CIGAR CLUB VOL. II INDEPENDENT Toronto’s Cigar Club remains one of the most unique and vital bands within the Southern Ontario scene. As they make their return with their second full-length studio album, following 2021’s Day, Now and, more [...]
BRIAN WILSON ON TOUR 1999-2007 OGLIO RECORDS I have said it before, and I will say it again, Brian Wilson’s solo music has never really received the recognition it deserves. As a solo artist, he wrote, produced, and recorded some brilliant [...]
THE BLASTERS RARE BLASTS: STUDIO OUTTAKES AND MOVIE MUSIC 1979-1985 LIBERATION HALL An American Music Story: The Complete Studio Recordings 1979-1985 was a superb release in last year’s Record Store Day offerings, a comprehensive five LP [...]
BETTY MOON RETURNS WITH STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL AND ELECTRIFYING NEW SINGLE “WANT ME TO” & CHANNELS RAW ENERGY AND INDEPENDENCE ON NEW EP STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL EVOLVER MUSIC INC. After a five year stretch since her last full body of original work, [...]
LØLØ GOD FORBID A GIRL SPITS OUT HER FEELINGS COALITION MUSIC LØLØ’s latest release, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings, plays like a confessional you weren’t necessarily meant to hear, but can’t look away from. There’s an intimacy woven [...]
FOXTIDE ENTROPY POSITION MUSIC California sounds revival? Not called as such yet, but that line leading from The Beach Boys and Buffalo Springfield through the ‘70s scene seems to be being revived and modernized by the likes of The Lemon Twigs [...]
EMITTER EXTRA PALE INDEPENDENT Old sayings like ‘better late than never’ might sound trite sometimes, but in most cases, they turn out to be true. So is the case with Chicago’s Emitter and their old/new album, Extra Pale. So, [...]
FROG FROG FOR SALE AUDIO ANTIHERO Audio Antihero, the label that releases the music of the tricky little trio Frog, labels itself as ‘specialists in commercial suicide.’ Maybe they say that with their tongue firmly behind their cheek [...]
TIGA HOTLIFE SECRET CITY RECORDS After pioneering Montreal techno’s scene for decades and releasing his first solo record Sexor 20 years ago, Tiga is back with his sixth record, Hotlife, featuring collaborators Boyz Noize, Matthew Dear, [...]
PICKLE JUICE – “HALFWAY” INDEPENDENT Alt-rock outfit PICKLE JUICE share their brand new single “Halfway,” a raw and restless track that digs beneath the postcard-perfect image of ski town-living to expose the [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SLED ISLAND 2026 IN CALGARY, JUNE 17-21! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 PASSES TO THIS YEAR’S SLED ISLAND FESTIVAL IN CALGARY! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SLED ISLAND [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE EMF CONCERT AT THE DANCE CAVE! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 TICKETS TO EXPERIENCE THE ICONIC EMF W/ ECCE SHNAK LIVE ON MAY 9TH AT THE DANCE CAVE IN TORONTO — AND IT’S GOING TO BE [...]
MOUTH ULCERS ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP SILENT PICTURES & RELEASE NEW SINGLE “CLOSER TO YOU” LAB RECORDS London newcomers Mouth Ulcers announce debut EP Silent Pictures, set for release July 10th via LAB Records, and share latest single [...]
NEW SINGLE FROM THE REVIVALISTS “HEART STOP” CONCORD RECORDS The Revivalists are proud to announce their long-awaited new album, Get It Honest, arriving via Concord Records on Friday, July 24. Vinyl pre-orders/pre-saves are available [...]
BARNSIDE HARVEST FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 LINEUP Barnside Harvest Festival has announced its lineup for 2026, including headliners Smash Mouth, Tom Cochrane, Big Wreck, Marianas Trench, Kim Mitchell, and JJ Wilde. The festival returns to Paterson [...]
ABIGAIL LAPELL REVEALS NEW SINGLE FT. PHARIS ROMERO | SHADOW CHILD ARRIVES MAY 8 VIA OUTSIDE MUSIC NORTH AMERICAN & UK TOUR DATES Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell reveals another track from her upcoming new album Shadow [...]
WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THINGS INTERESTING FOR OURSELVES A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN LINNELL OF THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Acclaimed alternative rock band They Might Be Giants (TMBG) has returned with some fantastic new music. Since forming in 1982, the [...]
THIS RECORD STORE DAY THING IS COOL BECAUSE I AM 100% BACK INTO VINYL A CONVERSATION WITH DERRY GREHAN OF HONEYMOON SUITE Record Store Day is nearly upon us! Record Store Day celebrates the culture of independently owned record stores. There are [...]
JALEN NGONDA – “HANG IT ON THE SHELF” DAPTONE RECORDS Since the release of his critically acclaimed debut full length, 2023’s Come Around and Love Me, Jalen’s career has undergone a meteoric trajectory. Now, in 2026, with the [...]
SOMBR ANNOUNCES 2026 ARENA TOUR | TEASES NEW SINGLE Following a standout Coachella debut on Saturday night, multiple award-winning, GRAMMY®-nominated superstar SOMBR has announced his fall arena headline YOU ARE THE REASON TOUR for North [...]
THE DEVIN CUDDY BAND SHARES “TWO HOSERS” | A WITTY FIRST TASTE OF LIVIN’ HARD AIN’T EASY LP INDEPENDENT On April 14th, JUNO Award-nominated singer-songwriter Devin Cuddy shared “Two Hosers,” a playful, sharply drawn new single [...]
NAPOLEON DEMPS – “IT’S SO HARD” DAPTONE RECORDS The big voice from Flint Michigan, that brought us the smash hit “Norma Jean” is back with “It’s so Hard”. A deeply soulful beat-ballad with a message, [...]
THEE SACRED SOULS – “ANY OLD FOOL” DAPTONE RECORDS “Any Old Fool,” the previously unreleased track from the stewards of sweet soul is a dance-floor friendly proclamation of love, whose funky guitars, raw bass [...]
HEALTH & CARPENTER BRUT @ HISTORY, TORONTO APRIL 14, 2026 HEALTH is a neo-industrial band formed in LA in 2005 consisting of Jake Duzsik on vocals, John Famiglietti on bass and electronics, and B.J. Miller on drums. Throughout the years, [...]
