Articles by Matt Bobkin

Belle and Sebastian Announce New North American Tour Dates

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2019

A year after releasing their How to Solve Our Human Problems EP trilogy, long-running Glaswegian indie pop outfit Belle and Sebastian are h...

Dirty Nil Bassist Ross Miller Sidelined from Tour Due to Injury

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2019

Ontario rockers the Dirty Nil have been gearing up for an upcoming series of tour dates in the United States, England and Germany, but thin...

Mother Tongues Sign to Buzz Records, Share New Single

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2019

Toronto psych rockers Mother Tongues have a lot to celebrate today. Not only is it Chinese New Year, but the quintet, which includes member...

Faisal Butt, Laura Leibow and Jason Cooper Beat the Cold at the Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase

PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2019

There's a lot of snow out there, but some things are worth braving the cold for — like the next instalment of Exclaim! and Comedy Records m...

Wolf Parade's Dante DeCaro Leaves Band

PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2019

Ahead of releasing an album this year, Wolf Parade have revealed that Dante DeCaro has left the band. The Canadian indie rock stalwarts to...

'Big Mouth' Valentine's Day Special Coming to Netflix Next Week

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2019

There are a lot of Netflix shows about the ails of puberty, but Nick Kroll's animated comedy Big Mouth easily stands as one of the best. Cl...

Meet Little Junior, the Loudmouthed Toronto Rockers Fuelled by Anger and Riffs

Class of 2019

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2019

As Little Junior's music would suggest, they have a bone to pick. The Toronto-based power pop quartet have spent their entire career fighti...

Flight of the Conchords Announce New Live Album

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2019

New Zealand comedy-folk duo Flight of the Conchords are releasing a new live album. Live in London — recorded during the band's three-night...