TORONTO ART-PUNK PROVOCATEURS BAD WAITRESS ANNOUNCE NEW LP WITH FEROCIOUS FIRST SINGLE “LOVING KIND” NEW ALBUM IN THE HOLLOW OUT OCTOBER 30 VIA STOMP RECORDS Toronto punk quartet Bad Waitress return August 31 with “Loving Kind,” the [...]
NOFX RELEASE OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK + ORIGINAL SCORE OF CAREER-SPANNING DOCUMENTARY 40 YEARS OF FUCKIN’ UP FAT WRECK CHORDS Punk rock legends NOFX have officially released 40 Years of Fuckin’ Up: Soundtrack + Score, the official soundtrack and [...]
ANDREW W.K. RETURNS WITH TEMPTATION TO EXIST | HIS FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS THE LOUISE HARLAND CORPORATION After five years away, Andrew W.K. returns with Temptation to Exist — an audacious, instrumental jazz-noir album that marks one of [...]
FOGHAT RELEASES THE VIDEO FOR “MY BABE” | THE FIRST SINGLE FROM LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A. RELEASING ON OCTOBER 30 FOGHAT RECORDS More than 55 years after forming in the U.K., FOGHAT–Roger Earl (founding drummer), Bryan Bassett [...]
NAMELESS FRIENDS RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CLARA” AS CROSS-CANADA TOUR DATES HEAT UP INDEPENDENT With strong principles, even stronger riffs, and a healthy dose of glitter, Toronto LGBTQ+ rock band Nameless Friends are putting a [...]
TORONTO ARTIST KYLO TRADES ELECTRONICA FOR INDIE/FOLK WITH “NIMBLE” INDEPENDENT “Nimble” marks the beginning of a new chapter for Toronto-based artist Kylo, and the first glimpse into her upcoming full-length album, The Space In [...]
IRON MAIDEN w/ MEGADETH @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO AUGUST 30, 2026 Iron Maiden has kicked off the North American leg of their Run For Your Lives World Tour in Toronto along with opener Megadeth, on the first of two nights. Megadeth’s Dave [...]
NEXT WEEK’S WASHING – “WHERE DID I GO WRONG” INDEPENDENT Toronto indie quintet Next Week’s Washing share “Where Did I Go Wrong,” an exhilarating new single that pairs soaring shoegaze textures with [...]
MIKE D THANK YOU CAPITOL RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Since the untimely 2012 passing of Adam Yauch, perhaps better known as MCA, things have been relatively quiet among the Beastie Boys camp. While surviving members, Mike D and Ad-Rock have [...]
BLACK LIPS BEBOP ARMAGEDDON (DETOURS & OFFCUTS FROM SEASON OF THE PEACH) FIRE RECORDS Black Lips are one of those bands where the distance between a finished song and a demo can be surprisingly small. Bebop Armageddon makes a record out of [...]
ASHER WHITE LOVE AGGREGATES JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS It just might be that as an artistic soul that dabbles in a number of art forms, musical, visual, and other, you would pour an emotional outburst through seemingly disparate modern music [...]
CRIMINAL HERO DELIVERS DETROIT-POWERED ROCK ON DEBUT ALBUM WALK THROUGH THE FIRE INDEPENDENT Some records capture a moment. Others take years of living before they finally make sense. For Criminal Hero founder Rick Harkness, Walk Through the [...]
ALABAMA SHAKES I MUST BE DREAMING ISLAND RECORDS Alabama Shakes, an Athens, Alabama-based blues rock band, released their 3rd studio album I Must Be Dreaming. The LP was produced by the group in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producer [...]
THE WARNING EVERYTHING’S FALLING LAVA/REPUBLIC RECORDS Everything’s Falling is the kind of album that comes from a band that not only knows who they are, but also draws power from consistently staying on its own unique track. They don’t [...]
BEARTOOTH PURE ECSTASY FEARLESS RECORDS Beartooth is back with their sixth studio album, their first with Fearless Records, Pure Ecstasy. Frontman Caleb Shomo has no doubt written the most unashamed and open record Beartooth has done yet. He is [...]
DINOSAUR JR. THERE NEAR JAGJAGUWAR Dinosaur Jr. is a band with a long history. Originally formed in 1984, this American rock band has previously released a total of 12 albums, and is now gearing up to release their 13th project, There Near. [...]
PULP LIVE! ROUGH TRADE RECORDS When Pulp and Jarvis Cocker (the band’s soul and brain) appeared back in the 90s, quite a few critics, even with all the praise, didn’t expect either to last long on the music scene, tying Pulp and [...]
THE JAYHAWKS SANCTUARY PARK THIRTY TIGERS When The Jayhawks initially appeared exactly four decades ago, nobody really expected that this band, then led by Gary Louris and Marc Olson, would make such an impact on country rock with their [...]
BANANARAMA TRUE CONFESSIONS (40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Has it really been 40 years since Bananarama finally made it in North America with their third album, True Confessions? It is hard to believe. Listening to it in 2026, the [...]
NIGHT RANGER BEST OF FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Night Ranger is a misunderstood band. Since their debut album in 1982 (Dawn Patrol), they have released 13 studio albums. But perhaps because they best known for their hit single “Sister Christian” (from [...]
WINE LIPS TV DINNER STOMP RECORDS Toronto punk outfit, Wine Lips, have returned with their fifth full-length studio album, TV Dinner. The record follows a trip of singles released this year – “Semi-Detached Furnished Home,” “Projector” and “If [...]
THUNDER QUEENS EMBARK ON JOURNEY TO FIND THEMSELVES ON NEW SINGLE “BLUEBELLS” SOPHOMORE ALBUM DEEP BELOW COMING SEPTEMBER 24 ON VICTORY POOL Teen rock trio Thunder Queens are one month away from the release of their highly [...]
IRISH MILLIE CAN YOU SEE ME? INDEPENDENT Even though she is only 19, Can You See Me? is Irish Millie’s third album since she debuted in 2020. Can You See Me? has its roots in folk, but there is a lot more to the album. Yes, the traditional [...]
PEIRSON ROSS & DOPAMINE DREAM HOMAGE TO LOVE: RECORDED LIVE @ KENSINGTON SOUND INDEPENDENT Intimate is a word that is used quite often in describing a musical event. However, it really is the only word to describe this live recording. [...]
