Canadian Artists Model Their Signature Outfits

Published Feb 08, 2021

With social gatherings off the table and a long, cold winter keeping everyone inside, there are far fewer reasons to get dressed up than the...

Vancouver's des hume Finally Releases Debut Album 'Bub'

Published Feb 05, 2021

Vancouver pop songwriter des hume has been talking about his album Bub for a couple of years, and now it's finally out. He has released it f...

The Tragically Hip's Legacy of Side-Projects

Published Feb 05, 2021

For more than three decades, the Tragically Hip were one of the most beloved and dependable bands in the country. Every couple of years, fan...

'Palmer' Reestablishes Justin Timberlake as a Magnetic Leading Man Directed by Fisher Stevens

Published Feb 03, 2021

About a decade ago, it looked like Justin Timberlake's acting career might catch up with his music career in terms of renown. He's slowed do...

Foo Fighters Are Keeping Their Underdog Spirit Alive

Published Feb 02, 2021

As one of the biggest rock stars on the planet, Dave Grohl is something between a loveable mascot and an elder statesman. On the one hand, h...

Inside Dave Grohl's Surprising Connections to Canadian Indie Music

Published Feb 02, 2021

Even as Dave Grohl has become one of the most famous rock musicians in the world, he's maintained his ties to the underground, popping up in...

Foo Fighters Do What They Do Best on 'Medicine at Midnight'

Published Feb 01, 2021

Think back on the past decade of Foo Fighters' career — what stands out? Maybe it's that time frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg and performe...

'OK Human' Proves Why Weezer Are Still One of the Most Interesting Rock Bands Around

Published Jan 27, 2021

In case you tuned out sometime around 2005's Make Believe, let's get you up to speed. Weezer have quietly and steadily become one of the mos...

Hear Freelove Fenner's First Album Since 2013, 'The Punishment Zone'

Published Jan 26, 2021

Montreal art-pop combo Freelove Fenner released a couple of EPs and an album the better part of a decade ago, but they haven't been heard of...

Vancouver's Shame Spiral Return with Cryptic, Noisy 'Dictaphone Future'

Published Jan 22, 2021

One of the oddities in prolific Vancouver songwriter Chris Van Der Laan's wide array of projects, Shame Spiral released a few peculiar EPs b...

Sloan/Super Friendz/Inbreds Supergroup TUNS Return with 'Duly Noted' LP

Published Jan 22, 2021

A few years back, Chris Murphy (Sloan), Matt Murphy (yhe Super Friendz) and Mike O'Neill (the Inbreds) released an album under the name TUNS...

'Kaputt' Turns 10: Destroyer's "Violently Laid-Back" Opus That Defined a Decade

Published Jan 22, 2021

By the time Dan Bejar released Kaputt on January 25, 2011, he was a decade and a half into a career that had already included eight prior De...

Jerry Leger Shares Folk Rocking Murder Mystery "Jumped in the Humber"

Published Jan 21, 2021

Jerry Leger is reissuing his recent albums Time Out for Tomorrow (2019) and Songs from the Apartment (2020) on vinyl, and ahead of those Mar...

Kiwi Jr.'s 'Cooler Returns' Is Packed with Golden Hooks and Subtle Weirdness

Published Jan 18, 2021

At a glance, Kiwi Jr.'s music scans as a retro revival of '60s pop sweetness and '90s slacker rock swagger — especially since frontman Jerem...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Charlotte Cardin, Lubalin, Haviah Mighty

Published Jan 15, 2021

As we get deeper in 2021, more and more Canadian albums are being announced — meaning we have a pile of new tracks to listen to. Our favouri...

Brampton's Mile End "Choose Life" in Morbid New Video

Published Jan 13, 2021

Having spent the past couple of years cutting their teeth in Brampton, ON's underground scene, Mile End are ready to have a breakout 2021. T...

Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida Is Supporting Local Artists with New Cannabis Company

Published Jan 13, 2021

Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida has become the latest Canadian artist to get involved in the country's legal cannabis business, as he's...

B.A Johnston, the Dirty Nil, Ed the Sock Celebrate Hamilton in 'This Is the Thing' Trailer

Published Jan 12, 2021

The Hamilton music and comedy scene will be coming to the small screen thanks to This Is the Thing, a new show featuring some of the Ontario...

The "Internet Drama" Guy from TikTok Just Released a New Single

Published Jan 12, 2021

Montreal artist Lubalin went massively viral at the end of 2020 by turning internet fights into TikTok bangers. For those wanting to hear wh...

Shallow North Dakota's Tony Jacome Diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

Published Jan 11, 2021

Tony Jacome, singer-drummer of the Hamilton-based noise trio Shallow North Dakota, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The ca...