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Matthew Grimson's Posthumous 'Prize for Writing' Finally Brings the Halifax Hero to the Rest of the World
Published Aug 06, 2020

It's a late July evening in 2018, and there's barely room to stand in Gus' Pub — an unofficial landmark in Halifax's live music scene. From...
That Time Thrush Hermit Sabotaged Their Own Breakout Show
Published Aug 05, 2020

The third instalment of Edgefest 1995 may have been advertised as Sloan's farewell show, but ask anybody there that day and they'll tell you...
Remembering Sloan's "Farewell" Concert 25 Years Later: How Edgefest '95 Became an Iconic Turning Point in CanRock History
Published Aug 05, 2020

For nearly 30 years, long-standing pop-rockers Sloan and their timeless, feel-good tunes have become ingrained into Canadian music's fibres....
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Sends "Love to All the Edmonton and Vancouver Punks" in Chi Pig Tribute
Published Jul 17, 2020

Last night, the news emerged that legendary punk frontman Chi Pig of the band SNFU had died at the age of 57. Although his legacy was alread...
Joel Plaskett and Sloan Honour Late Halifax Songwriter Matthew Grimson with New Release
Published Jul 13, 2020

Matthew Grimson was a beloved singer-songwriter in the Halifax music scene who sadly passed away on June 19, 2018. Once called "Canada's mos...
Check Out the Weirdest and Coolest Canadian Music Tattoos
Published Jul 08, 2020

So you consider yourself a Canadian music fan? Prove it! Sure, maybe you own a couple of Weeknd albums or a Feist T-shirt — but that's nothi...
Sloan Keyboardist Gregory Macdonald Shares Solo Synth Album as Cola Wars
Published May 20, 2020

By Sloan's own admission, keyboardist Gregory Macdonald may be best known as "that un-lit bearded character in the back singing all the hard...
Canadian Artists Weigh In on Their Wildest Celebrity Encounters
Published Apr 07, 2020

Nearly everybody's got a weird story about that one time they saw Shaquille O'Neal loitering on a street corner in England or witnessed John...
Royal Mountain Unveils Nightly Livestream Series with Dave Foley, Chris Murphy, Dan Boeckner
Published Apr 01, 2020

Royal Mountain Records is the latest label to get in on the exploding livestream game, announcing a nightly series featuring the likes of Sa...
We've Edited a Bunch of Classic Canadian Album Covers for the Era of Socially Distancing
Published Mar 27, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has continued to change life as we know it, meaning the vast majority have been cooped up inside our homes as we pr...
Jon Box Tribute Show Announced with Sloan, Whitehorse
Published Jan 23, 2020

Last year, Canadian music industry figure Jon Box sadly passed away. Now in honour of the late Universal Music Canada family member, an all-...
Anyway Gang Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, January 17
Published Jan 18, 2020

Musicians only get to play their "first show" once, unless, of course, they participate in the growing trend of forming supergroups with the...