The Essential Advent Calendar: December 25

The Essential Advent Calendar – December 24: The 2023 Washboard Union Christmas Country Special On More Radio Stations Than Ever

This holiday season, JUNO Award-winning and nine-time Canadian Country Music Association Award winners, The Washboard Union will host their fourth annual “A Washboard Union Christmas” on Corus Radio Country stations and more than 32 more radio stations across Canada, and for the first time SiriusXM Canada. 

The Essential Advent Calendar: December 24

The Essential Advent Calendar – December 23: Olivia Lunny Releases Festive Video For ‘Under The Lights’

Rapidly rising pop powerhouse Olivia Lunny has released a visualiser for her festive single ‘Under The Lights’, released last year.

‘Relax, I’m From The Future’ Shows Us That There’s Still Room For Positivity Even When The World Seems Like It’s Falling Down Around Us

‘Relax, I’m From The Future’ starts out like a feel good comedy, with time travel thrown in for good measure, but soon reveals itself to have a much deeper message of belonging, found family, and the fact that we are all capable of making a difference in the world – the future is not set in stone.

‘EZ’ Is The Second Single From Canadian Producer-Singer-Songwriter rsun’s Forthcoming Album ‘Queen Of Swords’

Calling to mind the sound of Lana Del Rey with her soft, silky, heartfelt vocals, ‘EZ’ from rsun is an absolutely hypnotic slice of heaven.

The Essential Advent Calendar: December 5 – Kimberly Dawn Is On A Mission With Her New Festive Single, ‘Life Changing’

It’s December 5 so we open the 5th door of the Essential Advent Calendar to reveal Canadian singer songwriter, Kimberly Dawn, and her third Christmas single, ‘Life Changing’.

Hello Pet! We Speak With Kit Vale About Her New Single, Life As A Solo Artist, The Toronto Rock Scene, And Women In Rock

Kit Vale, the project name of Canadian artist Jen Simpson, is a hard rocking muso whose single, ‘Pet’, we wrote about earlier this month. We loved Jen’s sound, and we wanted to get in deeper about her music, as well as her thoughts on women in rock music. Please check out our interview with Kit Vale below and let us know in the comments what you think!

Maurya Sevak – ‘See It’

‘See It’ sees Canadian EDM artist Maurya Sevak fully realise the sound he’s been developing from the very start.

Multi-Platinum Artist Josh Ramsay Releases Music Video for ‘Lady Mine’ Featuring Chad Kroeger Of Nickelback

Today, JUNO and SOCAN award-winning Marianas Trench front man Josh Ramsay released the stylish new video for his searing rock anthem ‘Lady Mine’.

Actress Natasha Heschélle Releases Debut EP ‘Imagine’

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, but now living in Canada, actress, writer, dancer, and producer Natasha Heschélle has added singing to her already ample bow with her debut single, ‘Imagine’. The track comes from the EP of the same name, which was released on June 28, and is available on all digital platforms.

Meet Ryan Taerk, Boris in The Communists’s Daughter

If you had told me when I was 10 that through pursuing my passions in music that I would also work with my siblings writing blogs, songs, and screenplays, that I would get to tour with them, watch them pursue their dreams, and that as a result, I would be interviewing my brother as the lead of a brand-new CBC Gem show called ‘The Communist’s Daughter’, then I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Looking back, I also wouldn’t have changed a thing!

VISSIA Celebrates The Power Of Platonic Love In Neo-Soul Track ‘The Cliffs’

It’s a laid back, summer-y tune for the Canadian songstress’ fourth single of this current album cycle. ‘The Cliff’s unmistakably taps into the kind of sound put forward by Halsey and the kind of visuals which Lana del Ray makes her own – full of endless hazy summers’ days, a hitchhiked road trip with a stranger, love found in the most unlikely places. ‘The Cliffs’ is taken from Vissia’s upcoming album, With Pleasure, out in April.

Emotional Depth On The Dancefloor: Vissia Returns With ‘On My Mind’

The latest artist to take to the disco sphere is Canadian alt-pop star, Vissia. ‘On My Mind’, released everywhere today, is the perfect example of a song you can dance to, which also makes you think.