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  • Your Mind Is Your Might

    Secretly, I like to think that Fiona Apple and I are kind of alike. So goes the parasocial relationship, I know. And I’m not even that obsessive of a fan. I know a good bit (but not all) of her public history, I’ve watched and read a few interviews, and I hold some of her…

amelia maxwell’s “tough love” brings us closer to the countdown

“Tough Love” is the newest single from Toronto-based independent musician and band Amelia Maxwell. Released on February 12th, this vibrant and electric single describes a volatile relationship that is wearing its narrator down to a breaking point. Maxwell herself features as singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She’s accompanied by bandmates Robyn Bond on drums and Steven…

“WHO’S YOUR FATHER NOW?” The Toronto Scene Makes Its Case at The Baby G: Exclaim! Class of 2026 January 24th

Editor’s Note: The quote “Who’s your father now?” was a mishearing of “Luke’s a father now!” in reference to Prism Shores drummer Luke Pound. Congratulations Luke! This article is sixth in a series covering Exclaim! Magazine’s Class of 2026 concert lineups. To see all of Rose Kinoshita’s photos of the night, view our photo gallery…

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Demo Magazine is the University of Toronto’s only music magazine since 2006. You can find us sweating over our print issues, hosting concerts, and preaching about the local scene. We are the subcommittee of Hart House Student Music Committee, who are kind enough to let us publish and collab on events.

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Letting the Feeling Lead: Inside Lia Pappas-Kemps’ Musical Dreamscape

Photos by Olivia Dans – Portfolio – Instagram Bright and brilliant, Toronto-based songwriter Lia Pappas-Kemps writes her music with an inviting sense of urgency, catching fleeting thoughts and emotions in real time. Building up to the spring release of her first album, Winged, she finds herself caught between reflection and momentum. Pappas-Kemps holds onto the…

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There’s Not Enough Salsa

Latin American music is dangerously underrepresented in the media…unless Bad Bunny drops an album. As such, people in Canada do not know enough about how this area of music has helped shape jazz since the 1940s and was in dialogue with Motown and Columbia Records in the 1970s. These interactions in particular happened under the…

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13 (Unofficial) Vampire Anthems To Add To Your Playlist

Have you ever wondered what a vampire might listen to while driving down the highway after experiencing a heartbreak? Well, this is the article for you. Vampires and their narratives not only meet the theme of red through blood, but also through revenge, passion, monstrosity, anger, love, lust, desire, self hatred, and self-empowerment. To emphasize…