Music

Songs to sangria to

[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/4143446″] It’s summer time, and that means it’s time to drink sangria and listen to mood-setting tunes.  All you need is a pitcher of your favourite…

Shambha-Lessons Vol.1 – the hip hop history of EDM with DJ Nu-Mark

    Before my first trip to Shambhala last year, I was leery. Not of the EDM mecca itself — legendary in music-loving circles all over B.C. and beyond —…

Music rags: An awkward date with a teen pop idol

Aaron Carter tries to show Canada some love

Growth defines Kaley Bird’s latest record

Having listened to Edmonton-based singer/songwriter Kaley Bird’s latest album before our interview, it was clear that the honest voice on the album was the same one talking to me on…

The Fireball spirit of rock and roll

These days, the bloated, lifeless corpse of rock and roll is inescapable. Our radios have been given over to mediocrity and dreamless sleep, with very little sustenance for our desperate,…

Music Rags: Music of the heart with Dirty Grace

Island-based gypsy folk artists Dirty Grace came together in a natural, easy way. Vocalist/guitarist Betty Supple recalls the origins of the group. “Marley (Daemon) and I were both in a…

Real Estate grows up

Real Estate returns with their third album Atlas in a way that feels much like visiting home after a long, life-altering absence. Going to college, getting married, having kids. Growing…

How Canadian content grew up

I’m a radio host and music critic, and as a result I know a lot of amazing Canadian bands—stuff like Good for Grapes, The Zolas, A.C. Newman, and The Dears,…

This year’s Juno nominations are in

t’s no secret that mainstream music award shows tend to be narrow-minded in their nominations and are not known for giving out awards based on artistic innovation and variety. What’s…