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  • Opinion: Tory Lanez’s Constant Need for Attention

    The Toronto rapper constantly makes headlines with his penchant for starting conflicts Photo courtesy of Anton Mak/The Come Up Show/Wikimedia Commons By Manus Hopkins Having a hard time keeping up with all the feuds Tory Lanez keeps seeming to land himself in? You aren’t the only one. The 26-year-old Brampton rapper has earned himself a…

  • Get to Know: Drew Yorke, the Toronto-based creative who works harder than you do

    By Will Lofsky Photo courtesy mr.koa At just 23, Drew Yorke has become a contributing editor and staff photographer for lifestyle and culture publication Sidewalk Hustle, started his own video podcast, The Drew Yorke Show out of the Red Bull office on Queen Street West and completed a joint-degree in media studies and journalism at…

  • Canadian artists that will stand the test of time

    Win Butler of Arcade Fire performing at Coachella 2014. (Flohmann/Wikimedia Commons) By Calvin Leung Thousands of musicians each year enter the music industry hoping in 20 years they will be remembered fondly as their generations The Beatles or Led Zeppelin. While many lose their relevance before they had a chance to release the second record,…

  • Patrik talks about Toronto inspirations in recent ‘Spadina’ EP

    Montreal-based rapper Patrik performs his song “Diamonds” off of his new EP, Spadina, at Lee’s Palace on Jan. 25. (Cole Brocksom/CanCulture) By Cole Brocksom Canadian rapper Patrik talks about the Spadina EP, his experience in Toronto and his artistic message. It was -14 C outside on January 25th but things were getting heated inside Lee’s…

  • The Evolution of Canadian Music Videos

    From left to right: photo courtesy Mark Estabrook/Wikimedia Commons, courtesy Kayla Johnson/Wikimedia Commons, courtesy Sara Naegels/Wikimedia Commons (added filter) A decade-by-decade look through Canada’s music history By Manus Hopkins There is a handful of standout artists in music that have come to be known as uniquely Canadian exports. Canada has produced pop mega-stars like Celine…

  • Future stays in his own lane on The WIZRD

    Photo via Pixabay The WIZRD is good – but not great like the other Future projects that served as the blueprint for Toronto’s rap sound By Xavier Eeswaran Atlanta-born rapper Future’s impact on this generation’s rap music cannot be understated. When it comes to rap’s hottest sub-genre, trap music, Future is the leader of an…

  • Tory Lanez unites Toronto hip hop scene at Ryerson’s Loud Festival

    Brampton-born rapper Tory Lanez headlines the Ryerson Students’ Union annual concert on Jan. 19. (CanCulture/Timothy Falco) By Timothy Falco Tory Lanez and Pressa were some of the up-and-coming Toronto artists that performed at Rebel nightclub on Saturday for Loud Festival, a concert organized by the Ryerson Students’ Union. Lanez, a Brampton native rapper, headlined the…

  • The Hockey Song Inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

    Stompin’ Tom Connors son, Tom Connors Jr., stands on stage at the induction ceremony at Scotiabank Arena on Oct. 27 for his late father’s song The Hockey Song. (Photo by: Brent Smyth) By: Benjamin Hargreaves At a ceremony held at Scotiabank Arena on Oct. 27, the late Stompin’ Tom’s The Hockey Song was officially cemented…

  • Toronto’s Always Never perform like seasoned vets at their debut show

    Photo/Benjamin Hargreaves By: Benjamin Hargreaves Just after 10 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2018, Toronto’s very own Always Never took the stage for the first time ever. Mark your calendars because I sense a rapid climb in popularity for the R&B duo. With the crowd reciting the lyrics to their opening song, “Wylin’” from the first…

  • Lil Uzi Vert and Juice Wrld headline Western’s Purple Fest

    Western alum, Loud Luxury, and multi-platinum producer, Murda Beatz also performed at the six-hour long day festival during FOCO last Saturday in London, Ont. Clad in a ski-mask with four bags hanging off of his shoulders, Lil Uzi Vert performs in the on-campus parking lot turned festival venue. Photo / Benjamin Hargreaves By: Benjamin Hargreaves…

  • Album Review: The Wake by Voivod

    (Photo by Realbeatle/Wikimedia Commons) By Kate Ng Heavy metal has always been an isolated tribe, proudly immune to influence and complaints from the mainstream. Yet, within this tribe of musical outsiders are mad scientists; welcome to progressive metal. Led by bands like Dream Theater and Opeth, prog-metal is a subgenre that subverts many traditional rules…

  • Artist Profile: Black$tar

    Photo by: Vparenas Rap artist Black$tar’s music career is branching out of Alberta and into British Columbia, as he becomes more nationally known. Music followed Black$tar for most of his life, but he discovered his passion for music as a little boy in the in his Church choir. From then to now, 21-year-old Black$tar is making…