Category: Arts

  • Winnipeg-Based Anishinaabe Singer-Songwriter Ila Barker Releases Inspiring New Album Fool Under Water on October 28

    Winnipeg-based Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Ila Barker is set to release her new album Fool Under Water on October 28 via all streaming platforms.Produced by Sierra Noble and Rusty Robot, Fool Under Water is a highly personal collection of songs that embody Ila’s journey to healing after leaving an unhealthy relationship. On the album’s first two singles, “Intuition” and “25”, thoughtful lyricism is paired with stunning…

  • It’s “Revelation Day” w/ Italian Proggers EVEN FLOW’s Next Single Off Upcoming EP “Mediterraneo” October 2022

    Photo Credit – Claudia Chiodi From the Italian island of Sardinia, proggers EVEN FLOW are unveiling their next single “Revelation Day” with a new lyric video. The track is off their forthcoming EP “Mediterraneo” due out on October 3rd, 2022. The track has a Catholic inspiration and is a song to be discovered musically in its entirety. Listen as the melodic parts…

  • HOLLYWOOD NIGHTMARE RELEASE CRUNCHY NEW SINGLE “TEMPTATION (JAGER SWAG)”PULLED FROM THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM INFERNO—OUT NOWFOR FANS OF: Escape The Fate, Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills

    Photo by: Luke NightmareBand members: Luke Nightmare/Drums, Scott Mik/Guitar, Kyle Davies/Vocal, Dex van Rooyen/BassWatch “TEMPTATION (JAGER SWAG)” HEREListen to “TEMPTATION (JAGER SWAG)” HERESeptember 19, 2022 (Cleveland, OH) — Deriving from Hollywood, four-piece metalcore disrupters Hollywood Nightmare have released their punch-to-the-gut, leading single/video “Temptation (Jager Swag),” pulled from their sophomore album Inferno, out now and released independently. Marking the group’s first collection…

  • CBC Searchlight Winner CHAD PRICE Releases New Album Introversion and Single “Love Song”

    “Love Song” YouTube  Today, emerging Canadian Pop R&B artist, and the 2022 Toyota Searchlight winner, Chad Price is releasing a brand new album titled “Introversion”, available everywhere and distributed via AWAL. “Introversion” marks Chad’s third full-length effort in his rapidly rising career, but in many ways, feels like his first: “I’m incredibly proud of this album and proud of myself for reaching emotional and…

  • TIMBER MASTERSON Explores Heartbreak on “Every Time (Jenni’s Song)”

    “Every Time (Jenni’s Song)”  Spotify and YouTube Tim “Timber” Masterson has been in and amongst Toronto, ON’s music scene for as long as he could remember. His earliest memories came from listening to his mother play the family’s 100-year-old Steinway piano, an instrument he now uses to compose his own songs. As a young adult, Masterson was a…

  • Pop Songstress Sam Casey Releases “New Company” Alex Exists Remix

    Website Spotify — “New Company” YouTube — “New Company (Official)” YouTube – “New Company – Alex Exists Remix” Drunk dialing your ex — or, worse, that person with whom you were just in a situationship — is never ever a good idea. And while Toronto pop songstress Sam Casey knows that, first she’s going to…

  • Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 award winners

    The Toronto International Film Festival® has announced its award recipients for the 47th edition of the Festival, which concluded last evening with the Closing Night screening of Mary Harron’s Dalíland at the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre and Roy Thomson Hall. “2022 brought an exceptional selection of films that excited festival audiences around…

  • Canada’s First Lady of the Guitar Liona Boyd Celebrates the Romance and Rhythm of Latin Music with L.O.V.E. Featuring New Single “Gracias”

    Canada’s First Lady of the Guitar Liona Boyd Celebrates the Romance and Rhythm of Latin Music with L.O.V.E. Featuring New Single “Gracias”  Five-time JUNO Winner and Order of Canada Honoree Partners with Long-Time Producer Peter Bond to Record and Release 29th Album  “Gracias” – YouTube and Spotify Website With a storied, 45-year-plus career filled with success and accolades to reflect…

  • ANTHONY SHIM’S RICEBOY SLEEPS WINS TIFF PLATFORM PRIZE

      The Toronto International Film Festival announced today that Korean-Canadian filmmaker Anthony Shim’s sophomore feature RICEBOY SLEEPS was awarded the Platform Prize at this year’s festival. Platform is TIFF’s competitive programme that champions bold directorial visions from filmmakers around the globe, from first-time to veteran auteurs. Ten films were selected to the programme and an…

