Playlist Friday: Last Gang Records

The playlist this week is the fourth in a series of playlists where we are checking out Canadian Independent Record Companies and the artists they represent. We have checked out Arts and Crafts, Constellation Records, [...]

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Dec/2019

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas wherever and with whomever they spent it. I can't believe another year and another decade are nearly done! The last Release Radar of the year is our playlist this [...]

New releases for the week ending September 21st 2018

Joe Nolan - Cry Baby It can feel rewarding for an artist to find his or her true voice and colour. Some are lucky and find it on the first full-length, but usually, it can [...]

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ICYMI for Tuesday 20th March 2018

Allan Reid, the man behind the Junos, on conspicuous and mournful absences This year’s Juno Awards, broadcast from Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Sunday (CBC, 8 p.m.), will be notable for those absent from the event [...]

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Ode To Ontario Playlist

by Darlene Barss Our playlist today is an ode to all those Ontario musicians we know and love. There is no shortage of talent coming out of that province that is for sure.  Broken Social [...]

TrackBack – Revisiting Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton’s Knives Don’t Have Your Back

By Regina Sienra In 2006, Emily Haines was well on her way to becoming the stadium-filling figure she is today. Metric’s second album, Live It Out – released in the fall of 2005 – would [...]

'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 [...]