“Not In Love,” originally by the 1980s New Wave band Platinum Blonde, was covered by Crystal Castles for their latest album — and now they’ve [...]

As the summer days die away, Verbicide Select Mixtape roars back to life with a seventh volume, now available for free download. We’ve got classic [...]

Toronto, Canada’s Fucked Up have impressed me since their earliest EPs. In their nearly 10 years of existence, their sound has evolved over time — [...]

Sometimes the most unlikely pairings make for the most interesting outcomes.  This could not be truer in the case of Toronto’s Bonjay. The duo will release [...]

Like Lapidus on the “Lost” series finale, Broken Social Scene (under the guidance of founders Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning) wastes no time getting their [...]

I’m probably the laziest critic in the world. While most critics can produce a review the week after an event, it took me close to [...]

It could be said that 2008 was a turbulent year for the high-energy act from Toronto, Ontario. Releasing the highly successful album The Chemistry of [...]

On January 26, Matador Records will be releasing a double-CD and double-LP compilation of Fucked Up’s many, many hard-to-find uncollected 7″ and 12″ tracks. Entitled [...]

Toronto-based The Hidden Cameras take one part 1970s British pop along the vein of XTC and combine it with a theatrical brand of Magnetic Fields [...]

Pastel is the precursor to upcoming long-player, Girls Come Too, from Toronto five-piece, Still Life Still. With luscious undertones of fuzz, disjointed riffing, and reverb-doused [...]