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Category: Music

  • The Rise of the 6 God

    Photo by: The Come Up Show/via Wikimedia Commons By: Moosa Imran “She say ‘do you love me?’ I tell her ‘only partly’, I only love my bed and my mom, I’m sorry.” These lyrics have probably been haunting your social media for a while, but love it or hate it, the song is really catchy. The…

  • Hedley’s second show since announcing hiatus sees lone protestor and continued trend of “frat boy” antics.

    Frontman Jacob Hoggard, identifies as Donald Trump, covers Frank Ocean and takes a fan’s phone, again. Photo by Benjamin Hargreaves/CanCulture. By Benjamin Hargreaves Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard continued his “frat boy persona” and habit of stealing phones during the band’s Cageless tour stop in Peterborough, Ont. on Friday, marking their second performance since announcing an indefinite…

  • TTC Musicians: How Morad Guzman connects with commuters

    By: Raizel Harjosubroto A curious little nose lifted up as I approached the man playing guitar wearing sunglasses in the bright bridge between Yorkdale Mall and its connecting subway station. Milo, the performer’s furry companion, sniffed my hand as a cover of “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles echoed through the platform. While many…

  • Album Review: Say Less by Roy Woods

    Photo courtesy of The Come Up Show from Canada via Wikimedia Commons. By: Nour Al Saeid  From free-styling every Saturday night at the YMCA to releasing his debut studio album, Roy Woods has excelled in his music career and is rising to become one of the major R&B icons for Toronto today. After almost a…

  • Top Six Canadian Albums to Look Out For in 2018

    By: Manuela Vega With albums like Arcade Fire’s eclectic Everything Now and Daniel Caesar’s gorgeous debut Freudian, there’s no doubt that Canadian musicians were standouts in 2017. While artists set the bar high last year, there’s plenty of reason to believe that 2018 will also introduce a multitude of memorable tracks. Be sure to look…

  • A Tribe Called Red brings down the house at the Danforth

    (Via YouTube) By: Adriel Smiley and Valerie Dittrich Indigenous-Canadian DJ collective, A Tribe Called Red are making waves throughout the country with their new take on traditional First Nations beats and dance music, showcasing indigenous culture in a positive and uplifting way with their fresh take on the electronic genre. A Tribe Called Red performed…

  • Artist Profile: David Venn from The Kid Lickies

    When a couple of high school kids from Windsor picked up a guitar and decided to start a band, they had no idea how far it would take them.

  • Toronto rappers make debut in VICE documentary, 6ix Rising

    By: Andrea Josic & Raizel Harjosubroto Toronto’s TDOT era is coming to a close after rappers like Kardinal Offishall and Rascalz coined the term “T.O.” a decade ago. When artists like Drake and The Weeknd put the city on the map, The ‘6ix’ became Toronto’s new nickname. 6ix Rising, a new documentary by VICE, follows…