Agriculture played Toronto on an unusually mild day for early February. Dozens of heavily eyelinered, university-aged concertgoers stood chatting and smoking outside The Great Hall on Queen and Dovercourt, a refreshing sight after yet another brutal winter. The Great Hall is a rather unique venue: the Victorian building was built to house the YMCA in…
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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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Ever had a panic attack so intense you achieved ego death? Ever tripped so hard you saw God? If not, you can approximate either experience by catching a Hot Garbage show or just throwing on the band’s latest single, “Wewu.” With an album set to release this year and a second single on the way,…
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 March 2nd 2026, Peggy and Ella Red performed at the Drake Underground in Toronto, Ontario. Photos shot by Rose Kinoshita. Rose Kinoshita – Portfolio – Instagram Peggy Ella Red
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