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Forget main stage, highlights at Rifflandia Festival were performed in a castle

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● October 20, 2012

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Get ready to rock with She Stole My Beer on August 4

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● July 19, 2012

Bring on the good weather with some beach pop

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● June 17, 2012

The hunt is on for Canada’s Next Top DJ

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● June 13, 2012

Genre deviants’ album interesting, if a little un-focused

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● May 26, 2012

With the endless stream of music genres and subgenres it can be painful and counterproductive to categorize bands and artists—such as the case with Kitchener, Ontarios’s B.D. Gottfried.

Chairlift’s new album is a lot of good things

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● May 20, 2012

Overall Something is a diverse set of 80s-esque tracks that are fun to listen to, interesting to think about, and different enough to sound like nothing but Chairlift.

Record Store Day’s like Christmas for vinyl fans

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● April 21, 2012

For anyone who considers themselves a true music fan or vinyl collector Record Store Day is like Christmas, but better.

B.C. festivals offer beats without breaking the bank

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● April 20, 2012

If you love music festivals but you’re not feeling the massive lineups, crowded stages, or hefty ticket prices of popular events like Coachella, Sasquatch, and Shambhala Music Festival you’re in for a treat this summer.

Kamloops MC Sick Steen debuts full album and music video

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● February 12, 2012

Apocalypse, the new album by Kamloops MC Sick Steen, is a hefty 20-tracks produced and mixed by the artist.

Skrillex comes out with another bang!

By Rikki MacCuish ● Arts & Entertainment ● January 31, 2012

In this generation of carbon-copied sounds, where many an artist wallows around in a pool of similar-sounding artists, it’s exciting to witness a musician develop a signature sound and top the charts with it.