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NEW FACES – PANICLAND
A new bi-monthly section which turns the spotlight on Canada’s developing music talent. PANICLAND – Winnipeg. Understanding that Twitter/Instagram/You Tube is the current way to go to be discovered in...
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NEW FACES: BROOKLYN ROEBUCK
Regular YTV Network viewers will no doubt be familiar with Country Music artist Brooklyn Roebuck. Since winning YTV’s `The Next Star’ competition four years ago, this 18-year-old Chatham Ontario native...
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NEW FACES: MURDER MURDER
NEW MUSIC: MURDER MURDER By Keith Sharp A new musical trend has formulated out of the Northern Ontario outpost Sudbury and it’s called “Bloodgrass”, a unique permutation of bluegrass and outlaw country...
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NEW FACES DAWSON RUTLEDGE
Dawson Rutledge By Keith Sharp Having been selected as the top male musician by his Cranbrook B.C high school, 18-year old Dawson Rutledge has been encouraged to release his debut eight-track recording...
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Vancouver Sasquatch Metallers – The Mountain Man
Imagine five guys locked away in the British Columbia wilderness with nothing but their instruments and tracks from bands like Black Sabbath and Lambs Of God on some endless tape loop. The end result...
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THE DEAD SOUTH
Sometimes described as Mumford & Sons’ evil twins, the Regina quartet of Nate Hills (lead vocals, guitar, mandolin), Colton Crawford (banjo, kick drum), Scott Pringle (guitar, mandolin, vocals)...
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New Faces – The New Electric
It’s amazing how much mileage you can get with a little exposure on DMDS. When Calgary’s The New Electric release an indie single”Life’s What You Make It” in mid 2015, the melodic, mid-tempo track...
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New Faces – A Taste Of Honey
So what do Dan Volj and Francois Bruneau do in their spare time when not performing with Montreal’s The Box? Start their own band of course! Volj, who plays bass for The Box and Bruneau, who plays...
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NEW FACES – Rain Over St Ambrose
By Keith Sharp Formed in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, this six-piece outfit have been building a strong reputation in the Martimes since launching their recording career in 2012 with the release of their...
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New Faces – Amanda Thomson
Amanda Thomson began singing at the age of 4, when she started piano lessons through the Royal Conservatory of Music. “Growing up in musical theatre I’ve always been comfortable performing. And we...
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New Faces Hillsburn: Playing Off A Hunch
By Keith Sharp Call it a hunch if you will. When Paul Aarntzen piled brother and sister Clayton and Rosanna Burrill and Jackson Fairfax-Perry into his two-door hatchback in the spring of 2014 along...
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NEW FACES – LIKE A MOTORCYCLE – HIGH HOPES FOR NEW RELEASE
Hot on the heels of wowing international delegates at East Coast Music Week 2016, Halifax punk-rock quartet Like A Motorcycle are stoked to announce the September 2, 2016 launch date of their...
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HARRISON DEBUTS WITH CHECKPOINT TITANIUM
(NEW FACES) Toronto, ON – JUNE 24, 2016 – Today, Toronto producer, Harrison, announced the release of his debut LP, Checkpoint Titanium, which will arrive September 9th, via Last Gang Records. To...
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NEW FACES – THE DAMN TRUTH – RELEASE NEW ALBUM “DEVILISH FOLK”
BAND TO RELEASE VIDEO OF “LOVE IS BLINDNESS” FOLLOWING PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO YVES SAINT LAURENT COMMERCIAL SUMMER/FALL 2016 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED BAND PERFORMS JULY 30 AT OSHEAGA...
View ArticleRising Rap Star Raz Fresco Details His 5% Nation Journey In God Body Video
What do Jay Z, Nas, Joey Badass, Erykah Badu, Jay Electronica, Wu Tang Clan and Rakim have in common? Outside of the fact that they have all created enduring music, if you dig a little deeper you will...
View ArticleNew Faces – Diggin Roots Open Fire On Hate
Digging Roots has an answer to the gun violence plaguing the world today: more love, more truth, more music. “I think we can use the word ‘epidemic’ when it comes to gun violence in society today,”...
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New Faces – LAST HOLOGRAM Brave New Universe
2016 sees the launch of Toronto indie band Last Hologram’s album Brave New Universe. But not before a death match with Toronto indie band Lickpenny Loafer. Okay, it was a metaphorical cage match. We...
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Neon Dreams Gets Kardinal’s Seal Of Approval
By Keith Sharp When you’re a burgeoning EDM band from the Maritimes hitting the new music charts with a follow-up EP to an already promising debut album, it doesn’t hurt to have the likes of...
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Dani & Lizzy: Keeping Things Positive
By Keith Sharp In the fall of 2013 it was just a simple little song recorded by Vancouver’s Lizzy Nelson on her home computer. Titled “Dancing In The Sky”, the composition was dedicated to a friend...
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New Faces: Montreal’s Fleece Set Sail With Voyageur Debut
Montreal’s Fleece are excited to announce details of their sophomore album Voyager which will be released on January 19th, 2017 via their own Fleece Music imprint. Listen to the album’s first single...
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