Articles by Matt Bobkin

'Microphones in 2020' Crystallizes Phil Elverum's Lifetime of Soul-Searching
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2020
As a society, we are stuck. At a time when the present moment seems so overwhelming and confusing, sometimes the only places we can turn to...
Backxwash Releases New 'STIGMATA' EP
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2020
A week after Montreal-based rapper Backxwash teased her new STIGMATA EP by dropping the title track, she's now released the whole thing. Th...
Members of PUP, Born Ruffians, July Talk, Fast Romantics Cover Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska'
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2020
Members of Toronto rock bands have come together for a track-by-track cover album of Bruce Springsteen's classic 1982 album Nebraska. At th...
Former Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Guitarist Hiroki Tanaka Announces Debut Album 'Kaigo Kioku Kyoku'
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2020
Toronto-based musician and composer Hiroki Tanaka may have been known for his heavy riffage from his time as Yamantaka // Sonic Titan's lea...
Haviah Mighty, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Terra Lightfoot to Play Hillside Homeside Online Music Festival
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2020
The organizers of Guelph's Hillside Festival may have cancelled their 2020 edition due to public health recommendations surrounding COVID-1...
Michael Paradise Gets Caught in Life's "undertow" on New Single
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2020
Toronto-based alt-pop artist Michael Paradise has already dropped two singles from his forthcoming EP lil fantasy machine, due later this f...
Ellis Covers Taylor Swift, the Used and Dinosaur Jr. on New EP
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2020
It's only been a few months since Ontario-based dream popster Ellis released debut album Born Again, but Linnea Siggelkow has been keeping...
Meet Backxwash, the Montreal Rapper Who Wants to Burn Down the Music Industry and Rebuild from the Ground Up
PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020
Backxwash is blazing her own path to the top of the music industry, and if you're not on board, you know where the door is. The Montreal-ba...