[Staff Musings] All The Sad Feels
They say if you start off your day with music you enjoy, it helps you get in the right head space and boosts your mood and energy level for the rest of the day. But what happens when some of… Continue Reading
Staff Musings
Remembering Aaliyah: Our Top 5 Favorites From The Star That Left Us Too Soon
We lost a special one on August 25, 2001. Aaliyah, at only 22 years old and at the top pf her game, was tragically killed in a plane crash after shooting a music video. With hit after hit under her… Continue Reading
Wake Up With: Ratatat
If there’s one thing I love about starting the day, it’s starting it off with the right kind of music. During my morning routine I normally throw on a record or two as I’m getting ready or I find an… Continue Reading
Don’t Tease Me Bro! When Bands Leave Fans in Suspense
This summer has been nothing but stressful for the average music fan. A new trend of extreme publicity stunts are on the rise to generate hype around artists before new announcements. Solving these clues have turned most of us into… Continue Reading
[Staff Musings] Breaking Up the Band is Hard to Do
One of my favourite British bands, Blitz Kids have just broken up. The news didn’t come out of the blue – when part of your life revolves around music, you slowly start to feel/know in advance, that such a thing… Continue Reading
[Playlist] Songs For Starting Over
It is hard to pinpoint the exact element of a song that inspires a person to start over and try again. For some it might be a specific lyric, the mood, the artist or maybe something as simple as hearing… Continue Reading
Empire Records 2.0: The Soundtrack That Could Have Been
As the 1995 cult classic, Empire Records, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we took the liberty to imagine what a sequel (or a rather modernized remake) of the soundtrack would entail. If we’re being honest, we’ve thought about this… Continue Reading
[Flashback] Not Just Your Momma’s Music
If I’m going to admit anything here it’s that I’m a sucker for music from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Most of the bands I listen to on a daily basis consist of Rush, Fleetwood Mac and Heart, with the… Continue Reading
Flashback To: Metric – “Monster Hospital”
Do you ever have those moments when you hear a song that you haven’t heard in forever and then you fall head over heels for it all over again? Well I’ve been going through that ever since I heard “Monster… Continue Reading
8 Artists That Switched Genres and Totally Nailed It
The recent Kafkaesque metamorphosis of 5SOS into an underground garage metal band has left us questioning everything in life. While this change was such wow that we’ve laughed for days, other artists have seriously turned tables when it came to… Continue Reading