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Simple Plan Reflect on Their "Contentious Relationship" with Punk Rock
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2025
In 1999, a group of kids from the suburbs of Montreal started a band that took the sound and spirit of punk rock and repackaged it with...
TOBi Turns Tenderness Into a Strength: "Don't Get It Twisted — I'm Still Thumping My Chest"
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2025
In a world where chest-thumping toxic masculinity is alarmingly on the rise, hotshot Toronto MC TOBi humbly, yet knowingly, kicks off...
5 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in July 2025
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2025
Well, we've officially made it to July: the hottest, sweatiest month of the year. You know what else is hot? July's batch of New Faves...
Toronto's Six Can't-Miss Concerts This Week, Including Coldplay, PUP, "Weird Al" Yankovic and More
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2025
Good luck to anyone making the journey up to Rogers Stadium this week in Toronto! In this second week of July, Toronto is hosting shows in...
Coldplay's 15 Best Songs Ranked
PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2025
Coldplay wanted to be the best band in the world. They idolize Radiohead and U2, collaborate frequently with Brian Eno, and make ambitious...
This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including Hayden, Emma Goldman, Kurtis Connor: July 4, 2025
PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2025
It's a pretty quiet week for tour announcements, with the Canada Day and Fourth of July of it all. Including a cross-country tour from...
Canadian Artists Share Their 2025 Festival Fashions
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2025
Music festivals and fashion going hand-in-hand — from the flowing fabrics of folk festivals to the outrageous colours of Shambhala to the...
Five Must-See Acts at Montreal's Palomosa Festival 2025
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2025
Who says that summer ends after Labour Day? From September 4 to 6 — the Thursday to Saturday after the long weekend — Palomosa Festival...
