Businesses
June Records – A Breath of Fresh Air
JUNE RECORDS caught my eye one day when I was walking along College Street in Toronto’s little Italy. It’s a […]
Music
Hip Hop
Maestro Fresh Wes: Invincible Visionary
Maestro Fresh Wes. The King of Canadian Hip Hop. You should know this by now. 1989 was the year. “Let […]
Classical
Steven Reineke – Pop! Goes the Symphony
A Coffee Date with TSO Pops Conductor Steven Reineke Steven Reineke, the first ever Principal Pops conductor in the Toronto Symphony’s 90 […]
Folk-Country
The Autumn Portrait releases Tired Love @ The Cameron House
In music, audible maturation doesn’t come naturally—it’s earned, and usually through experience. (And by experience, we mean heartbreak, loss, despair […]
Folk-Country
New Country Rehab unveil new LP at Hugh’s Room
When I received New Country Rehab’s debut LP—and the press release that accompanied it—a few years ago, it raised plenty […]
Music
Brendan Kelly at the Bovine and Riot Fest
Chicago’s Brendan Kelly, best known for his work with the punk-esque Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, and his latest rambling project, The […]
Music
Video Premiere! “Mousetrap” — Ten Kens
If you like dark, metal-inflused psychedelia; experimental heaviness; and 1980s-era cult horror films in the spirit of John Carpenter’s They Live, […]
Music
How To Review A Heavy Metal Album
This piece has a twofold purpose. First, I thought it might be fun to expose my process a little bit, […]
Classical
Street Pianos Project
Music vs Sports: A Comparative Study of Striving for Excellence and Building Community Spirit At first glance, Music and Sports […]
Hip Hop
Soundclash Festival 2012 – Too Much Sunshine for the Soul
One of the best events of the year at the globally-diverse cornucopia of dopeness that is the Harbourfront Centre, courtesy […]