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Sounds from the shadows: Sasan’s story

DSM, an avid techno-listener and experimental producer, began creating music in his home in Iran. He was inspired by a video clip he saw of superstar DJ Tiesto commanding a crowd at a major festival, demonstrating music’s deep ability to bring all kinds of people together. 
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Avatar invades Corona Theatre

Sweden’s Avatar recently took over Corona Theatre on Notre-Dame Ouest street in Montreal. Armed with punishing songs and vocal bullets, as well as opening invaders Inspector Cluzo, and noise-punk duo ‘68, attendees sure were rocked on the night of Sept. 10.
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Bud Rice debuts Piece of Heaven

Although not yet available on streaming services, the Montreal singer-songwriter hosted his release party to celebrate the completion of his project and perform the track list in its entirety.
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Fentanyl still killing our favourite artists

Mac Miller shouldn’t be the subject of your addiction jokes. Following the arrest of Cameron James Pettit on Sept. 4, Twitter came to life as fans lauded the arrest, while others took this as a golden opportunity to mock drug addiction and its victims.
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The soundtrack to my summer

Summer’s officially over with the fall semester up and running again. I did a little reminiscing and compiled the five songs I had on repeat for the past four months, to graze over before the real grind begins.