Jesse Locke
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Hamlet 2 Could Be a Cult Classic
Jesse Locke (Motorists) makes a case for the "surprisingly moving" Steve Coogan comedy. → Read More
Toronto label opens its studio for pay-what-you-can recording sessions
Telephone Explosion Records is offering up its Studio Z space – bring your own engineer → Read More
In memoriam: Rush drummer Neil Peart played like no one else
Rush's superhuman stickman was an omnipresent influence in Canadian rock music, especially on drummers → Read More
The 10 best albums of 2019
All 10 of our critics’ picks this year came from solo artists. From experimental R&B to heartbreaking indie rock, all were singular visions and complete statements. → Read More
Review: Mappe Of has no shortage of ambition on The Isle Of Ailynn
On his sophomore album, Whitby singer/songwriter Tom Meikle makes drifting folk with the heart of metal → Read More
Don Pyle is Toronto's punk rock barber
The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet legend splits his time between playing music and trading stories from the chair at Town Barber → Read More
Venus Fest gives women and non-binary musicians the tools to do it themselves
With its new conference program, the Toronto festival has planned panels and workshops on DIY demo-making, songwriting, wellness and demystifying the business of music → Read More
Toronto's online public access TV channel is hosting a telethon
Artist-run BUMP TV broadcasts 24/7 and operates out of a basement with a 100-per-cent volunteer staff → Read More
In memoriam: David Berman of Silver Jews and Purple Mountains – we loved him to the max
Brilliantly sardonic, darkly funny and endlessly quotable – he was the indie rock poet of the people → Read More
Best Toronto music of the week: Pacer, New Chance, Scott Hardware and more
Plus a new #NOWPlaying playlist featuring Laura Barrett, Tomb Mold, dvsn and more → Read More
Doomsquad's call-to-arms for Toronto's DIY music scenes
The experimental pop trio have seen the city's DIY creative communities handcuffed by political interests and capitalist real estate agendas, but they're not giving up → Read More
Review: Bill Callahan has developed a conscience on Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest
Album review: On the 20-song double LP, Bill Callahan reinvents himself as a domesticated indie rock elder statesman → Read More
Longmont Potion Castle turns prank phone calls into an art form
The elusive underground comedy star speaks on camera for the first time in a documentary screening at Toronto's Royal Cinema on May 10 → Read More
Interview: Why The Mountain Goats' new album is packed with Toronto musicians
An interview with John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats on the new album In League With Dragons, which was produced by Owen Pallett and is packed with Toronto musicians. → Read More
Review: Protruders stubbornly defy the poison present on Poison Future
Album review: Protruders, Poison Future. The punk band, formed from the ashes of Sackville's beloved Kappa Chow, offer an artistic antidote to modern malaise. → Read More
Interview: Todd Rundgren on his strange, unpredictable career
The musician, producer and author talks about working with The Pursuit of Happiness, how music has taken a backseat to branding and why he's a "parable of self-reliance" → Read More
Fist of Facts return with help from Toronto label Telephone Explosion
“Right now is the time, place and label to do it,” says Sal Principato, co-leader of Fist of Facts – the resurrected 80s NYC post-punk band and record collector cult favourite. → Read More
Review: Kim Gordon made a dreamlike return to Toronto with Body/Head
Concert review: Body/Head at the Great Hall. Underground icon Kim Gordon hasn't played here since Sonic Youth's Massey Hall show a decade ago, but she made up with it with this dreamlike duo guitar set with Bill Nace. → Read More
This experimental music collective will play within City Hall's council chambers
Public Recordings will take over city hall's council chambers to perform Pauline Oliveros's 1970 score To Valerie Solanas And Marilyn Monroe In Recognition Of Their Desperation → Read More
Doom Tickler unveils her electronic body horror
The Toronto musician talks office jobs and the dangers of losing DIY venues – and premieres her new single, Turgid → Read More