Music Essentials


  • Warburton – Sad Songs for Happy People

    Sad Songs for Happy People

    It sure is titled accurately. This EP should come with a content warning.

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  • Motorbike – Motorbike

    Motorbike

    Cincinnati-based throwback rock and roll.

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  • Music you should hear – April 4, 2024

    Ellis from Hamilton, Ontario, plus Sofia Bolt from LA, Not Me But Us from Italy and rebel pianist Kelly Moran from NYC

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  • Music you should hear – March 28, 2024

    Toronto artists M’Grasker and LODEF plus Porridge Radio and Lip Filler from the UK, and Hinds from Madrid.

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  • New music from old faves – March 27, 2024

    New music from artists we’ve covered here before. Probably the first in a regular feature. Toronto’s Good Kid and Moondoggy, plus Kat Koan, Blondshell featuring Bully, Been Stellar and Glass Beams

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  • Music you should hear – March 21, 2024

    Canadians Mother Tongues and Tepid Spring, plus Drahla (UK), Rona (Melbourne), Baula (Sweden/Iceland), and Twin Skeletons (UK)

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  • Music you should hear – March 18, 2024

    Toronto’s Sham Family, plus Jagged Baptist Club (LA), Bryony Williams (UK), KÅRP (Sweden), and Lowertown (Atlanta)

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  • Music you should hear – March 13, 2024

    Indie Canadians Hot Mud (Ottawa), Rose Brokenshire (Toronto/Golden BC), Waste Youth (Toronto), plus M(h)aol(Dublin), HONESTY (Leeds), Been Stellar (NYC)

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  • Cowboy Bebop – Songs for the Cosmic Sofa

    Music from a 25 year old anime series just made my weekend. Jazzy, eclectic and fantastic.

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  • Five new favourites: March 6

    There’s too much to wait till Monday. Toronto artists Deanna Petcoff and The Band Genie, plus Slow Fiction, Warm Human and the mysterious Huush

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  • Sound off: Make the Music Industry Safe Report

    Four nonprofit groups put together a stunning and essential report about abuse in the music industry and the records labels that avert their eyes (or worse).

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  • New music for your weekend: Bands to check out at Bitch Fest 2024

    Bitchfest 2024 starts tonight — here are a few bands that are on my radar thanks to this series of shows.

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