Some Creative Canadian Ladies from 2016
By Mariposa Bressey It is not the end of the year, nor is this a best of list, just some thoughts on woman who have been releasing some wonderful music in 2016. I realized last [...]
The Scenics
By Garry Benfold The Scenics were an art-punk/new wave band that formed in July 1976 after Ken Badger answered Andrew Meyers' ad in search of musical collaborators. They released one single "Karen" b/w "See Me [...]
Wintersleep nominated for a UK VMA
By Garry Benfold On Thursday October 20th Montreal-based band Wintersleep, along with the rest of us, will find out if their video Amerika has won an award in the Indie Rock category of the 2016 [...]
Playlist Friday : French Canadian
By Darlene Barss Themed playlists can be fun to make and great to listen to. Think of something that connects the songs together. It could be in the title, in the lyrics or the name [...]
Canadian Indie Stream of Consciousness
By Darlene Barss This playlist stream started with one Canadian Indie song and then a word in the title of that song led to another Canadian Indie song and that led to another Canadian Indie [...]
Summer Lights Music Festival
The Keystone Centre Grounds in Brandon Manitoba will be playing host to the premier Summer Lights music festival this Saturday. The 12 hour event starts at noon and focuses on local indie music along with [...]
The Weekend Word Weave – Covers
Many songs are not truly appreciate until someone else takes it on and makes it their own with the newer version often shining a light on the original’s hidden depths. Or it could be that [...]
The Weekend Word Weave – Chocolate
Note to self: before you decide on a word to use make sure you can find enough songs with that word in the title. So needless to so I had to cheat a little for [...]
Who are you calling a loner? An Op-Ed From A Guy Who Is Definitely Not an Ed.
By Tom Westoll I don't know how you consume the majority of your music, but I have been appreciating albums on vinyl as the main staple in my musical diet for about the last two [...]
The Weekend Word Weave – Coffee
Welcome to the Weekend Word Weave. Each week we will put together a playlist of songs whose titles contain our theme word, which for this weeks list was "Coffee". "I have measured out my life [...]