Music School

Meet the Vinyl Maker Who Cut Every Arkells Holiday 7-Inch by Hand

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

Between supply chain disruptions and housebound collectors having more time with their turntables, the COVID-19 pandemic has left vinyl rec...

Canadian Guitarists Pick Their Favourite Riff of All Time

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

"The very idea of the riff is the electric guitar's greatest contribution to humanity," says PUP guitarist Steve Sladkowski. Perhaps even...

Mac DeMarco Is Doing Exactly What He Wants All the Time

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2023

Judging by Mac DeMarco's thrift store fashion sense and his reputation as a goofy prankster, it might be fair to assume that he approaches...

Canadian Indie Artists Face Uncertain Future After SiriusXM Axes CBC Radio 3: "I Have to Re-Evaluate Everything"

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2022

"I have to re-evaluate everything." Like many Canadian independent artists and labels, Montreal-based pop artist Russell Louder was shocke...

Beethoven and a Broken Laptop Turned Korea Town Acid into Toronto's Buzzy Beatmaker

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2022

Jessica Cho energetically reaches toward the numerous drum machines and synthesizers that not only make her Toronto apartment's living room...

Can Canadian Musicians Afford to Tour Anymore?

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2022

With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, so many artists are unable to get their tours off the ground. Matt Peters remembers when his indie...

Canadian Musicians Show Off the Instruments They Can't Live Without

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2022

Like someone who still owns the blanket they came home from the hospital with, many musicians have treasured pieces of equipment that they...

How Toronto's Music Scene Is Responding to the Rehearsal Space Shortage

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2022

As PUP ascended through the music industry during the past decade, they skipped what many bands consider to be an important rite of passage...