By: Lucy Sky – Chances are you already know Tyler Bates’ work. If you’ve seen any number of Hollywood blockbusters like 300, Guardians of the Galaxy or John Wick, all of these acclaimed films were enhanced by the creative, musical mind of Tyler Bates. As a composer, Bates always focuses on capturing the emotion of the movie with his music to create … Continue reading
Photos by: Isaac Wray – EDM DJ/Producer RL Grime, who announced his second studio album, Nova, on May 30th, 2017, which is set for release sometime this year, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver last night (Oct. 12th).
By: Staff – To celebrate the release of John Carpenter’s new album, Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, a collection of 13 of his classic movie themes newly recorded with the collaborators that worked on his Lost Themes albums, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have shared a creepy new version of Carpenter’s iconic “Halloween” theme. Stream the track below. “I clearly remember … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Canadian punk rock band Propagandhi, who released their seventh album, Victory Lap, on September 29th, 2017 via Epitaph, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night (Oct. 11th).
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Metalcore band A Day to Remember, who released their sixth album, Bad Vibrations, on September 2nd, 2016 via Epitaph, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night (Oct. 11th).
Photos by: Taylor Ohryn – French synthpop band Phoenix, who released their sixth album, Ti Amo, on June 9th, 2017 via Glassnote, which featured the singles “J-Boy”, and “Ti Amo”, performed at the Fillmore in Detroit last night (Oct. 11th) with indie rock band Lo Moon, which consists of Matt Lowell, Crisanta Baker, and Sam Stewart (Dave Stewart from The Eurythmics’ … Continue reading
Photos by: Lisa Mark – Rock-Pop singer-songwriter Paul Weller, who released his newest album, A Kind Revolution, on May 12th, 2017 via Parlophone, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Oct. 10th).
By: Staff – Third Man Records has announced the release of The White Stripes’ first three albums — The White Stripes (1999), De Stijl (2000) and White Blood Cells (2001) — on white cassettes exclusively for Cassette Store Day 2017, coinciding with the band’s 20th anniversary. Black cassettes will be released in the future. This is the first-ever authorized cassette release of these now-classic albums, and … Continue reading
By: Staff – North by Northeast (NXNE) has announced that the 2018 edition will be held June 8-17. Now in its 24th year, the festival returns to Toronto’s downtown epicenter, Yonge-Dundas with free outdoor programming June 15-17. NXNE will transform Yonge Street into a festival village throughout the weekend to host free concerts, NXNE talk sessions and comedy … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Rock singer-songwriter Steven Van Zandt, who released his newest solo album, Soulfire, on May 19th, 2017, and who is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Oct. 9th).