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…
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In late 2023, Canadian rock band Good Kid released a cover of Laufey’s “From The Start,” blowing up social media algorithms with an anime-restyling of the song by Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey. I love Laufey’s songs as much as the next fan, but when Good Kid posted their aforementioned cover, it was like I was suddenly…
If there’s one thing I’ll remember Black Sabbath for, it’s their monstrous, hypnotic riffs. Listening to their songs feels like a wave of sound crashing into you, enveloping you into a world of heavy distortion and occult ritualism. A wide range of influences shaped their sound, from rock and blues icons like Led Zeppelin and…
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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…
Keep readingLatin 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…
Keep readingHave 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…
On January 27th 2026, Wednesday 13, The Birthday Massacre, and Lord of the Lost played their leg of the “Dark Winter” Tour at the Danforth Music Hall. Rose Kinoshita – Portfolio – Instagram Wednesday 13 The Birthday Massacre Lord Of The Lost
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