Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Saffron Sect Reunite to Help Canadian Rock'N'Roll Flick 'Minor'

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

Recently absent Canadian psych-pop outfit Saffron Sect are coming out of hiatus mode to play a fundraiser in support of the upcoming rock'n...

Cult Babies

'Cult Babies' EP

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2013

Sometimes it's hard to standout in an eight-piece band. That's perhaps why Bleating Hearts offshoot Cult Babies have stripped-down their so...

Martha Johnson

"Bye Bye Love" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2013

Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Johnson (of Martha and the Muffins fame) has had a pretty busy year, thanks in part to her new solo album...

Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio Announces New Solo EP

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2013

Vampire Weekend's newest LP, Modern Vampires of the City, may have already seen its release back in May, but it appears bassist Chris Baio...

Michael Jacket

'Cruelty' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2013

Drummer Jarod Gibson has been killing it in the Canadian underground scene for a couple years now thanks to stints drumming with beat-shaki...

Major Lazer and Zeds Dead

"Turn Around" (ft. Elephant Man)

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2013

Never ones to shy away from genre-mashing music, the folks over at the Diplo-led dance collective Mad Decent have shared another collaborat...

Tasha the Amazon

"Thru the Fire"

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2013

Toronto-based rapper Tasha the Amazon previously gave us a taste of her upcoming FiDiYootDem mixtape with the bass-heavy "Tru Life" and her...

Great Bloomers' Tim Moxam Announces Debut Solo EP

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2013

Toronto roots-rock ensemble Great Bloomers may have only announced their break-up earlier last week, but it appears lead guitarist Tim Moxa...