Mix Streams: Pony Girl’s debut album Show Me Your Fears
Finely crafting soundscapes that evoke vivid mental images, Ottawa art-rockers Pony Girl are set to release their debut album, Show Me Your Fears, on September […]
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Mix pick Pop Montreal: Getting real big with Big Dick
With a name like that, this band has a lot to live up to. Ottawa’s Big Dick makes big noise for being just two guys rocking […]
Mix Pick Charlottetown Pop: Jim Bryson
Every week Mixtape likes to provide you with a hand picked and fine tuned look at some of the finest music and musicians this country […]
Friday playlist: Bands that feature the word “young” in their names
Every Friday Mixtape likes to help kickstart your weekend with a playlist of five songs carefully collected around a theme. We’ve done geographic themes, festival […]
Your Friday playlist: Bands from B.C., but not Vancouver
Welcome to Friday, friends. What a better way to start your weekend than with a playlist of good, authentic Canadian tunes? This week we decided […]
Mix Ideas: Funding the growth of global popularity in Canadian music
Canadian music is good music – you know it, I know it and apparently the rest of the world is starting to learn that too. […]
Why listening your way through the Polaris Prize shortlist is a good idea
Listening your way through the entire Polaris Prize long list can be a daunting task. Many people say they are going to do it; few […]
Your Friday playlist: Songs you probably didn’t realize were covers
One of the coolest things about the Canadian music scene is that musicians aren’t afraid to honour other musicians who inspire them by covering one […]
Mix Picks Evolve: Toronto’s Pick a Piper
You probably haven’t heard of Pick a Piper…yet. In fact, this self-called “organic/electronic” band has been around for a while (since 2009) without much attention. […]