DURAN DURAN Announce New Studio Album ‘Danse Macabre’
Duran Duran have announced their 16th studio album: Danse Macabre, in time for this year’s Halloween. The record is due for release on October 27 on Tape Modern via BMG and …
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EXCLUSIVE Q+A // THE KENNEDYS release top notch album ‘Headwinds’
The Kennedys, the husband-and-wife duo of Maura and Pete Kennedy, have just released a top-notch new album, “Headwinds.” The much-beloved pair has been known in folk and Americana circles for …
PHOTOS + REVIEW // ALVVAYS Plays Toronto at Budweiser Stage With ALEX G
Photos/Review by Kyle McNeil – Canadian indie-pop band Alvvays made their return to Toronto on August 28th along with American alt-rocker Alex G as the co-headliner. Both bands have been …
PHOTOS // THE DEAD DAISIES, HARM AND EASE and APRICITY at The Hub in Kitchener
Photos by Orest Dorosh – The Dead Daisies is a rock band formed in 2013 by guitarist David Lowy. The band features a rotating lineup of musicians, with members from …
PREMIERE // Vibrant thoughtful single ‘Tried to Move On’ by New Jersey’s ELK CITY
Showing themselves to be wonderfully chameleonic beyond what we even saw with their latest album ‘Above the Water’, New Jersey-based collective Elk City are set to release the single ‘Tried To Move On’, released hot on …
FEATURE // 10 Independent musicians to listen to this August
By Nate Mills – The music industry is worlds away from where it was before the digital era. 20 years ago, the notion of kickstarting a music career with limited …
PREMIERE // ‘Inside The Circle’ album from rock-heavy art-punk duo SKY LIONS
It’s only been a week or so since we featured the latest artist from Portland (indie pop producer Berkley) – what a hotbed of new music this West coast city has …
PHOTOS // DISTURBED and BREAKING BENJAMIN at the Blossom Music Center in Ohio
Photos by Scott Mayberry – Disturbed is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Chicago, Illinois. The band consists of lead vocalist David Draiman, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike …
PHOTOS // CITY AND COLOUR live at Budweiser Stage in Toronto
Photos by Brad Goldstein – City and Colour is the solo project of Canadian musician Dallas Green. Born on September 29, 1980, in St. Catharines, Ontario, Green began his musical …
MANNEQUIN PUSSY release new single “I Got Heaven”
Philadelphia, PA’s Mannequin Pussy release their ferocious new single “I Got Heaven,” with a haunting video directed by Mason Mercer and Anthony Miralles. The song, produced by John Congleton, is the first taste …
LYDIA LOVELESS Shares Magnetic New Single/Video “Sex and Money”
Lydia Loveless (she/her/they/them) today shared her magnetic, vibrant new single “Sex and Money,” a standout off their new album Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again, due out September 22nd via Bloodshot …
THE COCKTAIL SLIPPERS Reveal New Video For Latest Single “Good Love”
Cocktail Slippers, debut the music video for their latest single, “Good Love.” The band says, “What do you get when you put 5 girls in a small van with no AC, drive …
REVIEW // THE GLORIOUS SONS release their latest single ‘Cellular’ ahead of the new LP
Review by Amanda Daubert – Anticipation is building for The Glorious Son’s fourth studio album Glory, set to drop September 6th. With four released singles from the album so far, …
TYLER JOE MILLER Releases New EP ‘Spillin’ My Truth’
Today, multiple award-winning and 2023 CCMA Award-nominated country artist Tyler Joe Miller shares his new EP ‘Spillin’ My Truth’ via MDM Recordings Inc. / Universal Music Canada. Comprised of eight songs along …
ALLI WALKER Shows Off Her East Coast Roots With Celtic Infused Single “The Whiskey’s Gone”
PEI native and 2022 CMAOntario Rising Star nominee Alli Walker, releases anticipated viral track ‘The Whiskey’s Gone’ today. Teasing the song on social media ahead of the release, fans are already enamoured with the classic …
Rock Sensation TEMPT Unveil Explosive Self-Titled Debut Album
Brace yourselves for an electrifying musical revelation as the four-piece powerhouseTEMPT drops their highly anticipated self-titled album, out today (August 25) via Better Noise Music. With a sonic landscape that merges classic …
PREMIERE // LUSITANIAN GHOSTS marks autumn with new ‘September’ single
This year appears to be quite the prolific year for alternative neo-folk collective Lusitanian Ghosts, an alternative pop-rock collective that is fronted by Toronto native Neil Leyton and also involves members from Portugal and Sweden. On …
FAST ROMANTICS Delve Into The World Of Dreams With Their Latest Single “Smoke + Lightning”
Toronto duo Fast Romantics offer up another provocative new single and video, “Smoke + Lightning,” taken from their new album, Happiness + Euphoria, scheduled to be released September 29 via …
PHOTOS // SAM SMITH in Vancouver at Rogers Arena
Photos by Sharon Steele – Sam Smith is an English singer-songwriter who gained international fame with his soulful and emotional vocals. He was born on May 19, 1992, in London, …
PREMIERE // THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER rocks out with debut single ‘Synergy’
Los Angeles-based rocker, The Greatest Entertainer, isn’t your run of the mill rock and roll story. For starters, he’s nearing 60 years-old and this is his first release. That might fly …