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  • Artist Jaylen Bradley Captures the Acute Pain of Being Burned Twice In Love with Introspective “Games”

    “Games” YouTube and Spotify Instagram and TikTok The absolute worst in matters of the heart is when you tell someone about relationship pain you’ve experienced, and they end up doing the exactsame thing to you. That’s what Jaylen Bradley’s new single “Games” – available now – is all about, and it’s bound to resonate deeply with anyone who’s been burned twice.…

  • Moore Ave’s Cover Of Sublime’s “Santeria” Out Now

    “Santeria” YouTube and Spotify Website It’s difficult to make a cover sound like a unique production that does justice to its origins, but Moore Ave have done just that with “Santeria.” The 1997 Sublime hit has transcended generations and continued as a valuable tune in the cultural zeitgeist. Aylmer, Ontario’s Moore Ave put their own indie punk spin…

  • Jazz Flutist Marie-Véronique Bourque Captures Endless Winter Snow with Holiday Song “The Shovel Shuffle” 

    MP3, WAV, Photos, Bio and All Assets Here “The Shovel Shuffle” YouTube and Spotify Website There’s a satisfaction in shoveling snow, a certain athleticism, a nuanced choreography to it all. Who are we kidding – shoveling snow is the worst! But if you live in Canada, it’s a necessity, and jazz flutist Marie-Véronique Bourque and her band are here…

  • JUNO Award Winner / Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductee Shirley Eikhard Passes Away At Age 67

    Shirley Eikhard, writer of the Grammy-Award winning “Something To Talk About” as well as a two-time JUNO and multi-BMI Award winner and inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame, had died. She passed away at the Orangeville Hospital surrounded by wonderfully caring staff and dear friends at age 67. Born in Sackville, New Brunswick,…

  • Blue Mountain, ON-Based Pianist and Singer Heather Hill Releases Inspirational “I Rise”

    MP3, WAV, Photos, Bio and All Assets Here “I Rise” YouTube and Spotify Website Sometimes we can feel the inspiration of an artist through their music. Singer-songwriter Heather Hill takes listeners on a journey through her inspirations of the naturally beautiful Blue Mountains in her latest single “I Rise.”  Hill’s new single is a stirring piano melody mixed with…

  • Lemmon Entertainment Releases Holiday Mixtape To Benefit School Music Programs via MusiCounts Band Aid Program

    Support the future of music this holiday season!  Own Holiday Tracks from Jessica Moskaluke,  Myles Goodwyn,  Chris Hadfield, Olivia Penalva, And More  Lemmon Entertainment is releasing the Lemmon Holiday Mixtape – available now – featuring a wide variety of Canadian artists spreading Holiday cheer for an excellent cause. 100 percent of the mixtape’s proceeds will go…

  • Singer-Songwriter Sharron Katz Releases “Santa Soulmate” Just In Time For The Holidays

    “Santa Soulmate” YouTube and Spotify Website Canadian through and through, Sharron Katz’s gentle soulful storytelling gives us an original special holiday song ‘Santa Soulmate.’ Arriving now, the single shows Katz’s ability to deliver truthful emotion straight from the heart without any frills. Throughout the track, there is Alanis Morrisette style-storytelling present with a foundation of roots, blues, and…

  • Ottawa Group Of The Year EVIL CREEK Releases “Lovely” From New ‘Away From The Sun’ EP

    “Lovely” YouTube and Spotify Website Evil Creek, winner of Music Group of the Year Award at this year’s Ottawa Awards, have blasted onto your rock radar with their new EP, Away from the Sun, with the indignant single, “Lovely,” characterizing the wistful longing, plaguing doubts, profound loneliness, and tender reminiscence we all experienced during the pandemic.  “As we all got…

  • MDMP’s “I Can’t Hold You Closer” Grapples Relationship Status in a Pop-Punk Dreamland

    MDMP’s “I Can’t Hold You Closer” Grapples Relationship Status in a Pop-Punk Dreamland “I Can’t Hold You Closer” YouTube and Spotify Website MDMP’s, new single, “I Can’t Hold You Closer,” fuses hyper pop, dark pop, alternative rock and pop punk in a three-and-a-half-minute commentary on a relationship with unclear status. This single release comes a year after MDMP’s…

  • Sam Casey’s “Good Fight” Punches Through Self-Doubt and Industry Toxicity On New Single

    “Good Fight” YouTube and Spotify Instagram Braiding, by definition, means weaving various materials together. Usually, this term is used in relation to hair. Sam Casey’s newest single, “Good Fight,” expertly braids two separate, yet overlapping themes together over a poppy beat and a contagious chorus. The powerhouse anthem tackles the idea of maintaining your mental health and navigating…

  • Kitchener/Waterloo’s FOG Blues & Brass Band Put the Swing in ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’

