The fool’s journey is underrated. The word itself makes you think of someone naive or with their head in the clouds, ignorantly waltzing through the world. But in the tarot deck, the Fool is all...
keep readingUpon first listen, “Dig Yourself” by Toronto indie-pop artist Oleyada might sound like another sappy, sweet love song. And yes, it still kind of is — but in a more unexpected way. After a couple...
keep readingThere’s no band alive that makes me feel as powerful as Bad Waitress. Their brand of art punk gives off the energy of like… the Kanker Sisters from Ed, Edd ‘n’ Eddy hopping in the...
keep readingI will put my hand on a bible or a copy of Rolling Stone or whatever you believe in and solemnly swear that there’s no other band knocking out pop hits like Valley. Ontario’s very...
keep readingSome bands live solely to make music; others love the social building aspects of interacting online and engaging their fanbase with new content 24/7. Hazel exists in some other dimension in which they’re building themselves...
keep readingFans of Lights were ahead of the curve when a mysterious new EDM artist surfaced recently. LŪN was a familiar name to fans of the Canadian pop artist’s “Skin and Earth” era, as they were...
keep readingNow more than ever, I appreciate an album or EP that can transport me into another world. A collection of songs that can make me forget where I am and what’s going on, take me...
keep readingI was lucky enough to score an exclusive interview with a few of my favourite songs from Cooler Returns, the sophomore album from Kiwi Jr. I sat down with title track “Cooler Returns” and their...
keep readingOne of my favourite parts of the Ontario music scene is the camaraderie. When I find a new local band that I love, there’s a 50/50 chance that one of the members is/was in one...
keep readingThere is a sense of an old-fashioned, early ‘90s post-punk grandeur on Toronto’s Theo Vandenhoff‘s debut Heartache is an Empty Room: self-described as “post-punk pop”, the EP recalls the raucous New Model Army on a...
keep reading
