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Osheaga Music Festival announces 2016 lineup

By: Staff – The Osheaga Music Festival has revealed its 2016 line-up. Headlining the 2016 edition will be Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, and Radiohead. Other announced artists include: Disclosure, The Lumineers, M83, Haim, Future, Passenger, Walk The Moon, Leon Bridges, The Last Shadow Puppets, Bloc Party, Mac Miller, The Arcs, Cypress Hill, Silversun Pickups, … Continue reading

Ottawa Bluesfest announces 2016 line-up

By: Staff – Ottawa Bluesfest has revealed its 2016 line-up. Headlining the 2016 edition will be Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Fogerty, Billy Idol, Noel Gallagher, Brad Paisley, Duran Duran, The Lumineers, Sam Hunt, and City and Colour. Other announced artists include: Schoolboy Q, Thomas Rhett, Zeds Dead, Ben Harper, Alessia Cara, The Decembrists, Future, Wolf Parade, … Continue reading

Watch Vaults’ new video for “Midnight River”

By: Staff – Electronica pop trio Vaults have released a new video for their new single “Midnight River”, which is set for release on February 19th via Republic Records.  Check it out here. The band have had a busy few weeks as they are fresh off the back of opening for Jack Garratt in the UK, including … Continue reading

Stream the new Tokyo Police Club song “Not My Girl”

By: Staff – Following a four-day online scavenger hunt, Toronto-based indie rock four-piece Tokyo Police Club have released their new track “Not My Girl”, which will be featured on their newly announced forthcoming EP, Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness, which is set for release on April 8, 2016 through Dine Alone Records. With the first instalment of a two-part batch of EP’s … Continue reading

Sleeping With Sirens announce new live album ‘Live and Unplugged’

By: Staff – Sleeping With Sirens have announced a new live album entitled Live and Unplugged, which features their songs performed acoustically. The album, which will be released on April 8th via Epitaph, were recorded live during the band’s intimate, 12-city “We Like it Loud Quiet” tour in the summer of 2015. On the tour, Sleeping With Sirens performed acoustic versions of songs from their … Continue reading

Stream Bibi Bourelly’s new track “Sally”

By: Staff – Los Angeles-based soul artist, and Def Jam-signee Bibi Bourelly has mostly been known as the songwriter behind hits for artists like Rihanna’s (“Bitch Better Have My Money,” “Higher,” “Pose” and “Yeah, I Said It”); Selena Gomez (“Camouflage”); Usher & Nas (“Chains,” and Usher’s upcoming new single); and Nick Brewer (“Talk To Me” featuring Bibi … Continue reading

Massey Hall honours Blue Rodeo with ‘Massey Hall Honours Award’

By: Staff – On Thursday night (Feb 18), President & CEO of the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, Deane Cameron, presented Blue Rodeo with the second-ever Massey Hall Honours Award as they kicked off the first of two sold-out shows at Toronto’s Massey Hall. The inaugural award was presented to Gordon Lightfoot in November 2014. The Award celebrates … Continue reading

Pitchfork Music Festival announces 2016 lineup

By: Staff – The Pitchfork Music Festival, happening Friday, July 15, through Sunday, July 17, has announced its 2016 lineup. Friday will see performances by Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Carly Rae Jepsen, Girl Band, Julia Holter, Mick Jenkins, Moses Sumney, The Range, Shamir, Twin Peaks, and Whitney. Saturday features ANDERSON .Paak & the Free Nationals, BJ The Chicago Kid, Blood Orange, Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds, Car … Continue reading

Holy Fuck announce new album ‘Congrats’

By: Staff – Toronto-based electronica band Holy Fuck will release their new album, Congrats, on May 27th. Holy Fuck took the world by surprise around 2005 because there was just nothing like them-a hardcore thrift-store found-object punk band with a relentless commitment to rhythm and a sense for atmosphere better matched to a close encounter of the … Continue reading

Hooded Fang announces new album ‘Venus On Edge’; Stream new song “Tunnel Vision”

By: Staff – Toronto-based indie rock band Hooded Fang have announced their new album,Venus On Edge, out May 13 via the band’s own label Daps Records. Stream the album’s first single “Tunnel Vision” via SoundCloud. Where once in their career lead songwriter Daniel Lee would have used lush instrumentation or thick harmony to evoke urgency, Venus on Edge gives us Ritalin tempos and sheet … Continue reading