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By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – Last Thursday, Toronto rap god Drake out-paced the 24-hour media cycle when he dropped his new mixtape-cum-album If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. If you were just glancing at your social media feeds, it certainly was far too late. The masses flocked and the work itself spoke volumes, as the … Continue reading
By: Charnel Anderson – Toronto transplants Brutal Youth (originally from Newfoundland) will release a 5-song, 7” EP called Bottoming Out on February 24th via Paper + Plastick. The EP is a prototypical hardcore punk record, which has drawn comparisons to Philadelphia’s Kid Dynamite. Bottoming Out follows the band’s 2013 full-length Stay Honest, and features a more abrasive and acidic sound, though the EP … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – UK progressive trance trio Above and Beyond, who released their fourth album, We Are All We Need, on January 16th, 2015 via Anjunabeats, performed at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto on February 15th with UK progressive trance DJ/Producer Mat Zo, who released his debut album, Damage Control, on November 5th, 2013 … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Montreal-based power pop/rock band Dead Messenger, who released their third album, Recharger, on February 19th, 2013, was in Noble Street Studios in downtown Toronto this afternoon as part of Converse’s fifth Converse Rubber Tracks “pop-up” studio. Since its 2011 launch in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, Converse Rubber Tracks has provided over 800 emerging artists … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Brooklyn veteran Ghostface Killah is the Frank Zappa of hip-hop with his penchant for storytelling and his weirdo take on vintage soul music. Collaborating with Toronto’s BadBadNotGood on their new fabulously experimental album Sour Soul, his sound is more in line with classic Wu-Tang Clan than it has been since Enter the 36 Chambers. BadBadNotGood are a bass/keys/drums … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – Psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog, who released their eighth album, B-Room, on October 1st, 2013 via ANTI-, and who released their first live album, Live at Flamingo Hotel, on January 13th, 2015,t performed at The Glass House in Pomona, CA last night.
Photos by: Amy Buck – For the third and final night of Wavelength Music Festival 15, fans gathered at The Garrison in Toronto for performances by Montreal-based avant-disco-pop artist Mozart’s Sister, who released her third album, Being, on August 5th, 2014, which featured the single “Enjoy”, which follows her second EP, 2013’s HELLO, Toronto-based experimental rock band Fresh Snow, … Continue reading
Date(s): July 24-26 Venue: Burl’s Creek Event Grounds, 134 8 Line South, Barrie, Ontario, L0L 2X0 Line-Up: Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Alt-J, Modest Mouse, Hozier, Bassnectar, The Decemberists, Passion Pit, St. Vincent, Girl Talk, + more. Please Note: Each ticket includes access to camping and parking. More info here You can enter only once via one of the following entry … Continue reading
Sizes Available: 4.5 5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12 *add 2 sizes to convert to Women’s Size I.e. Men’s 4.5 is Women’s 6.5 To check out the collection, click here. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: (Canada Only) Win a … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – Torrance, CA-based punk rock band Joyce Manor, who released their third album, Never Hungover Again, on July 21st, 2014 via Epitaph Records, which follows 2012’s Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, which features a cover of The Buggles’ 1979 hit “Video Killed the Radio Star”, performed at The Glass House in … Continue reading
