Like Mad Max, but there’s white women walking dogs instead of rabid raiders Alex Wardle, Static Point’s drummer, was surrounded by a padded cell of heavy moving blankets from floor to ceiling. In front of him was his drum set completely covered in microphones; two small diaphragm condensers as overheads,…
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Artist Features
The Scene is Dead: What happened to Toronto’s ‘blitz kids’?
Gentrification, grunge and public fear all had a part to play in pushing goths deeper into the shadows. It’s the 1990s. The air is electric as you walk along a darkened Toronto street, Queen St. W. To your left and right you see pale faces not unlike the moon shining…
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A momentary lapse in touring
Musicians say touring is increasingly difficult as costs rise and payouts remain low When Texas King, a London Ont.,-based rock band, was driving from Edmonton to Calgary on their 2019 tour, it began snowing heavily. Traffic was at a crawl to account for the decreased visibility. Suddenly, the three-hour drive…
Artist Features
Masterclass: Living in the Now with Daniel Monte
In this masterclass, students will learn to seize the day.
Artist Features
FKB are the champions: The band that fell to earth-, and won a national talent search
The B-Side follows up with FKB, the winner of Jim Beam’s National Talent Search at the 2023 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.
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Bend it like Beckett: Defying genres and genders with Toronto’s alt-pop poster child
This is the dawn of Emma Beckett-, where real stardom needs no other label.
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ALMOST FAMOUS: THE FABULOUS WAYS OF THE MODERN-DAY ROCKSTAR
Meet FKB, the band that fell to earth-, and landed themselves on the Canadian Music Week stage.
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WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF EMO: CHASTITY’s LOVESONG TO LONESOME YOUTHS
Grab your eyeliner and an all-black getup, because Chastity’s Brandon Williams is about to take you to church.
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PUNK’S NOT DEAD: IT’S JUST BEEN ASLEEP FOR TWO YEARS
For the record, Toronto four-piece Bad Waitress is nothing short of a textbook punk band, and most definitely not a girl band.
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MEET THE MCBROWN GROUP: THE MOST ANGSTY JAZZ BAND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF… (YET)
The B-Side’s Q&A interview with experimental jazz band, The Mcbrown Group.