If you look up what is your name? (WIYN?) on Genius the following unreviewed artist bio pops up: “creates a certain vibe that they themselves can’t understand.” It’s submitted by a user named SkyHouse and it pretty much aligns with the picture of WIYN? that I’d pieced together through my lengthy perusal of music forums.…
Agriculture played Toronto on an unusually mild day for early February. Dozens of heavily eyelinered,…
Photos by Hafsa Ahmed You may think that October 3rd is as good a day as any to bust out your platform Doc Martens. With Toronto summer in the rearview, the weather will surely allow for a 5lb insulated leather boot. After all, it’s the weekend of Project Nowhere. What better place to show off…
The two and a half hour trip to the 2026 edition of Loveless Festival began in my rural hometown. In my 2012 Mazda 2 I braved the wretched 401 highway all the way to Oshawa, home of the beloved GO train that I rode all the way to Union Station. I quickly transferred to the…
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Photo by Eve Alpert New York City’s YHWH Nailgun have solidified themselves as one of the front-running bands pushing the envelope for rock music as a whole. Few bands have a sound so individual without straying to the point of pure, inaccessible experimentation. Their music is dancey, snappy, and extremely dense with sounds you’ve never…
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…
On October 13th, alternative rock band LEAP played their first-ever Canadian show with Out in Front at The Mod Club. Shot by Rei Kong Rei Kong – Portfolio – Instagram Out in Front LEAP
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