  • Bright Falls Share “Dusk” From His Upcoming Kanye/Springsteen – Inspired Debut Out October 28

    “Dusk” – YouTube Spotify  Website Bright Falls has released the new single “Dusk”, the title track of its forthcoming debut LP which will be released on Oct. 28th, 2022.  Thurles, Ireland recording artist Eddie McCormack is the force behind Bright Falls, whose storytelling style features a blend of heartland and alternative rock, combined with early…

  • Bask-It-Style hosting its annual media day Wednesday, September 7, at the Fairmont Royal York Manitoba Room

    For the first time since 2019, the media, by invite only, preview and experience celebrity VIP treatment showcased this year’s eleven sponsors for this event. Taking place one day before The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Bask-It-Style, hand delivered VIP gift bags to  celebs on-the-go with a survival-kit of goodies to enjoy while navigating TIFF. From…

  • CLUTCH @ REBEL-September, 13th, 2022

    By Wayne BaggsHow to get the attention of the packed Rebel night club? Clutch started it all from the beginning, still hitting hard, Passive Restraint, an EP from 92, their first commercial release. Clutch is not simply coasting on a reputation like some bands. For 20 songs, Clutch had the peddle to the metal, spanning their…

  • Pianist Taurey Butler Follows Up His Justin Time Records Debut with One Of The Others, a Suite of Truly Personal Tracks

    Available October 7 on Justin Time Records “Swappin’ Lies” – July 29, 2022 “Swappin’ Lies” – YouTube “Sisyphean Task” – September 2, 2022 “Can’t Buy Me Love” – October 7, 2022 Website Pianist Taurey Butler is a native of East Orange, New Jersey and now makes his home in Montreal. During his last year of high school,…

  • Sue Foley @ El Mocambo-Thursday, Sept.8th,2022

    By Wayne Baggs   This was Sue Foley’s first time at the renovated El Mocambo and what an honour that she chose it to record a live album and DVD. El Mocambo and Sam Grosso presented it on September 8th at this site of many iconic live recordings. There’s an unmistakable magic that comes with – not only…

  • FIRST ALBUM FROM BARENAKED LADIES ALUMNUS IN MORE THAN FOUR YEARS SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 30

    “ZOOM” SINGLE OUT NOW  EXCELSIOR COMING FROM STEVEN PAGE The artist has to ‘keep pushing through’, and it isn’t easy, but Mr. Page has the talent to make that effort worthwhile. – New York Times  On September 30, Steven Page will release Excelsior digitally; it’s his first solo album since 2018. The album on Page’s Fresh Baked Goods imprint will be…

  • Distributor Elevation Pictures Picks Up Warren Pereira’s Animal Rights Documentary Tiger 24

    ELEVATION PICTURES PICKS UP WARREN PEREIRA’S ANIMAL RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY TIGER 24; THE GOTHAM GROUP TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE“Tiger 24 contains intimate, unguarded footage of large predators that would make David Attenborough green with envy.” – Marc Mohan, Oregon Arts WatchCredit W Films LLC Elevation Pictures will distribute in North America and The Gotham Group will executive produce filmmaker Warren Pereira’s…

  • TIFF Tribute Awards

    TIFF Tribute Awards   “This Festival is really stepping ahead and moving the needle by intention” — Meryl Streep, recipient of the 2019 TIFF Tribute Actor Award The TIFF Tribute Awards presented by Bvlgari honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and below-the-line…

  • The Damn Truth Announces El Mocambo Show September 10 Ahead of U.K. Tour

    The Damn Truth Announces El Mocambo Show September 10 Ahead of U.K. Tour “This Is Who We Are Now” – YouTube

  • Project Wolf Hunting / World Premiere at TIFF 2022

     **WORLD PREMIERE TIFF’S MIDNIGHT MADDNESS** PROJECT WOLF HUNTING  Directed by Kim Hongsun Bloody bedlam breaks out on the high seas in writer-director Kim Hongsun’s gnarly action-thriller that pits cops versus cons aboard a cargo ship with a sinister secret in its hold. When efforts to extradite notorious convicts from the Philippines to South Korea are stymied by a deadly…