Articles by Matthew Ritchie

File Sharing Actually Helping the Music Industry: UK Report

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2013

Bad news for Metallica drummer/mega-douche Lars Ulrich: according to a recent report conducted by the London School of Economics, file shar...

Where's the Beef? Ghost B.C. Get Their Own Hamburger and Piss Off Catholics in the Process

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2013

Chicago culinary landmark Kuma's Corner has been grilling up metal-inspired burgers for nearly a decade. But apparently the independent eat...

Sha Prince

"Bird on a Wire" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

Toronto-based MC Sha Prince continues his online onslaught in support of his upcoming mixtape, Latex & Perfume by following up the recent h...

Sinead O'Connor Warns Miley Cyrus That She's Being "Pimped" Out by the Music Industry, Threatens Legal Action Following Twitter Response

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

Those of us born before 1994 probably noticed the striking similarities between Miley Cyrus's recent video for "Wrecking Ball" and Irish si...

Royal Canoe

"Is That What You Wanted?" (Leonard Cohen cover)

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

Winnipeg indie-pop ensemble Royal Canoe have been known to mix a number of genres in their music, especially on their recent LP, Today We'r...

Palma Violets

"Rattlesnake Highway" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

Hyped-up Brit rock combo Palma Violets have been gaining traction stateside thanks to a buzzed-about (and polarizing) debut album and expan...

The Killers

"When You Were Young" (Calvin Harris remix)

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

We've already got a taste of the Killers' upcoming best-of compilation, Direct Hits, in the form of their M83 collaboration "Shot at the Ni...

Ryan Hemsworth

"Against a Wall" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

Halifax-born beatsmith Ryan Hemsworth has been keeping busy ever since moving to Toronto, first by announcing a North American tour with Cy...