Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Maxhole

Love Titan

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2019

Maxhole gives us a brief taste of his musicality with three-track Love Titan EP, and it's a jazzy, soulful and rootsy affair. The Toronto-b...

Kevin A

Tropic

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2019

Hailing from Scarborough, Kevin A (real name Kevin Ramroop) is a product of his environment. Of Indian and Trinidadian descent, he was no d...

Col3trane

Rivoli, Toronto ON, July 19

PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2019

Col3trane is cool. The Birmingham-raised, London-based rapper and singer born Cole Basta leans in on soulful sounds in delivering his take...

Amaal

Black Dove

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2019

Based on the six tracks that comprise her Black Dove EP, wider recognition for Toronto singer songwriter Amaal is inevitable. The artist fo...

With Her 'Black Dove' EP, Toronto R&B Singer Amaal Is Ready to Fly

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2019

Being born in Mogadishu, Somalia and arriving to Canada as a refugee at a young age are experiences that inform the life and music — includ...

Mark Ronson Stumbled Upon Deep, Untapped Emotions Making New Album 'Late Night Feelings'

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2019

If "Uptown Funk" officially enabled British super-producer Mark Ronson to become a household name — "oh, that guy" status, at the very leas...

Scone Cash Players

As the Screw Turns

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2019

Funk outfit Adam Scone and the Scone Cash Players riff on the mundane aspects of life — paying bills, big dreams, love, loss and all that —...

Mark Ronson

Late Night Feelings

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2019

Those expecting endless iterations of 2015 hit "Uptown Funk" with Late Night Feelings will come away disappointed. Or maybe not — as a prod...