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​Hot Hot Heat Announce 20th Anniversary Edition of 'Make Up the Breakdown'

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2022

Hot Hot Heat's landmark debut album, 2002's Make Up the Breakdown, is getting a 20th anniversary reissue. It's out December 2 through Sub P...

Steve Bays on How His "24/7 Stoked" Dog Sets the Mood in the Studio

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2021

Over the past couple decades, BC musician Steve Bays has amassed a pile of pop-rock projects (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties, Fur Trade, Left Field...

See Canadian Musicians with Their Cute Pets

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2021

Exactly a year ago, we collected some cute photos of Canadian musicians with their pets in an attempt to provide some brief relief from the...

Hot Hot Heat/Prairie Cat Supergroup Mariah Scary & the Ghoulish Cauldrons Unveil Valentine's Day Song

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2019

The Canadian super-duo of Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties) and Cary Pratt (Prairie Cat) are back with another spooky holiday-themed song...

Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays and Prairie Cat Premiere Horror-Themed Band Mariah Scary and the Ghoulish Cauldrons

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2018

Mariah Scary and the Ghoulish Cauldrons are a Halloween-themed holiday band, but with a twist: band members Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Mount...

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PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016

Hot Hot Heat began their career defining what they weren't — namely, a guitar-based band. Over the ensuing years, the limits the Vancouver-...

Hot Hot Heat Talk Their Final Goodbye and Lasting Legacy

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2016

Hot Hot Heat should be well into the reunion phase of their career. Instead, though, the Vancouver quartet emerged from hibernation to anno...

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"Kid Who Stays in the Picture" (video)

PUBLISHED May 17, 2016

Victoria-bred, Vancouver-based foursome Hot Hot Heat are getting ready to say their grand goodbye this summer via the release of their fina...