Articles by Alex Hudson

Mount Eerie's New Album Is Done

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2024

Phil Elverum has been hard at work on a new Mount Eerie album, and the last we heard, he was working on the "last piece" of the project. No...

The Who's Roger Daltrey Decries the Setlist.fm Era: "The Internet's Ruined Live Shows"

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2024

The availability of setlists on the internet has made reviewing live shows much easier for music journalists, since we can now easily look...

Canadian Musicians Reveal Their Signature Instruments

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2024

Musicians' signature instruments line the walls in music shops around the world — with Dave Grohl's recent Epiphone model and Slash's new...

Heaven for Real Announce Mini-Album 'Hell's Logo's Pink'

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

Halifax/Toronto indie rock experimentalists Heaven for Real have announced a new mini-album. 'Hell's Logo's Pink' is due out June 18 on Mint...

Dan Mangan Announces Fall Acoustic Tour

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

Dan Mangan has announced a run of solo tour dates as he shares a demo for his recent single "Find New Ways."The fall run lasts for a little...

PONY's "Freezer" Is Impeccable '90s Cosplay

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PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

Toronto duo PONY specialize in grungry, very '90s alt-pop — and new single "Freezer" is a perfect example of them doing exactly what they d...

A.C. Newman's 'The Slow Wonder' Turns 20: The Understated Masterpiece of the Canadian Indie Boom

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

In the aughts, the Canadian indie world abounded with maximalist collectives: Broken Social Scene in Toronto, Arcade Fire in Montreal...

Ron Howard Reveals How He Was Accidentally Forced to Be Narrator on 'Arrested Development'

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

The first couple of seasons of 'Arrested Development' are some of the most hilarious and influential seasons of a sitcom ever, and that's...