604 Records Celebrates Vancouver Music from the 1990s and 2000s with New Imprint
Vancouver's 604 Records is celebrating its city's musical legacy with 604 Decades, an archival imprint highlighting under-appreciated YVR
Alex Hudson•Oct 18, 2024
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L.S. Dunes Detail New Album 'Violet'
L.S. Dunes — the supergroup comprised of Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria, Anthony Green of Circa
Sydney Brasil•Oct 18, 2024Watch Maggie Rogers Pay Tribute to Liam Payne
Former One Direction member Liam Payne died at 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, earlier this week. Tributes
Kaelen Bell•Oct 18, 2024Former NBC Chief Marketer Apologizes for Trump's 'Apprentice' Fame: "I Helped Create a Monster"
Weeks away from the 2024 US presidential election, the former chief marketing officer of NBC is apologizing to Americans for "creating a
Calum Slingerland•Oct 17, 2024Black Star Treat 'No Fear of Time' to Physical Release
Black Star — the duo of Yasiin Bey (f.k.a. Mos Def) and Talib Kweli — reunited in 2022 to release 'No Fear of Time,' their first album in
Calum Slingerland•Oct 17, 2024One Direction Issue Statement on Liam Payne's Death
Following their split in 2015, the surviving members of boy band One Direction have joined forces again to mourn the loss of Liam Payne, who
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Hot Docs Confirms 2025 Festival, Gradual Return of Cinema Programming
Hot Docs has announced the resumption of organizational operations and dates for its 2025 film festival. Today, organizers confirmed that
Calum Slingerland•Oct 17, 2024Tegan and Sara and Jackie Mittoo Receive 2024 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize
Tegan and Sara and Jackie Mittoo are the two most recent artists to receive the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, the yearly award that
Kaelen Bell•Oct 17, 2024The Pretenders Warn Travelling Fans They May Get Moved from Front Row
The select few blessed enough to not need a job — or with unlimited PTO — have lots of free time to obsess over music, and in turn they
Sydney Brasil•Oct 17, 2024Kestrels Announce New Album 'Better Wonder,' Share "Lilys"
Shoegazing East Coast alt-rockers Kestrels are returning with a new album. 'Better Wonder' is out February 14 through Darla Records, and the
Alex Hudson•Oct 17, 2024Details on the 'Phineas and Ferb' Reboot Are Here
There's a very specific subsect of Gen Z-millennial cuspers who grew up on 'Phineas and Ferb': the Disney Channel cartoon about the summer
Sydney Brasil•Oct 17, 2024Mariah Carey Still Wants to Release Her Grunge Album: "You Will Hear It"
Way back in 2020, it was revealed (by the artist herself, as she geared up to release her memoir) that Mariah Carey had recorded a grunge
Kaelen Bell•Oct 17, 2024Silverstein Announce New Double Album 'Antibloom / Pink Moon'
Burlington, ON-hailing post-hardcore mavericks Silverstein have announced the forthcoming release of their 11th (and 12th?) studio LP(s) in
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Alessia Cara Calls Out 'TMZ' for "Gross" Treatment of Liam Payne's Death
The shock of Liam Payne's death is still fresh. Yesterday (October 16), the one-time One Direction member died at age 31 after falling off
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024CupcakKe Plots Second Leg of 2024 North American Tour
Chicago-born rapper CupcakKe came storming back earlier in 2024 with 'Dauntless Manifesto,' her first full-length album in six years. She's
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Tyler, the Creator Announces New Album 'CHROMAKOPIA'
Tyler, the Creator appears to be teasing a new project called 'CHROMAKOPIA.' He shared a brief teaser video on social media, showing video
Alex Hudson•Oct 17, 2024Jason Collett Gets Desmond Cole for Basement Revue 2024
Is it almost December already? The Basement Revue — the half-music, half-literary annual variety show hosted and curated by Jason Collett
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Teenage Head Announce 50th Anniversary Concert in Toronto
Hamilton punk legends Teenage Head are celebrating 50(!) years since their formation with a Toronto concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Nova Scotia's HORSEBATH Announce Debut Album 'Another Farewell'
Inverness, NS-based Americana outfit HORSEBATH are the latest to add to the long list of indie bands with "horse" in their name for some
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Billy Joel Announces Toronto Show
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
Alex Hudson•Oct 17, 2024Randy Newman Sells Publishing Catalogue to Litmus Music
Randy Newman's music publishing rights, as well as his stake in his recorded catalogue, have been acquired by Litmus Music — a firm backed
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Canadian Filmmaker Alvin Rakoff Has Died
Alvin Rakoff — the Canadian director, writer and producer who helped launch the careers of actors like Sean Connery, Alan Rickman and
Megan LaPierre•Oct 17, 2024Two Hours Traffic Celebrate 15 Years of 'Territory' with Maritime Tour
Charlottetown indie rockers Two Hours Traffic have slowly but surely returned to active duty in the past few years, sporadically adding
Alex Hudson•Oct 17, 2024Liam Payne, Former One Direction Member, Dies at 31
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
Calum Slingerland•Oct 16, 2024Cymande Return with First New Album in a Decade, Map Out US Tour
Cymande have announced their first LP in a decade. The British funk legends will deliver 'Renascence' on January 31 via BMG. Their first
Calum Slingerland•Oct 16, 2024Ozzy Osbourne Calls Jake E. Lee Shooting "Another Senseless Act of Gun Violence"
