Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Dog Day Talk 'Fade Out,' Stream New Album on Exclaim.ca

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2013

For Dog Day's last studio album, 2011's Deformer, the Halifax-bred band decided to strip down their sound, downsizing to a two-piece and re...

The Armstrong Lie

Alex Gibney

PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2013

From his early days as an amateur athlete to his years as a cycling superstar and world-renowned cancer survivor, Lance Armstrong has live...

Get the Latest from Pharrell, Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones, U2, and More in Our Music/Video Roundup

PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2013

Black Friday is just around the corner, which means thousands of Canadians are gearing up to purchase some discounted swag. But you don't h...

Cut Copy / Larry Gus / Kiran J. Callinan

Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, November 15

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2013

Walking up to the entrance of Toronto's Danforth Music Hall, signs warned concertgoers of the performance's heavy use of strobe lights and...

Great Bloomers' Tim Moxam Explains the Long Road to His Solo Debut

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2013

In some ways, Great Bloomers is the only band Tim Moxam has ever known. As lead guitarist for the soon-to-be defunct Toronto-based rock out...

Papermaps

"Hedonist" (video)

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2013

Toronto outfit Papermaps' third studio album, Darker Lights, hit shelves last month through Sparks/Universal. Now the charming guitar-rock...

The Glorious Sons

'Shapeless Art' (EP stream)

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2013

Cottage-rocking quintet the Glorious Sons first caught our attention this past summer when they won Kingston, ON radio station 97.7 HTZ-FM'...

White Ash Falls' Andy Bishop Talks About His New 'Over the Night' LP

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2013

Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Bishop hadn't even released his first solo record as White Ash Falls before news broke that the onetime Yuk...