Nap Eyes' Seamus Dalton Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero

Published Aug 21, 2020

Halifax's Nap Eyes make exceptionally witty, good-natured, chilled out jangle-rock — as heard on this year's wonderfully nerdy album Snaps...

Vancouver Producer Howard Redekopp Launches New Label How Weird Sounds

Published Aug 20, 2020

Vancouver producer Howard Redekopp has made a name for himself by working behind the boards for Tegan and Sara, Mother Mother, the New Porno...

Michael Jackson's Estate Bars Funko POP! from Using the Singer's Image

Published Aug 20, 2020

Michael Jackson is often known as the King of Pop, but he will no longer be known as the King of POP!, since his estate has barred toymakers...

Barack Obama Is an Andy Shauf Fan

Published Aug 18, 2020

Barack Obama is known for sharing his surprisingly cool playlists, which span genres and include plenty of contemporary artists. He just del...

Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum Suggests Spotify Is Immoral Even Though It "Is Not Illegal Yet"

Published Aug 17, 2020

If you've listened to the Microphones' new comeback album, Microphones in 2020, you might have noticed that it's not available on Spotify. N...

Bright Eyes' Apocalyptic Warnings Don't Have Much Bite on 'Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was'

Published Aug 17, 2020

Bright Eyes' press materials describe the group as "a project whose friendship is at the core" — except that's not the relationship listener...

'There She Goes' Season 2 Highlights the Stresses and Rewards of Parenting Directed by Simon Hynd

Published Aug 17, 2020

North American audiences mostly known David Tennant for his role as the sadistic wizard Kilgrave in Jessica Jones, or as the sadistic wizard...

'Project Power' Is Better at Real-World Drama Than Supernatural Action Directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost

Published Aug 15, 2020

"Cops getting illegal drugs off the street" isn't a particularly compelling elevator pitch in 2020, in light of widespread calls to defund t...

Drake Announces 'Certified Lover Boy' Album, Shares Lil Durk Collab "Laugh Now Cry Later"

Published Aug 14, 2020

Drake has been teasing a new album for some time, and now it has a title and a single. The record is called Certified Lover Boy, and the Tor...

Kathleen Edwards on the Depression That Stopped Her Career — and the New Perspective That Brought Her Back

Published Aug 11, 2020

Kathleen Edwards felt like she was on a hamster wheel. After more than a decade of grinding, she had achieved commercial and creative succes...

'Spinster' Mistakes Insults for Humour, but Finds Redemption in Kindness Directed by Andrea Dorfman

Published Aug 10, 2020

Spinster bills itself as an "anti-rom-com," which is to say that it's a dramedy about self-improvement and finding happiness in singledom. C...

Washed Out Is Back in His Reverb-Heavy Niche on 'Purple Noon'

Published Aug 07, 2020

After branching out on 2017's beat-driven Mister Mellow, with its hip-hop influences and largely instrumental soundscapes, Washed Out has re...

Vancouver's Teon Gibbs and IAMTHELIVING Team Up for Celebratory Single "Between the Groove"

Published Jul 31, 2020

Rapper Teon Gibbs and soulful singer IAMTHELIVING (a.k.a. Rian Peters) both hail from Vancouver, and now they're bringing their talents toge...

Zoon Embraces the Healing Power of Ojibwe Teachings and Shoegaze

Published Jul 29, 2020

For Hamilton, ON-based songwriter Daniel Monkman, Zoon is more than just a new alias — it's a musical and spiritual rebirth. This new pha...

Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder Peter Green Dead at 73

Published Jul 25, 2020

Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died. He was 73. The news came from Green's family, who issued a statement via Swan Turton solic...

Le Ren Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero

Published Jul 24, 2020

Le Ren is Lauren Spear, the BC-raised/Montreal-based folk singer who also plays in the countrified Maybel and the pop-punk-inclined Skunk....

Growlers Keyboardist Adam Wolcott Smith Quits Band, Issues Statement Saying "I'm Not Innocent in Abuse"

Published Jul 22, 2020

This week, Burger Records has been at the centre of controversy, as various artists and label reps have been accused of misogyny and sexual...

Hannah Georgas Offers a Glimpse into the National's Barn Studio in Her "Just a Phase" Video

Published Jul 21, 2020

Hannah Georgas is releasing her new album All That Emotion later this year. And following a few preview singles, she has now shared a new cl...

Montreal's Le Couleur Share Disco Epic "Désert"

Published Jul 21, 2020

Montreal synthpop trio Le Couleur are taking listeners on a grand disco voyage with "Désert." The seven-minute single comes from their upcom...

Kanye West Says "Ima Focus on the Music" Following Deleted Twitter Rant

Published Jul 21, 2020

Has Kanye West finally given up his futile presidential run? Following an erratic Twitter rant (which itself followed a bizarre campaign spe...