Ozzy Osbourne is sending condolences to former guitarist Jake E. Lee after he was shot in Las Vegas, NV, early Tuesday (October 15), calling
Calum Slingerland•Oct 16, 2024k.d. lang Signs Publishing Deal with Reservoir Media
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
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Dear Rouge Announce 'Lonesome High' Canadian Tour
Behind their latest record 'Lonesome High,' Vancouver pop rock duo Dear Rouge have announced a Canadian tour for early next year. It will
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Nubya Garcia Plots 2025 North American Tour
Fresh off the release of her new album 'Odyssey,' British jazz musician and composer Nubya Garcia has announced a 2025 North American tour
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Robbie Robertson Tribute Concert to Be Given Film Treatment by Martin Scorsese
As announced this summer, a Robbie Robertson tribute concert is set to take place in Los Angeles, CA, tomorrow (October 17), with scheduled
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Watch the First Trailer for Megan Thee Stallion's 'In Her Words' Documentary
Megan Thee Stallion has been through a lot, and done even more. In the last year alone, she has hosted the VMAs, released her first album as
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Skegss Schedule 2025 North American Tour
Ahead of the release of their new album 'Pacific Highway Music' this Friday (October 18), Australian Strokes cosplayers extraordinaire
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Elisapie Reissues Album from Her Early Band Taima for 20th Anniversary
Elisapie has become a musical force over the years, recently being short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize and winning a JUNO Award for the
Alex Hudson•Oct 16, 2024We Are Busy Bodies Announces 20th Anniversary Festival
Toronto-based record label We Are Busy Bodies is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a festival that will run from March 25–29 in its home
Karlie Rogers•Oct 16, 2024Benjamin Booker Details First New Album Since 2017, Tour with Kenny Segal
New Orleans-based musician Benjamin Booker has announced his first new album in over seven years — news shared alongside lead single "LWA
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024July Talk's Peter Dreimanis Details Solo Album as Peter Dreams with MOONRIIVR
Peter Dreimanis is known as the gritty, grizzly voice in July Talk, and now he's detailed his debut solo album under the name Peter Dreams
Alex Hudson•Oct 16, 2024Watch Talking Heads Present Their Own Category on 'Jeopardy!'
Though the 'Stop Making Sense' festivities have been going on for over a year, this week marks the official 40th anniversary of the
Sydney Brasil•Oct 16, 2024Maribou State Map Out First North American Tour in Six Years
After recently announcing their new album 'Hallucinating Love' (out January 31 through Ninja Tune), English EDM duo Maribou State have
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Oklou Announces 2025 Tour, Shares Two New Songs
French art pop multi-hyphenate Oklou has announced a slate of 2025 tour dates (including a pair of Canadian shows in Toronto and Montreal)
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Alana Haim Cast in 'The Mastermind' and 'The Drama'
Alana Haim is not only a woman in music; she's also, in recent years, become a woman in film, making her screen debut as co-lead in
Kaelen Bell•Oct 16, 2024US Vinyl Record Sales Did Not, in Fact, Drop 33 Percent in 2024
Following outselling CDs for the first time in decades in recent years, the latest 'Billboard' music consumption report has revealed that
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024Drop Nineteens Detail Lost Album '1991'
Drop Nineteens made their triumphant return last November with 'Hard Light,' and now, they're releasing their scrapped debut album for the
Sena Law•Oct 15, 2024Quebec Bubble Tea Company Responds to Simu Liu's Cultural Appropriation Call-Out on 'Dragons' Den'
A video clip from when Toronto-raised Simu Liu was recently a celebrity guest on an episode of 'Dragon's Den' has gone viral for the actor's
Megan LaPierre•Oct 15, 2024MJ Lenderman Expands North American Tour with Additional Dates in Toronto, Ottawa
Indie It Man MJ Lenderman announced a new album back in June, and now he's planning to take it on the road alongside his live band, the
Allie Gregory•Oct 15, 2024Danny Brown Is in the Studio with Toronto's 8485
Who had this on their 2024 bingo card? Toronto hyperpop artist 8485 (a.k.a. Eighty) — of Exclaim! New Faves and Class of 2022 fame — is in
Megan LaPierre•Oct 15, 2024Panda Bear Announces New Album and 2025 Tour, Shares Single Featuring Cindy Lee
Panda Bear has announced a new solo album and mapped out a 2025 tour. 'Sinister Grift' will arrive on February 28, 2025, via Domino, and the
Alex Hudson•Oct 15, 2024Father John Misty Enlists Destroyer for North American Tour
Father John Misty is gearing up to release 'Mahashmashana' next month, and has now announced a slate of 2025 North American tour dates
Megan LaPierre•Oct 15, 2024Rufus Wainwright Slams Donald Trump's Use of His "Hallelujah" Cover: "The Height of Blasphemy"
Yet another musician has condemned Donald Trump for using their music at a presidential campaign rally, as Rufus Wainwright has slammed
Alex Hudson•Oct 15, 2024N NAO Details New Album 'Nouveau Langage,' Shares "Corps"
N NAO — the pseudonym of Montreal experimental pop singer-songwriter Naomie de Lorimier — has announced her third studio album, previewed
Megan LaPierre•Oct 15, 2024K.Flay Announces 'I'm Making Friends with the Silence' EP, Plots 2025 Tour
K.Flay is rounding off her packed year with an EP. 'I'm Making Friends with the Silence' softens songs from March's 'Mono,' and is coming
Sydney Brasil•Oct 15, 2024