Canadian indie fights cancer
By Nick Jean It seems 2016 is the year of the epic tour. As we previously announced, Lauren Mann is working on a 50-date tour with stops literally all across the country. Not to be [...]
Little Scream makes a new dance up in her new video
By Nick Jean Not satisfied with getting you chair dancing, Little Scream is introducing the world to bed dancing (mattress dancing?) Premiering today is the official music video for "Dark Dance," the third track on [...]
Your boy Shad is back with a new name and sound
For today's daily discussion, head over here Background photo credit: Justin Broadbent By Regina Sienra You’ve probably never heard this side of him before. In a completely unexpected move, Shad, beloved rapper from Toronto and host [...]
Polaris Shortlist Announced
The countdown clock is finally winding down. We're just hours away from the announcement of this year's Polaris Music Prize Shortlist. The 40 albums below will soon cut down to ten. Art Bergmann, The Apostate [...]
HOLY S***!!! NEW BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE IS COMING!
Since the release of Forgiveness Rock Record on 2010 and the world tour that followed, the members of Broken Social Scene have focused on their solo projects. With an average of one or two shows [...]
Slow Down Molasses releases “Moon Queen”, first song from upcoming record
It looks like Slow Down Molasses, the Saskatoon dream-pop band, never really stop working. Just over a year after the release of their third album, Burnt Black Cars, the five piece have announced the release [...]
Fast Romantics’ “Julia” wins SOCAN Songwriting Prize
The 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize was awarded today to the Toronto-via-Calgary band Fast Romantics for their song “Julia,” beating out the likes of Polaris Music Prize nominees The Strumbellas, Dilly Dally and Andy Shauf. Each [...]
It's raining Mann: Surprise album release from 2014 Searchlight winner
Out of nowhere, we have a whole new album from 2014 CBC Searchlight winner Lauren Mann (then of Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk). Dearestly, Mann said in her announcement, is a chronicle of [...]
Amos the Transparent – Change My Mind
Amos the Transparent, the Ottawa six-piece, is back with a new single called “Change my mind”. The song was announced on a Facebook post and is available for purchase on their website for however much [...]
'The New Canada' – Apple Music's Beats 1 Takeover
Canada’s taking over the world, or at least its music. July 2 marked the beginning of our month-long residency on Apple Music’s Beats 1. For 5 consecutive Saturdays, Canadian personalities will take over this hour-long, part [...]