Articles by Alex Hudson

Rich Hope Announces Vancouver Shows for Live Album Recording

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2025

Roots rockin' Vancouver vet Rich Hope has announced a pair of hometown shows, which will be turned into a live album. On April 4 and 5, Hope...

Big Thief Drummer James Krivchenia Announces Solo Album

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2025

With Big Thief having been fairly quiet in the last couple of years outside of a recent fundraiser EP, the band's drummer and occasional...

Basia Bulat Ranks Her 5 Best Songs

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2025

Welcome to Basia Bulat's house. With her new album (out on February 21 through Secret City Records), the songwriter is welcome listeners...

Azealia Banks Says Quebec Is the Best Part of Canada, Because "French-Canadian Culture Is Very Cunt"

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025

Azealia Banks is known to wield her opinions on Twitter/X with all the subtlety of a bulldozer, causing offence and hilarity in equal...

Skydiggers Book Canadian Spring Tour, Share New Single

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025

Canadian roots rock lifers Skydiggers have rolled out a new single and the dates for a spring tour.The new single is called "Dreams and...

Car Seat Headrest Is Teasing Something with a Cryptic "WebQuest"

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025

Car Seat Headrest appears to be teasing something, as Will Toledo's indie rock project has launched a cryptic website called the Car Seat...

Justin Trudeau Gets Patriotic with Mac DeMarco Song

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2025

As Justin Trudeau's time as prime minister approaches its end, the Canadian leader is showing his affinity for our nation's indie music by...

Avalon Emerson's "Don't Be Seen with Me" Is a Ravey Daydream

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PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2025

A couple years ago, my wife and I were obsessed with Avalon Emerson's dream pop album '& the Charm,' so we bought tickets to her Toronto...