By: Dakota Arsenault – The Toronto International Film Festival is going to look different this year. Normally the film world descends en masse to Toronto for a week and a half, making it the premiere destination to have your movie seen. The festival has crowned five movies with the People’s Choice Award (the highest honour … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto punk trio The OBGMs will release their new album The Ends on October 30 via Black Box. The record was mixed by Grammy and Juno award winning Dave Schiffman (Trash Talk, PUP, Rage Against The Machine). Vocalist/guitarist Densil McFarlane says it how it is: “This album is about death, wanting to die, and … Continue reading
By: Staff – In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce that we are the new presenting partner for Toronto-based film podcast Contra Zoom. Your host, Dakota Arsenault, goes in depth about everything film; from lists, to reviews, and more! No new episode this week, but some general housekeeping to still … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto indie rock band Fast Romantics have shared a new video for their track “Made For You”, which you can watch below. Lead vocalist and songwriter Matthew Angus was Inspired to write this song after successfully defeating his fear of sharks during a trip to Caribbean. “My partner and bandmate Kirty taught me … Continue reading
By: Staff – New Fries have shared the final single from their forthcoming album Is The Idea Of Us, out August 7th via Telephone Explosion. The band’s first new material since 2016’s More (produced by Holy Fuck’s Graham Walsh), “Lily” is a perfect example of New Fries’ glitching and fidgeting No Wave inspired meditations. On … Continue reading
By: Staff – In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce that we are the new presenting partner for Toronto-based film podcast Contra Zoom. Your host, Dakota Arsenault, goes in depth about everything film; from lists, to reviews, and more! In our second “A History Of…” series after the success charting … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Prism Prize has announced the Grand Prize and Audience Award winners for the eighth edition of the annual awards, recognizing outstanding artistry in Canadian music videos. A jury of over 120 Canadian creative arts professionals selected director Peter Huang as the 2020 Grand Prize recipient for the Jessie Reyez music video … Continue reading
By: Staff – On October 9th, METZ will release Atlas Vending via Royal Mountain Records and Sub Pop. Covering seemingly disparate themes such as paternity, crushing social anxiety, addiction, isolation, media-induced paranoia, and the restless urge to leave everything behind, each of Atlas Vending’s ten songs offers a snapshot of today’s modern condition and together form … Continue reading
By: Staff – Emerging Toronto-based country artist Sarah Wickett is back with a new video for her track “What We Do”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The “What We Do” music video showcases Wickett spending a playful day at home dancing around the kitchen, strumming the guitar, and lounging around the house with the … Continue reading
By: Staff – Emerging Toronto-based R&B/Pop artist Tali is back with her new track “Don’t”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “(Don’t) Wanna Be Yours“: can’t-live-with-him, can’t-live-without-him romantic conundrum,” said Tali. “The song came to me when the guy about whom I wrote this song, lit up his chocolate-flavoured cigars even when I’d … Continue reading