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Spooky Canadian songs to listen to this Halloween season
Romanticize the darkening days with some tunes to match. By: Melanie Nava Urribarri You feel the temperature around you drop, a cool wind slipping through the threads of your clothes and tickling the skin underneath, sending shivers down your spine. The sun is blocked by grey clouds, and you swear you hear a taunting laughter…
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Toronto band Pudding serves audience a sweet treat
Saturday night’s Pudding performance took the audience back to the carefree days of childhood snack time By Kayla Solway Toronto-based band Pudding took to the intimate stage of the Dakota Tavern on a mid-October Saturday night, giving the small crowd an impressive performance of both covers and captivating original songs. The band has been writing…
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Canadian composers scoring horror films around the world
Looking for songs for your Halloween playlist? Check out these 5 composers By Candice Zhang As spooky season approaches, many of us may be revamping our playlists to include tracks that match the Halloween theme. If you’re looking for a few suggestions, fear not – CanCulture has you covered. This Halloween, consider supporting your talented…
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A Q&A with Toronto musician and producer UNITY
The self-produced electronic musician is working on creating a “unique sound that will not resemble anything else” By: Caelan Monkman Toronto-based musician and producer UNITY is a fierce electronic superstar in the making. Following in the footsteps of her idols like FKA twigs and SOPHIE, the self-produced musician blends futuristic and psychedelic electronic/trip-hop beats with…
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Dead Egos Vs. The WRLD: In-person showcase uplifts Toronto’s underground music scene
Artists and curators behind a local live music event are all about taking ‘ridiculous, ridiculous chances’ By: Sena Law Weaving through the chaotic mosh pits of a Kensington Market venue with a camera in hand and a proud smile upon his face, Griffin is eager to capture each and every moment of his first curated…
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Katherine Lynn-Rose brings a new narrative to the Canada’s Got Talent stage
The singer-songwriter sheds light on the pressure of living up to expectations and the importance of representation through her original song By: Nageen Riaz Season 1 of Canada’s Got Talent was a huge success and was Citytv’s most-viewed original series in over a decade, reaching 1.3 million weekly viewers. This year, they’re back and bigger…
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A beginner’s guide to Toronto vinyl, CD and cassette tape collecting
Why not find a new retail therapy outlet? By: Gray Moloy Toronto has a wide variety of shops to choose from when you want to buy vinyl, CDs and cassette tapes. So, to save you the hassle, I visited seven record stores across the city — all with their own unique reasons to go there…
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10 songs to get you through the early year blues
Discover the transformative power of music with these 10 songs that are guaranteed to make 2023 your best year yet By: Adriana Forestieri During this time of the year, it’s hard to believe that warm weather and longer days ever existed. But not to worry, because these 10 songs are here to boost your mood…
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Canadian love songs to add to your Valentine’s playlists this month
A list of lovely valen-tunes to play for your sweetheart this snowy season By: Nalyn Tindall Tune into love this Valentine’s Day (pixelheart via pixabay) Nothing is more romantic than singing a love song to your partner. A carefully curated playlist, however, is the ideal alternative for those of us who lack musical talent. So…
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Artist profile: Feura’s world of queer pop euphony
With the backing of community, this artist is on the come-up for dominating queer Toronto By: Andrea Zayan The jubilant subculture contained within the Toronto underground concert scene can be attributed to up-and-coming artists like Feura. The musician embodies radical queer reverberations throughout their discography, extending to a crafted community within a vessel of melodic…
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What your favourite Toronto concert venue says about you
We’re totally not judging you on where you choose to see your concerts in Toronto … well, maybe we are By: Zaina Razek Since live music has made its grand return to Toronto, the venues are booked and playing all the best shows. Every venue, big or small, has some sort of stereotype, whether it’s…
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What music were Canadians listening to in 2022?
The new year is the perfect time to analyze Canadians’ listening habits By: Daniella Lopez Having just said goodbye to 2022, it’s time to look back at the artists we know and love, as well as some up-and-coming musicians, who dominated the charts. At the Grammys, Silk Sonic won Record and Song of the Year,…
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