New Tune Review: Safdie’s Demo 2021 Kurtis Rideout·April 9, 2021The last new release that caught my attention was a demo by the “antagonizing hardcore” band Safdie. The...Columns·0 Comments·0
New Tune Review: This Track Slaps Kurtis Rideout·March 4, 2021 Kitchener’s Dom Vallie formally hit the local music scene pretty hard in 2019 with a high concept...Columns·0 Comments·0
After The Barroom Dust Settles: Love In A Post-digital World Kurtis Rideout·February 11, 2021Steve and Shannon Martin first met at the sorely missed Stampede Corral bar in Kitchener over a decade...Features·0 Comments·1
New Tune Review: 347 Aidan Kurtis Rideout·January 28, 2021If you are under the age of 25 ( I guess for the sake of the fact that...Columns·0 Comments·1
New Tune Review: Lo-Fi Authenticity Kurtis Rideout·December 3, 2020I have listened to Duff Thompson’s live performance of “Sleight of Hand” on YouTube more times than I...Columns·0 Comments·0
New Tune Review: No Funeral Kurtis Rideout·November 6, 2020Full disclosure, I’m a big No Funeral fan. If you aren’t familiar with the Cambridge label, they have...Columns·0 Comments·0
New Tune Review: Dreamy Synth Pop Kurtis Rideout·October 8, 2020Wow. Sitting here in my basement apartment wondering why I haven’t written the New Tune Review about Kitzl. ...Columns·0 Comments·0
New Tune Review: Collective Trauma Kurtis Rideout·September 25, 2020CAPRICE SOLEIL · “LONELY” KW-based rapper Caprice Soleil was perhaps first known for his precise production on tracks...Columns·0 Comments·1
New Tune Review: Distinctive and Hypnotic Kurtis Rideout·March 4, 2020Kitchener rapper Pizzy Only’s brand of aggressive, brooding trap is both distinctive and hypnotic. With releases on popular...Columns·0 Comments·0
New Tune Review: Lush Rock Ballad Kurtis Rideout·February 5, 2020Little Joy by Death Party Playground Little Joy by Death Party Playground has been a long time coming....Columns·0 Comments·0