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Video: Corey Gulkin Shares 'Thirty-One Performance Video
by Michael Major - November 07, 2023 Corey Gulkin shares a live performance video for 'Thirty-One' from their album Half Moon. The video features Leah Dolgoy on autoharp and was captured in Montreal. Watch and share now! Featuring Leah Dolgoy on autoharp, the video was captured by Phil Creamer (Here On Out) on a sunny fall day in Montr...
Corey Gulkin to Release 'Half Moon' on Friday
by Michael Major - October 03, 2023 Corey Gulkin takes a confident leap into the thick of emotional transformation, locking eyes with the unknown. Written with the specific intention of channeling queer heartbreak, love, and rage, Half Moon sees Corey shedding preconceptions with a steely confidence that spares no tenderness. ...
Corey Gulkin Shares 'Raya'
by Michael Major - June 07, 2023 The video features a host of Gulkin’s talented friends including Jöelle Turner (Ten Moon) as the trainor, and Elise Boeur (Aerialists), Mina Iyer, Allie Ciurz and Ian Cully (Daniel Caesar) as the judges along with bandmates Sam Gleason (guitar), Kat McLevey (bass), Steven Foster (drums). Plus, chec...
Murray A. Lightburn Releases New LP 'Once Upon A Time In Montreal'
by Michael Major - March 31, 2023 Murray A. Lightburn, the longtime frontman of Montreal’s acclaimed The Dears, returns with his deeply personal new solo album, Once Upon A Time In Montreal, available digitally, along with a vinyl edition available online and in stores via Dangerbird Records. Lightburn will celebrate in his hometown...
Murray A. Lightburn Shares 'Once Upon A Time In Montreal'
by Michael Major - February 22, 2023 Murray A. Lightburn, the longtime frontman of Montreal’s acclaimed The Dears, returned last month to announce his latest solo album, the deeply personal Once Upon A Time In Montreal, arriving via Dangerbird Records. Murray has shared the title-track single, along with a video created by the product...
Murray A. Lightburn Returns With 'Dumpster Gold'
by Michael Major - January 19, 2023 The album, which Lightburn jokes is an audio version of a biopic, was inspired by the passing of his father, a jazz musician from Belize who moved to Montreal via New York to reconnect with his teenage sweetheart. The two were married for 56 years, until he passed in April 2020 in a Quebec nursing h...
poolblood Releases Debut LP 'mole'
by Michael Major - January 13, 2023 Louie Short and Shamir worked with Said as producers on the project and played on a number of tracks, in addition to a cadre of musicians like Christian Lee Hutson, Eliza Niemi, Dorothea Paas, Grant Pavol, Victoria Bury, Annie Truscott, Nick Short, and Drew & Jeremy Harmon filtering in and out of ea...
poolblood Shares “wfy” Single
by Michael Major - December 07, 2022 A slow-burning song about longing for a deeper connection with someone, knowing you can’t find it, and the continuous search for fulfillment, it comes off their debut album mole, out via Next Door Records (The Weather Station, Ada Lea, Charlotte Cornfield, Patrick Holland, Hua Li 化力, etc.). The vide...
poolblood Shares 'my little room' From Debut LP 'mole'
by Michael Major - November 10, 2022 poolblood (she/they), the musical nom-de-plume of Toronto’s Maryam Said, shared their newest single, “my little room.” It’s the latest peek into their debut album mole, via Next Door Records (The Weather Station, Ada Lea, Charlotte Cornfield, Patrick Holland, Hua Li 化力, etc.). It begins sparsely wit...
First Aid Kit Releases New Album 'Palomino'
by Michael Major - November 04, 2022 Written and recorded in their home country of Sweden, Palomino finds Klara and Johanna Söderber's new 11-track LP was produced by Daniel Bengtson and features seven brand new songs as well as lead single “Out of My Head,” “A Feeling That Never Came,” “Turning Onto You,” and “Angel.”...
poolblood Shares 'shabby' Single With Shamir
by Michael Major - October 13, 2022 To accompany the announcement, poolblood also shared the wistful, country pop single “shabby” alongside a self-shot video starring their close friends and creative collaborators Shamir and Drew Harmon — who played guitar and drums on the track — as they playfully explore the Pacific Northwest....
