On August 25, 2020, Vancouver indie darling Haley Blais released her first full-length album, Below the Salt, via local label Tiny Kingdom. The album, produced by Louise Burns and Tennis, is a foll...
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Adapting to Live Streams in the “Now Times”
How Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre is continuing to keep live music alive during the COVID-19 pandemic With the impact of the coronavirus pandemic forcing live music venues across the world to close ...
BTS makes an explosive comeback with “Dynamite”
In light of their 7-year anniversary celebrations, the Korean superstars BTS in their latest music video build on South Korea’s mainstream “newtro” trend, playfully presenting homages to Michael Ja...
Toronto-based singer-songwriter Alex Southey delivers raw emotion on sophomore release
Alex Southey is a 27-year-old singer-songwriter based in Toronto. You’re Not Just a Body to Me is his second independently released album. He recorded and produced these songs in his bedroom ...
Vancouver’s Noble Oak frees the mind with label debut
2020 has been a tough year. Summer’s passing and we’re still under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. With social distancing measures in place and with no end in sight there’s ce...
Le Ren delivers heart wrenching debut EP with ‘Morning & Melancholia’
Two years ago, Bowen Island-raised artist Le Ren received the heart-breaking news that her ex-boyfriend had died in a car crash. Le Ren, whose real name is Lauren Spear looked to music to heal her ...
Premiere – Dear Father shares new song “Haunt Me”
Chilliwack artist Ted Kim performs under the name of Dear Father and he has shared a new single called “Haunt Me.” The song follows his At Home EP released in May which had all proceeds...
Ontario’s Dizzy take introspective approach on sophomore album
Dizzy got some well-deserved attention after the release of their debut album Baby Teeth two summers ago. The four-piece out of Oshawa, Ontario displayed a dreamy alternative pop sound with a star-...
Vancouver’s Riun Garner aims to inspire with EP ‘All We Know and All We Forget’
Riun Garner is a triple threat. The Vancouverite is an actor with credits including guest spots on Supernatural and Riverdale, and recently a role in the History channel’s Project Blue Book. ...
Trail of Dead announce upcoming livestream benefiting independent venues and record stores
“Music venues and record shops are the backbone of our industry and have provided fans with so much entertainment over the years,” says Trail of Dead’s vocalist and songwriter, Conrad Keely, adding...
Dan Mangan on the new normal of live shows and revisiting a very important album
Dan Mangan’s earliest musical memories are good ones. Growing up in Vancouver, Mangan had an older stepbrother who taught him how to play guitar and piano, influencing him to continue guitar throug...
BLACKPINK turns up with glowing colors in MV “How You Like That”
Clad in lavish and tropical colors, the long-awaited South Korean girl-group Blackpink returned with a splash in their dynamic music video, “How You Like That.” Blasting audiences with a trap-EDM b...
