Spring 2023 Issue

Doug Paisley and Bahamas Are Canadian Music's Odd Couple

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

Sometimes even the most celebrated singer-songwriters need a nudge from an equally talented pal. Toronto's Doug Paisley has been praised by...

'Therapy Dogs' Captures the Malaise of Adolescence in Suburban Ontario

Directed by Ethan Eng

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

Picture it: you're 17 at your friend's house, and his parents are gone for the weekend, so he decides to throw a party. In a moment of quie...

"I Have to Make a Movie or I'm Going to Die": Chandler Levack Turns Cringe into Cinematic Magic

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2023

Movies like to tell us that high school is one of the best times of a person's life — but, more often than not, the reality is tougher than...

Altin Gün Reignite on the Fiery 'Aşk'

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2023

Altin Gün love what they do. The Amsterdam-based psychedelic sextet have been thoughtfully mining the canon of Turkish folk for only a hand...

Meet Me @ the Altar Celebrate Pop-Punk's Past in Order to Change Its Future

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2023

Meet Me @ the Altar don't really care what you call them. People talked plenty of trash about the bands that came before them. Green Day w...

Taylor Janzen's Tears Propel Pop Transcendence

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2023

They say you have your whole life to write your first album; for Taylor Janzen, it feels like it's been several. The Winnipeg singer-songwr...

Gayance's 'Mascarade' Is a Self-Assured Warning Shot

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2023

Montreal-raised producer Gayance's debut LP, Mascarade, is an eclectic fusion of influences that appears to exist in a constant state of ev...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in February 2023

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2023

February's crew of emerging Canadian artists aren't all lovestruck crooners, but they each bring their own kind of heart-pounding devotion...