    “Here Comes Santa Claus” YouTube and Spotify Website Kitchener, Ontario band FOG Blues & Brass Band release a swinging arrangement of ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’ to enliven the 2022 holiday season. The latest single from the accomplished 7-piece band rejuvenates the Christmas standard with keys, horns and a spirited vocal by lead singer Hilliard Walter.  Produced by Grammy…

  • Victoria-Based Singer/Songwriter Christine Savard Is Back After Three-Year Hiatus With “Wicked Woman”

    “Wicked Woman” YouTube and Spotify Website Christine Savard’s first single in three years proves that motherhood hasn’t slowed down her rocking style. The Victoria-based singer/songwriter/producer’s “Wicked Woman” adds to the classic tradition of love-at-your-own-risk songs with her smoky-smooth vocals, flowing melody line, pulsating bass, and no-nonsense lyrics: ‘Cause she’s a wicked, wicked woman  She’ll take your heart out…

  • Los Angeles-Based Katery Ponders The Big Questions In New Single “TWO WORLDS”

    “TWO WORLDS” YouTube and Spotify Website Who are you? What do you do here? Why do you make your decisions? These are crucial questions for all humans to constantly evaluate, from now until death. In Mexican-born, Los Angeles-based musician and actress Katery’s latest single, “TWO WORLDS,” and video, which she co-produced and co-directed with Edgar Pavia, she provokes listeners to…

  • Vancouver’s Blues Band Mud Bay Releases “Love And Forgiveness” From Latest “Best Laid Plans” Album

    “Love And Forgiveness” YouTube and Spotify Bandcamp Eclectic rock and rollers, Mud Bay, land back on the scene with a new laid-back number called “Love and Forgiveness,” the second single from their latest album Best Laid Plans. Their take on a good time brings a wide range of influences to the party—blues, country, Cajun, rock, and soul, they’re all…

  • 2022 Humanitarian Award Recipient SUSAN AGLUKARK Releases “Tikitaummata” Single From ‘The Crossing’ Album

    “Tikitaummata” YouTube and Spotify Website The wonderous Susan Aglukark once again arrives with an ear-popping delight in the form of her latest single ‘Tikitaummata.’  Released November 23rd, 2022, the Inuk singer songwriter is one of Canada’s most extraordinary artists today, effortlessly blending Inuktitut, Indigenous, and English languages in her lyrics and phrasing, Susan offers something special with the…

  • KRAMPUS BALL@The Opera House-Sat., Dec.10th,2022

    It has been 10 years of alternative celebrations during the Xmas season! This was a can’t miss event during the festive season Costumes were encouraged, but not mandatory that didn’t scare away the patrons, as all were welcome on a Saturday night at The Opera House. There was a FREE ALL AGES PARADE along Queen…

  • 3 GTA Kids Who Have Battled Cancer, Collect More Than 1000 Toys to Pay it Forward This Holiday Season

    WHEN: Sunday December 18, 2021, 9am – 11amWHERE: 300 Wilson Avenue, Toronto(parking lot behind Chai Lifeline Canada building) Ethan, Marky, Sisi and Mordechai Rothman, Executive Director, Chai Lifeline Canada available for interviews in advance and on December 18 on location Chai Lifeline Canada’s annual holiday toy drive is well underway for the 16th year. As an organization…

  • Songstress Tonia Cianciulli Looks Back On Her Grandparents’ Loss Of A Child In “Churchyard Roses”

    “Churchyard Roses” YouTube and Spotify Website Acclaimed Canadian songstress Tonia Cianciulli is going where few artists dare to go, speaking to the impossible agony of losing a child on her heartfelt new single “Churchyard Roses.” “Churchyard Roses” is inspired by Tonia’s own personal family tragedy– In 1935, her grandparents Chesley and Elsie Dyke lost their four-year-old son Edward…

  • Ottawa Folk Artist Christine Graves Goes Her Own Way On “Bend The Rules” 

    “Bend The Rules” YouTube and Spotify Website When trying to navigate this crazy life, it’s common to want to (innocently) bend the rules rather than walk a straight path, to make our existence our own powerful expression. Ottawa folk artist Christine Graves captures the forlorn frustration and laughing acceptance of living an unconventional existence with her new single…

  • MYANMAR DIARIES three-time winner at Berlinale 2022

    MYANMAR DIARIES BY THE ANONYMOUS MYANMAR FILM COLLECTIVE https://icarusfilms.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b4b814acfe115ea55c6413e83&id=07913e1581&e=7464a16e80 Icarus Films has acquired distribution rights across all markets in the U.S. and Canada for Myanmar Diaries. The film, which won three prizes at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, has qualified for the forthcoming Academy Awards in the Best Documentary category. Myanmar Diaries was made by…