Articles by Matt Bobkin

U.K. Band Her's Killed in Car Crash on Tour

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2019

U.K. jangle-pop duo Her's have died following a road accident on tour. Members Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading, along with their tour...

Billie Eilish

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2019

Billie Eilish doesn't care if she alienates you, and that's why her debut album kicks off with the sound of her Invisalign trays being slur...

Thrush Hermit Announce 'Clayton Park' 20th Anniversary Reunion Shows and Vinyl Release

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second and final album, Clayton Park, Halifax alt-rockers Thrush Hermit have announced a vinyl r...

Walmart Yodelling Kid Mason Ramsey to Play Big Sky Music Festival in Ontario

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019

Last year, 12-year-old Mason Ramsey went viral after a video of him yodelling in a Walmart went viral, landing him a spot at Coachella in t...

Wintersleep, Lido Pimienta, Snotty Nose Rez Kids to Play Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks Festival

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019

Annual festival Folk on the Rocks has been bringing music to Yellowknife since 1980. Now, organizers have announced the initial lineup for...

Orville Peck

Pony

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2019

There are two sides to Orville Peck, and he wears them both on his face. There's the yearning for the good ol' days of outlaws and the Wild...

Hot Garbage Drop New Single "100" Ahead of 'Coco's Paradise' EP

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2019

Toronto-based psych-rock quartet Hot Garbage are gearing up to release their second EP, Coco's Paradise, on April 12. Ahead of its release,...

Billie Eilish Is Ready to Take Over After 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' Comes Out

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2019

"I don't have a boundary for creativity. It just is not there," Billie Eilish says. The evidence is all over the 17-year-old pop singer's w...