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Listen to "Permanent Rebellion" by L.S. Dunes
Listen to L.S. Dunes debut single featuring luminaries from rock's thriving post-punk, and hardcore scenes, guitarist Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), guitarist Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria), vocalist Anthony Green (Circa Survive), bassist Tim Payne (Thursday), and drummer Tucker Rule (Thursday/Yellowcard).
Run The Jewels return to Toronto performing with Rage Against The Machine at Scotiabank Arena
After two long years of waiting, American Hip-Hop Duo Run The Jewels along with Rage Against The Machine performed at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Sell all the photos from their set and learn more about RTJ’s collaborative brew with Collective Arts here.
Field Trip Music Festival made its return with help from Collective Arts and Town Brewery
Toronto’s very own Field Trip Music & Art Festival made its return after a long COVID hiatus this July. Check out all the photos from the day featuring headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Peach Pit, Kurt Vile & The Violators and Lucy Dacus.
Hometown heroes PUP unraveled their emotions on two sold out nights at History in Toronto
Hometown heroes PUP performed two sold out nights at History, Toronto’s newest music venue in The Beach neighbourhood. Check out all the photos from their live set here.
Listen to "Skrting On The Surface" by The Smile
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s side project The Smile released another new track from their upcoming LP. This time it’s an unreleased Radiohead gem titled “Skrting on the Surface”.
Parcels breath new life into Toronto music fans at Massey Hall
Electropop five-piece Parcels graced the Massey Hall stage to welcome back lockdown stricken, Toronto music fans. Read the full review and see all our photos from the night here.
Listen to "Goodbye Mr. Blue" by Father John Misty
Father John Misty dropped a brand new track from his upcoming new album Chloë and The Next 20th Century (out April 8th on Sub Pop Records and Bella Union). Listen to the new track here.
The Best Albums of 2019
HOLY SHIT that's a wrap. This is my most eclectic year-end list yet. From Bring Me The Horizon's genre-defying release Amo to Sigrid's knockout album Sucker Punch, it's been a stellar 12 months. See the list at the link.
City and Colour medicates Toronto fans with his Canadian rock prowess
Canadian rock hero Dallas Green and his band City and Colour made their return to Toronto on November 22nd, 2019. You can see all the photos from the night and find out the setlist at the link.
This was the biggest, best and most precise TOOL show Toronto has ever seen
TOOL returned to Toronto for two epic nights of music. We managed to snake our way into night one and it was as incredible as you hoped it to be. Read all about it and check out our photos from the show here.
Bow down to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the rock ‘n’ roll Gods of the millennium
The ever-eclectic Australian rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard descended upon Rebel in Toronto on Sunday, August 25th to melt the minds of their Canadian fans. Read the full review and see all the photos here.
How to become a Music Photographer
Big stages, media escorts, photo passes, and huge backpacks full of gear aside... becoming a music photographer might be easier than you think. Use these tips to help get you started and remember that practice makes perfect.
Local punks Bad Waitress kicked off Danforth Music Hall's 100th Anniversary with a fierce performance
Toronto punk rockers Bad Waitress opened up the night of celebrations for Danforth’s 100th Anniversary with a fierce performance before Wolf Parade closed out the night. See all the photos from their set here.
Sum 41 and Grandson set a new bar for hometown shows at RBC Echo Beach
Millennials swarmed RBC Echo Beach to celebrate Sum 41’s homecoming in support of their seventh studio album Order in Decline on Thursday, August 8th, 2019. Read the review and see the photos here.
How much is too much? Editing music photos in the Instagram Era
How much is too much? This article will shed some light on my point of view when it comes to editing music photos and why it's more important than ever to make your photos stand out.
Listen to TOOL's first new single in 13 years, "Fear Inoculum"
Don’t waste any time and hit play! After a long 13 years, we finally get a new TOOL single “Fear Inoculum”. This song begs to be on repeat for days.
You can finally stream TOOL's back catalog, here are all the links
It’s about damn time we can finally listen to TOOL’s back catalog on digital services (Opiate, Undertow, Ænima, Lateralus and10,000 Days ). Get all the links to your preferred streaming service here.
Haim release new song "Summer Girl"
Summer may be half over but that’s not stopping the HAIM sisters from keeping the vibes going. They just dropped an infectious single entitled “Summer Girl”, a near perfect song. Listen to it on repeat here.
Doom metal masters Khemmis brought Desolation to Velvet Underground
Colorado doom metal band Khemmis performed at Toronto’s Velvet Underground last week supporting their latest studio album Desolation (their first for Nuclear Blast records). Check out all the photos from their set here.
Killswitch Engage drop their second single 'I Am Broken Too'
Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage dropped a brand new single and lyric video for their track titled I Am Broken Too. Listen to the single here and make sure you pre-order the new album.