Agriculture played Toronto on an unusually mild day for early February. Dozens of heavily eyelinered, university-aged concertgoers stood chatting and smoking outside The Great Hall on Queen and Dovercourt, a refreshing sight after yet another brutal winter. The Great Hall is a rather unique venue: the Victorian building was built to house the YMCA in…
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Folk often falls victim to its own strengths. The genre’s stylistic skeleton is really simple, relying on no more than the voice and the guitar. Even then, the guitar simply keeps the music’s fluidity and rhythm. The real centered idea is the transparency of the artist’s words, as their vocal intonations and timbre are the…
On February 13, 2026, Noelle Stockwood and Juno Callendar, known collectively as femtanyl, released their debut album MAN BITES DOG. The album is a high-energy, concept album that discusses transfeminine gender identity. The project is full of dark imagery, abrasive production, and haunting samples. Stockwood started releasing music under the femtanyl name as a solo…
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This interview is part of a collaboration with Loveless Festival 2026, which takes place this July 25-26. To buy tickets for Loveless Festival, click here. New York’s Bubble Tea and Cigarettes are capturing what it means to be young and in love at the end of the end of the world. The duo are headlining…
Keep readingIn the past few years, I’ve been noticing a rising trend on social media centering on reviving the Riot Grrrl subculture. Examples of this range from the prevalence of viral audios which span new Riot Grrl releases such as “Wet” by Dazey and the Scouts to classics like “Deceptacon” by Le Tigre. Do teenage girls…
Keep readingHave you ever wondered what a vampire might listen to while driving down the highway after experiencing a heartbreak? Well, this is the article for you. Vampires and their narratives not only meet the theme of red through blood, but also through revenge, passion, monstrosity, anger, love, lust, desire, self hatred, and self-empowerment. To emphasize…
Toronto’s Insomniak, London, Ontario’s Medieval Found Footage, Markham, Ontario’s KOK, and Ontario’s bridge of sand. (not pictured) performed at Array Music Space (155 Walnut Ave) on June 20th, 2026. Hosted by Asphodel Sound. Shot by Henry Klein. Henry Klein – Instagram KOK Medieval Found Footage Insomniak
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