Although each Cadence Weapon album could be billed as his 'return to form,' the truth is that the Toronto-via-Edmonton rapper has never lost...

Thirty-six years in and it's finally time to rightfully name Dinosaur Jr. 'the AC/DC of indie rock.' While each have maintained a hefty care...

On May 16, Jann Arden will be inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as part of the Juno Awards. Since its inception in 1978, the insti...

As a backing musician during John Coltrane's cosmic phase, throughout sessions with Alice Coltrane and Sun Ra, and spanning his 57 years as...

"I don't give a fuck about the past, the glory days gone by." When it comes to Arab Strap, it seems like there's no other reasonable way to...

Just months after the release of their 1992 debut full-length, Peng!, Stereolab were already collecting odds and ends, collecting early 7-in...

From Maynard Ferguson through Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones, Quebecois jazz has forever paraded a distinct and splendid sound: jaunty, buo...

For myriad reasons, it's best to approach each post-millennium Smashing Pumpkins album with as little backstory as possible. With that being...

Born in the Czech Republic and raised in Ottawa, saxophonist Petr Cancura brings a world of influence to his craft. After a sojourn in Brook...

In 2017, it looked like AC/DC, a band synonymous with resilience, was far too fractured and vulnerable to carry on. Within a two year span,...

AC/DC are consummate professionals — and that's where most people, even hardcore fans, seem to get it wrong. Despite all the bawdy lyrics, s...

"Discovering this lost jam and its power felt like a reminder to keep in the moment and to trust ourselves —you just have to keep moving for...

There was reason to worry when Darren Cunningham (a.k.a Actress) released 88, his 48-minute mixtape, this past July. Consisting of a fluid j...

For the millennials waiting to snatch a J Dilla picture disc or the latest Father John Misty 7-inch on Record Store Day 2015, it must have b...

Throughout his 38 years as a recording musician, Thurston Moore has lived numerous lives: no-wave pioneer, experimental drone musician, MTV...

In an era of rampant hyperbole and fake news, there's one singular truth; John Dwyer has never made a bad album under his Thee Oh Sees varia...

Upon first listen, Tricky's 14th LP sounds like one of those mid-career back-to-basics affairs, rife with crackling low-end bass, looped pia...

While many musicians have created works thematically based on their environment, it's almost always presented as a self-serving expedition,...

Since the release of their debut LP in 1996, Jaga Jazzist always felt like the most forward-looking members of the Scandinavian jazz scene,...

Since Weezer and Matt Sharp parted ways in 1998, the two could not have taken more different musical paths. As the former has released a ste...