New magazine available now
The latest issue of Mixtape Magazine is available to read online now. We know it’s technically no longer spring, but my legs are still whiter than a […]
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Friday Playlist: Polaris Music Prize long list
Yesterday, the 40 albums nominated for the Polaris Music Prize were announced. The award is given out to the best Canadian album as determined by […]
Song Premiere: Willie Stratton & The Boarding Party – Trinkets
Mixtape Magazine presents the exclusive premiere of “Trinkets” by Willie Stratton & The Boarding Party Using the term folk rock to describe a band doesn’t […]
Soundcheck: Arcade Fire troll Coachella, new music from The Darcys, Owen Pallett, Chad VanGaalen and more
Listen to Record Store Day track from the Darcys Toronto indie rockers The Darcys released a 22 minute instrumental track titled “Hymn For A Missing […]
Soundcheck: New music from Bry Webb, Arkells and Close Talker
Constantines frontperson Bry Webb has another solo album, Free Will, coming out May 20. One of the new songs titled”Receive Me” premiered via Stereogum today. Webb […]
Soundcheck: Festival lineups and lots of Chad VanGaalen news
Owen Pallett finished his trilogy of essays explaining the music theory behind successful pop songs with his explanation of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” on Slate. […]
Friday Playlist: Juno nominees we’ve been listening to
With Winnipeg gearing up for Juno week, we here at Mixtape think it’s the perfect time to highlight some of the nominees we enjoy listening to. This […]
Soundcheck: New music from Fucked Up, Whitehorse and body butter from Kevin Drew
Punk band Fucked Up announced their new album Glass Boys comes out June 3 on Arts & Crafts. The first single “Paper The House” can be […]
Friday Playlist: Essential Arcade Fire songs
Arcade Fire kicked off their tour recently and played Toronto last night as you probably already know if you know anyone in Toronto or if […]
Mix Pick: The weight of Canadian hip hop rests on Rich Kidd’s shoulders
Toronto producer and emcee Ritchie Acheampong, better known as Rich Kidd, started his career making beats for some of the city’s biggest hip hop artists, including […]