At first glance, everything seems so simple for Hamilton, Ontario’s Dark Mean. Song titles appear from the stream of consciousness, melodies conjure up feelings of timelessness, and the band members work without...

Toronto’s THE HIDDEN CAMERAS are the brainchild of singer/songwriter/guitarist Joel Gibb.  “In The NA” was the first single taken from The Hidden Cameras latest symphonic pop masterpiece ‘Origin:...

Long story short? Ever since my late teenage years I’ve loved Fat Wreck Chords. Several years ago the punk-heavy label embraced podcasting and it was a minor dream come true. So, when they send an advance single from...

The Rural Alberta Advantage play indie-rock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta. They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice...

The Title Track from their new Album. See the video over there ——————————–> Rep By Pop are a power pop trio playing infectious, danceable, synth/guitar...

Hot off of their Bedrooms and Backstreets Tour and the Canadian release of their second album “If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone”, Toronto-based outfit The Wooden Sky is excited to be hitting the...

From London, Ontario, this is from their recent EP The StandStills are: Jonny Fox – Vocals/ Guitar Renee Couture – Drums/ Percussion Check their upcoming shows and request plays on radio in the London...

Today’s episode warms us up a bit with a healthy dose of rock from UK, Canada, New York, Mexico City (and beyond) before our founder, Jason Evangelho takes over the controls for IR #165. The name of this episode has...

No, we didn’t win the mustard yellow belt this past year, but we accumulated so many tracks last year and through the first few weeks of 2009, we’ve felt over-gorged on music and wanted to start sharing some...

Ketch Harbour Wolves hail from across Ontario while fostering a deep connection to Nova Scotia where in 2003 the band’s predecessor, The Flying Buttresses, was forged in the small coastal town of Ketch Harbour. After...

From her just released (04 Nov 2008) album “Avalanche to Wandering Bear” Valery Gore returns with her self-produced sophomore album, Avalanche To Wandering Bear. Her debut on Do Right Music, it’s the...

From Toronto Ontario, Canadian foursome Put the Rifle Down seemingly has the incredible talent that allows them to craft non-disposable synth-pop styled masterpieces, which also happened to spark the same hibernating...

It’s time once again to celebrate the modern psychedelic. Some say the psychedelic aesthetic was born here in the SF Bay Area. Others will argue it started in Orange County with the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds,...

Every decade seems to have its own interpretation of what is considered cool in female fronted rock ‘n roll! The 60’s gave us the blue-eyed soul of Janis Joplin. The 70’s saw the Zeppelin-tinged Wilson...

Brad Sucks is the stage name of the artist Brad Turcotte, whose “one man band with no fans” was among the first to take full advantage of the free culture movement for advertising and distribution. Turcotte opened his...