CMW 2015: The Festival Within The Festival
Canadian Music Week has had more than its fair share of issues. Whether it's been poor lineups that were slagged off or the ways in which the festival has been run (putting its name on shows that'd be...
View ArticleBand 2 Band: METZ talk rough spooning and their struggle to avoid techno free...
Our video series Band 2 Band helps artists learn more about each other in the most natural way we could think of: by pulling questions out of a jar and asking them to each other. No, we didn't bring...
View Article10 Best Songs of April 2015
These are our the 10 songs of April 2015, according to our play counts (some upwards of 100). Get high with Slim Twig, hear the next big Toronto hip-hop talent transform Toro Y Moi and blast your...
View ArticleCMW Report Card ’15: METZ @ Lee’s Palace
Background/Composition: There rarely seems to be a festival season that passes by in Toronto without METZ making a stop to play for their hometown fans. This time, though, it was the second night of...
View ArticleFULL SCREEN: METZ go GIFing crazy; Etiquette stare off into cyber space
Full Screen collects all of the remarkable videos we've seen in the day. Today, an all Canadian edition: METZ tell a cautionary tale about baptism, Etiquette gaze into virtual space, and Prince...
View Article10 Best Music Videos of May 2015
The Chemical Brothers reunited with Michel Gondry to make an obvious instant classic. They share the stage this month with car crashes, detachment, disorienting effects, summer vibes and passion. Watch...
View ArticleThis video game is turning your favourite Canadian indie bands into superheroes
In a basement recording studio in downtown Toronto, Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning and Justin Peroff hover over the control board. It’s not a terribly unusual scene in itself — in fact, you...
View ArticleToronto musicians band together to support Controller.Controller bassist...
Photo: Tiana Feng This past May, just months after reuniting for Wavelength's anniversary festival, Controller.Controller bassist Ronnie Morris suffered two consecutive strokes that left him briefly on...
View Article6 of our favourite Canadian directors of 2015 on their year in music videos
As amazing a year as it's been for Canadian music, it's also been a great year for Canadian music videos. From the video that gave your uncle pride in his dance moves to the epic weirdout that made us...
View ArticleMETZ fulfill their destiny and collaborate with Drive Like Jehu’s John Reis
Now Hear This is a daily dive into the standout songs of the day. Today, METZ and Swami John Reis make something special for Record Store Day, The Julie Ruin affirm their bossness, Pity Sex lament lost...
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