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Words by: Chiara DiAngelo | Photos by: Curtis Sindrey – How do you get Toronto pumped up for a weekend of celebrating the 100th Grey Cup, while at the same time bring together football fans from across the country? With music of course, and a lineup featuring three diverse Canadian rock and roll heavyweights including … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Metric, who is rounding out their world tour in Canada, made a stop at MuchMusic in Toronto on Tuesday night for a special LIVE AT MUCH W/ METRIC broadcast before they receive some “stadium love” this weekend at the Air Canada Centre with openers Stars, appropriately ending their tour in their … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – “Hi my name is Jason Reece and I hope we don’t fuck this up,” were the first words singer, guitarist and drummer Jason Reece of …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (referred to from here on as Trail Of Dead for brevity’s sake), said to the crowd … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – For more than a decade we referred to Soundgarden only in the past tense. Recently however, we’ve been hearing plenty from the legendary Seattle grunge band. Earlier in the year, they released a new song “Live to Rise” for the hit film, The Avengers, followed this past week by their first … Continue reading
By: Chris D’Alessandro – Nothing goes better together than beer and music. Friday, November 16th marked the 24th time that Steam Whistle Brewery has brought this match made in heaven into a reality. Best of all, the entire night’s proceeds go to benefit the Artist’s Health Centre Foundation, whose mission it is to promote the … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – For the 10th anniversary of Pedro The Lion’s classic album Control, former Pedro The Lion frontman David Bazan decided to reissue the band’s entire discography on vinyl, and tour to celebrate the occasion. The album, which serves as concept record about a businessman who is having an affair on his wife, … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – As a band, losing your lead singer is usually a death sentence, especially when that singer is the incredibly charismatic and terrifying Frank Carter. U.K. hardcore band Gallows faced this sentence with Carter’s departure, and the subsequent announcement of his replacement – former Alexisonfire guitarist Wade MacNeil – took many by … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Aimee Mann is someone who has a lot of stories to tell, and the time between songs at her show at the Danforth Music Hall gave her the perfect opportunity to do so. The audience was regaled with stories about strange dinner meetings with writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, The … Continue reading
Words by: Nadya Domingo | Photos by: Stephen McGill – Sweat glistened on Ninja’s tattooed chest, which puffs in and out from Die Antwoord’s (Afrikaans for “The Answer”) exhausting performance at Sound Academy in Toronto last night as part of the Sonar Festival. But he isn’t tired. He flashes a dark grimace to the audience, … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Christmas came early this year for Billy Talent fans, as they were treated to a free show at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. While the somewhat secret show was announced only 24 hours in advance The Horseshoe Tavern was packed to capacity. The show, a preview to their upcoming tour in support of … Continue reading
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