Julia Jacklin Releases New Album 'PRE PLEASURE'
by Michael Major - August 26, 2022 Featuring singles 'Lydia Wears A Cross,' 'I Was Neon,' 'Love, Try Not To Let Go,' and 'Be Careful With Yourself,' PRE PLEASURE sees Jacklin at her most authentic, always willing to mine the depths of her own life experience, and singular in translating it into deeply personal, timeless songs. Plus, ...
Julia Jacklin Releases New Single 'Be Careful With Yourself' From New Album 'PRE PLEASURE'
by Michael Major - August 23, 2022 Her new album, Jacklin’s third, is a masterclass in songwriting and cements her status as one of the most important songwriters of our time. PRE PLEASURE was conceived upon returning home from a mammoth Crushing world tour, and finished in a few months of recording in Montreal with co-producer Marcu...
Julia Jacklin Releases New Single 'Love, Try Not To Let Go'
by Michael Major - July 19, 2022 Julia Jacklin has shared another taste of her highly anticipated new album PRE PLEASURE, set for release on Polyvinyl Record Co. The driving “Love, Try Not To Let Go” arrives with a spontaneous and joyful one-shot video filmed in Melbourne, co-directed with Nick Mckk, and featuring a collaboration w...
Mariel Buckley Releases New Single 'Driving Around'
by Michael Major - July 06, 2022 Singer-songwriter Mariel Buckley is releasing a new single “Driving Around” via streaming platforms and as a live, full-band performance via YouTube. Buckley previously announced her forthcoming album Everywhere I Used to Be, out next month via Birthday Cake Records, along with a lead single “Shooti...
Julia Jacklin Announces New Album 'PRE PLEASURE'
by Michael Major - May 10, 2022 The music video was filmed by my constant collaborator and friend Nick Mckk at Splitpoint lighthouse. “Lydia Wears A Cross” is the first single from the new album. The album is a masterclass in songwriting and cements Jacklin’s status as one of the most important songwriters of her time. Plus, check...
Stevie Nicks, Machine Gun Kelly & More Join Bonaroo 2022 Lineup
by Michael Major - January 11, 2022 Highlights will include performances by Tool, J. Cole, Stevie Nicks, The Chicks, Machine Gun Kelly, Flume, Illenium, Roddy Ricch, 21 Savage, Billy Strings, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, $uicideboy$, and Porter Robinson. Check out the full lineup here!...
Apple Music Celebrates 300 Episodes of Elton John's Rocket Hour Radio Show
by TV News Desk - July 14, 2021 Apple Music 1 and Apple Music TV will also encore additional Rocket Hour episodes, and Apple Music Hits will play Elton’s biggest songs across Friday and Saturday, with an Elton John Essentials special airing just before Rocket Hour’s 300th....
Bonnaroo Announces 2021 Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 31, 2021 Hailed by the New York Times as the summer event that “revolutionized the modern rock festival,” Bonnaroo has drawn high-profile media attention and critical acclaim for two groundbreaking decades. ...
Suggested Friends Debut Single CYGNETS
by Tori Hartshorn - August 08, 2019 Suggested Friends are an indie rock quartet with a firm grounding in queer identity, fusing DIY punk roots with the interweaving guitars of 90s indie and a sometimes tongue-in-cheek take on the performative masculinity of 80s rock. There's a tenderness to their songwriting, with lyrics reflecting on...
Big Daddy Kane's 30th Anniversary, San Fermin, Fete de la Musique, Met Opera, Mariza & More Head to SummerStage
by Macon Prickett - June 13, 2018 City Parks Foundation's SummerStage is in full swing, with upcoming shows for the week of June 17th taking place all across New York City. For the most up-to-date scheduling and lineup for all SummerStage programming, visit www.SummerStage.org for all festival information. ... |