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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.

Inside a goldmine gone dry: Is this the end of the working-class musician?
A once thriving arena of talent, culture and self-expression continues to become unsustainable.

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.

Pierce the Veil pierces their silence with latest studio album-, ‘Jaws of Life’
May the world of emo punk rejoice. Pierce the Veil has made a triumphant return with their fifth studio album Jaws of Life; reminding the music scene, as well as anyone with a Hot Topic membership, that this group is very much alive, kicking, biting and screaming.

A night at the El-Mo: Daniel Monte conducts a classic-rock concerto under the Neon Palm
Combining the charisma of rock with the sophistication of a symphony, Daniel Monte’s Friday-night performance at the El Mocambo warrants a standing ovation.

Smells like Teen Spirit: All-age anarchy marks end-of-year party at Supermarket
Agoria Productions’ final angst-fest event of the year gives the kids a chance to ‘Party like it’s 1999’-, showcasing local art, and closing out 2022 with a BANG!

Velours – Miss You The Most
Canadian singer/songwriter Velours continues to establish an intensely profound catalogue of alternative vocality with the new release of her heart-wrenching, acoustic anthem, ‘Miss You the Most.’

RAQS – Paranoid
Heads up, Toronto, the city has fostered an up-and-coming homegrown dreamgirl. With the release of her latest single, ‘Paranoid,’ Canadian singer/songwriter RAQS sways into the spotlight with a sleek, dark, signature edge and an expansive art-pop sound.

LØLØ – Debbie Downer EP
As she continues to make her way up the musical ranks and gain widespread notoriety as a local pop-punk sensation, Toronto-born singer/songwriter LØLØ has unleashed a tidal wave of brutally profound sentimentalism with the release of her newest EP, ‘Debbie Downer’.