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Soundcheck

Every Tuesday, Mixtape dishes up some of the best new Canadian music.

Soundcheck: Festival lineups and lots of Chad VanGaalen news

April 2, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

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. […]

Soundcheck: New music from Fucked Up, Whitehorse and body butter from Kevin Drew

March 18, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

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 […]

Rich Aucoin

Soundcheck: Jacques Greene, The Meds, Rich Aucoin and more!

March 11, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

Montreal’s house producer Jacques Greene announced that his latest album Vibrate will drop April 28.  Along with the announcement Greene also announced a string tour […]

Soundcheck: Dan Mangan, Paper Lions, Nap Eyes and more!

March 4, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

Between last week’s soundcheck and this week’s edition, the music scene has been hard at work producing new albums and new sounds for us to […]

Soundcheck: New music from Kevin Drew, Cousins, Delusion Victims and more

February 25, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

While the majority of the country is locked in a deep freeze, the music scene continues to heat things up and this week’s soundcheck features […]

Soundcheck: Constantines reunion, The Weeknd remixes Beyoncé and more

February 18, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

The Constantines celebrate Shine A Light’s 11th birthday The Constantines have been on hiatus for over three years now. And while last year was the tenth anniversary […]

Soundcheck: New music from Sam Roberts Band, Owen Pallett, Gramercy Riffs and more

February 11, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

Last week Owen Pallett announced his signing to Montreal label Secret City as well as a new album, In Conflict, due to be released on […]

Chad VanGaalen

Soundcheck: Chad VanGaalen, Hannah Georgas, Walrus and more!

February 4, 2014 mixtapehalifax 1

Week after week, what’s new, what’s shocking and what’s going on is all wrapped up in Mixtape’s Soundcheck. This week, we’ve got some pretty exciting […]

Rah Rah

Soundcheck: Dark Mean, The Pack A.D., Rah Rah and more!

January 28, 2014 Jane Caulfield 0

Ah, the sweet, sweet bliss of new sounds and new albums and new music. And that’s just what we’re bringing you in this week’s Soundcheck. […]

Gunner&Smith

Soundcheck: New music from Gunner & Smith, The Pinecones and Kuato.

January 21, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

Oh, January – you are that bland month where everything seems a little less exciting, winter feels like it will never end, and you start […]

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