Altar Eagles

When not part of the group and production team The New Royales, LA-based Torontonian, Erik Alcock, can be found working on his home recording project Altar Eagles where he writes, produces and performs all the [...]

By | December 12th, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |48 Comments

Qualité Québec Playlist

By Darlene Barss We have done a French Canadian playlist previously that you may have thought was for the province of Quebec but no it was not. That playlist focused on songs in French and [...]

By | December 9th, 2016|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , , , |25 Comments

New releases for the week ending December 9th

FireSunset Ridersacoustic Absolutely AnythingEP Clubalternative Acoustic sessions in the haze (Vol.1)Broke Diplomatesalternative Band camp Greatest HitsMarcus Kihnalternative Not A Day Goes Bybaby giraffealternative Annie's DeadLittle Coyotealternative Les brûlésLes brûlésalternative half-assed banjo recordings (and bird nests) [...]

By | December 8th, 2016|Categories: New Music|28 Comments

ICYMI News from the past week for Wednesday 7th December 2016

Prism Prize Increases Grand Prize The Prism Prize, awarded for best music video, celebrates its fifth consecutive year by increasing the cash prize from $10,000 to $15,000. The long list of 20 videos is due [...]

By | December 7th, 2016|Categories: News|60 Comments

The Medicine Hat

The Medicine Hat is a five-piece band from Hamilton, Ontario making experimental pop music. Frontwoman Nabi Sue Bersche's nimble, raw lyricism is illuminated by a voice like holy fire: blistering and purifying. Focussed guitar work [...]

By | December 6th, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |78 Comments

A Primitive Evolution – The Prize

A Primitive Evolution formed in the fall of 2007 out of band Lye (and before that Aphasia), vocalist Brett Carruthers and bassist Stephany Seki began jamming with drummer Stu Dead, founder of Playdead Cult, a [...]

By | December 5th, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |26 Comments

It’s [almost] Christmas

Christmas Song by Bliss Carman ABOVE the weary waiting world, Asleep in chill despair, There breaks a sound of joyous bells Upon the frosted air. And o’er the humblest rooftree, lo, A star is dancing [...]

By | December 2nd, 2016|Categories: Playlist|Tags: |54 Comments

New releases for the week ending December 2nd

Essential GrowthPatrick Atticselectronic New Christmas TunesThe Sole Pursuitrock Them MoodsPrince Mychkinealternative Urban NatureRobby Duguaysoundtrack _1STINKBOXfolk Radial TrailJen-Ericelectronic first demoTuxelectronic You Name It You're ListeningThe Killer Wailspunk Rebel MixJustin Haynes (remixes of music by Ken Aldcroft)experimental [...]

By | December 1st, 2016|Categories: New Music|77 Comments