanya Embraces a Heightened Sense of Urgency: "Every Word Has a Weight"
PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2024
"It feels like it's still there… I just don't know what it is," Nilüfer Yanya tells me from her home in London, a hand grazing her forehead...
BC Metal Explorers Anciients Go Through the Gauntlet and Reemerge Stronger Than Ever
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2024
All bands go through hardships: broken vans and instruments, arguments, creative differences, losing members, gaining members, getting...
Canadian Musicians Never Hit the Road Without These Tour Essentials
PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2024
It's summer, meaning that artists across the country are on tour and heading to music festivals. Canada's a big country, which means long...
illuminati hotties' Grammy-Winning Production Skills "Create a Universe" in a Spare Bedroom
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2024
Sarah Tudzin has been in demand over the last few years — and not just because of her cultishly beloved indie rock albums under the name il...
Toronto's Lexxicon Joyfully Brings Queer Pride to Dancehall
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2024
Lexxicon wants to leave as big a mark on dancehall as the genre has had on him. The Toronto musician may very well pull that off with...
Elliot Page Celebrates His "Parallel Journey" with 'The Umbrella Academy'
PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024
Beverly Glenn-Copeland's gorgeous lyrics — "This world has many ends and beginnings / A cycle ends, will something remain?" — opens Elliot...
'Close to You' Is Disjointed, but Held Tightly by Elliot Page
Directed by Dominic Savage
PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024
When we first meet Sam (Elliot Page in an explosive and touching performance), he's pensive. As he walks down Front Street towards Toronto'...
'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' Is the Long Overdue Tribute to a Toronto Icon
Directed by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2024
When thinking of Toronto music talent, Jackie Shane is an often overlooked name — understandable considering how she has largely been lost...
