I am on the Polaris Music Prize jury this year and I could not be more thrilled about that. It's been wonderful to discuss music with people from all over the c...
So much of the current Canadian punk rock landscape has been shaped by Billy Talent. They formed in 1993 (as Pezz) and renamed themselves Billy Talent in 2001 a...
The Dirty Nil and The Flatliners are embarking on a tour (with Sam Coffey) this summer. It's the stuff of every band's dreams - touring with your friends. Both ...
CATL is a blues / rock band from Toronto that's made of real life partners Sarah and Jamie. This is the type of band that you picture down in the sweaty South. ...
The great thing about a city like Hamilton is a thriving music scene that makes great music accessible and available to everyone. The really great thing about o...
If you were to ask anyone to name their top 5 favourite classic hip hop songs there is a very good chance that at least one of those would be a J Dilla song. Th...
'Best of' posts are tricky to write because it is almost impossible to include everything, and tastes are so subjective. None of these picks are ranked in any w...
After a lengthy hiatus Toronto's Holy Fuck returned this year to fill the void they left in the music scene. Even though many of the members are involved in a l...
What would happen if musicians left the blogger out of the equation and just interviewed each other?
We took this opportunity to flip the script and have tourm...
The year is 2016 and racism is alive and well. While America seems to have the largest racism profile these days we can't forget about the other first world co...