Articles by Michael Thomas

Get the Latest from the Strumbellas, the Flaming Lips, Blue Rodeo and More in Our Music/Video Roundup

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2013

Halloween is a mere few days away, meaning as of Friday it will officially be the "holiday season." If you're not emotionally ready to hear...

Rykka

"Blackie" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2013

Vancouver/Zurich-based songstress Rykka released Kodiak this year, an album produced by Mother Mother's Ryan Guldemond. While the album's r...

AroarA

"#12" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2013

Andrew Whiteman has long been influential in the Canadian music scene as part of Broken Social Scene and Apostle of Hustle. His latest musi...

Get the Latest from July Talk, Radical Face, Besnard Lakes and More in Our Music/Video Roundup

PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2013

It's hard to believe that we're already approaching the end of October, with Halloween just over a week away. If you've been too busy drapi...

Jordan Klassen / Tim Moxam / Emilie Mover

The Drake Underground, Toronto ON, October 16

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2013

It was a big night for Nevado Records, the label that has signed the likes of Yukon Blonde and Royal Canoe, among others. It was Jordan Kla...

PUP

"Reservoir" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2013

Toronto's PUP have shed the name Topanga and emerged as a tighter entity that manages to balance the aggression of punk with the melodic ho...

Devon Sproule

"The Shallow End" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

Songstress Devon Sproule has been making a name for herself with music that fuses folk, jazz and pop. Most recently she released Colours, a...

Data Romance

"Can't Keep Your Mind Off" (Live on Exclaim! TV)

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2013

Vancouver electronic pair Data Romance continually show that electronic music can feel as effortless as a good pop song. The band released...