music features

• 

  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...

• 

  Hot-Take Reactions to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet': 'Looney Tunes' Horniness and the "Big Three" Pop Stars of 2024

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2024

  That's that me espresso. With a few nonsense words and a cheery funk groove, Sabrina Carpenter instantly went from just another pop hopeful...

• 

  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...

• 

  8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in August 2024

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2024

  Do you feel that chill in the air? The breeze in your hair as golden hour comes earlier and earlier? Fall is slowly creeping into frame, bu...

• 

  LEATHERS Discusses Her Croc-Stealing, Life-Rescuing "Angel Dog" Mary

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2024

  LEATHERS' debut album, 'Ultraviolet,' is full of thumping, gothic synthpop bangers — but it ends on a moment of touching reflection, with a...

• 

  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...

• 

  k-os Celebrates the "Eureka Moment" of 'Joyful Rebellion' as Sophomore LP Turns 20

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2024

  k-os's second album was never supposed to happen. Despite having had some early success, Kevin Brereton named his 2002 debut album Exit, an...

• 

  Energy Slime Embrace Musical and Personal Transformation

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2024

  On the song "Negative Attention" from 'Planet Perfect' the wonderfully danceable full-length debut by Vancouver's Energy Slime, Jay Arner...