Toronto musician and multimedia artist Maylee Todd has been creating some of the most exciting and engaging music and art installations in recent memory.
Her music frequently blends various genres spanning soul, r&b, electronic and experimental, while her lyrics tackle themes of science fiction, human development/psychology and unconventional thinking.
Toronto comedian Aisha Brown may have gotten a late-start in comedy, but you would never guess it from watching her live act. Her effortless, iron-tight routine proves she's just as formidable as a writer as she is a performer.
With critically-acclaimed appearances at Yuk Yuk's, Kevin Hart's LOL Network and JFL42 opening for Roy Wood Jr., it's only a matter of time before Aisha blows up south of the border.
The music of Toronto R&B and soul singer-songwriter Tanika Charles blends the classic sound of Motown greats with contemporary hip hop beats.
Hot off the release of her Polaris Prize and Juno Award-nominated debut record, Soul Run, she is currently on tour playing to packed shows across Europe.
We recently talked to Tanika before the tour about graduating from backup vocalist to solo artist, the international success of her latest record, and that time when she spotted Prince at a New York nightclub.
Men's vintage clothing store In Vintage We Trust launched as an online store before opening a brick-and-mortar location in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood three years ago.
The store carries a handpicked assortment of brand name work wear, sportswear, military, and music apparel.
We recently sat down with store owners Josh Roter and Chantal Varela to discuss vintage fashion, '90s hip hop, and which rappers they consider the ultimate style-lords.
Toronto's Shadrach Kabango, simply known as Shad, is not your average rapper.
In just a little over a decade, Shad has released five albums that have garnered multiple awards, sold out shows across the country, and hosted CBC One Radio's Q.
More recently, Shad has taken on the role of hip hop historian as the host of the Peabody-winning Netflix documentary series, Hip Hop Evolution.
All of this makes you wonder how the guy ever finds the time to sleep.
Ken Chester Kawashima, who is also known by his stage name, Sugar Brown, is a Toronto modern blues musician, singer and songwriter.
By day, Ken is an Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. By night, he performs as Sugar Brown at venues across the country and is set to release his third album next spring.
Toronto instrumental hip hop/jazz trio Re.verse (REE-Verse) blends various sounds from an expansive, rotating catalog of hip hop, r&b, future funk, breaks, neo-soul, trap, house, and tropical tunes.
With a stripped down set of drums, 6-string electric bass and guitar, Re.verse seamlessly blends and mashes up bangers and deep cuts from the past and present.
This week our guest is Malin Johnson -- Audio Engineer and Store Manager of Canada's first retail shop dedicated solely to audio cassettes, The Dupe Shop based in downtown Toronto. We'll talk about the recent resurgence of cassettes, Cassette Store Day and his unpopular but unwavering appreciation of the band, Nickelback.
This week's guest is Jenny McNamee, a hairstylist at Corrado's Barber Shop. We talked to her about being introduced to music through her parent's vinyl collection, attending her first music festival with her mom, and how the Riot Grrrl feminist punk movement gave her the courage to come out of the closet.
This week our guest is David Hayman, head of Music Supervision and Branding Agency, Supergroup. We'll talk to him about the collection of mixtapes he made throughout his adolescence, how there are no rules for music licensing for music and television, and what makes a great song for a specific scene.
